ALT-er-NATIVE!!

(album: Kakigori Galaxy Astronaut - 2019)

[Romanized:]

-3, 2, 1, Let's begin...

... Today's "small talk," cover all the bases!
Hey, kids! Stay awake! Off to the races
Gonna skip the books, and go back to the basics
Get ready, get set, get creative!
Yeah, you're gonna make it, but take it to mind:
Thinking that you're "all that" gets ya held back, time and
Time again, now and then, slacking on the grade
If ya want straight As in the streets, then ya better stay
Swaying to the BEAT of the rinse-and-repeat!
Even if ya don't succeed at first, take it from me
If the stakes are high, then don't sweat it!
Still, ya gotta shoot for that "extra credit..."
Ya gotta stay persistent, and stay on cue
With a mind wide open, no stopping you!
I say "do what'chu wanna do,"
And if ya can't decide on the right path, why not take two?!

Tōku mita ano kōkei e
Akogarete ita hi no boku ni
Tokkuni kanatteru n datte
Oshiete ageru tame no kyoku
Dōka shite shimai-sōna yoru
Kizu o kasaneta hi no kimi ni
Dō ka kanashimanaide tte
Tsutaete ageru tame no kyoku

ALT! ER! NATIVE!
ALT! ER! NATIVE!
ALT! ER! NATIVE!
Lesson for you

And in this catatonic time, you're gonna be alright!
Cause I believe, if at first you don't succeed
... try, try again!
Appear like supersonic comets falling day and night!
An "ALT-er-NATIVE" lesson for you~!

Sensei "wareware wa damarimasen damaremasen"
I don give a fuck I don' be the same as anyone else
That's what I wanna say wareware wasensei
(Karen: We are sensei!)
Sense a "difference" and say kessen! Buchi agero zensen
You don have to be always that straight
Zense zen*nyo kara zutto oi tsudzuke teru yumeda suki ni jiko saiten shiyou
(Karen: Exciting show you have dreamed of)
ALT-er-nation tsukame chansu o
Omae no banda se nobashite misuero ba o ashita e no bāsudei
(Karen: Inspiration and Aspiration!)
Made mō chikai ze, "yaru" to chikae

Trying to find the sun, won't you shine my way?
It's fine, just unwind in the moment
I don't really mind
That today, I'm not riding any wave
It's not wrong to favor, "Floating Along"
Yet even so
Like any other dreamer, you crave tomorrow
Technicolor words find strength in sorrow
Still young, still un-sung, I'm still like you
Waiting for a chance at a dream-come-true
Navigating methods, "what's the best one?"
Teach a "figure of speech" when you're trying to be one?
Everyone will tell you that "it can't be done"
Well that's the reason we'll sing... for you~!

ALT! ER! NATIVE!
ALT! ER! NATIVE!
ALT! ER! NATIVE!
Lesson for you

And in this catatonic time, you're gonna be alright!
Cause I believe, if at first you don't succeed
... try, try again!
Appear like supersonic comets falling day and night!
An "ALT-er-NATIVE" lesson for you~!

Hoka no dareka no sei ni sun na omae no kanōsei
Hoshi e negau yori onore ni chikau yō ni

Heijitsu wa "day-to-day,"
Shūmatsu wa "fly away"
Chase destiny, don't delay, you can't
Face the rest of this journey saying
"Die." So! raise your hands up to the sky
No time to be questioning
"Can I make it?" Yes, you can! And I'll say it again till you understand, alright?
"You can be anything, if only you try."
Come on~

ALT! ER! NATIVE!
ALT! ER! NATIVE!
ALT! ER! NATIVE!
Lesson for you

And in this catatonic time, you're gonna be alright!
Cause I believe, if at first you don't succeed
... try, try again!
Appear like supersonic comets falling day and night!
An "ALT-er-NATIVE" lesson for you~!

And in this catatonic time, you're gonna be alright!
Cause I believe, if at first you don't succeed
... try, try again!
Appear like supersonic comets falling day and night!
An "ALT-er-NATIVE" lesson for you~!

[Japanese:]

-3, 2, 1, Let's begin...

... Today's "small talk," cover all the bases!
Hey, kids! Stay awake! Off to the races
Gonna skip the books, and go back to the basics
Get ready, get set, get creative!
Yeah, you're gonna make it, but take it to mind:
Thinking that you're "all that" gets ya held back, time and
Time again, now and then, slacking on the grade
If ya want straight As in the streets, then ya better stay
Swaying to the BEAT of the rinse-and-repeat!
Even if ya don't succeed at first, take it from me
If the stakes are high, then don't sweat it!
Still, ya gotta shoot for that "extra credit..."
Ya gotta stay persistent, and stay on cue
With a mind wide open, no stopping you!
I say "do what'chu wanna do,"
And if ya can't decide on the right path, why not take two?!

遠く見たあの光景へ
憧れていた日の僕に
とっくに叶ってるんだって
教えてあげるための曲
どうかしてしまいそうな夜
傷を重ねた日の君に
どうか悲しまないでって
伝えてあげるための曲

ALT! ER! NATIVE!
ALT! ER! NATIVE!
ALT! ER! NATIVE!
Lesson for you

And in this catatonic time, you're gonna be alright!
Cause I believe, if at first you don't succeed
... try, try again!
Appear like supersonic comets falling day and night!
An "ALT-er-NATIVE" lesson for you~!

宣誓「我々は黙りません 黙れません」
I don give a fuck I don' be the same as anyone else
That's what I wanna say 我々はsensei
(Karen: We are sensei!)
Sense a "difference" and say 決戦！ブチ上げろ前線
You don have to be always that straight
前世　前*n世　からずっと追い続けてる夢だ好きに自己採点しよう
(Karen: Exciting show you have dreamed of)
ALT-er-nation 掴めチャンスを
お前の番だ　背伸ばして見据えろ場を　明日へのバースデイ
(Karen: Inspiration and Aspiration!)
までもう近いぜ、「やる」と誓え

Trying to find the sun, won't you shine my way?
It's fine, just unwind in the moment
I don't really mind
That today, I'm not riding any wave
It's not wrong to favor, "Floating Along"
Yet even so
Like any other dreamer, you crave tomorrow
Technicolor words find strength in sorrow
Still young, still un-sung, I'm still like you
Waiting for a chance at a dream-come-true
Navigating methods, "what's the best one?"
Teach a "figure of speech" when you're trying to be one?
Everyone will tell you that "it can't be done"
Well that's the reason we'll sing... for you~!

ALT! ER! NATIVE!
ALT! ER! NATIVE!
ALT! ER! NATIVE!
Lesson for you

And in this catatonic time, you're gonna be alright!
Cause I believe, if at first you don't succeed
... try, try again!
Appear like supersonic comets falling day and night!
An "ALT-er-NATIVE" lesson for you~!

他の誰かのせいにすんなお前の可能性
星へ願うより　己に誓うように

平日は "day-to-day,"
週末は "fly away"
Chase destiny, don't delay, you can't
Face the rest of this journey saying
"Die." So! raise your hands up to the sky
No time to be questioning
"Can I make it?" Yes, you can! And I'll say it again till you understand, alright?
"You can be anything, if only you try."
Come on~

ALT! ER! NATIVE!
ALT! ER! NATIVE!
ALT! ER! NATIVE!
Lesson for you

And in this catatonic time, you're gonna be alright!
Cause I believe, if at first you don't succeed
... try, try again!
Appear like supersonic comets falling day and night!
An "ALT-er-NATIVE" lesson for you~!

And in this catatonic time, you're gonna be alright!
Cause I believe, if at first you don't succeed
... try, try again!
Appear like supersonic comets falling day and night!
An "ALT-er-NATIVE" lesson for you~!