(Deepl translate) We all need to listen to the voice of what has been gradually nurtured within our own soul. I find it strange that I am myself and no one else. Using sound and words, I began to search for the secret key. I was covered with insecurity due to the problems I was born with. Only the punk new wave illuminated the roadmap. Always hungry, he was looking for a way to live. I came to this city from the countryside at the age of 18 with a guitar on my back. There was not much I could do as I was only young. I was shackled by the demands for money from my crazy parents. I gradually found joy in my suffering. I cannot thank others enough for their kindness. My artist friends, whom I trusted with my heart, were always by my side. Old neighbours were kind to me. I went to the bar, though my wallet was empty. Someone poured me a bottle of booze. Every day we got drunk and realised it was midnight. We'd talk about the future and fight about it. Whatever job I had, it didn't last long. I had no connections, nothing, and the world was cold to me. If you didn't want to be under the umbrella created by the powers that be, it was like a waste of hard work. It was harsher than today's power harassment and sexual harassment. Malice and violence were more exposed than they are today. But everyone was still struggling to survive and believed that the world would get a little bit better. There was no telephone in the room where I started living alone. I met the Apple computers, which were just starting to come out. I read a cyberpunk novel called Neuromancer, written in one sitting on a Macintosh. A thunderclap went off in my head. I was convinced that if I became computer savvy, I would be able to crawl out of the lousy situation I was in. I thought I saw a glimpse of light in the darkness. A few moments later, the dawn of the internet arrived. I looked up at the night sky, a shining galaxy far, far away. I feel so close, but what do you feel in the fleeting glimmer of a dream I look up at the galaxy with a sense of distance so close, my body is living in the north Soon after releasing my second album, I started working part-time for a state-run telecommunications company. I ran all over Otaru to connect to the internet using ISDN. I was able to earn quite a bit of money, but I was constantly getting phone calls from my mother. Paying off my parents' gambling debts on their behalf was hard. I also had to make huge repayments on scholarships that had ballooned with interest, I managed to pay them back with my computer job. My parents died when I was in my mid-40s, and that's when my life began. It was a slow start, but the hard times were finally over. Even if you don't have to struggle when you are young, as you get older you will have to deal with all sorts of hardships, such as caring for parents, raising children, illness and accidents, as long as you are alive. Even people who seem happy have problems. Sick people turn into saints, and saints die young. Many people turn to gambling or religion to distract themselves. There is a trap hidden behind the word normal. Idols, politicians, rock stars and gurus will not help you, no matter how much trouble you are in. I can see a future in which the parties of officials will drive out the Liberal Democratic Party and move to focus more on immediate gains and losses. The visual devices that project idols have moved from television to the internet. Stealing personal tendencies is information theft. Drones fly in the skies and AI manipulates warfare. All the cunning ones that come in at first saying it's free and take people's jobs. GAFA expands, creating wealth and siege. There are many people who continue to watch YouTube, unaware that they are being curated by artificial intelligence, thinking it is their choice. It's bizarre to see people enthusiastically "liking" false information for someone else's business. The town is full of people who have clearly gone mad. GAFAM has become as powerful as the state. The government has abandoned its role and become self-defeating. Bad policies to make money for the government come out incessantly. The patience of the general public has limits. Japan, like a joint-stock company, pursues only cost-effectiveness. Exploitation and fraud come under the cloak of good intentions. Trembling livestock, do not come to the polls. I look up at the night sky, the shining galaxy far, far away. I reach out with the computer technology I grew up with to the starry glow that feels so close I look up at the galaxy, so close in distance I live in a small port town in the north of the country. 『かなた』 短歌　小田観蛍 作詞　橋本洋輔 自分の魂に培われたもの　その声に耳を傾けて わたしがわたしで　ある不思議にとらわれ 秘密の鍵探して　音とことば通じて 生まれいづる悩みで　不安に押し流され パンクニューウェーブだけ 照らす道標へ 暗中模索して いつも腹すかして 田舎から１８で ギターもってこの街へ 若さしかなかった　まあどうもならないね 狂った親の陰　 金の無心が足枷 艱難辛苦の中に　段々見つける喜び 感謝してもしきれない　他人の心意気 心許しあい　芸術の友人 近所の年寄り　くれた心遣い 財布はカラカラ　でも通う酒場 ボトルの酒をいつも 誰か　注いでくれた 毎日酔っては　気づけば真夜中 喧嘩してた　未来を語っては どんな仕事しても 長く続かなかった コネも 何もなかった　世間は冷たかった 権力者の作った傘 　入りたく無かった ならば苦労する無駄な　仕組みはできていた パワハラセクハラ そんなもんじゃなかった 悪意と暴力は もっとむき出しだった　 それでもみんなまだ　必死だったから 世界が良くなる未来　信じていた　 出だしは電話もない　部屋に住んだ一人　 出始めたばかり　出会うついに アップルコンピューターで一気に書き上げられた サイバーパンク小説　ニューロマンサー　 雷鳴　轟く　この頭の中 最低の状況　這い出るチャンスだ 闇の中に光が垣間見えた気がした インターネットの夜明けがきたんだやっと 見上げた夜の空輝く銀河遥かかなた 近くに感じるが　儚く光る夢のまにま 距離感の近き　銀河を仰ぎをり　身は北ぐにに住みふさふらし ２ndアルバム　だして始まる NTTでバイトISDN 小樽駆けまわる　ネットに接続しまくる 結構稼ぐ　けど　母の電話絶えず パチンコの負債　かわり返すの辛い 奨学金の膨大　な　返済も完済 ４０半ば親他界　人生の始り 遅いスタート　きつい時代の終わり　 若いうちに苦労なくも　年を取るにつれて親の介護　子育て　病気や事故 幸せに見える人も　抱える何かを　 病者が聖者へと　聖者は早死にだよ 気を紛らわせようと　ギャンブルや宗教　 普通という言葉も　罠の隠れ蓑 アイドルも政治家もロックスターも教祖も どんなに困っても　助けてはくれない 役人の政党が自民党を駆逐し より利権誘導にこだわる未来が見える テレビからネット　偶像うつる映像 個人の傾向盗む　情報の窃盗　　　 ドローン空を飛行　AI操作戦争 最初は無料　仕事奪う人の GAFAの膨張　富と包囲網 人工知能　ユーチューブ一生見てろ 匂う陰謀　夢中でイイネ押す異様 どうしようそこら中　でテンパってるよ 国家並みに力を 持ったGAFAＭ どっかいった政府は 役目を捨て自堕落 マイナンバー、インボイス、ん~~　後なんだっけ？？？ 大変だ　辛抱も　限度があるって 費用対効果だけ　日本株式会社まるで 搾取と詐欺は 善意にかくれ 震える家畜たち投票には来ないでおくれ 見上げた夜の空　輝く銀河遥かかなた 近くに感じるが　儚く光る夢のまにま　 距離感の近き　銀河を仰ぎをり　 身は北ぐにに住みふさふらし

(Deepl translate) We all need to listen to the voice of what has been gradually nurtured within our own soul. I find it strange that I am myself and no one else. Using sound and words, I began to search for the secret key. I was covered with insecurity due to the problems I was born with. Only the punk new wave illuminated the roadmap. Always hungry, he was looking for a way to live. I came to this city from the countryside at the age of 18 with a guitar on my back. There was not much I could do as I was only young. I was shackled by the demands for money from my crazy parents. I gradually found joy in my suffering. I cannot thank others enough for their kindness. My artist friends, whom I trusted with my heart, were always by my side. Old neighbours were kind to me. I went to the bar, though my wallet was empty. Someone poured me a bottle of booze. Every day we got drunk and realised it was midnight. We'd talk about the future and fight about it. Whatever job I had, it didn't last long. I had no connections, nothing, and the world was cold to me. If you didn't want to be under the umbrella created by the powers that be, it was like a waste of hard work. It was harsher than today's power harassment and sexual harassment. Malice and violence were more exposed than they are today. But everyone was still struggling to survive and believed that the world would get a little bit better. There was no telephone in the room where I started living alone. I met the Apple computers, which were just starting to come out. I read a cyberpunk novel called Neuromancer, written in one sitting on a Macintosh. A thunderclap went off in my head. I was convinced that if I became computer savvy, I would be able to crawl out of the lousy situation I was in. I thought I saw a glimpse of light in the darkness. A few moments later, the dawn of the internet arrived. I looked up at the night sky, a shining galaxy far, far away. I feel so close, but what do you feel in the fleeting glimmer of a dream I look up at the galaxy with a sense of distance so close, my body is living in the north Soon after releasing my second album, I started working part-time for a state-run telecommunications company. I ran all over Otaru to connect to the internet using ISDN. I was able to earn quite a bit of money, but I was constantly getting phone calls from my mother. Paying off my parents' gambling debts on their behalf was hard. I also had to make huge repayments on scholarships that had ballooned with interest, I managed to pay them back with my computer job. My parents died when I was in my mid-40s, and that's when my life began. It was a slow start, but the hard times were finally over. Even if you don't have to struggle when you are young, as you get older you will have to deal with all sorts of hardships, such as caring for parents, raising children, illness and accidents, as long as you are alive. Even people who seem happy have problems. Sick people turn into saints, and saints die young. Many people turn to gambling or religion to distract themselves. There is a trap hidden behind the word normal. Idols, politicians, rock stars and gurus will not help you, no matter how much trouble you are in. I can see a future in which the parties of officials will drive out the Liberal Democratic Party and move to focus more on immediate gains and losses. The visual devices that project idols have moved from television to the internet. Stealing personal tendencies is information theft. Drones fly in the skies and AI manipulates warfare. All the cunning ones that come in at first saying it's free and take people's jobs. GAFA expands, creating wealth and siege. There are many people who continue to watch YouTube, unaware that they are being curated by artificial intelligence, thinking it is their choice. It's bizarre to see people enthusiastically "liking" false information for someone else's business. The town is full of people who have clearly gone mad. GAFAM has become as powerful as the state. The government has abandoned its role and become self-defeating. Bad policies to make money for the government come out incessantly. The patience of the general public has limits. Japan, like a joint-stock company, pursues only cost-effectiveness. Exploitation and fraud come under the cloak of good intentions. Trembling livestock, do not come to the polls. I look up at the night sky, the shining galaxy far, far away. I reach out with the computer technology I grew up with to the starry glow that feels so close I look up at the galaxy, so close in distance I live in a small port town in the north of the country. 『かなた』 短歌　小田観蛍 作詞　橋本洋輔 自分の魂に培われたもの　その声に耳を傾けて わたしがわたしで　ある不思議にとらわれ 秘密の鍵探して　音とことば通じて 生まれいづる悩みで　不安に押し流され パンクニューウェーブだけ 照らす道標へ 暗中模索して いつも腹すかして 田舎から１８で ギターもってこの街へ 若さしかなかった　まあどうもならないね 狂った親の陰　 金の無心が足枷 艱難辛苦の中に　段々見つける喜び 感謝してもしきれない　他人の心意気 心許しあい　芸術の友人 近所の年寄り　くれた心遣い 財布はカラカラ　でも通う酒場 ボトルの酒をいつも 誰か　注いでくれた 毎日酔っては　気づけば真夜中 喧嘩してた　未来を語っては どんな仕事しても 長く続かなかった コネも 何もなかった　世間は冷たかった 権力者の作った傘 　入りたく無かった ならば苦労する無駄な　仕組みはできていた パワハラセクハラ そんなもんじゃなかった 悪意と暴力は もっとむき出しだった　 それでもみんなまだ　必死だったから 世界が良くなる未来　信じていた　 出だしは電話もない　部屋に住んだ一人　 出始めたばかり　出会うついに アップルコンピューターで一気に書き上げられた サイバーパンク小説　ニューロマンサー　 雷鳴　轟く　この頭の中 最低の状況　這い出るチャンスだ 闇の中に光が垣間見えた気がした インターネットの夜明けがきたんだやっと 見上げた夜の空輝く銀河遥かかなた 近くに感じるが　儚く光る夢のまにま 距離感の近き　銀河を仰ぎをり　身は北ぐにに住みふさふらし ２ndアルバム　だして始まる NTTでバイトISDN 小樽駆けまわる　ネットに接続しまくる 結構稼ぐ　けど　母の電話絶えず パチンコの負債　かわり返すの辛い 奨学金の膨大　な　返済も完済 ４０半ば親他界　人生の始り 遅いスタート　きつい時代の終わり　 若いうちに苦労なくも　年を取るにつれて親の介護　子育て　病気や事故 幸せに見える人も　抱える何かを　 病者が聖者へと　聖者は早死にだよ 気を紛らわせようと　ギャンブルや宗教　 普通という言葉も　罠の隠れ蓑 アイドルも政治家もロックスターも教祖も どんなに困っても　助けてはくれない 役人の政党が自民党を駆逐し より利権誘導にこだわる未来が見える テレビからネット　偶像うつる映像 個人の傾向盗む　情報の窃盗　　　 ドローン空を飛行　AI操作戦争 最初は無料　仕事奪う人の GAFAの膨張　富と包囲網 人工知能　ユーチューブ一生見てろ 匂う陰謀　夢中でイイネ押す異様 どうしようそこら中　でテンパってるよ 国家並みに力を 持ったGAFAＭ どっかいった政府は 役目を捨て自堕落 マイナンバー、インボイス、ん~~　後なんだっけ？？？ 大変だ　辛抱も　限度があるって 費用対効果だけ　日本株式会社まるで 搾取と詐欺は 善意にかくれ 震える家畜たち投票には来ないでおくれ 見上げた夜の空　輝く銀河遥かかなた 近くに感じるが　儚く光る夢のまにま　 距離感の近き　銀河を仰ぎをり　 身は北ぐにに住みふさふらし