Kirisute Gomen (English Ver.)

KIRISUTE GOMEN

...I haven't said it

Not yet

If you're gonna apologize

Now's the time

Our shoulders touched

I couldn't care less

But that mouth of yours

I don't much like

Whether I cut you down

That's up to you

I'll let it go once

There won't be

A second time

"If you think you can cut me

Go ahead and try"

Is that so?

My blade is still

Inside its sheath

KIRISUTE GOMEN

Now—

It's too late

Past the evening bell

Upon the bridge

A single lantern

Sways in the wind

Sake on his breath

And nowhere to be

Stumbling along

Like the night's been good

Passing each other

Our shoulders collide

One hard bump

And both feet stop

That alone

Wouldn't bother me

"Hey."

Just one word

I call behind him

The man turns around

With a laugh through his nose

"What?

You got a problem

With me?"

The bridge

Falls quiet

Bow your head

And this is over

You can still

Walk away

This ain't worth

Dying for your pride

So

Don't say

What you're about

To say

KIRISUTE GOMEN

...I haven't said it

Not yet

If you're gonna apologize

Now's the time

Our shoulders touched

I couldn't care less

But that mouth of yours

I don't much like

Whether I cut you down

That's up to you

I'll let it go once

There won't be

A second time

"If you think you can cut me

Go ahead and try"

Is that so?

My blade is still

Inside its sheath

KIRISUTE GOMEN

Now—

It's too late

The crowd looks down

And turns away

Shop curtains

Quietly close

The bridge that was roaring

A moment ago

Now there's nothing

But the insects' song

"Just because you're samurai

You think you're better?"

The man takes

One step forward

A short club

Comes out from his coat

The moment I see it

The wind stops

Don't

I don't particularly

Want to cut you down

I'd rather be drinking

Sake tonight

But if you're still

Gonna raise that thing

Well—

That's a different story

Our shoulders touched

That was all

One bow

And it would've been done

Go right

I go right

Go left

I go left

Didn't matter

Either way

But one word

Became another

You threw one

I threw one back

Who's stronger?

I ain't got time

To find out

Pride

Rank

Samurai

I don't give a damn

About those signs

But once I draw

There's no going back

While the blade's

Inside the sheath

There's still time

I'm asking you

Don't make me

Say it

"If you think you can cut me—

Then cut me."

Is that so?

If that's how far

You wanna take this

Then so be it

KIRISUTE GOMEN

There

I said it

The time to apologize

Has already passed

Our shoulders touched

I couldn't care less

But making me draw—

I won't forget that

Whether I cut you down

Was up to you

At least

It was

A moment ago

One step forward

The wind screams

Moonlight runs

Along the blade

KIRISUTE GOMEN

One strike

That's all

This will take

Now—

It's too late