Scuffed Up Age – Mori Calliope

Lost in thoughts of frosted frame of mind
Honest to god, it’s just not our time
Promises flawed by cosmic design
Kore kurai do tte koto nai
demo namida no ato wa kesenai
Coming of age, the stage doesn’t light up
Just right away, they told us it might’ve
Yume wa mou akiramemasu

This cynical mind says “why’d you try？”
Why not give up and play the bad guy？
Wakatteru sa
Unmei ga nami tatenagara
anata nomou to suru nonara
kuzureochi-sona karada
dakishimeru kara

We choose to know
the struggles of this
scuffed up age we’re living
kusa ah, tta kuzu no
hibi dake do

Kono yoake
could seem a lot like “not your day”
sore demo
anata wo sutete shima wa naide
Can’t find a reason to stay
Some busted world led astray
Once trusted, left to decay
We choose to go on anyway.

Lost in thoughts of always changing pace
Allies and friends hiding more than one face
Not really surprising, why are you compromising？
The sun is rising
A new horizon
With friendships lacking lies and
The knives in your back, so what are you prioritizing？
You aren’t sick of crying？ See, I don’t buy it.
But here we are, hanging on, fighting strong despite it.
“hakanai” ja arawashikirenai
mo me o tojite shimaitai kurai no sekai

This cynical mind says “why’d you try？”
“Why not give up and play the bad guy？”
wakaranai nda
hokorimamire no machi de
anata no tameiki no kage
watashi no kasukana hi de
terashitai dake

We choose to know
the struggles of this
scuffed up age, we’re giving in
Dosha ni
Yogorete
Be real, it hurts to grow

Believing in a world of hate is overrated
Maa, demo
anata wa utsukushii no dakara
Must be something surreal
An endless dream we can’t heal
This rusted world wound up real
Still wanna love the way it feels.

Late nights, the city feels dead, sure, but like…
The lights and sights and sounds are treasures.
konna sekai ni aragatte aruku chikara nante watashi ni hanaikedo

Face up, this world can’t kill that inner spark
Why don’t we turn this
scuffed up page we’re writing in
Konna sekai jya
Be real, I think we know

Kono yoake
is rarely fair, decide your fate
It’s your life
anata wo sutete shima wa naide
Tomorrow’s a brand new day
Like all those optimists say
But the truth is rather ruthless, it might be rain
The question is, will you bear that pain？
What’s your reason to stay？
This shining world led astray
Won’t leave it all to decay
I choose to love it anyway.

We choose to know
The struggles of this scuffed up age we live in
So, don’t give in.