Mata Rainen

Intro

Mm-mm, aah

Verse 1

夏の風 (summer wind)

Takes the yakisoba steam up to the sky

We're all squeezed on the blanket

Shouting at the stall lights passing by

Pre-Chorus

And the cicadas scream so loud

But nobody can hear a thing

We're just laughing at the clouds

And the way the tin rings swing

Chorus

花火が弾ける (fireworks burst)

Watch 'em bloom and fade away

Friends around me swaying

This is where I wanna stay

We're yelling out "mattaku!"

When a spark falls in the dirt

Fireworks crashing

Nothing ever gonna hurt

Verse 2

金魚すくい (goldfish scoop)

My paper ladle ripped in two

Kenji tripped on geta sandals

Spilled his ramune on the crew

Pre-Chorus

We counted down from ten to one

The crowd got quiet just to shout

Then the first one came undone

And painted what we were about

Chorus

花火が弾ける (fireworks burst)

Watch 'em bloom and fade away

Friends around me swaying

This is where I wanna stay

We're yelling out "mattaku!"

When a spark falls in the dirt

Fireworks crashing

Nothing ever gonna hurt

Bridge

Saigo no ichiwa (the final one)

Everybody holds their breath

Golden shower in the dark

Then the silence after death

Someone whispers "mata rainen" (see you next year)

And we nod without a sound

Collecting broken sparklers

From the holy, hallowed ground

Chorus

花火が弾ける (fireworks burst)

Watch 'em bloom and fade away

Friends around me swaying

This is where I wanna stay

We're yelling out "mattaku!"

When a spark falls in the dirt

Fireworks crashing

Nothing ever gonna hurt

Outro

Aa, aa

Aa, aa

Aa, aa

Mm-mm