Mr.Children - Nowhere Man ~Kassai ga Kikoeru

"Nowhere Man ~Kassai ga Kikoeru"
2026.03.25
Ubugoe [Album]

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Nowhere Man ~I Can Hear the Cheers

Lyrics & Composition: Kazutoshi Sakurai

I thought I didn't need it, so I threw away a single piece of scrap paper
The numbers written on it
were a password I need now

Glancing at the door that won't open, I rummaged through the rubbish bin
and the colorless moon
in the night sky I glared at looked down on me

A single flag flutters in the wind
Is that my goal?
Or a sign for no trespassing?

By operating models that closely resemble the true form
we get blueprints depicting a future that's out of scale
Wrapped in a lukewarm breeze scented with Osmanthus
I'm sure, for life, I'll always
be spinning my wheels - a Nowhere Man

A party I wasn't invited to
A glittering still image posted later
I took just a look and a cool breeze blew

Oh, the difference is only widening
Oh, how far have I strayed from Utopia?

I can hear the cheers
If I press my ear hard
against the hole that was sealed up that day
it's echoing faintly
170cm and with a 36.5℃ body temperature
I'm sure, for life, I'll always
be a wandering Nowhere Man

I always just felt out of place
unable to fit in with anyone
but I didn't mind that about myself
If anything, I felt comfortable - Nowhere Man

I can hear the cheers
If I peeked through the hole
I once pried open, I'd feel
a nostalgic trace

Washing my face in sunlight filtering through the conifers in full leaf
I'm sure, for life, I'll always
be a mistaken Nowhere Man
I'll always
be a lonely Nowhere Man

Nowhere Man ~Kassai ga Kikoeru

Sakushi & Sakkyoku: Sakurai Kazutoshi

Iranai to omotte suteta ichimai no memo youshi
Soko ni kakareta suuji ga
Ima ni natte hitsuyou datta pasuwaado

Akanai doa wo yokome ni gomibako asatte
Niranda yozora no
Iro no nai tsuki ga boku wo mioroshita

Yurayura to kaze ni nabiku hata hitotsu
Are wa mokutekichi ka?
Tachiiri kinshi no shirushi ka?

Jissai no katachi ni niseta mokei wo ugokashite
Shukushaku no zureta mirai wo kakishirusu sekkeizu
Kinmokusei ga kaoru namanurui kaze wo haotte
Kitto isshou zutto
Karamawaru Nowhere Man

Manekarete nakatta utage
Gojitsu ni agatta kirakira no seishiga
Hiyakashi ni mite suzushii kaze ga fuita

Oh rakusa wa hirogaru ippou
Oh risoukyou kara dore kurai hanareta?

Kassai ga kikoeru
Ano hi fusagareta ana kara
Gyutto mimi wo oshitsukeru to
Kasuka ni hibiiteru yo
Hyaku-nana-juu senchi to san-juu-roku go-do no taion de
Kitto isshou zutto
Samayou Nowhere Man

Itsumo iwakan dake ga shite
Dare nimo tokekomenakute
Sonna jibun mo hazu ja nakute
Mushiro igokochi ga yokatta Nowhere Man

Kassai ga kikoeru
Itsuka kojiaketa ana kara
Nozoite mireba natsukashii
Omokage mo kanjiru yo

Shin'youju ga shigeru komorebi de kao wo aratte
Kitto isshou zutto
Kanchigai Nowhere Man
Zutto
Hitoribocchi no Nowhere Man

Nowhere Man ～喝采が聞こえる

作詞・作曲：桜井和寿

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Nowhere Man ~I Can Hear the Cheers Lyrics & Composition: Kazutoshi Sakurai I thought I didn't need it, so I threw away a single piece of scrap paper The numbers written on it were a password I need now Glancing at the door that won't open, I rummaged through the rubbish bin and the colorless moon in the night sky I glared at looked down on me A single flag flutters in the wind Is that my goal? Or a sign for no trespassing? By operating models that closely resemble the true form we get blueprints depicting a future that's out of scale Wrapped in a lukewarm breeze scented with Osmanthus I'm sure, for life, I'll always be spinning my wheels - a Nowhere Man A party I wasn't invited to A glittering still image posted later I took just a look and a cool breeze blew Oh, the difference is only widening Oh, how far have I strayed from Utopia? I can hear the cheers If I press my ear hard against the hole that was sealed up that day it's echoing faintly 170cm and with a 36.5℃ body temperature I'm sure, for life, I'll always be a wandering Nowhere Man I always just felt out of place unable to fit in with anyone but I didn't mind that about myself If anything, I felt comfortable - Nowhere Man I can hear the cheers If I peeked through the hole I once pried open, I'd feel a nostalgic trace Washing my face in sunlight filtering through the conifers in full leaf I'm sure, for life, I'll always be a mistaken Nowhere Man I'll always be a lonely Nowhere Man

Nowhere Man ~Kassai ga Kikoeru Sakushi & Sakkyoku: Sakurai Kazutoshi Iranai to omotte suteta ichimai no memo youshi Soko ni kakareta suuji ga Ima ni natte hitsuyou datta pasuwaado Akanai doa wo yokome ni gomibako asatte Niranda yozora no Iro no nai tsuki ga boku wo mioroshita Yurayura to kaze ni nabiku hata hitotsu Are wa mokutekichi ka? Tachiiri kinshi no shirushi ka? Jissai no katachi ni niseta mokei wo ugokashite Shukushaku no zureta mirai wo kakishirusu sekkeizu Kinmokusei ga kaoru namanurui kaze wo haotte Kitto isshou zutto Karamawaru Nowhere Man Manekarete nakatta utage Gojitsu ni agatta kirakira no seishiga Hiyakashi ni mite suzushii kaze ga fuita Oh rakusa wa hirogaru ippou Oh risoukyou kara dore kurai hanareta? Kassai ga kikoeru Ano hi fusagareta ana kara Gyutto mimi wo oshitsukeru to Kasuka ni hibiiteru yo Hyaku-nana-juu senchi to san-juu-roku go-do no taion de Kitto isshou zutto Samayou Nowhere Man Itsumo iwakan dake ga shite Dare nimo tokekomenakute Sonna jibun mo hazu ja nakute Mushiro igokochi ga yokatta Nowhere Man Kassai ga kikoeru Itsuka kojiaketa ana kara Nozoite mireba natsukashii Omokage mo kanjiru yo Shin'youju ga shigeru komorebi de kao wo aratte Kitto isshou zutto Kanchigai Nowhere Man Zutto Hitoribocchi no Nowhere Man