Flavour of Life

ThE fLaVoUr oF lIfE bY uTaDa HiKaRu. FoR sOmE rEaSoN i'Ve lIkE tHiS sOnG eVeR sInCe I lIsTeNeD tO tHe BaLlAd VeRsIoN oF iT.

aT tHaT pOiNt I dIdNt KnOw WhAt ShE wAs SiNgInG. oBvIoUsLy...SiNcE i DoNt SpEaK jApAnEsE.

fEeLiNg BoReD aNd To PuT mY dAmN mInD tO wOrK oN sOmEtHiNg, I sEaRcHeD fOr ThE tRaNsLaTiOn AnD tHiS iS wHaT i GoT:

wHeN yOu SaY tHaNk YoU tO mE,
fOr SoMe ReAsOn It HuRtS,
lIkE a MaGiC sPeLlInG tHaT dOeSnT
gEt uNdOnE eVeN aFtEr tHe GoOd ByE,
tHe FlAvOuR oF lIfE.

sTuCk MiDpOiNt BeTwEeN fRiEnDs AnD lOvErS,
lIkE aN uNrIpE fRuIt DrEaMiNg Of ThE dAy Of HaRvEsT,
bEcAuSe Of NoT bEiNg AbLe To MoVe OnE mOrE sTeP FoRwArD,
wHaT'S cAuSiNg ThIs FrUsTrAtIoN.

wHeN yOu SaY tHaNk YoU tO mE,
fOr SoMe ReAsOn It HuRtS,
lIkE a MaGiC sPeLlInG tHaT dOeSnT
gEt uNdOnE eVeN aFtEr tHe GoOd ByE,
tHe FlAvOuR oF lIfE.

sWeEt TaLk AnD tAsTeLeSs CoNvErSaTiOnS,
iT sPaRk No InTeReSt In Me,
EvEn WhEn ThInGs Do NoT gO tHe WaY yOu WaNt,
It DoEsNt MeAn YoU hAvE tHrOwN yOuR lIfE aWaY.

wHeN aSkEd 'WhAt'S wRoNg?'
I aNsWeReD 'iTs NoThInG'
tHe SmIlE tHaT dIsSaPpEaRs AfTeR gOoD bYe,
ItS uNlIkE mE.

tHe mOrE i WiSh To BelIevE iN yOu,
FoR sOmE rEaSoN iT hUrTs EvEn MoRe,
'I lIkE yOu A lOt' InStEaD oF 'i LoVe YoU' sOuNdS mOrE lIkE yOu,
ThE fLaVoUr Of LiFe.

ThE pErIoD wHeN yOu SuDdEnLy ReMeMbEr ThE sCeNt Of
SoMeOne YoU hAd AlMoSt FoRgOtTeN,
i WaNt To Be OpEnlY aNd HoNeStlY cHeRiSh
ThE wHitE pUrIlY oF tHe FaLlInG sNoW mOrE.

a FuTuRe TeNdEr AnD wArMeR tHaN a DiAmOnD,
i WaNt To GrAsP iT,
iN tHiS lImItEd TiMe We HaVe,
I wAnT tO sPeNd It WiTh YoU.

wHeN yOu SaY tHaNk YoU tO mE,
fOr SoMe ReAsOn It HuRtS,
lIkE a MaGiC sPeLlInG tHaT dOeSnT
gEt uNdOnE eVeN aFtEr tHe GoOd ByE,
tHe FlAvOuR oF lIfE.

wOw, I cAn ReAlLy ReLaTe To ThE LyRiCs Of ThE sOnG. rEaLlY mEaNiNg FuLl. I dOnT kNoW iF yOu UnDeRsTaNd It BuT dRoP mE a CoMmEnT. (^^)