#Lyricist: Asagi Kaoru

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Namida no Paper Moon (“Tearful Paper Moon”)

“I like you, I like you, I like-hate you. You’re so cruel! You call out to any girl just as sweetly, treat them just as nice.”

OR: A teenage girl's re-imagining of the beloved jazz classic It's Only a Paper Moon.

nemurenai no yo Starry Night konna kimochi    hajimete koi shita no    ki ni naru no   mune ga kurushiku naru no yo SUKI SUKI SUKI SUKI・RA・I kimi wa nante ijiwaru dare ni demo    onaji koe kakete    yasashiku suru no ne

I can’t sleep, on this starry night It’s my first time feeling like this I fell in love, you’re on my mind, my chest feels tight I like you, I like you, I like-hate you You’re so cruel You call out to any girl just as sweetly, treat them just as nice

tonde kite UOU UOU TINKAABERU tokimeku omoi wo tsutaete hoshii no KIRAKIRA koi wa ginga ni ukanda SHIRUETTO konya mo yozora ni    namida no PEEPA MUUN

Fly here, whoa whoa, Miss Tinkerbell, I want you to tell him this fluttering feeling This sparkling love is a silhouette floating up in the galaxy Tonight yet again, there’s a tearful paper moon in the night sky¹

yume ni miru no yo Starry Night futari dake no RANDEBUU ude no naka atoippo    soko de yoake ga kuru no yo SUKI SUKI SUKI SUKI・RA・I watashi nante yowamushi kono mama ja hoka no ko ni   kitto torarete shimau wa

I see you in my dreams, starry night A rendezvous for just us two I’m almost inside your arms   and that’s when morning comes I like you, I like you, I like-hate you I’m such a coward At this rate, I’m sure another girl Will come and steal you away

tonde kite UOU UOU TINKAABERU seikaku naoseru kusuri ga hoshii no KIRAKIRA koi wa ginga ni ukanda SHIRUETTO konya mo yozora ni namida no PEEPAA MUUN KIRAKIRA koi wa ginga ni ukanda SHIRUETTO anata ga inai to namida no PEEPAA MUUN

Fly here, wow wow, Tinkerbell I want a medicine capable of fixing my personality This sparkling love is a silhouette floating up in the galaxy Tonight yet again, there’s a tearful paper moon in the night sky This sparkling love is a silhouette floating up in the galaxy If you’re not here, it’s a tearful paper moon

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¹ This is a reference to the lyrics of It’s Only a Paper Moon (“It’s only a paper moon sailing over a cardboard sea, but it wouldn't be make-believe if you believed in me.”) Basically, the world is hollow without the person you love, and it’s their love that makes the world (or the moon up in the sky) seem real.

Japan’s post-war and then 80s fascination with American jazz aside (fun fact, I’m pretty sure Matsumoto Iyo’s idol classic Sentimental Journey also got its name from the jazz classic), It’s Only a Paper Moon is apparently an especially beloved song, as it inspired this song, a tommy heavenly6 song, and the plot of one of Japan’s best-selling books, 1Q84.

Also, please check out Muto Ayami’s cover of this, it’s so utterly sweet that it’s secretly my favorite version of it.