Manatsu no Yoru no Nioi ga Suru (The Smell of a Midsummer Night)
Aimyon
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The smell of a midsummer night
That same scent of paints
Various love affairs spring to dancing
Am I also going to be one tonight?

The smell of a midsummer night
A dangerous scent I know well
Various problems start overflowing
I’ll cool myself down on the way home tonight

For more freedom, taking a glass in one hand
To glorify life, to sing its praises
“If only I could do it”

The smell of a midsummer night
There’s a staring self-important goblin
Bewildered by a vague map
Becoming hopelessly lost like a stray kitten

Ah, if only I’d have noticed
Being manipulated is becoming a vice
I can’t escape it

Is this heaven or is this hell
I’m heading out on an unknown path
I’m shaking it off and heading forward
I’m probably getting addicted ‘cause it’s not easy
To this love, the money, and this life

If I’m deceived by some baseless speech
There’s gotta be some great treasure here
These fluttering legs strangely head to the house of sweets
Towards pleasure, towards pain
I’ll breathe it all in

Ah, if only I’d have noticed
It melts into my brain
How magnificent

Is this person a genius? The total opposite?
A total unknown stranger
You’ve gotta be shitting me, what should I do
Without a perfect answer I’ll probably go
For the worth of love and this person

Having said that, I wasn’t able to betray him
It being neither good nor bad I stood here
My body lured by the smell of a midsummer night
“Welcome”
Hey, I heard it again

The smell of a midsummer night
That same scent of paints
Various love affairs spring to dancing
Am I also going to be one tonight?
Am I also going to be one tonight?
Am I also going to be one tonight?

Is this heaven or is this hell
I’m heading out on an unknown path
I’m shaking it off and heading forward
I’m probably getting addicted ‘cause it’s not easy
To this love, the money, and this life
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