Uploaded December 2014 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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I felt like writing English lyrics to kemu's "Haiboku no Shounen" so I made that happen. Someday I'll sing a song that suits my voice, but today is not that day. Feel free to use these lyrics if you want, but letting me know would be cool.

Original Song: youtube.com/watch?v=w2ySuxC2SNI
kemu's User Page: nicovideo.jp/user/24550889

Lyrics:

Got smacked around, had to back down
Somehow, now where I am ain’t far from where I began
I tried to be the hero we all looked up to
I did my best, but it ended up a mess

Don’t have to tell me what I can and can’t do
It’s not enough, I always knew

The boy defeated
Knows fact from fiction
A man in tights can’t spread his wings and fly off into the night
And if there’s meaning up in the starry sky
We will crawl on hands and knees

Though nothing’s changed, ideals remain
Hopeless
And so I pray just for them to go away
I tried to be the hero you once looked up to
Tried to be strong, but it ended up so wrong

You held your hand out
As if to help me out
I guess I can’t be satisfied

The boy defeated
Knows all his limits
I can’t be you, I don’t have wings to fly off into the blue
And if there’s meaning up in the starry sky
We will crawl on hands and knees
Fall on hands and knees

I feel my heartbeat,
And ground beneath my feet
“I’ve had enough, I just give up”

Defeated

The boy defeated
Believes in average
To all the ones who don’t believe that there’s a heaven above
This is a story without a happy end
Say goodbye now

The boy defeated
Knows fact from fiction
We are the ones who flew with wings that melted off in the sun
And though there’s beauty up in the starry sky
We will crawl on hands and knees
Just on hands and knees