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ironia-vitae — Just Be Friends English lyrics
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Description Just be friends
All we gotta do is just be friends
It's time to say goodbye- just be friends
All we gotta do is just be friends
Just be friends, just be friends

Yesterday morning I was thinking when it came to me
Like picking up the pieces of some shattered pottery
I wondered 'what the heck is this?' and some blood dripped from my fingertips
So different from what it had been, it cut me by surprise

Deep down inside of me, I knew that it'd be for the best
Though it'd be painful for us both, there is just nothing left
We're caught in this run-around, and it's running me into the ground
I'd tell you, but I don't know if you've even realized

That you and I are in a world that's gradually decaying
This is the only way to get ourselves out of here
You smiled at me weakly, said "Don't think so bleakly"
Then I pulled the plug

I heard your voice shout out to me, hounding
Sounding and rebounding and echoing, all in vain
Nothing remains, nothing's the same, let's just make a clean break
There's nothing keeping us here now we've unfastened the chain
There are no second chances this time, now
They're spent, disconnected, and dead under false veneer
You ask me why, I only sigh, "That's just the way that it is"
And I walk out lest we find out whose dry cheeks were now wet with tears

All we gotta do is just be friends
It's time to say goodbye- just be friends
All we gotta do is just be friends
Just be friends, just be friends

Last night when everything calmed down a bit, I realized
Like picking up the petals of a flower past its prime
Its bloom is gone, there's no going back
Every petal is a death in the palm of my hand
And so, a while ago, our time together simply stopped

I still recall that day when I was introduced to you
When I first saw your smiling face, it melted me right through
But now we've thrown the past away
And we're hurt and hurt each other just to deal with the pain
Our hearts are filled with thorns, but I can't say that I forgot

When we were trudging through the days before I made to end it
When I was pulled in two by my still reluctant mind
Even though I still loved you, I still felt I had to
Tell you that we should break up

There is a rainstorm drenching my heart, and
Dumbfounded and cowering, my vision is watery
My mind's made up, so what is up with this hesitancy?
I'm shaken down to the bone by pain that's running through me
We loosed the bonds and we've let them go, now
The seam has been opened, and it's fading more every day
This is goodbye, at least we tried, but now it's over, my friend
We cannot stay, just walk away and don't ever look back again

If I had a chance, only had one chance
To wish a wish and make that wish come true
If you and I could be born once again, then
After all, I- again, I- I'd still want to meet you

I heard your voice shout out to me, hounding
Sounding and rebounding and echoing, all in vain
Nothing remains, nothing's the same, let's just make a clean break
There's nothing keeping us here now we've unfastened the chain
We loosed the bonds and we've let them go, now
The seam has been opened, and it's fading more every day
This is goodbye, at least we tried, but now it's over, my friend
We cannot stay, just walk away and don't ever look back again

This the end of our love, now

All we gotta do is just be friends
It's time to say goodbye, just be friends
All we gotta do is just be friends
it's time to say goodbye, just be friends
All we gotta do is just be friends, just be friends
It's time to say goodbye
Just be friends
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Comments: 68

CastleOfWonders [2016-12-19 15:55:14 +0000 UTC]

 ''Like picking up the petals of a flower past its prime'' resonated so strongly, the sentence is a gem on it's own. 

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CattTea [2015-07-25 03:29:40 +0000 UTC]

xD Its really cool! Thx!!!

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LurpTheDuck [2015-01-24 14:23:56 +0000 UTC]

That awkward moment when this song fits your life.

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KuchkiFan101 [2014-02-09 22:30:57 +0000 UTC]

These lyrics are the best that I have found for this song! I was wondering if I would be allowed to use these in a cover of the song I am doing? Of course I will credit you and I'll even send a link to my finished product!


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imyoungsoo919 In reply to KuchkiFan101 [2014-05-04 01:25:45 +0000 UTC]

i needa introduce u to rockleetist man. unless you've already found her.

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KuchkiFan101 In reply to imyoungsoo919 [2014-05-18 05:50:15 +0000 UTC]

I have already found her, and I like the majority of her stuff, but I was not a big fan of her version of Just Be Friends.
But thank you for the need to tell me about her :3 I kinda forgot she was still around... ^^'

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kitster900 In reply to KuchkiFan101 [2016-09-22 01:05:08 +0000 UTC]

Same!!! I love a lot of rockleetist but this translation is so much cleaner and just reads better!

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Ninjacat1196 [2014-02-08 21:13:27 +0000 UTC]

These lyrics are awesome! You did an awesome job translating the song! Would it be alright if I used these lyrics to do a cover? :3

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lavygirl [2013-10-20 00:15:41 +0000 UTC]

If so may i use this for my fandub on tumblr and youtube? I will send you the link if i get the guts to do it.

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3RINFACE [2013-08-30 00:10:16 +0000 UTC]

Dear ironia-vitae; your lyrics are absolutely amazing! I used them in my recent fandub of this song. I gave you full credit, and I'll it down if you wish. Here's the link to the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHimjL…

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roxy98aphfreak [2013-03-16 19:14:38 +0000 UTC]

So sad song, and these lyrics are just..amazing, beautiful!
By the way, if you don't mind, can I please use them to do a cover?

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ironia-vitae In reply to roxy98aphfreak [2013-03-23 07:46:13 +0000 UTC]

go ahead! I'm glad you like them.

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decgirl555 [2013-01-22 22:00:24 +0000 UTC]

Btw, can I use these? I might do a cover (if I get the guts to do so)

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ironia-vitae In reply to decgirl555 [2013-01-24 01:51:35 +0000 UTC]

Sure!

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decgirl555 In reply to ironia-vitae [2013-01-24 02:15:22 +0000 UTC]

Sweet! Thanks >3<

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decgirl555 [2013-01-20 01:03:40 +0000 UTC]

I love these lyrics, so awesome ^_^

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Sesshomarusama3 [2013-01-05 14:06:00 +0000 UTC]

cool lyrics!

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BubblyBunnyBash [2012-12-29 04:16:11 +0000 UTC]

i absolutely love these lyrics~

now if only my dog would stop growling... *shot*

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SojiroArt [2012-10-11 03:06:23 +0000 UTC]

is it fine if I use this for the base of my wrap? U'll just change some words around to fit the rythm

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ironia-vitae In reply to SojiroArt [2012-10-11 14:41:41 +0000 UTC]

Sure!

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SojiroArt In reply to SojiroArt [2012-10-11 03:34:01 +0000 UTC]

*rap
*I'll
xD

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CremePuffMarshmallow [2012-10-07 03:56:11 +0000 UTC]

This song makes me sad,but I love it anyway

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catherryne [2012-09-27 21:48:04 +0000 UTC]

The ones I've heard are different but these are better :3
The ones I know are "Now all I hear are scresms between us
Resounding and bouncing the echoes throughout my mind
Nothing remains nothing is left at the end of the line
Something blah blah we've both run out of time ET CETERA"

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Hydine [2012-09-07 14:11:32 +0000 UTC]

Omgomgomg! O_O These lyrics are...AMAZING *-* May I use them?

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ironia-vitae In reply to Hydine [2012-09-16 17:59:32 +0000 UTC]

Yes, you may!

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TeacupGrenades [2012-07-15 20:59:02 +0000 UTC]

Your lyrics are amazing! If you don't mind me asking, I was wondering how you get everything to rhyme and flow so well? (Trying to get better at writing lyrics myself ) I understand if you don't want to tell me and there will be no hard feelings. Either way the lyrics rock!

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ironia-vitae In reply to TeacupGrenades [2012-07-23 05:54:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!
Dude, I wish I had some magic advice to give, other than the old "practice, and then practice some more" spiel, but that's really where you struggle it out. And every undertaking is a struggle, really; you've got to wrestle with the timing and the rhymes and the meaning and try to get it all to BEHAVE in an ORDERLY MANNER.

Probably more than literal meaning, it's the mood of a song that sets the pace for everything else in my lyrics. How does the song want its audience to feel, what idea should they take away from it after its played out its three-and-a-half minutes of life. And then I try to construct the words and pretty phrases around that central theme and tone.

As for the actual technicalities of lyrics, knowing poetry and literary conventions and some linguistics helps a ton. Poems are essentially boiling down an idea or a mood to their barest of words, and setting those words in a constrained formula (i.e. sonnet, or using iambic pentameter). I think a bunch of people have said that lyrics are poems set to music, and I completely agree.

Words are your arsenal, so knowing them intimately is a really good idea. Consonance and assonance and alliteration are all really good tools, as are varying rhyme schemes and internal rhymes and stuff. They'll give you more ways to shape the flow of words. Know why a phrase or a repetition of words sounds good, and you'll be able to scout out new phrases and words that'll sound beautiful together. Understand how a word is constructed, and you'll be able to link them to other words using those literary conventions effectively.

And practice all of these, go have fun with it, push your limits! Do slow songs, fast songs, happy and sad songs. Write your own lyrics to existing songs, make up lyrics to instrumental tracks. Work and work with lyrics until you've explored every turn of every phrase, and you're satisfied. Also, don't be afraid to walk away from them for a while, because sometimes sticking with it just to get it done excludes you from the freedom of ideas you can have when you aren't straining for it to breaking point.

So, this is my advice manifesto, and I hope it helps you!

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TeacupGrenades In reply to ironia-vitae [2012-07-23 16:12:42 +0000 UTC]

Oh, wow... I never expected such a wonderful response! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and tips with me. I honestly wasn't even expecting a reply at all so this is greatly appreciated. Thank you for taking time to reply in such an educated and helpful manner. I truly admire your lyrics, and I appreciate the dedication you put into writing them. This is very helpful for me!

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ironia-vitae In reply to TeacupGrenades [2012-07-24 03:31:28 +0000 UTC]

I'm happy to help! Good luck to you in all your endeavors. <3

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OniMau619 [2012-07-10 19:00:58 +0000 UTC]

So painful to read....

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blackshock [2012-07-08 15:09:38 +0000 UTC]

You just beautifully summarized the course of what happened to my first love. XD Thank you for making such a wonderful translation and dub of such a wonderful song ^_^

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Shelby966 [2012-05-25 14:58:38 +0000 UTC]

*use

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Shelby966 [2012-05-25 14:58:33 +0000 UTC]

Can I uste this?

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narusilvermoon98 [2012-04-05 02:54:04 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm I hope you don't mind but I used these lyrics in a fanfiction I am writing but I gave you full credit ^o^ I really loved your lyrics they are beautiful ^^' sorry for not asking sooner... hope you're not mad

You can find it here: [link] if you think I should remove them then I gladly will

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ironia-vitae In reply to narusilvermoon98 [2012-04-05 04:34:07 +0000 UTC]

No, it's totally fine! I'm glad you like them.

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Aerodiety [2012-04-01 00:09:14 +0000 UTC]

Mind if I use these lyrics for a cover :3

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ironia-vitae In reply to Aerodiety [2012-04-02 22:18:02 +0000 UTC]

Go ahead~

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Aerodiety In reply to ironia-vitae [2012-04-03 12:17:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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lazycookies [2011-12-26 22:38:52 +0000 UTC]

This is one of the best english dub lyrics I've ever seen for a vocaloid song.
Very nice.

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MMAnners [2011-10-19 02:43:32 +0000 UTC]

OOO NU UH!!! No way! I found your dub forever ago and fell in love! I'm so glad I stumbled across your D.A account ^^ Your lyrics are BEAUTIFUL and you singing is just :') I love it. Thank you for being amazing

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ironia-vitae In reply to MMAnners [2011-10-22 01:38:56 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you!

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Canada-chii [2011-09-16 19:43:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for writing this!! This is the first JBF translyrics that I read that actually fits XD <3

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ironia-vitae In reply to Canada-chii [2011-09-17 07:22:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! ^^

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MeikoWaltz [2011-08-24 06:04:11 +0000 UTC]

XD OMG, I love this~! Maybe after covering your Magnet lyrics, I'll do this... and credit goes to you, of course~!

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ironia-vitae In reply to MeikoWaltz [2011-08-25 03:06:16 +0000 UTC]

Yay! Okay. Thank you! c:

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Shadow7Zerudahime [2011-06-05 20:53:57 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is AWESOME!!

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ironia-vitae In reply to Shadow7Zerudahime [2011-06-05 23:25:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! ^^

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raishielee [2011-05-18 08:11:35 +0000 UTC]

i'm gonna cry....

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Kirbychuchu [2011-04-29 14:01:23 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much for the lyrics<3 they mean so much to me

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winternostalgia [2011-04-08 07:27:30 +0000 UTC]

T^T thank you

sooo sad (

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