ぽか～ん — Poka~n

When I look around this wide world,
My efforts seem lacking
At this rate, I won't be able to go anywhere
Simply hurrying becomes my habit
The mini calendar I bought,
I wrote in it everything I want to do,
without leaving empty spaces
Every time I would find an empty space,
I would cram more things I could still do
But, people are people, and I am me
Even if I understand someone else's way of doing things,
even if I copy them, it's not as if I'll obtain something
So, instead of all this, today I will return to my empty schedule
I'm even going to ignore my phone

In my break from work, I rest my body
I open up the magazine that was next to me
I string up the antenna
the work I do for someone else,
and the studying I do for myself,
just for today, I'll rest from it all

Today, I won't do anything, under a darkened sky
Doing nothing... Doing nothing...
Today, I won't do anything
I will leave the tasks that have piled behind
Doing nothing... until the sun of tomorrow's morning rises

When I started up my computer for no reason,
while gazing at the screen, I ended up on my friend's blog
In front of my eyes, I saw just how much she was working hard
Somehow I already feel tired and like nothing goes well
Before I let myself cry, I noticed that I started to feel relieved
That's right, people are people, and I am me
Even if I understand the feelings of hurrying,
my personal experiences are different from that girl's
If that's so, today I will forget everything and do as I please
while all the fun things come to my mind

On my way home, in a rocking train
I turn the pages of text I don't even want to see
The truth is, while holding back my yawn,
the work I do for someone else,
and the studying I do for myself,
just for today, I'll rest from it all

Today, I won't do anything, under a darkened sky
Doing nothing... Doing nothing...
Today, I won't do anything
I will leave the tasks that have piled behind
Doing nothing... until the sun of tomorrow's morning rises

From Monday to Friday, working non stop
From Saturday to Sunday, lessons
Every day after work I take my free time
and do social gatherings with everyone
Since I feel that I'm all alone
Right away, in order to polish myself for tomorrow
I will open my notebook and write
"A day for doing nothing"

It's ok to not do anything
If you choose only the things you want to do,
you will feel a lot better
It's all right not to go anywhere,
if you're in a place where you want to be,
there is no need to run

Today, I won't do anything, under a darkened sky
Doing nothing... Doing nothing...
Today, I won't do anything
I will leave the tasks that have piled behind
Doing nothing... until the sun of tomorrow's morning rises