Orange Road

Kagami no naka no AKUTORESU (Actress in the mirror) - Nakahara Meiko
"Kimagure Orange Road" opening theme (1987)

itsumo nara ANATA no SAIDOSHIITO de     Usually, I'd be in your side seat as
kuruma o suberasu Precious Night        the car slips into a precious night.
KYANSELU no denwa ni uso no nioi        Your call to cancel smelled like a lie.
kizukanu-furi de kitta wa               Pretending I didn't notice, I hung up.

kawaita ato no MANIKYUA no iro          The color of my manicure after drying
munashiku yoru o kazuru dake            only decorates the night in vain.

*  A-HA-HA                              A-HA-HA
   kagami no naka no AKUTORESU          I'm the actress in the mirror.
  HAKKIRI ieba ii no ni                 Although I should speak frankly,
  tamerai ga mimimoto de sasayaku       hesistation whispers in my ear
  'Cause I love you                     'Cause I love you.
  kagami no naka no AKUTORESU           I'm the actress in the mirror.
  enjiru tabi ni sugao ga               Every time I act, my true face
  hanarete-yuku                         departs from me.
  You've broken my heart                You've broken my heart.

RAMPU dake tomoshita Bed Room de        In my bedroom lit by only a lamp,
atashi wa dare o miteru no              who am I looking at?
narete-yuku futari ga nakushita no wa   As we got used to us, we lost
otagai e no IMAJINEESHON                our imagination toward one another.

anata wa tabun DORAI-na mama no         You probably just prefer me
atashi o nozonde-iru dake               as unemotional as that.

** A-HA-HA                              A-HA-HA
  kagami no naka no AKUTORESU           I'm the actress in the mirror.
  isso naketara ii no ni                Although I'd rather cry,
  tsuyogari ga SERIFU wo kaete-yuku     my bravado is changing my words
  'Cause I love you                     'Cause I love you.
  kagami no naka no AKUTORESU           I'm the actress in the mirror.
  tsumi no fukasa ni kizuite            I realized the depth of my blame.
  modorenai wa                          I can't come back.
  You've broken my heart                You've broken my heart.

* ** Repeat


Lyricist/Composer: Nakahara Meiko
Arranger: Nishihira Akira

Translation: Theresa Martin (revised January 18, 1994)