YOASOBI - アイドル (Idol) (English translation #8)

YOASOBI – アイドル

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Idol

An unrivaled smile that wipes out the media

With secrets that are simply mysterious

Every slipup multiplies her appeal

You, the perfect liar,

The gifted idol

What did you eat today?

Your favorite book?

Where do you go for fun?

I haven't eaten anything

That's the secret

No matter what you ask

I dodge every question

So carefree

Yet still sparkling

The secrets you think you know are as sweet as honey

I won’t answer that, no-no-no

That either, no-no-no

What's your type?

Do you have a partner?

Come on, answer me

"I don't know what it means to love someone"

Whether it's the truth or a lie

People fall for those words

and I make another fall for me once again

Everyone's eyes are captivated by you

You are the perfect, ultimate idol

Nothing like you will ever come again

A reincarnation of the first star1

The smile and an "I love you"

That can captivate anyone

Those eyes, those words

It's all lies, but that's perfect Ai2

Yeah, yeah, she's special

We are just the extras

B grade artists to support the main star

It can't be all because of her

Don't give me that

How could we not be jealous?

I'm not kidding

So I can't forgive her

If you’re not perfect, I can’t forgive you

I can't forgive myself either

I won't acknowledge anyone but you, the strongest of all

Everyone believes and worships you

The strongest, invincible idol

There are no weaknesses to be seen

The first star shines within you

Never show your weakness

Don’t show them anything they don’t want to see

You have to be the one and only, nothing less

This is the real Ai

Behind the charming smile that excites the media

There's one secret I must never reveal

I have built a career with the lie "I love you"

But this is the way I show my love

With sweat shining like Aqua

And Ruby hidden in my eyes

Singing and dancing, I'm Maria3

After all, lies are the sweetest kind of love

No one has ever truly loved me

So how can I show love to anyone else

But one day these lies will become the truth

I truly believe it

One day I will hold the world in the palm of my hand

I’m just that greedy an idol

That wishes to be her true self with everyone

Because I want to love everyone honestly

Until then, I will continue this lie

Hoping that one day these words will come true

And yet

There’s something I still couldn’t say to you both

Ah... I can finally say it

Without it being a lie

I love you

1. “First star” usually refers to Venus, the first bright star-like light you see in the evening. In Japan it’s often used to describe something shining, special, and hard to reach
2. “Ai” (アイ) can mean both “love” and Hoshino Ai. The lyric plays on this double meaning, mixing the idea of love with the idol herself.
3. Maria is something I interpret as a reference to the Virgin Mary. Ai maintains the image of a pure, saint-like, “untouched” idol while secretly having children. This idea even appears within Oshi no Ko itself, with Ruby mentioning in the first episode that she believes their mother had a virgin conception.

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