25コ目の染色体 (25kome No Senshokutai) Lyrics (English Translation) – 上白石萌音 (Mone Kamishiraishi)

25コ目の染色体 (25kome No Senshokutai) (English Translation) Lyrics Meaning

[Verse 1]
The singer talks about all the precious things their loved one has given them. As they think through each one, the emotions build up so strongly that they start tearing up. Even the countless small gifts or moments touch them deeply.

[Pre-Chorus]
They remember they had forgotten how to cry, but now the feelings are so strong that tears feel ready to fall even with their eyes closed.

[Chorus]
They express a love so deep that they’re willing to live and die for the other person. It’s their way of saying there’s no stronger or more honest promise they can give.

[Verse 2]
They wish that right before their loved one’s final day, they could be together in a quiet, intimate moment. They want to hold onto that last breath and imagine, from a higher place, what the world looks like on that day, almost as if sharing one final view.

[Pre-Chorus]
A small, peaceful moment.

[Here]
They describe a feeling of standing between Earth and heaven, like a quiet middle space. Even with their eyes closed, they feel they can picture that calm, almost spiritual view.

[Chorus]
They repeat their promise to live and die for the person, while also noting that the loved one never asked for such devotion, making the feeling even more sincere.

[Bridge]
They playfully imagine what would happen if they were reborn. Instead of coming back as two separate people and going through the effort of finding each other again, they joke that it’s easier to just come back as a single life. That way, there would be no arguments, no fear of one dying first, and they could share everything from friends to birthday celebrations. They imagine having two cakes for fun, without any deeper reason. They encourage their loved one to laugh big and live fully, leaving lots of happy wrinkles. This becomes their second lifelong wish, something they dream of with warmth and affection.

[Chorus]
They once again express their devotion, saying they’ll live and die for the other person, and this time add that they’ll also cry for them because that person is the one who taught them how to feel deeply again.

[Post-Chorus]
They dream of a future where their two lives come together to create a new one. They hope the child will take after the loved one completely, even though they know it’s unrealistic. They don’t want the child to resemble them; instead, they pray every night for the child to inherit every bit of the partner’s goodness. When they say this, the partner insists they want the child to resemble both of them, but the singer refuses, wanting all luck, joy, and happiness to be carried through the loved one’s chromosomes alone.