One of my favorite songs by Velvet Eden.
Lyrics source: jpopasia. I made some slight changes so that they make more sense.
Romaji:
Boku ni wa kao ga nai
dare ka ni nusumareta
mainichi kou shite
keshou de gomakasu
Madobe de tameiki
namae sura shiranai ano hito ni
koi o shite iru n da
minikui boku to chigatte
kanojo wa subarashii
nante kirei nan darou
ano hito to me ga atta
sono hi kara boku wa mou
douka shite iru n da
ii ko ja irarenai
[itsu mo watashi o mado kara
mitsumete iru no wa anata ne
watashi ga hoshii no?
…ai saretai no?]
dare mo heya ni irecha dame to
mama ni iwarete iru no ni
kagi mo akezu oto mo tatezu
kanojo wa koko ni kita
anata wa subarashii
nante kirei nan darou
watashi o mite nigedasanai hito wa hajimete da!
me o ake miru yume
amai kaori ni yoishirete yuku boku ni
kamen o sashidasu anata wa
sou sa mama yori mo yasashii
futari dake no himitsu to
hada ni fure hohoenda
hibiwareta kamen wa
mou kuikonde hagaranai
itai yo itai yo
demo kore wa anata ga
erande kureta kao dakara
shinde mo hagasu mon ka
bouya kao ga nai no wa anata dake ja nai wa
English:
I don’t have a face
Someone stole it from me
So every day I play the same
And draw one on with make-up
I sit and sigh by the window side
At that person as she passes by…
I don’t know her name
But I am in love
She’s so wonderful, so beautiful
So unlike the hideous me
One time our eyes met
And from that day on
I’ve never been the same
I can’t be a good boy
[The one always gazing at me
through the window… is you, isn’t it?
Do you want me…? Want me to love you?
Mamma always tells me
Not to let anyone in
But without opening the door
without a sound
She came to me in my room
Aren’t you wonderful, and oh so lovely!
The first to see me and not run away!
A dream is seen in waking
Sweet perfume intoxicates me
And you, holding out a mask…
Ah yes…much kinder than even mommy…
“This will be our little secret”
It touched my skin and she laughed
The mask grafted itself onto me
And now it won’t come off
It hurts! It hurts!
But this is the face
That you chose for me and so
Even if it kills me
Do you think I’d take it off?
[Boy, you’re not the only one without a face.]