The Struts – Could Have Been Me

見た目は尖って弾けている感じ。歌詞も若気が至っている感じだけど、どことなく優しく丸いので好感が持てる。

人生やりたいことをやり遂げたい、後悔はしない、という強い思いを感じる曲。

「Never look back and say Could have been me.(振り返って言いたくない「自分だったのかもしれない」なんて)」という部分が、やっぱり良い。やり尽くしたいという感情が伝わる。

青臭いと言われるかもしれないが、青臭いことこそ大事だと思っているので、自分を励ますためにも、この手の曲は定期的に聴いている。この曲も、その仲間入りとなった。

Don’t wanna live as an untold story
Rather go out in a blaze of glory
I can’t hear you, I don’t fear you
I’ll live now cause the bad die last
Dodging bullets with your broken past
I can’t hear you, I don’t fear you now
Wrapped in your regret
What a waste of blood and sweat
Oh oh oh

I wanna taste love and pain
Wanna feel pride and shame
I don’t wanna take my time
Don’t wanna waste one line
I wanna live better days
Never look back and say
Could have been me
It could have been me
Yeah

Don’t wanna live as an unsung melody
I’d rather listen to the silence telling me
I can’t hear you, I won’t fear you
Don’t wanna wake up on monday morning
The thought of work’s getting my skin crawling
I can’t fear you, I don’t hear you now
Wrapped in your regret
What a waste of blood and sweat
Oh oh oh

I wanna taste love and pain
Wanna feel pride and shame
I don’t wanna take my time
Don’t wanna waste one line
I wanna live better days
Never look back and say
Could have been me
It could have been me
Yeah

Hey

I wanna taste love and pain
Wanna feel pride and shame
Don’t wanna take my time
No
Don’t wanna waste one line
Hey Hey

Wanna live better days
Just better
Never look back and say
Could have been me

It could have been me
It could have been me
It could have been me

I wanna taste love and pain
Wanna feel pride and shame
I don’t wanna take my time
Don’t wanna waste one line
I wanna live better days
Never look back and say
Could have been me
It could have been me
It could have been me
It could have been me
Yeah

Hey

I wanna taste love and pain
Wanna feel pride and shame
Don’t wanna take my time
No
Don’t wanna waste one line
Hey Hey

Wanna live better days
Just better
Never look back and say
Could have been me