Arcadia Girl | BAND MAID | NEW BEGINNING 2015

“Arcadia Girl” is a brutally honest reflection on modern life — chasing image, avoiding truth, and realizing you’ve become part of the problem.
It’s sarcastic, vulnerable, and ultimately redemptive. Beneath the critique, there’s a yearning for sincerity and warmth.

🎧 Album: NEW BEGINNING (2015)
🎤 Artist: BAND-MAID
📀 Track: 5 · Arcadia Girl
📅 Released: November 18, 2015

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English Translation (Natural Flow)

Easier than feathers —
we believe, betray, and spin in circles.
Blending naturally
into the currents of modern life.
Fickle and careless,
drifting from place to place.
I’ve gone through the motions,
doing everything just well enough.

When I was a kid,
what did I admire again?
Was it adults with fake smiles?

Yelling at the TV while watching dramas,
another cliché coward onscreen.
“Look at them — now look at yourself.”
I want to change,
but change doesn’t come so easily.
Just drifting along —
why is it like this? Tell me why.
It’s not supposed to be this way.

Acting proud, pretending cool,
talking about love and fashion
like I actually know what I’m saying.
Counting exes on my fingers,
adding one or two for show.

No, that’s not it.
More than anyone, I’m practical.
What I want is real —
I’m just clumsy at getting it.

What really makes me happy?
What truly feels warm?
This swelling in my heart —
and in my wallet —
it’s all surface, all chatter.
I don’t need it, but I can’t stop it.
Round and round, the same old loop.

If I could just stay honest, stay devoted —
my tears would shine again.
So I’ll throw away
this fake version of me.

Yelling at the TV while watching dramas,
another cliché coward onscreen.
“Look at them — now look at yourself.”
I want to change,
but change doesn’t come so easily.
Just drifting along —
why is it like this?

What really makes me happy?
What truly feels warm?
I just want to find a dream
that’s kind and comforting.
Isn’t it okay to be selfish sometimes?
Isn’t it okay to love deeply?
Struggle, wrestle —
that’s the real me.

📝 Translation Note:
“Arcadia Girl” is Band-Maid’s critique of fake perfection — and their confession for once playing along.
It ends with self-forgiveness: to be real is to struggle, not to perform.

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