Rewrite

Rewrite is the fourth opening (second in the English dub on Adult Swim) for Fullmetal Alchemist. It is performed by Asian Kung-Fu Generation. The song won the best anime theme song at the American Anime Awards in 2007.

Lyrics :

''Kishin da omoi wo hakidashitai no wa Sonzai no shoumei ga ta ni nai kara Tsukan da hazu no boku no mirai wa "Songen" to "jiyuu" de nujun shiteru yo ''

''Yugan da zazou wo keshi saritai no wa Jibun no genkai wo soko ni miru kara Jiishiki kajou no boku no mado ni wa Kyonen no calendar hidzuke ga nai yo ''

[Chorus]

''Keshite riraito shite Kudaranai chou gensou Wasurarenu sonzai kan wo Kishikaisei riraito shite Imi no nai mousou mo Kimi wo nasu dendouryoku Zenshin zenrei wo kure yo''

English:

The reason I want to spit these creaky old memories out

is because I don't have any other proof of my existence

the future that I thought I had grabbed hold of

is a contradiction of dignity and freedom

The reason I want to wipe away this distorted afterimage

is because I see my own limitations within it

In the window of my overly self-conscious self

is last year's calendar, without any dates written in

I'll erase it, and rewrite it,

with nonsensical surrealism and an unforgettable sense of presence.

Return from the brink, and rewrite it.

Even meaningless figments of imagination

can be the driving force that gives you form.

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