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. There's also an official English version written by the Darling Thieves.

Lyrics :

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

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

[Chorus]

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

English:

The reason I want to spit out these sentiments

is I have no other proof I even exist

my future that I thought I managed to grasp

is a contradiction of all I thought that I had

The reason I want this old image erased

is I see my own limits and I'm out of place

In the window of my own self-consciousness

I see last year's calendar, with no dates on it

Now I, I rewrite

All these worthless visions, and I'll be unforgettable

Come to life, and rewrite.

All my bad ideas

I will make them disappear before your eyes.