A Japanese idol group song about keeping emotions locked away, where the heart's storm never stops.
kokoro no arashi ga tomaranakute
22/7's 'Kanjou Muyouron' translates roughly to 'Emotion Useless Theory.' The lyric excerpt starts with 'kanjou wa iranai reiseide itai', 'I don't need emotions, I want to be calm.' It's a song from the idol group's catalog that sits alongside tracks like 'Chikatetsu Teikou Shugi' and 'Shampoo no Nioi ga Shita.'
The phrase 'kokoro no arashi ga tomaranakute', 'the storm in my heart won't stop', doesn't get resolved. It just keeps going while the singer builds walls and puts up barriers, saying 'nani mo misenai you ni baria wo haru shika nai wa', 'I have no choice but to put up a barrier so I don't show anything.'
It's the central image, an internal weather that doesn't clear. The song doesn't try to calm the storm; it just acknowledges it's there, unceasing, while the person tries to act unaffected.
The song doesn't argue for or against emotional suppression. It just states the condition: wanting calm, fearing exposure, and finding loneliness the easiest state. That 'egoist' line near the end feels like a quiet admission, not a boast.
The way 'kanjou wa iranai reiseide itai' repeats, almost like a mantra that's not quite working. The vocal delivery on 'hitorikiri de', 'all alone', has a particular weight.
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