Faust is a song by Gorillaz first released as a B-side to the single Rock The House and later as the fifth track of the band's first compilation album, G-Sides.
Noodle and 2-D switch roles on this song, with her singing the main lyrics in Japanese while he translates it into English and provides the backing vocals. Noodle's vocals are provided by Miho Hatori.
Lyrics
仕事の後に
[Shigoto no ato ni]
目が覚める
[me ga sameru]
何かしなくちゃ
[Nani ka shinakucha]
仕事の後に
[Shigoto no ato ni]
仕事の後に
[Shigoto no ato ni]
目が覚める
[me ga sameru]
何かしなくちゃ
[Nani ka shinakucha]
仕事の後に
[Shigoto no ato ni]
(After a hard day)
仕事の後に
[Shigoto no ato ni]
After a hard day
(After a hard day)
目が覚める
[Me ga sameru]
It's time to wake up
(After a hard day)
何かしなくちゃ
[Nani ka shinakucha]
I need a make up
(After a hard day)
仕事の後に
[Shigoto no ato ni]
After a hard day
(After a hard day...)
English Translation
After work
My eyes awaken
I have to do something
After work
After work
My eyes awaken
I have to do something
After work
After work (After a hard day)
My eyes awaken (It's time to wake up)
I have to do something (I need a make-up)
After work (After a hard day)
After a hard day
It's time to wake up
I need a make-up
After a hard day
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Trivia
- It is one of the two tracks from Phase One to feature main vocals by Noodle in Japanese, the other being Left Hand Suzuki Method.
- Both songs were originally going to be featured on the Gorillaz album, and were even included on the Un-mastered Promo version of it, back when Left Hand Suzuki method was still known as 'Exhumation', but were removed from the final version and later released as B-side tracks to the Rock the House and 19-2000 singles, respectively. The same applies to the original version of Latin Simone, which became a B-side track on the Tomorrow Comes Today EP, the band's first commercial release. All three tracks were then featured on the compilation album G-Sides on late 2001 / early 2002.
- The song is the 18th and final track on the un-mastered version of the album, and also slightly longer, without the fade-out in the end.