Broken Heart of Gold is the theme song from the Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning film, performed by Japanese rock band One Ok Rock.
This song was the second single from the band's tenth studio album "Luxury Disease", and it was released on May 27th 2021, and published by Fueled by Ramen.
Lyrics (Japanese Version)[]
I move along
Something's wrong
I guess a part of me is gone
Skies are gray
Start to fade
I guess I threw it all away
Sometimes I just want to quit
Tell my life I'm done with it
When it feels too painful
Sometimes I just want to say
I love myself but not today
When it feels too painful
I smash my broken heart of gold
I smash my broken heart of gold
Tired soul
Dying hope
I guess I'm running out of road
I guess I've got nowhere
Sometimes I just want to quit
Tell my life I'm done with it
When it feels too painful
Sometimes I just want to say
I love myself but not today
When it feels too painful
I smash my broken heart of gold
I smash my broken heart of gold
I smash my broken heart of gold
Mō kie-sōde
Yowari kitta koe
Mata furiharatte
Demo feels like I'm in hell
I'm in hell
Sometimes I just want to quit
Tell my life I'm done with it
When it feels too painful
Sometimes I just want to say
I love myself but not today
When it feels too painful
I smash my broken heart of gold
I smash my broken heart of gold
I smash my broken heart of gold
I move along
Something's wrong
I guess a part of me is gone
Skies are gray
Start to fade
I guess I threw it all away
Sometimes I just want to quit
Tell my life I'm done with it
When it feels too painful
Sometimes I just want to say
I love myself but not today
When it feels too painful
I smash my broken heart of gold
I smash my broken heart of gold
Tired soul
Dying hope
I guess I'm running out of road
I guess I've got nowhere
Sometimes I just want to quit
Tell my life I'm done with it
When it feels too painful
Sometimes I just want to say
I love myself but not today
When it feels too painful
I smash my broken heart of gold
I smash my broken heart of gold
I smash my broken heart of gold
Almost disappearing
A weak voice
Shake off again
But feels like I'm in hell
I'm in hell
Sometimes I just want to quit
Tell my life I'm done with it
When it feels too painful
Sometimes I just want to say
I love myself but not today
When it feels too painful
I smash my broken heart of gold
I smash my broken heart of gold
I smash my broken heart of gold
I move along
Something's wrong
I guess a part of me is gone
Skies are gray
Start to fade
I guess I threw it all away
Sometimes I just want to quit
Tell my life I'm done with it
When it feels too painful
Sometimes I just want to say
I love myself but not today
When it feels too painful
I smash my broken heart of gold
I smash my broken heart of gold
Tired soul
Dying hope
I guess I'm running out of road
I guess I've got nowhere
Sometimes I just want to quit
Tell my life I'm done with it
When it feels too painful
Sometimes I just want to say
I love myself but not today
When it feels too painful
I smash my broken heart of gold
I smash my broken heart of gold
I smash my broken heart of gold
もう消えそうで
弱り切った声で
また振り払って
でも Feels like I'm in hell
I'm in hell
Sometimes I just want to quit
Tell my life I'm done with it
When it feels too painful
Sometimes I just want to say
I love myself but not today
When it feels too painful
I smash my broken heart of gold
I smash my broken heart of gold
I smash my broken heart of gold
Trivia[]
- This song has two versions: Japanese version and English version:
- The only difference between both versions is the content of two lines of lyrics: After the second chorus the English version has the lyrics "Feels like I'm dying / Feels like I'm lying to myself / I know that I'm trying / But feels like I'm in hell". In the Japanese version they were replaced with "Mō kie-sōde / Yowari kitta koe / Mata furiharatte / Demo feels like I'm in hell"
- Even though this song is the theme song for this movie, is not part of its original soundtrack album.