They're Only Human

"They're Only Human" is a song in Death Note: The Musical.

Overview
In the Shinigami Realm, Ryuk complains to Rem that he's bored, but she's distracted watching the human world. They sing this song mocking humans. At the end, Ryuk drops his Death Note into the human world.

Japanese version
The Japanese version of the song is titled "Awarena Ningen" (哀れな人間), which translates as "Pathetic Humans".

Japanese lyrics
[RYUK]

見ろよ

地面に張り付きうごめき

[REM]

夢見て足掻き運命に抗う奴ら

[RYUK]

笑えるね

[REM]

無駄なのに

[RYUK]

哀れな人間たちよ

[REM]

果てない欲望に操られ 満たされずに生きる

[RYUK]

努力とか忍耐は報われない

[REM]

それでもただ 見返りあると信じ足掻いてる

[RYUK]

こっちはもう退屈で死にそうだぜ！

[BOTH]

所詮その目には真実が見えない

夢に囚われ

[REM]

求めることが

[RYUK]

愛と信じ 踊る

喜劇だな

[REM]

悲劇でしょ

[RYUK]

愛してもがき続けて

[REM]

どうして愛なんかに足をすくわれるのか

[RYUK]

馬鹿だからだろ？それしかねぇさ！

[BOTH]

所詮人間なんて 指をこぼれる砂をすくい続けて

[RYUK]

報われると

[REM]

信じながら嘆く

[RYUK]

ただ祈り呪い生きて死ぬ

自分の夢に騙されて

[REM]

食べて寝て愛し憎む　脱げない靴を履き

[RYUK]

踊り続ける

[BOTH]

所詮その命

[RYUK]

死神の手の中

[BOTH]

哀れな人生

[REM]

見てられない

[RYUK]

退屈すぎる

[REM]

これじゃ気が滅入るばかりだ

[RYUK]

奴らで少し遊んでみるか

これはどうだ？

English version
The song was originally written in English. The English demo was recorded in December 2014 and released February 6, 2015 by HoriPro leading up to the Musical's Tokyo opening. Below are the lyrics for the original English version.

English lyrics
[RYUK]

(sighs)

Look at how they crawl around

Upon the ground

Like little ants

[REM]

Yes, but how they fascinate

Confusing fate

With what is merely chance

[RYUK]

Isn't it a laugh

[REM]

Isn't it a shame

[RYUK]

Thinking there is someone in heaven to blame

[REM]

Yes, but even while blaming fate for the lives that they lead

They hope for the lives that they need

[RYUK]

Living every day till the day they die

Never getting answers

[REM]

Yet still asking why

Going through the motions as if there will be a reward

[RYUK]

While we stay eternally bored!

[BOTH]

They're only human

They don't see

Who they are is who they'll always be

Only human, after all

[RYUK]

So they push and they shove

[REM]

With this thing they call love

[BOTH]

Till they fall!

[RYUK]

Isn't it a farce?

[REM]

Isn't it a waste?

[RYUK]

Struggling to face what can never be faced

[REM]

Yes, but maybe death can release something more than we share

[RYUK]

I really don't know and don't care

[BOTH]

They're only human

Standing still

Doomed to live pushing boulders uphill

Only human, after all

[RYUK]

So they give and they take

[REM]

Hoping someone will help break their fall

[RYUK]

They will pray, curse, live die

Never knowing their truth is another man's lie

[REM]

Eat, sleep, love, hate

Like a leaf blowing in the wind

[RYUK]

Watch them all vacillate

[BOTH]

They're only human

They can't see

[RYUK]

All the years they could give you and me

[BOTH]

Only human, after all

[REM]

So they give and we take

[RYUK]

Till their silly hearts break

[REM]

Looking down from above

I'm intrigued by their love

[RYUK]

So let's call!

(spoken:) Hmmm, let's call.