1.Not a kindness that feels like decoration,
2.But a warmth so deep it’s almost useless—ah,
3.I line up these selfish ideals again today,
4.Only to swallow them down, unable to put them into words.5.
6.The memories still carry the scent of kinmokusei,
7.In a twilight-colored town
8.Where we used to laugh together.9.
10.My heart aches, and tears overflow,
11.I find a light close to that day,
12.And realize I had been leaning on it.
13.The wind was so loud, I used to cover my ears.
14.But I have to graduate from that version of myself,
15.Even if I stumble over the words of love.16.
17.I’ve always been sly,
18.Curling up in the corner of my bed, pretending to be a teddy bear,
19.Always feigning helplessness,
20.Looking out the window at the sky, just to be hugged by someone.21.
22.Playing hide-and-seek with tin stars,
23.Hoping to meet that one special thing—
24.That’s all I wished for.25.
26.When the ripe fruit seizes the night,
27.Even someone like me,
28.Can I reach that place of love everyone envies?29.
30.Climbing a few steps up, then a few steps back down,
31.At that point, I hear a voice saying, “You’re almost there, keep going.”
32.It becomes poison or medicine,
33.Light or shadow, and it moves me forward.
34.I have to go, no matter how small you become as you wave goodbye.35.
36.With love in my heart, and kindness in my hands,
37.I search for a light for you.
38.Because I want to see you smile.
39.The wind was so loud, I used to cover my ears.
40.But I have to graduate from that version of myself.
41.Can you hear the words of love? Can you hear them now?
Translated by:
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