1.The gray sky from midday
2.Spoke out, saying, “Don’t run away.”3.
4.I’ve always wanted a name,
5.But I’m scared of becoming something.
6.Inside, where no one can see, it’s a mess.
7.It’s probably just an ordinary kind of pain, right?8.
9.I ended up with a heart
10.That feels like it would get arrested
11.For violating the sword and firearms laws—makes me want to die.
12.In this colorless era,
13.At the very least, I want to be with you.
14.How do you live
15.So you can take pride in yourself?16.
17.A body with wings,
18.Or a heart with broken wings—Which one you…?
19.Wannabe YES,
20.Wannabe YES,
21.Wannabe.
22.Can it get me near you?23.
24.Clumsy kindness
25.Feels like a weapon,
26.Only realized after getting hurt.
27.Wannabe YES,
28.Wannabe YES,
29.Wannabe Wannabe,
30.YES Wannabe.
31.Youth is a pain, indulging in everything.
32.Go beyond thinking of others.
33.Raise it! Raise it! Raise it!34.
35.“If you’re happy, that’s all that matters”… Thinking like that,
36.It feels like I’d end up with a heart unable to save anyone.37.
38.I’ve always wanted a name,
39.But calling out to someone terrifies me.
40.I heard a scream I couldn’t catch with my ears,
41.Over and over, like my heartbeat.42.
43.Hearing something a hundred times might not be worth seeing it once,
44.But no one shows their pain, do they?
45.Maybe if I hear it a thousand times,
46.I can understand it after ten glimpses?47.
48.This desire to change,
49.It almost becomes unchanging.50.
51.I’ve got a lot of scars that hurt,
52.But staying unscathed feels even more painful.
53.Wannabe YES,
54.Wannabe YES,
55.Wannabe—
56.It’s my own unique mark.57.
58.A perfect way of life—
59.I’ll leave that to someone else.
60.Wannabe YES,
61.Wannabe YES,
62.Wannabe Wannabe,
63.YES Wannabe.64.
65.Growth isn’t about protecting yourself.
66.Go along with thinking of others.
67.Raise it! Raise it! Raise it!68.
69.In a life that’s not exactly short,
70.I know nothing changes in an instant.
71.But when I open my mouth, metamorphosis.
72.Then let’s take off even our favorite clothes.
73.It’s the parts we can’t easily throw away
74.That really need love, and yet,
75.I just want to be loved easily.
76.How immature—my “transformation.”77.
78.I want to protect something innocent.
79.I’m still not like you.
80.Wannabe YES,
81.Wannabe YES,
82.Wannabe—
83.No one else can become me.84.
85.If I’m going to get hurt,
86.Let it be as stylish as a well-curated playlist.
87.Wannabe YES,
88.Wannabe YES,
89.Wannabe Wannabe,
90.YES Wannabe.
91.In the thrill of a gamble,
92.Go beyond thinking of others.
93.Raise it! Raise it! Raise it!
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