1.After worrying about this and that
2.Are you trying to be the tragic princess all by yourself?
3.Yeah right, that doesn’t suit you at all4.
5.Swaying, wavering blind faith—
6.Ideals, beliefs… they’re fluid in the end
7.Still, cogito ergo sum — I think, therefore I am8.
9.(To the hundreds of choices) — about to lose sight
10.(This one single decision) — of the shape of life
11.(Against the thousands of oppressions) — what confirms it
12.(This one single blow of resistance) — is only this finger13.
14.Don’t discard — not even to the devil
15.Could I ever sell this away, no matter what
16.What I’ve gained is independence
17.Meant to be — if my breath, my heartbeat
18.Were to stop forever someday
19.Even then, I will never let fate decide for me20.
21.Even if I’m carrying a heavy burden
22.I won’t sit in a seat that someone else prepared for me—
23.Not anymore24.
25.Dizzying, dazzling eyesight
26.Standards and rules—paradigm shifts at every turn
27.Now, search for your raison d’être — reason for being28.
29.(To the hundreds of choices) — colors starting to fade
30.(This one single decision) — of the hues of life
31.(Against the thousands of oppressions) — to repaint them
32.(This one single blow of resistance) — only this finger can do it33.
34.Are you satisfied with the way you are living?
35.Don’t silence the true voice from inside
36.I must try—it’s do or die
37.And ask myself, if not now, when?38.
39.The unfinished portrait—imagined through visions
40.Lifted high through the actions I create
41.Even the unshakable restlessness, even the endless heartache—
42.They’re all part of my growth
43.Now I make this vow44.
45.Don’t discard — not even to God
46.Could I ever hand this over, no matter what
47.This is my independence
48.Even if it all began against my will
49.At least when the end comes—today, tomorrow, or someday—
50.I just want to choose that moment for myself51.
52.Don’t discard — not even to the devil
53.Could I ever sell this away, no matter what
54.What I’ve gained is independence
55.Meant to be — if my breath, my heartbeat
56.Were to stop forever someday
57.I will never let fate decide for me58.
59.The unfinished portrait—imagined through visions
60.Lifted high through the actions I create
61.I will choose myself, by my own hand
Translated by:
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