Hearing the sound of you preparing my lunch,
Caused a pang deep in my sinuses that forced a laugh.
A cold spring morning, today is our final day;
From here on out,
You won’t have to get up early any more.
I hated it whenever you’d say, “I do it for you”;
Those days were spent rejecting your suffocating love.
Bathing in those words full of might,
Your back always went on shaking.
This station that I’ll never see again,
Knows of my cowardly side.
But you know, mother, I’m not afraid any longer:
I’ll part ways from you and walk on.
I swear upon my “deed to the future”,
To wake up each new day for the sake of someone else.
In order to make up for all the times I couldn’t say “I’m sorry”,
Starting tomorrow, I’ll go on living,
With a warmth just like yours in my heart.
Your back seems to have gotten a bit smaller than it was back then…
Today I’ve gotten just a little closer to catching up to you.
Saying nothing as you leave for the day,
You’re wearing a worn-out business suit.
This roof, where clouds flow on by,
Knows the side of me that never stops running away.
But you know, father, I’ve already decided:
Someday I want to surpass you!
I want to go on protecting,
The tomorrow of someone I wish to protect.
In order to make up for all the times I couldn’t say “Thank you”,
Starting tomorrow, I’ll go on living,
With a strength just like yours in my heart.
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A dancing wind that carries petals high into the sky,
Is telling me it’s time to depart on a journey.
To this time I’ve spent running through full speed with you,
I’ll wave my hand, and say, “Go along, now”!
And I’ll go on alone.
I swear upon my “deed to the future”,
To wake up each new day for the sake of someone else.
In order to make up for all the times I couldn’t say “Thank you”,
Starting tomorrow, I’ll go on living,
With a warmth just like yours…
A strength just like yours in my heart.
I’ll go on living,
So as not to forget this spring day.