The place I collapsed, at the limits of my strength,
Was atop a cold building.
The midwinter sky that I looked up to from there-
That was the beginning of it all.
The thing I’ve been searching for desperately all this time
Is the faintest, invisible hope.
After encountering so much brilliance along the way,
What finally graced my ears
Was a brand new world.
The sound of that music connected a dream of tomorrow,
Declaring that today is more beautiful than yesterday!
That’s something I was never able to realize on my own-
It’s because you were there with me
That I was able to take a step forward.
Heavy clouds were flowing by,
Living in fear of tomorrow.
Even though they’d rather be smiling,
Than obscuring the flow of time.
Among these revolving, ordinary days,
The moment I realized your innocent smile
Was more important to me than anything else…
This melody was weaved,
By words free of falsehood.
As that singing voice continued to ring out,
I heard the softest phrase, saying, “I’m so glad to be alive”.
At the very instant I took notice, the clouds began to disperse,
And I was finally able to find
What I had been looking for.
Before I heard that song,
No matter where I went,
I always felt somehow lonesome… empty…
But once I heard that song,
I felt I could forgive anything and everything:
A dream providing guidance for light, love, and tomorrow!
Today is more beautiful than yesterday,
So I’ll sing a song, saying, “I’m so glad to be alive”!
All alone, there’s no way I could have known-
It’s because you taught me,
That I’m able to take a step forward.
So let us depart for tomorrow!