1.When people had expectations of me,
2.I felt more melancholy than joy.
3.When people loved me,
4.I felt more doubt than happiness.5.
6.The person I am still lives in that moment,
7.with a name shaped by those feelings.8.
9.The dreams I’ve chased
10.feel like someone else’s memories.
11.Tell me why.12.
13.Time passes, leaving me behind,
14.won’t you look back?
15.Notice me, care about me.
16.Waiting in front of a maze,
17.waiting for someone, yet taking no step forward,
18.no way out will ever appear.19.
20.I turned away from happiness.21.
22.When I was frustrated,
23.I pretended to be fine and smiled.
24.When I was out of breath,
25.I kept calm and acted like it didn’t hurt.26.
27.Doing those things, over time,
28.a different “me” took control.29.
30.I thought if I could deceive myself,
31.I’d grow stronger.32.
33.If the end came
34.without anyone knowing,
35.then even putting on a brave face
36.would be pointless—a world like that.
37.If I could start over as someone else,
38.I’d still choose my contrary self.39.
40.The seasons flow onward,
41.leaving me behind,
42.if only I could become stronger than I was yesterday,
43.crying while still moving forward.
44.I haven’t lied; I only kept things secret.
45.Not all of my choices have to be right.46.
47.Happiness lies within me.
Translated by:
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