Kobukuro

In these crumpled photos
Dazzling times
And a you and I that were so close together, that now it hurts
Are vividly depicted
It's not anyone's fault that
We went astray
Before I knew it, you had begun
To live inside of me

There are races that have taught me something
That is not just winning or losing
We ran in them together, in the cold summer rain
Blue sprays overlap one another in the after image
Emotions floated on the beach
The light of a promise wrapped up even the wounds
From both happiness and sadness

I'm still alive, having straight on outrun
The season that I search for
Much to my amazement
In those days, full of mistakes
The tears that fell and the answers
I gather all of them up in my heart, and one more time
I go to the other side of the wind, of the summer sky
With wings named you

The evening calm sits on the water's surface
Like floccuses lined up in a row
With my blotchy heart, I haven't yet
Noticed your voice

When the autumn wind is tired of waiting for
The end of summer, that is still far away
The last bit of sunshine falls in our eyes
And even if we follow it, the feelings just pass by
I can't shake off the after image
I stood stock still in the shadow of youth
With the road that I can't chose before my eyes

Even if I give up, even if I pretend not to see
The helm of a heart without deceit
Is even now in your hands
Even if dreams that won't come true float about in it
There is a glimmer of courage that won't sink
At this moment, I want to make a bet
I'm going to head for the place that the wish that
I've gripped ahold of and won't let go of until the very end
Guides me to

When the voice that I could unconsciously
Hear at my back
Even now makes me turn around
I feel pain

I'm still alive, having straight on outrun
The season that I search for
Much to my amazement
In those days, full of mistakes
The tears that fell and the answers
I gathered all of them up in my heart
And held them as though they hadn't gotten lost
And one more time, I go to the other side of the summer sky
And of the wind
With wings named you
To the sky that we were in