from Duty album.

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A long time ago, you said
“When you wake up, there’ll be
A wonderful present
Left by your pillow”
As you stroked my hair

As usual, your back appears
So small and unreliable
But we still smiled
Whenever we talked about fun things

Even so, why do humans
Make the same mistakes?
Just how many times must we do so
Before we learn to regret?

I remember
That night long ago
Which should have been buried

A long time ago, you said
“When you wake up, there’ll be
A wonderful present
Left by your pillow”
As you stroked my hair

I fell asleep holding on to
A heart filled with anticipation
Looking forward to the eventual
Coming of dawn

When I awoke, at my pillow
Was a huge teddy bear
Taking the place of you
Who should have been there

A long time ago, you said
“When you wake up, there’ll be
A wonderful present
Left by your pillow”
As you stroked my hair…

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from Voyage single + RAINBOW album.

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In order to achieve happiness
We embark on this journey
Look, a smile fits you so well

I recall those days which never fade
Such fleeting beautiful days

That season when we yearned for the dazzling sea
That season when the snow fell

Every time I turned around
You were there

In order to achieve happiness
We embark on this journey
Everyone is a traveller
Bringing along unhealable wounds
Look, a smile fits you so well

How many times had I lost my way?
Each time, a warm hand would

Reach out to me
It was always you

What would we think as we reach
The end of this long journey?
Everyone is a traveller
Who loses their way in the quest for love
Let’s go together, until we’ve had enough

What would we think as we reach
The end of this long journey?
Everyone is a traveller
Who loses their way in the quest for love
Let’s go together, until we’ve had enough

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from Rock’n’Roll Circus album.

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What do you mean by “I love you”?
What do you mean by “You’re the best”?
Hey, just how many times can you repeat
Those overly familiar gestures and mannerisms?

Being ignorant is truly frightening
Even if it means you can’t hate what you don’t know

“Women never know anything”
“They can only nod with tear-filled eyes”
(If you think that) It’s a big mistake
Because I hold you in my hand

What do you mean by “You’re all I’ve dreamt of”?
What do you mean by “I’ll give you happiness”?
Hey, all that is a representation
Of what they call self-complacency, right?

Just having a partner is not happiness
But if we have each other, then that’s ×××

Women always adopt a passive attitude
Showing no intentions and desires
(We can do so) Because we control the circumstances
Either way, I hold you in my hand

“Women never know anything”
“They can only nod with tear-filled eyes”
(If you think that) It’s a big mistake
Because I hold you in the palm of my hand

Women always adopt a passive attitude
Showing no intentions and desires
(We can do so) Because we control the circumstances
Either way, I hold you in my hand

hey!

A woman’s heart and that sky
Nobody can read them

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from (miss)understood album.

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The longer your silence continues to stretch
My soundless scream can almost be heard
As it splits open my heart

How can I be so hopelessly incompetent and foolish
That I can’t even protect this hand I should be holding

Hey, I won’t say that I wish you’d forgive me someday
Yes, if you are fighting alone now
That alone is truly a sign for me

You wished so hard to be strong, so much so that
You hid your tears and something else away, all for my sake

Hey, we’ll reach that place someday, right?
Yes, I want to show you an extraordinary scenery
That alone is a sign for tomorrow and the future

Hey, we’ll reach that place someday, right?
Yes, I want to show you an extraordinary scenery
That alone is a sign for tomorrow and the future

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from Secret album.

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The girls passing me by
Were so dazzling, I averted my eyes
They were just like innocent children
With wings of freedom

Wishing for the place of light
On the other side of darkness
Even if I spread my one remaining wing
I can’t even reach truth

Just how do I look
When seen from where you are?
Please laugh and dismiss
All these days filled with falsehoods
Before it becomes too late

Even when I grow tired from flying
I have no courage to rest my wing
If I can have
One wish come true
Just bring me out of here

Even now, I’m still here
Always searching for a place to belong
Somehow, somehow, I just pray
For these emotions to reach you
I don’t wish for anything else

Just how do I look
When seen from where you are?
Please laugh and dismiss
All these days filled with falsehoods

Even now, I’m still here
Always searching for a place to belong
Somehow, somehow, I just pray
For these emotions to reach you
I don’t wish for anything else

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