東京タワー (Toukyou tawaa) – Tokyo Tower

from Sora no ki album.

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You said that I was Number 1
But as spring rushes by us
Your gaze shifted elsewhere
To that stimulating one

I should have made you ashamed
Maybe I should have designed a trap for you
From the watchtower, I witnessed
The moment love shifted

I understand
That expression on your face
You’re waiting for the opportunity
For a sign of temptation

Why
Did you choose someone whom I can see?
Is it ok to pretend to not know anything and wait for you?
Tell me
Was the forever you wished for a lie?
My plans remain blank pieces of paper
Tokyo melancholy

Exposing old wounds
As if exchanging in brand new furniture
You’re swapping me out
Even the place where I belong

I’ve always known
Even as you said “thank you” with a smile
That you were beginning to tire
Of the plan I had chosen

That’s right
I’m imperfect, I’ll never reach his standard
I cannot even speak one piece of good news
Even now
I continue counting the swelling buds
Of your laughter alone
Tokyo melancholy

Stretching out my hand and there you are
Smiling right beside him
This reality that I cannot accept
Keeps me
Rooted to the spot

Why
Why
Did you choose someone whom I can see?
Is it ok to pretend to not know anything and wait for you?
Tell me
Was the forever you wished for a lie?
My plans remain blank pieces of paper
Tokyo melancholy
That’s right
I’m imperfect, I’ll never reach his standard
I cannot even let you dream of tomorrow
Even now
I continue counting the swelling buds
Of your laughter alone
Tokyo melancholy

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from Sora no ki album.

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I’m floating
Forgetting even the nightmare
I’d had through the night

Shall we occasionally
Exchange cheap lines
Like in a movie?

Adjusting the tilt
I looked up at the blue sky
The world spins, carrying the lies with it

Throw the dice, run on clumsily
To you, to your base
Embrace the flowers, let the spray fly
Expose all the shame and run

I was stingy
And thirsty
Encased in armour

Gazing at the sun pouring into the storm
As I sucked on my thumb

Comparing myself to something
Hating that something
The world plucks hope away

Throw the dice, run on clumsily
Admire the poison, spread the poison
To the clear morning, to the muddy cloud rift
Expose all the shame and run

Someone is crying
A dog is howling
To the area outside my domain
I jeer and yell
Without listening
Spreading out the rag sail
Steering the helm to head straight to my hopes

Throw the dice, run on clumsily
To you, to your base
Embrace the flowers, let the spray fly
Expose all the shame and run
Throw the dice, run on clumsily
Admire the poison, spread the poison
To the clear morning, to the muddy cloud rift
Expose all the shame and run

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