少女アステリア (Shoujo asuteria) – Maiden Asteria

from Setsunatsu, Diver single.

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In the midst of the sighing crowd
Maiden Asteria runs on with bare feet
Not wanting to fit into the role decided for her
“Too many rules and regulations, leave me alone”

What’s important is, here,
Held tightly in my hand
I’m not afraid of anything
The girls around me are so well-behaved
But I don’t want to become a bird in a cage

Don’t get in my way, come, open up the path, yay yay yay
It’s not a bad thing to be myself, right?
Goodbye to those superficial values
That stop me from saying “I like it” when I want to
Let me go on ahead
And someday, I’ll become a shining star

Gripping tightly onto the ticket I’d hidden
Deep in my drawer, I aim for Asteria
I’m not lonely on my journey
I won’t speak to anyone, it’s a secret trip

The falling petals land on my palm
It’s something real, not a dream
Bidding goodbye to this rusted city
I spread my wings to that wide sky

Don’t tell me what to do, just let me be, yay yay yay
There’s nobody who can understand me
Goodbye to those superficial rules
That determine what I’m not allowed to do
I’m just so fed up with them
The birds soaring in the sky are calling out to me

Imitation, imitation
Escaping from this made-up world
To that free sky

Don’t get in my way, come, open up the path, yay yay yay
It’s not a bad thing to be myself, right?
Don’t tell me what to do, just let me be, yay yay yay
There’s nobody who can understand me
Goodbye to those superficial values
That stop me from saying “I like it” when I want to
Let me go on ahead
And someday, I’ll become a shining star

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