from Sakura Gakuin 2017 Nendo ~My Road~ album.
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The sweat trailing down my flushed red cheeks
Is proof that I’m alive
The planned for future I drew out selfishly
Isn’t a goal, but a lost way
Exposed to the choking heat of everyday, struggling
A quivering girl’s heart.
Can I progress on, unafraid of choice?
Even with ten thousand regrets
I can’t stop this feeling of love
It’s true, in this painful life, it’s better to shine
I’ll polish it my own way, this limitless diamond
The wetness in my eyes as I look up at the sky
Is proof of my passion
That day when I acted all feisty
Remembering it makes me so desperate
Having my careless attitude seen through, I panicked
Returning thorny words
Did I manage to say “sorry” before they hit their mark?
Even with ten thousand collisions
I can’t stand not doing anything
Surely, in this painful life, it’s better to have fun
Because smiles are shining, invincible diamonds
I said this, I said that
Yet I couldn’t do it
What’s happened to my messy jumbled road?
Such a distance from my ideal self
…So, have I grown up?
Regretting, sobbing
These overlapping wounds can’t be counted
But in this painful life, I aim for revival
Continuing to crash against everything now
Even with ten thousand regrets
I can’t stop this feeling of love
It’s true, in this painful life, it’s better to shine
I’ll polish it my own way, this limitless diamond
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