R.I.P.

そこsokoにni君kimiがga居なかったinakatta事koto　そこsokoにni僕bokuがga居なかったinakatta事koto

The fact that you weren't there, the fact that I wasn't there

こんなkonna当然touzenをwo思うomouだけdakeでde　今imaがgaこれ程kore hodo

Just thinking about something so obvious makes the present this much

ダイナモdainamoのno音oto　うねるuneru坂道sakamichi　憧れakogareのnoギアgia　いじったijikutta誰かdareka

The hum of a dynamo, a winding hill, the coveted gear, someone who tinkered with it

ザリzari釣りtsuri帰りkaeri　謎nazoのnoサーチライトsaachiraito　始まりhajimari探しsagashi　迷ったらmayottara夜yoru

Coming back from crawdad fishing, a mysterious searchlight, searching for beginnings, getting lost meant nighttime

不思議fushigiがga忘れるwasureruくらいkuraiあったatta

There were so many wonders I'd forget them

そのsonoいくつかikutsukaのno魔法mahouはwaもうmou解けてtoketeしまったshimatta

Some of those spells have already been broken

長靴nagagutsuはwa嫌いkirai　傘kasaはwa大好きdaisuki　重ねたらkasanetaraほらhora　これkore秘密基地himitsu kichi

I hated rain boots, loved umbrellas — stack them up and look, a secret base

自転車置き場jitensha okiba　会いにai ni通ったkayotta　尻尾shippoのno生えたhaeta内緒naishoのno友達tomodachi

The bike parking lot — I kept visiting, a secret friend with a tail

言えないienai事kotoがga今imaよりyoriもmoあったatta　寂しいsabishiiのnoはwa失くしたnakushitaからkaraじゃないja nai

There were more things I couldn't say than now — the loneliness isn't from losing them

そこsokoにni君kimiがga居なかったinakatta事koto　分かち合えないwakachiaenai遠いtooi日hiのno事koto

The fact that you weren't there, those distant days we can never share

こんなkonna当然touzenをwo思うomouだけdakeでde　すぐにsugu ni景色keshikiがga滲むnijimuよyo

Just thinking about something so obvious makes the scenery blur right away

体温計taionkeiでde　ズルしてzuru shite早退soutai　下足箱gesokubakoにni斜陽shayou　溜め息tameikiひとつhitotsu

Faking a fever on the thermometer, leaving school early — late afternoon light on the shoe lockers, a single sigh

母の日haha no hiのno朝asa　父さんtousanとtoシャベルshaberuでde　尻尾shippoのno付いたtsuita友達tomodachiのno墓haka

Mother's Day morning, Dad and I with a shovel — a grave for the friend with a tail

悲しいkanashii事kotoはwa宝物takaramonoにniなったnatta

Sad things became treasures

君kimiもmoきっとkitto　そりゃもうsorya mou沢山takusan持っているmotte iruでしょうdeshou

I'm sure you have plenty of your own

そこsokoにni僕bokuがga居なかったinakatta事koto　今imaはwa側sobaにni居られるirareru事koto

The fact that I wasn't there, the fact that now I can be by your side

こんなkonna当然touzenをwo思うomouだけdakeでde　世界中sekaijuuがga輝くkagayakuよyo

Just thinking about something so obvious makes the whole world shine

同じonajiものmono見られたらmiraretara　それsoreだけdakeでdeいいii

If we can see the same things, that alone is enough

同じonaji気持ちkimochiじゃなくてもja nakute mo　それsoreだけdakeでdeいいii

Even if we don't feel the same, that alone is enough

変わっていくkawatte ikuのnoならnara　全てsubete見ておきたいmite okitai

If things are going to change, I want to witness all of it

居なくなるinaku naruのnoならnara　居たita事kotoをwo知りたいshiritai

If someone's going to be gone, I want to know they were here

ここkokoにni誰dareがga居たかったitakattaだろうdarou　それsoreがga僕bokuにもni moなり得るnarieru事koto

Who wanted to be here? The fact that it could have been me

こんなkonna当然touzenをwo思うomouだけdakeでde　眠れないnemurenai程hodo怖いんだよkowai ndayo

Just thinking about something so obvious keeps me up at night, that's how scared I am

そこsokoにni君kimiがga居なかったinakatta事koto　そこsokoにni僕bokuがga居なかったinakatta事koto

The fact that you weren't there, the fact that I wasn't there

こんなkonna当然touzenをwo思うomouだけdakeでde　今imaがgaこれ程kore hodo愛しいんだよitoshii ndayo

Just thinking about something so obvious makes the present this precious

怖いんだよkowai ndayo

This frightening

アドバルーンadobaruunのno下shita　催事場saijibaのnoヒーローhiiroo

Under an advertising balloon, a hero at the fairground

光化学スモッグkoukagaku sumoggu　手teをwo引かれたhikareta野球帽yakyuubou

Photochemical smog, a baseball cap being led by the hand

地球chikyuuでde一番ichiban　幸せshiawaseだdaとto思ったomotta　あの日ano hiのno僕bokuにni　君kimiをwo見せたいmisetai

The me from that day, who thought he was the happiest person on earth — I want to show him you