透明Toumei飛行船Hikousen

鉄棒tetsubouがga得意tokuiだったdattaけどkedo　よくyoku慣れたnareta技wazaをwo舐めてかかりnamete kakari

I was good at the horizontal bar, but I got cocky with a move I knew well

後ろ向きにushiro muki ni頭atamaからkara落ちたochita　飛行船hikousenがga見えたmieta昼休みhiruyasumi

Fell backward, headfirst — I saw an airship that lunch break

優しいyasashii保健hokenのno先生sensei　泣かなかったnakanakatta事koto褒めてくれてhomete kurete

The kind school nurse praised me for not crying

仲良し度nakayoshi do微妙なbimyou na友達tomodachiがga　歩けるarukeruのにno niおぶりたがっていたoburitagatte ita

A friend I was sort-of-close-to wanted to carry me piggyback, even though I could walk

掃除中souji chuu教室kyoushitsuにni戻ってmodotte　ヒーローhiiroo扱いatsukaiされたsareta後ato

I went back to the classroom during cleaning time and got the hero treatment

午後gogoのno体育taiikuでde気が付いたki ga tsuita　得意tokuiがga苦手nigateにniなっちゃったnacchatta

Then in afternoon P.E. I realized — my strength had become my weakness

それからsore karaどうしたdou shita　おやoya　忘れちゃったのwasurechatta no　君kimiはwa

What happened after that? Oh, you forgot, didn't you?

精一杯seiippai　精一杯seiippai　笑ったwarattaでしょうdeshou

You smiled your hardest, your very hardest

皆minaのno前mae　あの子ano koのno前mae　取り繕ってtoritsukurotte

In front of everyone, in front of that person, keeping up appearances

誰dareもmo気にしないki ni shinai様なyou na事koto

The kind of thing no one cares about

それでもsore demo自分jibunにniはwa大ゴトoogoto

But to you, it was a very big deal

多分tabun平気なheiki naふりfuriはwa人生jinseiでde　わりとwari to重要なjuuyou naスキルsukiruだdaとto思うomou

I think faking being okay is actually a pretty important skill in life

多岐に渉りtaki ni watari効果kouka示すshimesuのでno de　使用頻度shiyou hindoもmoそれなりsorenari

It shows results across a wide range of situations, so naturally it gets used a lot

人hitoのno多くookuはwaそのsono熟練者jukurenshaでde　大概taigaiのno焦燥shousouはwa隠せるkakuseruがga

Most people are well-practiced at it, and can hide most anxieties

人hitoのno多くookuがgaそのsono熟練者jukurenshaだda　大概taigaiはwaばれていたりbarete itariもmoするsuruがga

But most people are well-practiced at it, so most of the time you've been seen through

大きくookiku小さなchiisa naプライドpuraidoがga　眠れないnemurenai夜yoruをwo幾つもikutsu mo生みumi

A pride both big and small gave birth to sleepless night after sleepless night

よくあるyoku aru類いtaguiのno苦しみkurushimiにni　命inochi掴まれてtsukamarete

A common kind of suffering that grips you by the throat

大丈夫daijoubuじゃなくてja nakute　当然touzenのno社会shakai

Not being okay is the default in this society

貧乏クジbinbou kuji引いたhiitaわけwakeじゃないんだよja nain da yo

You didn't draw the short straw

優しさyasashisaのno真似事manegotoのnoエゴegoでもdemo

Even a self-serving imitation of kindness

出会えたらdeaetara　無くさないようにnakusanai you ni

Once you find it, don't let it go

どうにかdou ni kaやってこられたyatte koraretaけどkedo　避け様のないsakeyou no nai石ishiにni躓いてtsumazuite

I'd been managing somehow, but I stumbled on a stone I couldn't avoid

いつもitsumoみたいにmitai ni起き上がれないokiagarenai　そんなsonna日hiがga遂にtsui ni来たkita

I couldn't get back up like I usually do — the day had finally come

ずっとzutto平気なheiki naふりfuriにni頼ってtayotte　嘘usoかka本音honneかka解らなくてwakaranakute

I'd been relying on faking it for so long, I couldn't tell lies from my real feelings

もっとmotto上手にjouzu ni生きていましたかikite imashita ka　飛行船hikousenがga見えたmieta頃koroのno事koto

Was I living more skillfully — back when I could see that airship?

あの時ano tokiどうしたdou shita　ほらhora　思い出してよomoidashite yo　君kimiはwa

What did you do back then? Come on, remember

ひとりhitori　こっそりkossori　泣いたnaitaでしょうdeshou

Alone, in secret, you cried

帰り道kaerimichi　夕焼けyuuyake　宮田公園Miyata kouenでde

On the way home, in the sunset, at Miyata Park

なんかnanka怖かったkowakattaお社oyashiroがga

That shrine that kind of creeped me out

その日sono hiはwa心強かったkokorozuyokatta

That day, it felt reassuring

もうmou精一杯seiippai　精一杯seiippai　笑ったwarattaでしょうdeshou

You smiled your hardest, your very hardest, one more time

皆minaもmo　あの子ano koもmo　笑っているwaratte iruでしょうdeshou

Everyone is smiling too, that person too

たまにtama ni本気honkiでde　泣いているnaite iruでしょうdeshou

Once in a while they're genuinely crying too

大丈夫daijoubu　もう一回mou ikkai　笑えるwaraeruでしょうdeshou

It's all right — you'll smile again, one more time

誰dareもmo気にしないki ni shinai様なyou na事koto

The kind of thing no one cares about

分かち合えやしないwakachiae ya shinai他人事taningoto

Other people's business that can never be shared

優しさyasashisaのno真似事manegotoはwa優しさyasashisa

An imitation of kindness is kindness

出会えたらdeaetara　迷わないようにmayowanai you ni

Once you find it, don't hesitate

出会っているdeatte iru　無くさないようにnakusanai you ni

You've already found it — don't let it go