Bird Cage

Bird Cage

Mr.ChildrenMr.Children

Lyrics by: KAZUTOSHI SAKURAI

Music by: KAZUTOSHI SAKURAI

Released: 2002.05.10

綺麗なkirei naはずhazunoすっとしたsutto shitatemo

これkorede見納めmiosameかなぁ?kanaa?

imaniなっちゃえばnacchaeba名残り惜しくnagorioshiku思えるomoeru


話し合ったってhanashiattatte何一つnani hitotsu

分かり合えないwakariaenaiけどkedo

終わりowariniするってsurutte答えkotaeだけdakewa同じonaji


あなたanatano口づけkuchizukedebokuga変われたkawaretaならnaraいいiiのにnoni

お互いotagaino両手ryoutewa自分jibunnoことkotode塞がってるfusagatteru

笑いながらwarainagara はしゃぎながらhashaginagara

誤魔化してきたgomakashite kita 叫び声sakebigoega

muneno okuni 響くhibiku

重くomoku 重くomoku 重くomoku


間抜けなmanuke na神様kamisamaga僕らbokurawo

つがいtsugaide飼おうとしてkaou to shite

狭いsemai鳥篭torikagoni入れたiretaならnara今頃imagoro


eni描いたkaitaようなyou na幸せshiawasega

訪れていたotozureteitanoかなぁ?kanaa?

発狂しないでhakkyou shinaide僕らbokura暮らしていたkurashiteitaかなぁ?kanaa?


あなたanatano溜め息tameikide

世界sekaiga曇るkumoruはずhazuないnaiのにnoni

真面目なmajime nakaowoしてshite悩めるnayameruonnawo演じてたenjiteta

そのsonoプライドpuraidowo保ちながらtamochinagara

迷いながらmayoinagara 妥協しながらdakyou shinagara

日毎higoto 愛情aijouwa 渇くkawaku

孤独kodoku 孤独kodoku 孤独kodoku


明日ashitaからkara僕らbokura晴れてharete自由jiyuunomida

鳥篭torikagonoドアdoawaもうmou開いてるんだaiterunda

だからdakara 遠くtooku 遠くtookue

オアシスoashisunomaede力尽きるchikara tsukiruとしてもto shite mo

明日ashitaへとe to 僕らbokura飛んでいかなくちゃなんないtondeikanakucha nannai

ずっとzutto 遠くtooku 遠くtookue

蒼いaoi 浅いasai 昨日kinouwo嘆くnageku

やがてyagate 脆くmoroku tokiga 洗い流していくarainagashiteiku

甘いamai記憶kioku

遠くtooku 遠くtooku 遠くtooku

遠くtooku 遠くtooku 遠くtookue

綺麗なkirei naはずhazunoすっとしたsutto shitatemo

Even those slender hands that should be beautiful

これkorede見納めmiosameかなぁ?kanaa?

I guess this is the last I'll see of them

imaniなっちゃえばnacchaeba名残り惜しくnagorioshiku思えるomoeru

Now that it's come to this, I can't help feeling it's hard to let go

話し合ったってhanashiattatte何一つnani hitotsu

No matter how much we talked, not a single thing

分かり合えないwakariaenaiけどkedo

Could we ever understand about each other

終わりowariniするってsurutte答えkotaeだけdakewa同じonaji

But the answer to end it was the same for both of us

あなたanatano口づけkuchizukedebokuga変われたkawaretaならnaraいいiiのにnoni

If only your kiss could have changed me

お互いotagaino両手ryoutewa自分jibunnoことkotode塞がってるfusagatteru

Both our hands are too full with our own problems

笑いながらwarainagara はしゃぎながらhashaginagara

Laughing, carrying on

誤魔化してきたgomakashite kita 叫び声sakebigoega

The screams we've been hiding

muneno okuni 響くhibiku

Echo deep in my chest

重くomoku 重くomoku 重くomoku

Heavy, heavy, heavy

間抜けなmanuke na神様kamisamaga僕らbokurawo

If some clueless god had taken us

つがいtsugaide飼おうとしてkaou to shite

And tried to raise us as a pair

狭いsemai鳥篭torikagoni入れたiretaならnara今頃imagoro

Locked in a cramped birdcage, then by now

eni描いたkaitaようなyou na幸せshiawasega

Would picture-perfect happiness

訪れていたotozureteitanoかなぁ?kanaa?

Have come our way?

発狂しないでhakkyou shinaide僕らbokura暮らしていたkurashiteitaかなぁ?kanaa?

Could we have lived together without losing our minds?

あなたanatano溜め息tameikide

With your sighs

世界sekaiga曇るkumoruはずhazuないnaiのにnoni

There's no way the world should cloud over, and yet

真面目なmajime nakaowoしてshite悩めるnayameruonnawo演じてたenjiteta

You played the serious-faced, troubled woman

そのsonoプライドpuraidowo保ちながらtamochinagara

While holding onto that pride

迷いながらmayoinagara 妥協しながらdakyou shinagara

Wavering, compromising

日毎higoto 愛情aijouwa 渇くkawaku

Day by day, love runs dry

孤独kodoku 孤独kodoku 孤独kodoku

Loneliness, loneliness, loneliness

明日ashitaからkara僕らbokura晴れてharete自由jiyuunomida

Starting tomorrow, we're finally free

鳥篭torikagonoドアdoawaもうmou開いてるんだaiterunda

The birdcage door is already open

だからdakara 遠くtooku 遠くtookue

So fly far, far away

オアシスoashisunomaede力尽きるchikara tsukiruとしてもto shite mo

Even if we collapse before reaching the oasis

明日ashitaへとe to 僕らbokura飛んでいかなくちゃなんないtondeikanakucha nannai

We have to keep flying toward tomorrow

ずっとzutto 遠くtooku 遠くtookue

Ever farther, farther away

蒼いaoi 浅いasai 昨日kinouwo嘆くnageku

Grieving a blue, shallow yesterday

やがてyagate 脆くmoroku tokiga 洗い流していくarainagashiteiku

Soon, fragile, time will wash it all away

甘いamai記憶kioku

Sweet memories

遠くtooku 遠くtooku 遠くtooku

Far, far, far

遠くtooku 遠くtooku 遠くtookue

Far, far, far away

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