くるみKurumi

ねぇnee　くるみkurumi

Hey, Kurumi

このkono街machiのno景色keshikiはwa君kimiのno目meにniどうdou映るutsuruの?no?

How does the scenery of this town look through your eyes?

今imaのno僕bokuはwaどうdou見えるmieruの?no?

How do I look to you now?

ねぇnee　くるみkurumi

Hey, Kurumi

誰かdarekaのno優しさyasashisaもmo皮肉hinikuにni聞こえてしまうんだkikoete shimau nda

Even someone's kindness sounds like sarcasm to me

そんなsonna時tokiはwaどうdouしたらshitaraいい?ii?

What should I do when that happens?

良かったyokatta事kotoだけdake思い出してomoidashite

Remembering only the good things

やけにyake ni年老いたtoshioita気持ちkimochiにniなるnaru

I feel strangely old before my time

とはいえto wa ie暮らしkurashiのno中nakaでde

That said, within this life

今ima　動き出そうとしているugokidasou to shiteiru

Something is about to start moving now

歯車hagurumaのnoひとつhitotsuにniならなくてはなぁnaranakute wa naa

And I must become one of those gears

希望kibouのno数kazuだけdake失望shitsubouはwa増えるfueru

For every hope, there's one more disappointment

それでもsoredemo明日ashitaにni胸muneはwa震えるfurueru

Still, my heart trembles for tomorrow

「どんなdonna事kotoがga起こるんだろう?」okorun darou?

"What's going to happen next?"

想像してみるんだよsouzou shite mirun da yo

Try to imagine it

ねぇnee　くるみkurumi

Hey, Kurumi

時間jikanがga何もかもnanimo kamo洗いarai連れ去ってくれればtsuresatte kurereba

If time could wash everything away and carry it off

生きるikiru事kotoはwa実にjitsu ni容易いtayasui

Living would be so much easier

ねぇnee　くるみkurumi

Hey, Kurumi

あれareからkaraはwa一度ichidoもmo涙namidaはwa流してないよnagashitenai yo

I haven't shed a single tear since then

でもdemo　本気honkiでde笑うwarau事kotoもmo少ないsukunai

But I hardly ever laugh for real either

どこかdokokaでde掛け違えてきてkakechigaete kite

Somewhere along the way things got misaligned

気が付けばki ga tsukeba一つhitotsu余ったamattaボタンbotan

And before I knew it, there was one button left over

同じonajiようにしてyou ni shite誰かdarekaがga　持て余したmoteamashitaボタンホールbotan hooruにni

If in someone else's spare buttonhole

出会うdeau事kotoでde意味imiがga出来たdekitaならnaraいいii

That button could find its meaning — that would be enough

出会いdeaiのno数kazuだけdake別れwakareはwa増えるfueru

For every encounter, there's one more goodbye

それでもsoredemo希望kibouにni胸muneはwa震えるfurueru

Still, my heart trembles with hope

十字路juujiroにni出くわすdekuwasuたびtabi

Every time I reach a crossroads

迷いmayoiもmoするsuruだろうdarouけどkedo

I'll probably hesitate, but

今以上ima ijouをwoいつもitsumo欲しがるhoshigaruくせにkuse ni

Always wanting more than what I have

変わらないkawaranai愛aiをwo求めmotome歌うutau

Yet singing for a love that never changes

そうしてsou shite歯車hagurumaはwa回るmawaru

And so the gears keep turning

このkono必要以上hitsuyou ijouのno負担futanにni

Under this burden, more than what's needed

ギシギシgishi gishi鈍いnibui音otoをwoたてながらtatenagara

Creaking, groaning with a dull sound

希望kibouのno数kazuだけdake失望shitsubouはwa増えるfueru

For every hope, there's one more disappointment

それでもsoredemo明日ashitaにni胸muneはwa震えるfurueru

Still, my heart trembles for tomorrow

「どんなdonna事kotoがga起こるんだろう?」okorun darou?

"What's going to happen next?"

想像してみようsouzou shite miyou

Let's try to imagine

出会いdeaiのno数kazuだけdake別れwakareはwa増えるfueru

For every encounter, there's one more goodbye

それでもsoredemo希望kibouにni胸muneはwa震えるfurueru

Still, my heart trembles with hope

引き返しちゃいけないよねhikikaeshicha ikenai yo ne

I know I can't turn back now

進もうsusumou　君kimiのnoいないinai道michiのno上ueへe

Let's move on — down this road without you