PADDLE

ほんのhonno束の間tsukanoma　胸muneのno中nakaにni巻き起こるmakiokoru風kaze　風kaze　風kaze

For just a brief moment, a wind rises in my chest — wind, wind, wind

「今imaしかshikaないよな」nai yo naってtte　呪文jumonみたいにmitai ni繰り返すkurikaesu

"Now or never," I keep repeating like a spell

日常nichijouのno下敷きshitajikiにniなってnatte　埋もれたumoretaモノmonoをwo取り返すんだtorikaesu nda

I'll dig out what got buried under the weight of daily life

「甘いamai夢yumeだ」daとto誰かdarekaがgaほざいてたってhozaitettatte

"What a pipe dream," someone might scoff

虎視眈眈koshitan'tanとto準備junbiをwoしてきたshite kita僕bokuだからda kara

But I've been lying in wait, preparing all along

きっとkittoうまくumakuやれるyareru

I'm sure I can pull it off

行こうぜikou ze

Let's go

新しいatarashii記号kigouをwo探しsagashiにni

Searching for new symbols

フラスコfurasukoのno中naka　飛び込んでtobikonde

Diving into the flask

どんなdonna化学変化kagaku henkaをwo起こすokosuかka

What kind of chemical reaction will it set off?

軽くkarukuゆすってみようyusutte miyou　It's OKIt's OK

Let's give it a light shake — It's OK

ゆけyuke　荒れ狂うarekuruu海原unabaraのno上ue

Go — out over the raging open sea

未来miraiへとe to　手teをwo突きだしてtsukidashite

Reaching out toward the future

もしかしたらmoshikashitara今日kyouはwa何naniもmo起こんないかもokonnai kamo

Maybe nothing will happen today

でもdemo　明日ashitaへとe toパドリングpadoringu

But keep paddling toward tomorrow

時々tokidoki誰かdarekaがga僕bokuのno人生jinseiをwo操ってるayatsutteruようなyou na気がするki ga suru

Sometimes I feel like someone is pulling the strings of my life

誰dareにni感謝してkansha shiteいいiiのnoかkaはwa分からないwakaranaiけれどkeredo

I don't know who to thank

僕bokuはwa今日kyouもmo生きてるikiteru　まだmada　もう少しmou sukoshi君kimiをwo愛していれるaishiteireru

But I'm still alive today — still, a little longer, I can keep loving you

良いyoi事kotoがgaあってatteこそkosoのno笑顔egaoじゃなくてja nakute

It's not that good things make you smile

笑顔egaoでdeいりゃirya　良いyoi事kotoあるaruとto思えたらomoetara

If you can believe that smiling brings good things

それsoreがga良いyoi事kotoのno　序章joshouですdesu

Then that's the beginning of something good

新しいatarashii希望kibouをwo見つけようmitsukeyou

Let's find a new hope

フラスコfurasukoのno中naka　飛び込んでtobikonde

Diving into the flask

どんなdonna化学変化kagaku henkaをwo起こすokosuかka

What kind of chemical reaction will it set off?

もう一度mou ichidoゆすってみようyusutte miyou　It's OKIt's OK

Let's give it one more shake — It's OK

ゆけyuke　高いtakai　デカイdekai　波namiにni乗れnore

Go — ride the tall, massive waves

怯んでるhirunderu自分jibun蹴飛ばしてketobashite

Kick aside the part of you that flinches

もしかしたらmoshikashitara明日ashitaもmo何naniもmo起こんないかもokonnai kamo

Maybe nothing will happen tomorrow either

でもdemo　永遠eienのnoパドリングpadoringu

But keep paddling — forever

皮肉hinikuでde溢れたafureta世界sekai

A world overflowing with irony

不安fuanとto怒りikariのno過渡期katoki

A transitional age of anxiety and anger

見失わぬmiushinawanuようyouにni進もうsusumou

Let's keep moving so we don't lose our way

時々tokidoki　上手にjouzu ni

Once in a while, skillfully

息抜きしながらikinuki shinagara

Taking a breather

身をかわしながらmi wo kawashinagara

Dodging what comes

行こうぜikou ze

Let's go

新しいatarashii希望kibouをwo見つけようmitsukeyou

Let's find a new hope

フラスコfurasukoのno中naka　飛び込んでtobikonde

Diving into the flask

どんなdonna化学変化kagaku henkaをwo起こすokosuかka

What kind of chemical reaction will it set off?

ずっとzutto　ゆすっていこうyusutteikou　It's OKIt's OK

Let's keep shaking it — forever — It's OK

ゆけyuke　荒れ狂うarekuruu海原unabaraのno上ue

Go — out over the raging open sea

未来miraiへとe to　手teをwo突きだしてtsukidashite

Reaching out toward the future

もしかしたらmoshikashitaraずっとzutto何naniもmo起こんないかもokonnai kamo

Maybe nothing will ever happen at all

でもdemo　永遠eienのnoパドリングpadoringu

But keep paddling — forever

ただtada　ただtada　明日ashitaへとe toパドリングpadoringu

Just keep paddling, paddling toward tomorrow