Prelude

Prelude

Mr.ChildrenMr.Children

Lyrics by: Kazutoshi Sakurai

Music by: Kazutoshi Sakurai

Released: 2010.12.01

Hey youHey you higa暮れるkureru

今日kyouwaどんなdonna一日ichinichiだった?datta?

全部zenbuga思い通りomoidooriniいくikuはずhazuないnaiってtte

知っててshittete聞いてんだkiitenda


明日ashitawaどこdokoni行こう?ikou?

ねぇneemy friend. where do we go?my friend. where do we go?

七色nanaironohikariwo放ってたhanattetayumega

しぼんじゃったshibonjattaとしてもto shite mokaowo上げなagena


前奏曲pureryuudoga聞こえてkikoeteくるkuru

さぁsaa mimiwo澄ませてsumaseteごらんgoran

停留場teiryuujoudebokuwa待ってるmatteru

kimimo一緒にissho ni乗らないか?noranai ka?


muneno高鳴りtakanariniそのsonomiwoゆだねようyudaneyou

燻りkusuburiwoわだかまりwadakamariwo捨てsuteni行こうikou

深くfukaku考えないkangaenaiことkotoga切符代わりkippu gawarida


kubiwotateni振るfuru

ただtadaそれsoreだけdakede昨日kinouga過ぎてsugiteしまったshimatta

そんなsonna自分jibunwo嫌にiya niならないnaranaitameno言い訳iiwakewo

自分jibunni繰り返しkurikaeshiやり過ごしてyarisugoshiteいるiruのならno nara


夢幻maboroshiwo振りまいてfurimaite imaそのsono列車resshawa走り出すhashiridasu

汽笛kitekiwo轟かせてtodorokasete 躯体kutaiwo震わせてfuruwasete hikarino射すsasuhoue

悩んでたnayandetaことkotoなんてnante imawaとりあえずtoriaezutananouee

要らないぜiranai ze 荷物nimotsuなんてnante

何もnanimo持たないでmotanaide飛び乗れ!tobinore!


Hey youHey you そのsonomukashiwa英雄eiyuuniなれるnareruto勘違いkanchigaiしてたshiteta

テーブルteeburudeスタンバってたってsutanbatteta tte何もnanimo運ばれちゃこないhakobareccha konaiのにnoni


そこsokodenaniしてるの?shiteru no?

ねぇneemy friend. what' s going on?my friend. what' s going on?

探し物sagashimonowa見つかったmitsukattaの?no?

それともsoretomoニセモノnisemonowoつかまされてtsukamasarete泣き寝入りnakiniriかい?kai?


信じてshinjiteいればirebayumewa叶うkanaudaなんてnantekuchiga裂けてもsaketemo言えないienai

だけどdakedo信じてshinjiteなければnakereba成し得ないnashienaiことkotoga

きっとkitto何処かdokokade僕らbokurano訪れotozurewo待ってmatteいるiru


悲しみkanashimiwo追い越してoikoshite なおもnaomoそのsono列車resshawa走ってくhashitteku

暗闇kurayamiwo切り裂いてkirisaite kazewoおこしてokoshite 目指してたmezashitetaそのsono向こうmukoue

良識ryoushikiyaモラルmoraruなんてnante imawaとりあえずtoriaezutananouee

要らないぜiranai ze 客観視kyakkanshiなんてnante

息絶えるikitaeruまでmade止まらないで!tomaranaide!


長いことnagai koto続いてたtsuzuiteta自分探しjibun sagashinotabimo

この辺kono hende終わりowariniしようshiyouka

明日ashitaこそkoso 誰かdarekani必要hitsuyoutoされるsareru

自分jibunwo見つけたいmitsuketai


Hey youHey you higa暮れるkureru

明日ashitawaどんなdonna一日ichinichiniしようshiyouか?ka?

前奏曲pureryuudoga聞こえてるkikoeteru

さぁsaa mimiwo澄ませてsumaseteごらんgoran


憧れakogarewo連れ回してtsuremawashite 今日kyoumoそのsono列車resshawa走ってるhashitteru

汽笛kitekiwo轟かせてtodorokasete 躯体kutaiwo震わせてfuruwasete hikarino射すsasuhoue

悩んでたnayandetaことkotoなんてnante imawaとりあえずtoriaezutananouee

要らないぜiranai ze 荷物nimotsuなんてnante

何もnanimo手にしないでte ni shinaide飛び回れ!tobimaware!

Hey youHey you higa暮れるkureru

Hey you — the sun is going down

今日kyouwaどんなdonna一日ichinichiだった?datta?

What kind of day was today?

全部zenbuga思い通りomoidooriniいくikuはずhazuないnaiってtte

I know nothing goes exactly as planned

知っててshittete聞いてんだkiitenda

I already knew that when I asked

明日ashitawaどこdokoni行こう?ikou?

Where should we go tomorrow?

ねぇneemy friend. where do we go?my friend. where do we go?

Hey my friend, where do we go?

七色nanaironohikariwo放ってたhanattetayumega

Even if the dream that shone in seven colors

しぼんじゃったshibonjattaとしてもto shite mokaowo上げなagena

Has deflated, lift your head up

前奏曲pureryuudoga聞こえてkikoeteくるkuru

I can hear the prelude starting

さぁsaa mimiwo澄ませてsumaseteごらんgoran

Come on, listen carefully

停留場teiryuujoudebokuwa待ってるmatteru

I'm waiting at the station

kimimo一緒にissho ni乗らないか?noranai ka?

Won't you get on with me?

muneno高鳴りtakanariniそのsonomiwoゆだねようyudaneyou

Let's surrender to the pounding in our chests

燻りkusuburiwoわだかまりwadakamariwo捨てsuteni行こうikou

Let's go throw away the smoldering, the grudges

深くfukaku考えないkangaenaiことkotoga切符代わりkippu gawarida

Not overthinking — that's your ticket

kubiwotateni振るfuru

Just nodding along

ただtadaそれsoreだけdakede昨日kinouga過ぎてsugiteしまったshimatta

That alone and yesterday was over

そんなsonna自分jibunwo嫌にiya niならないnaranaitameno言い訳iiwakewo

If you're just feeding yourself excuses

自分jibunni繰り返しkurikaeshiやり過ごしてyarisugoshiteいるiruのならno nara

So you won't hate the person you've become

夢幻maboroshiwo振りまいてfurimaite imaそのsono列車resshawa走り出すhashiridasu

Scattering illusions, the train now starts to move

汽笛kitekiwo轟かせてtodorokasete 躯体kutaiwo震わせてfuruwasete hikarino射すsasuhoue

Blasting its whistle, shaking its frame, toward where the light breaks through

悩んでたnayandetaことkotoなんてnante imawaとりあえずtoriaezutananouee

All those worries — for now, just put them on the shelf

要らないぜiranai ze 荷物nimotsuなんてnante

You don't need any luggage

何もnanimo持たないでmotanaide飛び乗れ!tobinore!

Jump on with nothing in your hands!

Hey youHey you そのsonomukashiwa英雄eiyuuniなれるnareruto勘違いkanchigaiしてたshiteta

Hey you — back in the day, I mistakenly thought I could be a hero

テーブルteeburudeスタンバってたってsutanbatteta tte何もnanimo運ばれちゃこないhakobareccha konaiのにnoni

Sitting at the table on standby, but nothing was ever brought to me

そこsokodenaniしてるの?shiteru no?

What are you doing over there?

ねぇneemy friend. what' s going on?my friend. what' s going on?

Hey my friend, what's going on?

探し物sagashimonowa見つかったmitsukattaの?no?

Did you find what you were looking for?

それともsoretomoニセモノnisemonowoつかまされてtsukamasarete泣き寝入りnakiniriかい?kai?

Or did you get tricked with a fake and just give up?

信じてshinjiteいればirebayumewa叶うkanaudaなんてnantekuchiga裂けてもsaketemo言えないienai

I can never bring myself to say "believe and your dreams come true"

だけどdakedo信じてshinjiteなければnakereba成し得ないnashienaiことkotoga

But things you can't achieve without believing

きっとkitto何処かdokokade僕らbokurano訪れotozurewo待ってmatteいるiru

Are surely waiting somewhere for us to arrive

悲しみkanashimiwo追い越してoikoshite なおもnaomoそのsono列車resshawa走ってくhashitteku

Overtaking sadness, the train keeps running still

暗闇kurayamiwo切り裂いてkirisaite kazewoおこしてokoshite 目指してたmezashitetaそのsono向こうmukoue

Slicing through the dark, stirring up the wind, toward what we'd been aiming for

良識ryoushikiyaモラルmoraruなんてnante imawaとりあえずtoriaezutananouee

Decency and morals — for now, just put them on the shelf

要らないぜiranai ze 客観視kyakkanshiなんてnante

You don't need objectivity

息絶えるikitaeruまでmade止まらないで!tomaranaide!

Don't stop until your last breath!

長いことnagai koto続いてたtsuzuiteta自分探しjibun sagashinotabimo

This long journey of finding myself

この辺kono hende終わりowariniしようshiyouka

Maybe it's time to call it off around here

明日ashitaこそkoso 誰かdarekani必要hitsuyoutoされるsareru

Tomorrow, for sure, I want to find

自分jibunwo見つけたいmitsuketai

A version of me that someone needs

Hey youHey you higa暮れるkureru

Hey you — the sun is going down

明日ashitawaどんなdonna一日ichinichiniしようshiyouか?ka?

What kind of day should tomorrow be?

前奏曲pureryuudoga聞こえてるkikoeteru

I can hear the prelude playing

さぁsaa mimiwo澄ませてsumaseteごらんgoran

Come on, listen carefully

憧れakogarewo連れ回してtsuremawashite 今日kyoumoそのsono列車resshawa走ってるhashitteru

Dragging its dreams along, the train is running again today

汽笛kitekiwo轟かせてtodorokasete 躯体kutaiwo震わせてfuruwasete hikarino射すsasuhoue

Blasting its whistle, shaking its frame, toward where the light breaks through

悩んでたnayandetaことkotoなんてnante imawaとりあえずtoriaezutananouee

All those worries — for now, just put them on the shelf

要らないぜiranai ze 荷物nimotsuなんてnante

You don't need any luggage

何もnanimo手にしないでte ni shinaide飛び回れ!tobimaware!

Fly around with nothing in your hands!

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