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誰かdarekaがga丁寧にteinei ni用意してyoui shiteくれたkureta

Someone carefully prepared it for you —

『個性』koseiというto iu名前namaeのno分厚いbuatsui教科書kyoukashoにniはwa

A thick textbook titled "Individuality"

恋人koibitoのno選び方erabikataからkara　ため息tameikiのnoつき方tsukikataまでmade

Covering everything from how to choose a partner to how to let out a sigh

全てsubete　事細かにkotokomaka ni記されているshirusarete iruそうでsou de

All of it written out in meticulous detail, apparently

そのsono冒頭boutou、、目次mokujiよりyoriもっともっとmotto motto前maeのno冒頭boutou

At the very beginning — even before the table of contents, the very front page —

そこsokoにniはwa赤いakaiバッテンbattenでde大々的にdaidaiteki ni消されたkesareta

There, crossed out dramatically with red X marks —

「思考」shikou「抵抗」teikouのno思いomoiのno通わなくなったkayowanaku natta　二つfutatsuのno意志ishi

"Thought" and "Resistance," two wills that have gone silent, no longer reaching each other

陳列されるchinretsu sareruや否やya ina ya　左hidariからkara順々にjunjun ni消えて行くkiete ikuそのsono教科書kyoukashoとto

The moment it's put on the shelf, that textbook disappears one by one from the left

自らmizukaraをwo主張するshuchou suruべくbeku芯shinでde　着火chakkaをwo待つmatsu　火種hidane

And a spark at its core, insisting on itself, waiting to be lit

経験keiken、、覚えているoboete iruのnoかいkai？?

Experience — do you remember?

見るmiruものmono全てsubeteがgaそのままsono mama　そっくりsokkuriそのままsono mama正解seikaiだったdatta景色keshikiとto

A world where everything you saw, exactly as it was, was the right answer

全てsubete許せるyuruseruとto信じきったshinjikitta未来mirai

And a future where you fully believed you could forgive everything

鮮明senmei、、見るmiruものmonoにni何色もnaniiro moのno色iroがga輝いていたkagayaite ita　あの頃ano koroのno自分jibun

Clarity — yourself back then, when everything you looked at shone with so many colors

対峙するtaiji suru準備junbiがga出来ているdekite iruのnoならばnaraba一歩ippoだけdakeでdeいいii

If you're ready to face it, one step is all it takes

柵sakuをwoとっぱらってtopparatte踏み出してfumidashiteみてmite欲しいhoshii

I want you to tear down the fence and step forward

そういやsouiyaさっきsakkiのno子koもmo　こないだkonaida会ったattaあのano子koもmo

Come to think of it, that person from earlier, and the one I ran into the other day

今しがたima shigataここkokoにni居たitaあのano子koもmoあのano子koもmo

And the one who was just here a moment ago — that one too, and that one too

みんなminna好みkonomiがga同じようonaji youだったんだけどdattan da kedo

Everyone seemed to have the same tastes

そんなsonna偶然guuzenってtte果たしてhatashiteあるaruのnoだろうかdarou ka

But is that really just a coincidence?

またmataあのano教科書kyoukasho　疑いutagaiをwoなくしたnakushita自身jishinにni示されたshimesaretaのnoはwa

And again, that textbook — presented to a self that had stopped questioning —

不可抗力fukakouryokuにniもmo似たnita他人taninのno意志ishi

Someone else's will, like an irresistible force

ひょうひょうhyouhyouとto滑り込みsuberikomi　あたかもatakamo常識joushikiだda、、とto言わんばかりにiwan bakari ni

Slipping in casually, as if to say this is just common sense

その場sono baでde胡座aguraをwoかくkaku

Making itself at home right there

想像力souzouryokuのno欠乏ketsubouがga呼び寄せたyobiyoseta

What a lack of imagination has summoned —

暗闇kurayamiにniもmo似たnitaシステマチックshisutemachikkuなna構造kouzouはwa

A systematic structure not unlike darkness

歯車hagurumaにniなるnaru事kotoをwo耽々とtantan to推奨suishou

Eagerly recommending that you become a cog in the machine

対抗taikou、、考えるkangaeruというto iu行動koudouすらsura無駄mudaとto促すunagasu

Resistance — even the act of thinking is nudged aside as pointless

『みんな』minnaというto iu不特定多数futokutei tasuuのno常識joushiki

The "common sense" of the nameless many known as "everyone"

それらsoreraはwa知らず知らずshirazu shirazuにni散布されたsanpu sareta危険因子kiken inshi

A dangerous element scattered without anyone noticing

炎上enjou、、ふつふつfutsufutsuとto湧き上がるwakiagaru

Ignition — simmering, bubbling up

それsoreにniそっとsotto火hiをwoつけるtsukeruのnoもmo自分自身jibun jishin

And the one who quietly sets it alight is yourself

線引きsenhiki、、壁kabe、、隔たりhedatariをwo超えてkoete

Beyond the lines drawn, the walls, the barriers

二本nihonのno足ashiでde立ってみせるtatte miseruのnoもmo自分jibun

The one who stands on two feet is also you

経験keiken、、覚えているoboete iruのnoかいkai？?

Experience — do you remember?

見るmiruものmono全てsubeteがgaそのままsono mama

Everything you saw, exactly as it was —

そっくりsokkuriそのままsono mama正解seikaiだったdatta景色keshikiとto

A world that was, exactly as it was, the right answer

全てsubete託せるtakuseruとto信じきったshinjikitta未来mirai

And a future where you fully believed you could entrust everything

鮮明senmei、、見るmiruものmonoにni何色もnaniiro moのno色iroがga

Clarity — the colors, all of them, shining

輝いていたkagayaite itaあの頃ano koroのno自分jibun

In everything you saw — yourself back then

対峙するtaiji suru準備junbiがga出来ているdekite iruのnoならばnaraba一歩ippoだけdakeでdeいいii

If you're ready to face it, one step is all it takes

柵sakuをwoとっぱらってtopparatte踏み出してfumidashiteみてmite欲しいhoshii

I want you to tear down the fence and step forward

その場sono baでdeまごまごmagomagoとto躊躇したchuucho shita結果kekka

The result of hesitating and stumbling right there

経験したkeiken shitaあのano鮮明なsenmei na景色keshikiはwa　対抗taikouすらsura出来ずdekizu炎上enjou

That vivid world of experience — unable even to resist, set ablaze

今ima　赤いakaiバッテンbattenのno下shitaのno意思ishiをwo尊重sonchou

Now — honoring the will beneath the red X

胡座aguraをwoかいたkaita常識joushikiにni抵抗teikou

Resisting a common sense that's made itself too comfortable