Forget

いつかitsuka受け入れられるukeirererareruようにyou niとto　僕たちbokutachiにni備えられたsonaerare ta　忘れるwasureruとtoいうiu機能kinou

Built into us so that one day we might accept it — the function called forgetting

立てないtatenaiくらいkurai辛いtsurai出来事dekigotoはwa　引き出しhikidashiにniはwaしまえずにshimaezuni

Events too painful to stand from can't be tucked away in a drawer

忘れなきゃwasurenakya生きてikiteもmoいけないikenai　悲しいkanashii　万物霊長banbutsu reichou

You have to forget to keep living — what a sad creature, the lord of all things

昨日kinou食べたtabetaものmonoなんてnante　何一つnani hitotsu覚えてないoboete nai

I can't remember a single thing I ate yesterday

そもそもsomosomo食べたtabetaかkaさえsae　もうmou記憶kiokuにni無いnaiしshi

I can't even remember if I ate at all, let alone what it was

適当toutouってtteのnoもmo悪くwarukuはwaないnaiぜze

Being loose like that isn't so bad, honestly

だってdatteそうだろsou daro??　細胞saibouのno構造kouzouにni任せmakase

Because that's just how it is, right? Leave it to the structure of our cells —

単純にtanjun ni心kokoroにniないnaiわけじゃないんだよwake ja nain da yo

It's not simply that we don't have a heart

いつかitsuka受け入れられるukeirererareruようにyou niとto　僕たちbokutachiにni備えられたsonaerare ta　忘れるwasureruとtoいうiu機能kinou

Built into us so that one day we might accept it — the function called forgetting

時々tokidoki　忘れちゃいけないwasurechaikkenaiことkotoまでmade忘れるwasureruのにno ni

Even though sometimes it forgets the things we shouldn't forget

どうしてdoushiteそんなにsonna ni　寂しそうなsamishisou na顔してkao shite

Why are you making that face, looking so full of longing

あいつaitsuがga忘れられないwasurerarenaiとto　嘆くnageku君kimiのno横顔yokogaoはwa　いつもよりitsumo yori綺麗だよkirei da yo

The side of your face as you grieve that you can't forget him — it's more beautiful than usual

むしろmushiro忘れたくはないwasuretaku wa naiとto思ってomotte生きるikiru毎日mainichiをwo見てるとmiteru to

Watching you live each day thinking you'd rather not forget

誰もdare mo皆minna　悲しみkanashimiとto付き合ってtsukiatte生きていくんだろうikite iku n darou

Everyone ends up living with their sadness, I suppose

あの子ano koとto付き合っていたtsukiatte ita頃koroのno思い出omoideもmo　何一つnani hitotsu覚えてないoboete nai

I can't remember a single memory from when I was with that girl

そもそもsomosomoどこdokoにni惚れてたhorete taかkaもmo　もうmou記憶kiokuにniないnaiしshi

I can't even remember what drew me to her in the first place

心kokoroないnaiわけじゃないけどwake ja nai kedo　便利なbenri na機能kinouにni寄りかかってるyorikakatteru

It's not that I don't have a heart — I'm just leaning on this convenient function

いつかitsuka受け入れられるukeirererareruようにyou niとto　僕たちbokutachiにni備えられたsonaerare ta　忘れるwasureruとtoいうiu機能kinou

Built into us so that one day we might accept it — the function called forgetting

時々tokidoki　忘れちゃいけないwasurechaikkenaiことkotoまでmade忘れるwasureruのにno ni

Even though sometimes it forgets the things we shouldn't forget

どうしてdoushiteそんなにsonna ni　難しいmuzukashii顔をしてkao wo shite

Why are you making that face, looking so troubled

何もnani mo変えられないkaerarenaiとto気づいてkizuite諦めたakirameta悔しさkuyashisaがga　今もima mo奥歯okubaにni挟まるhasamaru

The frustration of realizing you can't change anything and giving up — it's still stuck in my back teeth

一人でhitori de当たり散らしてatarichirashite　気が済むki ga sumuまでmade泣き明かしてnakiakashite

Lashing out at yourself alone, crying through the night until you're done

そうやってsou yatte　悔しさkuyashisaとto上手くumaku付き合ってtsukiatte　でっかくなれよdekka ku nare yo

Learn to live with that frustration, and grow bigger for it

生まれながらumare nagara与えられたataerare taこのkono機能kinouもmo時としてtoki toshite残酷にzankoku ni思えるomoeru

This function we were born with can feel cruel at times

忘れるwasureruくらいならkurai nara　辛いtsuraiままmamaでdeいいiiとto思えるomoeruこともkoto mo

The feeling that you'd rather stay in pain than forget

悲しいkanashii思い出omoideはwa　悲しいkanashiiままmamaでいいのにde ii no ni

Sad memories should be allowed to stay sad

「「あなたanataはwa長生きしてねnagaiki shite ne」」

"Promise me you'll live a long life"

最後にsaigo ni残していったnokoshite itta　あの人ano hitoのno優しいyasashii寝顔negaoもmo

That gentle sleeping face of the person who left those words behind at the end

立ち上がれないtachiagarenaiくらいkurai　悲しいkanashii出来事dekigotoだったのにdatta no ni

It was something so sad I couldn't stand up from it

楽になっていくraku ni natte iku自分jibun大嫌いだdaikirai da

I hate how I keep getting lighter

忘れていかないとwasurete ikanai to　生きていくこともikite iku koto mo出来ないdekinai　悲しいkanashii生き物ikimono

Without forgetting, you can't go on living — what a sad creature

思い出じゃomoide ja生きていけないikite ikenaiしshi　僕らbokuraにniもmo限りkagiriはwaあるaruしshi

You can't live on memories alone, and we all have our limits

それでいいんだよsore de ii n da yo　これでいいんだよなkore de ii n da yo na　刹那にsetsuna ni生きるikiru万物霊長banbutsu reichou

And that's okay — yeah, this is okay — the lord of all things, living in the moment