Esse

深いfukai眠りnemuriのno底sokoでde　幼いosanai日hiのno夢yumeをwo見ていたmiteita

Deep in the depths of sleep, I was dreaming of my childhood

目meがga醒めるsameruのnoがga惜しいoshiiくらいにkurai ni

Almost too precious to wake up from

ただtada　幸せなshiawase na夢yume

Just a happy dream

まだmada眠りたいnemuritai　起こさないでokosanai deよyo

I still want to sleep — don't wake me

誰もdaremo喋らないでshaberanai de　お願いonegai

Please, nobody say a word

目蓋mabutaひらけばhirakebaたちまちtachimachi消えるkieru

The moment my eyelids open, it vanishes

淡色tanshokuのno記憶kioku

A memory in faded colors

人hitoがga人hitoをwo好きになるsuki ni naruにniはwa

When someone falls in love with another person

正しいtadashii理由wakeやya言葉kotobaがgaいるiruでしょうdeshouかka

Does there need to be a proper reason, a proper word for it?

どんなdonnaかたちkatachiでdeあってもattemo　求めてしまうmotometeshimau

No matter what form it takes, I can't stop reaching for it

ここkokoにniはwa無いnaiのnoだからdakara

Because it isn't here

影kageはwa伸びてくnobiteku

The shadow grows longer

いつかitsuka泣き腫らしたnakiharashita自分jibunのno元motoへe

Stretching back toward the self that once cried until her eyes swelled

向かい合うmukaiauのnoはwa　何もnanimo映すutsusuことkotoのnoないnai茶黒chakuroだけdake

What I face is only that muddy brown-black, reflecting nothing

口kuchiをwo塞げばfusageba　傷kizuもmoつかないtsukanai

If I keep my mouth shut, nothing can wound me

褒めてhometeくれるkureruならnara

As long as you praise me

ずっとzutto

Always

どこdokoへe向かえばmukaebaいいiiのno

Where am I even supposed to go

地図chizuもmo目的mokutekiもmo持たないmotanaiままmamaでde

With no map and no destination

暮れるkureru陽hiはwa音otoもmo無くnaku

The setting sun makes no sound

繋いだtsunaida影kageのno跡atoをwo連れ去ってくtsuresatteku

And takes away the traces of the shadows we once joined

誰かdarekaがga簡単にkantan ni踏み出したfumidashita片足kataashiさえsae

Even the one step someone else takes so easily

とてもtotemo重くomoku　確かなtashika na質量shitsuryouでde

Carries an unmistakable weight, an actual mass

引き摺るhikizuruしかshikaなかったnakatta

And all I could do was drag it

人hitoをwo好きになるsuki ni naruにniはwa

When you fall in love with someone

正しいtadashii順michiをwo守るmamoruべきbekiでしょうdeshouかka

Should you follow the proper steps, the proper path?

どんなdonnaかたちkatachiでdeあってもattemo　求めてしまうmotometeshimau

No matter what form it takes, I can't stop reaching for it

ここkokoにniはwa無いnaiのno　ねえnee

It isn't here, is it

だからdakara夢yumeをwo見させてmisasete

So let me dream

1秒ichibyou 2秒nibyou　少しsukoshiでもdemo長くnagaku

One second, two seconds — just a little longer

光り続くhikari tsuzuku思い出omoide

A memory that keeps on glowing

美しいutsukushiiままmama　眠り続けさせてnemuri tsuzukesasete

Let me keep sleeping, while it's still beautiful