Toshishun

Dad,
Are you doing well in the land of the dead?
Mom,
Are you still in good health?

Youth is tough,
This world is dark.
Everything's upside down.
Lies are truth, truth is lies.

Youth, youth, youth,
The voice of the heart calls out.
Youth, youth, youth,
The voice of the mind speaks.
Choose your own path.

Dad,
Is the afterlife a peaceful place?
Mom,
Please send your love through the seasons.

Youth is scary,
Illness won’t go away.
Disasters won’t disappear.
Living is hell, knowing is hell.

Youth, youth, youth,
The voice of the heart calls out.
Youth, youth, youth,
The voice of the mind speaks.
Forge your own way.

The health of the birds soaring in the sky,
The cheerfulness of the beasts roaming free,
Why do we wander in confusion?

Dad,
I’ll come to see you one day.
Mom,
Please forgive me for not showing my face.

Youth is cold,
The world is in winter.
Conflict never ends.
Faces are like bodhisattvas, hearts like asuras.

Youth, youth, youth,
The voice of the heart calls out.
Youth, youth, youth,
The voice of the mind speaks.
Grab your own path.