Shukumei

With a voice bursting from my heart,
I sing a melody that turns to the future.
Your voice spills out,
Resonating beneath the deep blue sky.

It’s not a dream, it’s not a dream, the footprints of tears.
It’s not a lie, it’s not a lie, the muddy smiles.
It’s not a dream, it’s not a dream, I want to shout with you,
Let our feelings reach out.

It doesn’t have to be a miracle, it doesn’t have to be beautiful,
Because that thing called purpose shines bright.
An unbreakable battery, as long as my soul lasts,
I just burn and rage against this fate.

Silence lingered in the earbuds,
The future drifting away from my own weakness.
On nights when I got frustrated with lyrics saying,
"It’s okay, hang in there," I felt that way too.

It’s not a dream, it’s not a dream, the regret from that day,
I won’t forget, I won’t forget, the scars on my palms.
It’s not in vain, it’s not in vain, I want to smash it all,
Just a little more to go.

Sweating from the heat of wishes,
Standing under the weight of expectations makes me timid,
But our number isn’t on our backs, it’s the answer deep in our eyes,
Shining and overlapping forever.

From tension, anxiety sprouts,
Like a blanket, it tries to control us.
I won’t let that shit beat me,
Now I burn and rage against this fate.

Let it reach,
It doesn’t have to be a miracle, it doesn’t have to be beautiful,
Because that thing called purpose shines bright.
An unbreakable battery, as long as my soul lasts,
I just burn and rage against this fate.

I just stand up and face this fate.