KOTOKO/Retrieve

Retrieve

KOTOKO

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Fukaku kuraku ochiteku shuro no umi Samete doko wo mezasu no? Uzu no mannaka de Iradatsu you na oto mou yamete Sakasama no sekai de ima, nani wo miru no? Shinjireba nami no oku ni sagashiteta basho ga arawareru? Mogaku yubi kara koborete kuu wo samayou Shinjitsu wa tatta hitotsu to tooku kara kioku ga sakenderu Mogakitsukareta teashi ga oboete iru Nemuru mori no nioi Oide nanimo kowaku wa nai kara to Achira kochira doko kara sasoi madowasu no? Shiranai hou ga mada shiawase Naresugita sekai wa mi wo kowashite yuku Nomareta nami no oku de mitsuketa gensou no hana no mure Soko ni majitte saku no mo ii to mayotta Sotto tada matte iru no wa kawaranu kokyou no aoi sora Mada ma ni au to nigotta mizu wo ketta Itsuka kaeru basho e Shinjireba nami no oku ni eien no yurikago arawareru Oyogitsukarete motometa ai no guuzou Shinjitsu wa tatta hitotsu to tooku kara kioku ga sakenderu Ushinau no nara omoi wo sotto yasumete Futatabi tobitatsu hi made...

I'm falling into a deep, dark sea of palms Where will I go when I awake in the midst of this whirlpool? Stop that irritating noise What am I looking at in this upside-down world? If I believe, will the place I've been searching for appear in the waves? It slips through my wriggling fingers as I drift through the void From far away, my memories scream that there's just one reality Exhausted from struggling, my limbs remember The scent of the sleeping forest Come here, there's nothing to fear Where are these temptations coming from to lead me astray? I was happier not knowing This too-familiar world is breaking me I found a cluster of mirage flowers in the waves that swallowed me up I hesitated, wondering whether or not to mix with them and bloom All I'm waiting quietly for is the unchanging blue sky of my hometown It's not too late, I thought, kicking the muddy water Towards that place to which I would someday return If I believe, an eternal cradle will appear in the waves Exhausted from swimming, I searched for an image of love From far away, my memories scream that there's just one reality If I'm going to lose it, I'll just softly rest my thoughts Until the day I can take flight again...