KOTOKO/Went Away

Went Away

KOTOKO

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Mimi wo sumaseba kanata kara kasuka na shiosai Tooi kioku e to omoihaseru (Remember sweet memories) Kagerou no naka tatazunda kimi ga te wo fureba Towa no toki mo kanau ki ga shiteta Yobikakeru boku no koe mo zattou no oto ni magirete Nobasu yubi ni furerarenai omokage sagashiteta Soyokaze no hibi ni modoretara Kesshite te wo hanasanai no ni Hanarenai ima mo kono basho ni tatsu Kimi dake ga ano koro no mama... Senro ni saita shiroi hana sotto tsukamitotta kimi no Mune no poketto ni irete (Summer grass was blowing in the wind) Hon ni hasande yawaraka na natsu no kaori goto Zutto tojikomete okeba yokatta... Me wo akete nagai aida tomaranai jikan wo miteta Omou tabi ni usurete yuku maboroshi oikaketa Todokanai natsu wa mou nido to Kimi no maegami yurasanai Iroasete yuku arubamu no naka de Kawaru koto naku waratteru... Ugokanai unmei nara hajime kara deawanakatta Kaze no you ni soko ni aru to bonyari shinjiteta Soyokaze no hibi ni modoretara Kesshite te wo hanasanai no ni Hanarenai ima mo kono basho ni tatsu Kimi ga mada waraikaketeru Umikaze ni ima mo ikite iru Kimi wo tsuyoku dakishimeru no ni Iroasete yuku arubamu no naka de Kimi dake ga ano koro no mama...

If I listen closely, I can hear the faint roar of the sea in the distance And my mind turns towards memories of long ago (Remember sweet memories) When you stood in the haze and waved at me I felt as if I'd been granted eternity I called out to you, but my voice was lost in the roar of the crowd And I searched for traces of you my outstretched fingers couldn't touch If I could go back to those breezy days I would never let go of your hand But I'm still standing here in the present, unable to get away And you alone never change... You plucked a white flower growing by the train tracks And put it in your shirt pocket (Summer grass was blowing in the wind) I should have placed it in a book and kept it shut Forever locking away the gentle summer scent... I opened my eyes and for a long while stared at the ceaseless passage of time Chasing after a ghost that seems to fade the more I think of it That summer is out of reach now And it will never again ruffle your bangs In the fading pages of my photo album Your smile never changes... If destiny was unmoving, we would never have met in the first place In the back of my mind I always believed you were still there like the wind If I could go back to those breezy days I would never let go of your hand But I'm still standing here in the present, unable to get away And you're still smiling at me You still live in the sea breeze And I'm holding on to you so tightly In the fading pages of my photo album You alone never change...