Shadow of Tears

You left a note in the train book Folded tight, blue ink and rain I kept the ticket in my wallet Like a small hard piece of pain The station clock kept turning I stood there, off to the side Your laugh still in my hoodie And the crowd moved right on by Tell me where you went Tell me why it stings Every little street Keeps returning I still hear your name In the metal door I was not the same When you shut that door Come back to me Come back to me That old summer light Still burns in me Come back to me Come back to me I chase your shadow Through the memory Now the river near the campus Looks the same in every way But the vending machine by the crossing Still keeps your favorite drink on display I passed the old arcade tonight Same cracked glass, same tired sign I almost called your number Then I bit my tongue in time Tell me where you went Tell me why it stings Every little street Keeps returning I still hear your name In the metal door I was not the same When you shut that door Come back to me Come back to me That old summer light Still burns in me Come back to me Come back to me I chase your shadow Through the memory If I run fast enough Can I outrun the years? If I sing your name Will it cut through the noise? One more honest line One more chance to say I kept the sky you gave me Even after you walked away Come back to me Come back to me That old summer light Still burns in me Come back to me Come back to me I chase your shadow Through the memory Come back to me Come back to me Don’t let this heartbeat Fade out of me

Under the crimson moon… can you hear the spirits move? Shadows fall like petals in the cold night air Lanterns flicker softly as if whispering a prayer I walk the path where ancient echoes never fade The shamisen is crying like a ghost beneath the blade My heartbeat follows taiko thunder in the dark A silent vow is burning like an amber spark And though the wind is calling out my name I feel your memory flicker in the flame So guide me through the night Through the storm of fading light Koto strings are pulling me Into the place I used to be Even if the sky divides I will face the shifting tides On this road of fractured fate I rise again—I won’t hesitate Footsteps echo softly on the broken shrine Your shadow dances somewhere between worlds and time A shaken breath, a tremor running through my chest I chase the truth that vanished with the last sunset The shakuhachi is crying like a wounded soul The night reveals the scars I never could control And though the past is pulling like a chain I’ll cut it loose and step beyond the pain So guide me through the night Through the storm of fading light Koto strings are pulling me Into the place I used to be Even if the sky divides I will face the shifting tides On this road of fractured fate I rise again—I won’t hesitate If everything should fall apart tonight I’ll carve my name inside the dying light From every wound, from every tear I bleed A thousand prayers will carry me So guide me through the night Through the storm of fading light Koto strings won’t let me go They lead me where the spirits flow Even if the world divides I will stand against the tides On this path I choose my fate I rise again—no fear, no weight

Running fast can't see the ground Shadows stretch but don’t make a sound Breath burns my chest my pulse is loud Everything I am is breaking now I chase the stars that never stay Every step they slip away Fragile horizon calling my name I’m losing pieces but I’ll take the pain The night is a voice pulling me through Hope so fragile but it’s all I knew Wind screams sharp against my face Darkness shifts but leaves no trace The road behind is a ghost erased I won't stop I won’t leave this race The sky is tearing but I won’t fall Even if the cracks consume it all Fragile horizon calling my name I’m losing pieces but I’ll take the pain The night is a voice pulling me through Hope so fragile but it’s all I knew Fragile horizon calling my name I’m losing pieces but I’ll take the pain The night is a voice pulling me through Hope so fragile but it’s all I knew

白い息が空に溶ける 木々の枝が凍える夜 遠くで響く汽笛の音 静けさの中に響く 手袋越しのぬくもり 触れた瞬間の奇跡 冬の光 眩しくて 君の影さえ愛しくて 雪の中で立ち尽くす ただ君だけが欲しい 街灯の下 光る結晶 足跡が続く二人の道 冬の風が頬を撫でる 君の笑顔が心を溶かす 凍る世界の中でも 君だけは暖かい 冬の光 眩しくて 君の影さえ愛しくて 雪の中で立ち尽くす ただ君だけが欲しい

遠ざかる景色を ただ見つめていた 変わらない日々に 答えを探して 誰かの言葉では 埋められないもの 胸の奥でずっと 消えずに残ってる 何度迷っても この足で進むだけ まだ終われない ここから始まる 失くしたものさえ 力に変えて 暗闇の中で 光を探して 届かない場所へ 手を伸ばしていく 重ねた時間だけ 傷跡も増えた それでもこの胸は まだ熱を持ってる 諦めることなら いつだってできる だからこそ今は 前を向いていたい 何が正しいか それだけがすべてじゃない まだ終われない ここから始まる 迷いも痛みも 抱えたままで 崩れそうな夜を 何度も越えて 見えない明日へ 手を伸ばしていく 遠くてもいい 小さくてもいい この声が残るなら それでいい まだ終われない ここから始まる 失くしたものさえ 力に変えて 暗闇の中で 光を探して 届かない場所へ 手を伸ばしていく いつか振り返る その日が来るまで

朝焼けの街 まだ眠そうで 靴ひも結ぶ 少しだけ急いで 昨日のことは 置いてきたんだ ポケットの中 軽くなった気がした 遠くで鳴る 始まりの合図 理由なんて なくてもいい 走り出して 風のままに まだ知らない 景色のほうへ 間違っても かまわないさ 今はただ 前を向いて すれ違う人 それぞれの道 同じ空を 見上げてるのに 答えなんて 決めなくていい 揺れる心も そのままでいい 胸の奥で ほどけないもの 抱えたまま 行けばいい 駆け抜けてく 風の中で ほどけていく 迷いの先へ 遠回りも 悪くないさ 笑えたなら それでいい 立ち止まる日も あるけど それでもまた 進めばいい 少しずつでも 変わってく この道の上で 走り出して 風のままに まだ見えない 未来のほうへ 不器用でも かまわないさ ここからが 始まりだ