A Song for XX
どうして泣いているの
dōshite naite iru no
どうして迷ってるの
dōshite mayo tteru no
どうして立ち止まるの
dōshite tachidomaru no
ねえ教えて
nee oshiete
いつから大人になる
itsukara otona ni naru
いつまで子供でいいの
itsumade kodomo de ii no
どこから走ってきて
doko kara hashitte kite
ねえどこまで走るの
nee doko made hashiru no
居場所がなかった 見つからなかった
ibasho ga nakatta mitsukaranakatta
未来には期待出来るのか分からずに
mirai ni wa kitai dekiru no ka wakarazu ni
いつも強い子だねって言われ続けてた
itsumo tsuyoi ko da ne tte iware tsuzukete ta
泣かないで偉いねって褒められたりしていたよ
nakanai de erai ne tte homerare tari shite ita yo
そんな言葉ひとつも望んでなかった
sonna kotoba hitotsu mo nozonde nakatta
だから解らないフリをしていた
dakara wakaranai furi wo shite ita
どうして笑ってるの
dōshite waratteru no
どうしてそばにいるの
dōshite soba ni iru no
どうして離れてくの
dōshite hanareteku no
ねえ教えて
nee oshiete
いつから強くなった
itsukara tsuyoku natta
いつから弱さ感じた
itsukara yowasa kanjita
いつまで待っていれば
itsumade matte ireba
解り合える日が来る
wakarai aeru hi ga kuru
もう陽が昇るね そろそろ行かなきゃ
mou hi ga noboru ne soro soro ikanakya
いつまでも同じ所には いられない
itsumade mo onaji tokoro ni wa irarenai
人を信じる事って いつか裏切られ
hito wo shinjiru koto tte itsuka uragirare
はねつけられる事と同じと思っていたよ
hanetsukeraru koto to onaji to omotte ita yo
あの頃そんな力どこにもなかった
ano koro sonna chikara doko ni mo nakatta
きっと 色んなこと知り過ぎてた
kitto ironna koto shiri sugite ta
いつも強い子だねって言われ続けてた
itsumo tsuyoi ko da ne tte iware tsuzukete ta
泣かないで偉いねって褒められたりしていたよ
nakanai de erai ne tte homeraretari shite ita yo
そんな風に周りが言えば言う程に
sonna fuu ni mawari ga ieba iu hodo ni
笑うことさえ苦痛になってた
warau koto sae kutsuu ni natte ta
一人きりで生まれて 一人きりで生きて行く
hitori kiri de umarete hitori kiri de ikite iku
きっとそんな毎日が当り前と思ってた
kitto sonna mainichi ga atari mae to omotteta
A Song for XX
Why are you crying? Why are you hesitating? Why are you stopping? Please tell me
When do you become an adult? How long is it okay to remain a child? Where did you start running from? Hey, how far will you run?
I had no place to belong, I couldn't find one, and I didn't know if I could have any hope for the future
I was always told I was a strong child, praised for not crying, and told I was so brave. But I didn't want to hear any of those words, so I pretended not to understand
Why are you laughing? Why are you staying by my side? Why are you leaving me? Please tell me
When did I become strong? When did I start feeling weak? How long do I have to wait for the day when we can understand each other?
The sun is rising now. I should probably go soon, I can't stay in the same place forever
I used to think that trusting people meant being betrayed and rejected someday. Back then, I didn't have that kind of strength anywhere. I probably knew too much
I was always told I was a strong child, praised for not crying, and the more people around me said things like that, the more painful it became to even smile
I was born alone, and I thought that living alone every day would be the norm