Torikago

Birdcage

Torikago

Staring blankly at the sky through the classroom window
教室の窓越しにぼんやりと空に問う
Kyōshitsu no mado-goshi ni bonyari to sora ni tou
What am I living for? I don't know
何のため僕は生きているの？わかんないよ
Nan no tame boku wa ikite iru no? Wakannai yo

The ideal me drawn in the margins of the textbook
教科書の余白に描いた理想の僕は
Kyōkasho no yohaku ni egaita risō no boku wa
Not just a puppet of the adults
大人たちのいいなりじゃない
Otona-tachi no iinari ja nai
With freedom like a flying bird
飛ぶ鳥のような自由があって
Tobu tori no yōna jiyū ga atte

Even though you showed me dreams, not giving me the power to make them come true
夢を見せたくせに叶える力を
Yume o misetakuse ni kanaeru chikara o
Just makes it harder
与えてくれないなんて辛くなるだけだよ
Ataete kurenai nante tsuraku naru dake da yo
With the length of the skirt decided for me
スカートの長ささえ決められた長さで
Sukāto no nagasa sae kimerareta nagasa de
Unable to do what I want, where am I?
やりたいこともできずに僕はどこにいるの
Yaritai koto mo dekizu ni boku wa doko ni iru no

Forced to learn things I don't care about
知りたいと思わないことばかり学ばされ
Shiritai to omowanai koto bakari manabasare
Before I knew it, even my own words were being used
気づいたら自分の言葉さえ役にしていた
Kidzuitara jibun no kotoba sae yaku ni shite ita

Straightening my back at the start of the chime
始まりのチャイムに背筋伸ばすけれど
Hajimari no CHAIMU ni sesuji nobasu keredo
But my spirit is already breaking
気持ちはもう折れかけてる
Kimochi wa mō orekaketeru
I want to escape from this ordinary birdcage
普通という鳥かごから逃げたい
Futsū to iu torikago kara nigetai

I hate living with dead eyes
死んだような目をして生きていくのは嫌だ
Shinda yōna me o shite ikite iku no wa iya da
But I don't have the courage to fly alone
だけど一人飛び立てる勇気なんてなくて
Dakedo hitori tobitateru yūki nante nakute

Not even able to choose the color of my hair
髪の毛の色さえ自分で選べないで
Kami no ke no iro sae jibun de erabenai de
Unable to do what I want, where am I?
やりたいこともできずに僕はどこにいるの
Yaritai koto mo dekizu ni boku wa doko ni iru no

A voice inside my heart says I'm here
心の中声がする ここにいると
Kokoro no naka koe ga suru koko ni iru to

The top button of the blouse is too tight
ブラウスの一番上まで止まったボタン
BURAUSU no ichiban ue made tomatte botan
I can't breathe, I let out a sigh
息苦しくなってため息が出てしまう
Ikigurushiku natte tameiki ga dete shimau
The sky is beautiful but out of reach for me
空は綺麗なのに僕には届かない
Sora wa kirei na noni boku ni wa todokanai
I want to shed it all and fly away, someone listen
脱ぎ捨てて羽ばたきたい 誰か聞いて
Nugisutete habatakitai dareka kiite

Even though you showed me dreams, not giving me the power to make them come true
夢を見せたくせに叶える力を
Yume o misetakuse ni kanaeru chikara o
Just makes it harder
与えてくれないなんて辛くなるだけだよ
Ataete kurenai nante tsuraku naru dake da yo
With the length of the skirt decided for me
スカートの長ささえ決められた長さで
Sukāto no nagasa sae kimerareta nagasa de
Unable to do what I want, where am I?
やりたいこともできずに僕はどこにいるの
Yaritai koto mo dekizu ni boku wa doko ni iru no

A voice inside my heart says I'm here
心の中声がする ここにいると
Kokoro no naka koe ga suru koko ni iru to

The sky is beautiful
空は綺麗なのに
Sora wa kirei na noni