Torikago

Birdcage

Torikago

Through the classroom window, I absentmindedly ask the sky
教室の窓ごしにぼんやりと空に問う
Kyoushitsu no madogoshi ni bon'yari 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 I drew in the margins of my textbook
教科書の余白に描いた理想の僕は
Kyoukasho no yohaku ni egaita risou no boku wa
Isn't just obedient to the adults
大人たちの言いなりじゃない
Otonatachi no ii nari ja nai
I have a freedom like a flying bird
飛ぶ鳥のような自由があって
Tobu tori no you na jiyuu 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 wo miseta kuse ni kanaereru chikara wo
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
スカートの丈さえ決められた長さで
Sukaato no take sae kimerareta nagasa de
I can't even 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?

I'm taught only things I don't want to know
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, I had even lost my own words
気づいたら自分の言葉さえ失くしていた
Kizuitara jibun no kotoba sae nakushite ita

Even though I straighten my back at the start 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
My feelings are already starting to break
気持ちはもう折れかけてる
Kimochi wa mou orekaketeru
I want to escape from the birdcage called normalcy
普通という鳥かごから逃げたい
Futsuu to iu torikago kara nigetai

I hate living with eyes that look dead
死んだような目をして生きていくのは嫌だ
Shinda you na me wo shite ikite iku no wa iya da
But I don't even have the courage to fly away alone
だけど一人飛び立てる勇気なんてなくて
Dakedo hitori tobitateru yuuki 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
Kaminoke no iro sae jibun de erabenaide
I can't even 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 my blouse is fastened
ブラウスの一番上まで止めたボタン
Burausu no ichiban ue made tometa botan
I feel suffocated and 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 no ni boku ni wa todokanai
I want to shed it and fly, someone listen
脱ぎ捨てて羽ばたきたい 誰か聞いて
Nugisutete habatakitai dare ka 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 wo miseta kuse ni kanaereru chikara wo
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
スカートの丈さえ決められた長さで
Sukaato no take sae kimerareta nagasa de
I can't even 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 but
空は綺麗なのに
Sora wa kirei na no ni