何度目の青空か? (Nandome no aozora ka?) – How many blue skies has it been?

from Nandome no aozora ka? single.

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Reflected from the end of the school yard, a faucet that someone had forgotten to shut off
It felt like something precious kept flowing right away
As the sound of the wind blocked my ears

Something is also leaking from the corners of my heart
I knew that I couldn’t just leave it be, but
I still pretended not to notice

With an extensive amount of time, the possibilities of anything are endless
And there freedom exists

How many blue skies has it been? Nobody’s been keeping count
The sun will fall and rise again, everyday comes, a natural thing
But something’s being forgotten
How many blue skies has it been? Don’t let youth slip away
Even when living the dream, look up at the sky sometimes (the clear sky)
Don’t let yourself live in futility

As I reached out to touch the faucet’s water
The coldness woke me up
The gushing sheets of spray, like the life I’d been assigned
Weighed heavy in my palms

Even when we think in our minds “I’ll do that someday”
Forever is actually so short

How many blue skies has it been? Nobody’s been keeping count
The sun will fall and rise again, everyday comes, a natural thing
But something’s being forgotten
How many blue skies has it been? Don’t let youth slip away
Even when living the dream, look up at the sky sometimes (the clear sky)
Don’t let yourself live in futility

Just close your eyes, and you’ll hear it
The sounds that are coming from yourself
Us, the sky, nothing’s so clear and simple

We don’t know when the next blue sky will come
So look up at the sky now and start out on something
That we can do today…
When the next blue sky comes, let’s notice it ourselves
Even if we’re crying, the sun won’t set (if we keep looking)
You can become even stronger

I’m living right now (even as time passes)
I won’t let it flow away

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