By Undergirls.
誰かが投げたボール (Dareka ga nageta booru) – The ball someone threw
from Kokoro no placard single.
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From a faraway place in this world
I hear joyful voices
It’s the sound of all the children
Having fun
Their words, the colour of their skin
I can’t tell all these from here
But the loud laughing voices
Clear my heart
Like a single person speaking out
From within that circle
On the other side of that ocean
Telling me that there are friends looking up
At the same blue sky…
The ball someone threw
Hey, we’ll catch it
I believe we will
Can’t pretend not to know
If we don’t do anything
The ball will roll
On forever
Knowing only loneliness
Sometimes, carried on the wind
I hear sad voices
Have they met with sorrow
And are crying out?
The reason, the situation
I don’t know any of it
But I can just imagine them
Holding on alone
If there’s no way
To stop your tears
Then just face that ocean
And shout of all your feelings
With a loud voice
The words someone threw
There are people who will receive them
This world is much kinder
Than you think
No matter when, we will
Always be straining our ears
Chasing down even
The softest of voices
LOVE
Throw that ball
Please don’t
Worry so much
It won’t get lost
But first
Try to love yourself
Surely
A stranger
Will return that ball
To you
Right here
The words someone threw
There are people who will receive them
This world is much kinder
Than you think
Someone
Someone
The ball someone threw
Hey, we’ll catch it
I believe we will
Can’t pretend not to know
If we don’t do anything
The ball will roll
On forever
Knowing only loneliness
From a faraway place in this world
I hear joyful voices
It’s the sound of heartbeats of all life on earth
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