Performed by Team 8 Senbatsu.
汚れている真実 (Kegareteiru shinjitsu) – Filthy truth
from Bokutachi wa tatakawanai single.
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Filthy truth
Rather than turn my eyes away
I want to accept
Even the ugly things with these hands
“The world isn’t only about beautiful things
When you grow up, you will understand”
Someone once said to me long ago
The other side of that flower is rotten, eaten by bugs
Everything has a secret somewhere
If I’m afraid of lies
I won’t be able to believe in anything
Being alive
Is not about beauty
Filthy truth
Even if I know about it
It doesn’t mean
That even my heart will become tainted
Existential truth
The reason why I used to evade it
Is because I didn’t want
To feel despair for the rest of my life
Every time I’m betrayed or hurt, the back of my heart glazes over
And something changes
Nobody can breathe
Within a glass case
I want to be a beautiful flower
Blooming in the wild
In this filthy world
Even if I’m smeared with mud
I just need to brush it off
And it’ll all wash away with water, right?
In this colorful world
I’ve come to understand that
What’s most important
Is unstained courage and having my own color
Even the purest white
Once we get close, we can see
The faint stains
What should I give up?
Filthy truth
Even if I know about it
It doesn’t mean
That even my heart will become tainted
Existential truth
The reason why I used to evade it
Is because I didn’t want
To feel despair for the rest of my life
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