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Crushed Beneath an Empty Sky
I collected too many letters that I had to get rid of my own belongings.
Just as I finally start to feel satisfied, the truth is it feels empty again.
''It's better to have more money'', ''It's better to have more friends'',
''It's better to have more peace of mind'' - what is ''happiness'' in the end?
We spell ''frantic (必死)'' as ''certain (必) of death (死)'', we spell ''dazed (夢中)'' as ''inside (中) of a dream (夢)''.
And, right now, frantic and dazed, we're running through the seasons.
Our injuries wouldn't stop growing, but we had friends who could laugh and say, ''It hurts!''
But don't envy your past self - that person's only an imaginary rival.
If you're happy, you should laugh, right? When you're sad, you should cry, right?
So what should I do when I feel so empty? Tell me! Tell me!
These curt seasons come one after another, saying goodbye without any reluctance.
And on top of that, what should I even look forward to? Tell me! Tell me!
I'm crushed beneath this empty, empty, empty sky.
In the end, ''humans beings'' seem to have one or two things missing.
Do you think we're lacking something? Do you think we're in need of something?
I only have as little baggage as I need, and for me that's more than enough.
So let's see if I can run again. Let's see if I can run, frantic and dazed.
Today comes to an end, and another today comes around. I can't go anywhere as they stream past, but when I said I hate the things I hate, I've finally washed ashore at this ''today''.
That's why today is an anniversary: the anniversary of when I finally took a stand.
But there's still just one problem: today feels completely empty.
If you're happy, you should laugh, right? When you're sad, you should cry, right?
So what should I do when I feel so empty? Tell me! Tell me!
The people and things we loved abruptly disappear, saying goodbye without any reluctance.
And on top of that, what should I even look forward to? Tell me! Tell me!
I'm crushed beneath this empty, empty, empty sky.
Would things get easier if I complained? Would things get easier if I did nothing but cry?
Does it feel nice to say ''I want to die''? Do I even want to take another step from here?
I left something behind somewhere, in a classroom or maybe back in the womb.
''Happiness'' must be learning to love your permanent flaws.
If you're happy, you should laugh, right? When you're sad, you should cry, right?
So what should I do when I feel so empty? Tell me! Tell me!
I came all this way from a dark place, only to return back to another dark place.
But in that time, what can I even do? Tell me! Tell me!
I'm crushed beneath this empty, empty, empty sky.
Richard S.✕
Translations of "空っぽの空に潰される (karappo ..."
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Russia is waging a disgraceful war on Ukraine. Stand With Ukraine!
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