LYRIC FOR SALE

By ERIKO MITSUDA

I believed
Swimming through the cold night sky
That someone would come to meet me
I thought I couldn't go anywhere
Couldn't take even one step forward
So I just endured, waiting for time to move on
We are stars that forgot how to shine
Maybe I was never meant to shine at all
Even gathering faint light
I couldn't be found in this small world
Yet after long silence
I finally found my own star
Even under cold gazes
Even if no one understands
I fly toward that one single star
Looking straight ahead
The trembling me in the twilight is gone
The mocking voices fade into the wind
We are stars that forgot how to shine
Tears scatter and turn into pearls
Even if my wings creak in pain
Even if it burns my body to ashes
Even if it takes endless time
I can't give up
It was too big a dream for me
A longing too far away
You, the untouchable star
It hurts so much, I know it well
We are stars that forgot how to shine
No matter how distant you are
I want to hold my feelings and burn out completely
This is the only way I can live
I can't choose any other path
I still want to believe
That in the end, I can reach you