Ikite Ita 'n Da yo na

[00:25.74] futsuka-mae kono hen de {Near here two days ago}

[00:28.01] tobiori jisatsu shita hito no nyu-su ga nagarete kita {I saw on the news that someone jumped to their death}

[00:29.88] chi mamire se-ra- nureginu senko- {Her blood-stained sailor collar, false accusations already flying}

[00:32.27] tachimachi kokora wa netto no ejiki {All at once this place is prey to the internet}

[00:34.92] “abunai desu kara hanarete kudasai” {“Please stay back. It’s dangerous”}

[00:37.05] sono serifu ga shuugou no aizu nanoni na {That’s just a signal to gather ‘round, though…}

[00:39.17] bakasawagi shita yatsura ga aho mitai ni tori-makutta {They went on a spree, snapping away with their cameras like a bunch of morons}

[00:41.56] tsumetai asufaruto ni nagareru ano chi no nantomo ienai {The indescribable red of her blood on the cold asphalt}

[00:44.48] akasa ga kirei de kirei de {Was so pretty, so pretty}

[00:47.94] naita shimatta ‘n da {That I wound up crying}

[00:50.33] naite shimatta ‘n da {That I wound up crying}

[00:52.45] nannimo shiranai buraun-kan no sotogawa de {Behind the folks from the CRT channels}

[00:56.44] ikite ikite ikite ikite ikite {She used to be, she used to be, she used to be}

[00:59.53] ikite ikite ikite ita ‘n da yo na {She used to be alive, she used to be alive right?}

[01:04.94] saigo no sayonara wa hoka no dare demo naku {I bet she screamed her final goodbye not to anyone}

[01:09.45] jibun ni sakenda ‘n darou {But to herself}

[01:13.17] kanojo ga saigo ni nagashita namida {The last few tears she shed}

[01:17.95] ikita akashi no akai chi wa {Her red bloodーproof she’d been alive}

[01:19.81] nanimo shiranai otona-tachi ni nibyou de fuki-torarete shimau {Adults who didn’t know a damn thing about her}

[01:22.20] tachi-iri kinshi no kiiroi te-pu {Yellow tape saying “DO NOT ENTER”}

[01:26.99] “dorama de shika mita koto na-i” {“I’ve only ever seen that in TV dramas”}

[01:28.58] sonna kotoba ga tobikau naka de {In the midst of such words flying around}

[01:30.44] ima kanojo wa ittai nani wo omotte iru ‘n darou tooku de tooku de {I wonder what she thinks of all this From the far, far away place where she is now}

[01:37.61] nakitaku natta ‘n da {It made me want to cry}

[01:39.47] nakitaku natta ‘n da {It made me want to cry}

[01:42.13] nagai hazu no ichinichi ga mou kureru {A day that should’ve been long is already coming}

[01:45.31] ikite ikite ikite ikite ikite {She used to be, she used to be, she used to be}

[01:49.21] ikite ikite ikite ita ‘n da yo na {She used to be alive, she used to be alive}

[01:54.61] atarashii nanika ga hajimaru toki {Just as something new was beginning}

[01:58.59] kietaku nacchau no kana {I wonder if she felt like disappearing}

[02:05.53] “ima aru inochi wo sei ippai ikinasai” {“Live the one life you have to the best of your ability”}

[02:08.72] Nante kiregoto da na. {What a bunch of lip service that is.}

[02:10.31] sei ippai yuuki wo furishibotte kanojo wa sora wo tonda {She gathered up all the courage she had and flew through the sky}

[02:14.03] tori ni natte kumo wo tsukande {She became a bird, she grabbed the clouds}

[02:16.69] kaze ni natte haruka tooku e {Became the wind and flew into the distance}

[02:18.81] kibou wo idaite tonda {Cradling her hopes and dreams in her arms}

[02:24.92] ikite ikite ikite ikite ikite {She used to be, she used to be, she used to be}

[02:27.84] ikite ikite ikite ita ‘n da yo na {She used to be alive, she used to be alive}

[02:33.42] atarashii nanika ga hajimaru toki {Just as something new was beginning}

[02:37.67] kietaku nacchau no kana {I wonder if she felt like disappearing}

[02:41.39] ikite ikite ikite ikite ikite {She used to be, she used to be, she used to be}

[02:45.91] ikite ikite ikite ita ‘n da yo na {She used to be alive, she used to be alive}

[02:50.69] saigo no sayonara wa hoka no dare demo naku {I bet she screamed her final goodbye not to anyone}

[02:55.20] jibun ni sakenda ‘n darou {But to Herself}

[02:59.19] sayonara sayonara {Goodbye, goodbye}