100 Songs

49. Prayer X by King Gnu

Song Lyrics (Kanji):

溢れ出した涙のように
一時の煌めく命ならば
出会いと別れを
繰り返す日々の中で
一体全体何を信じればいい?生まれ落ちたその時には 泣き喚いていた
奪われないように くたばらないように
生きるのが精一杯だ
胸に刺さったナイフを抜けずにいるの
抜いたその瞬間 飛沫を上げて
涙が噴き出すでしょう?溢れ出した涙のように
一時の煌めく命ならば
出会いと別れを繰り返す日々の中で
一体全体何を信じればいい?屈託のない笑顔の裏 隠していた
生きるための嘘が
最早本当か嘘か分からなくて自分の居場所でさえも見失っているの
怒りに飲まれて 光に憧れて
今日も空を眺めるのでしょうこの人生に意味があるのなら
教えてよ 脆く 儚い日々の中で
痛みや悲しみさえも
飲み干した今 僕らは
一体全体何を信じればいい?溢れ出した涙のように
一時の煌めく命ならば
出会いと別れを繰り返す日々の中で
一体全体何を信じればいい?

Song lyrics (Romaji): 

Afuredashita namida no yō ni
Hitotoki no kirameku inochi nara ba
Deai to wakare o kurikaesu
Hibi no naka de
Ittai zentai nani o shinjire baī

Umareochita sono toki ni wa nakiwameite ita
Ubawarenai yō ni kutabaranai yō ni
Ikiru no ga sei ippai de
Mune ni sasatta naifu o nukezu ni iru no
Nuita sono shunkan shibuki o agete
Namida ga fukidasudeshō

Afuredashita namida no yō ni
Hitotoki no kirameku inochi nara ba
Deai to wakare o kurikaesu
Hibi no naka de
Ittai zentai nani o shinjire baī

[Full Version Continues]

Kuttaku no nai egao no ura kakushite ita
Ikiru tame no uso ga
Mohaya hontō ka uso ka wakaranakute

Jibun no i basho de sae mo miushinatteru no
Hikari ni nomarete hikari ni akogarete
Kyō mo sora o nagameru no deshō

Kono jinsei ni imi ga aru no nara
Oshiete yomo no hakanai hibi no naka de
Itami ya kanashimi sae nomihoshita
Ima bokura wa
Ittai zentai nani o shinjire ba ī

Afuredashita namida no yō ni
Hitotoki no kirameku inochi nara ba
Deai to wakare o kurikaesu hibi no naka de
Ittai zentai nani o shinjire ba ī

Song lyrics (English): 

Just like overflowing tears in but a moment, my life's spark will wink out of existence
Amidst these days that are just an endless cycle of encounters and partings
Just what am I meant to believe?

Since being born into this world
I've felt the terror of existence but choked back the tears
Living my life without it being torn away from me
Without biting the bullet it took every fibre of my being
Even if it doеsn't pierce my heart
The dead is festering inside of me
And if I turn to face it I'm sure that as soon as my curtain is raised
The tears will begin to fall

Just like overflowing tears in but a moment my life's spark will wink out of existence
Amidst these days that are just an endless cycle of encounters and partings
Just what am I meant to believe?

I hid behind a lighthearted smile
The fact that I don't know if the lie I told myself to continue living was true or not
Did I also lose sight of my place in this world?
I was swallowed by the light and then I began to seek it. Today, too, you'll gaze at the sky, right?

Asking if this life has any meaning
If in these ephemeral days
Even pain and suffering has dried up, now, we...
Just what am I meant to believe?
Just like overflowing tears in but a moment my life's spark will wink out of existence
Amidst these days that are just an endless cycle of encounters and partings
Just what am I meant to believe?