Zero / ゼロ

by: Bump of Chicken / バンプ・オブ・チキン
OST: Final Fantasy XIII: Rei-shiki / ファイナルファンタジー 零式

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迷子の足音消えた 代わりに祈りの唄を そこで炎になるのだろう 続く者の灯火に 瞳の色は夜の色　透明な空と同じ黒 確かさに置いて行かれて　探して見つめすぎたから 配られた地図がとても正しく どこかへ体を運んでいく 速過ぎる世界で 枯れないように 聞かせてただひとつの　その名前を 終わりまであなたといたい それ以外確かな思いがない ここでしか息ができない 何と引き換えても　守り抜かなきゃ 架かる虹の麓に行こう いつかきっと 他に誰もいない場所へ 心に翼をあげて　どこへでも逃げろと言った 心は涙を拭いて　どこにも逃げないでと言った 命まで届く正義の雨　飛べない生き物　泥濘の上 一本道の途中で　見つけた自由が はなさないで　どこまでも連れて行くよ 怖かったら叫んでほしい　すぐ　隣にいるんだと知らせてほしい 震えて体で抱き合って　一人じゃないんだと　教えてほしい あの日のように笑えなくていい だってずっと　その体で生きてきたんでしょう 約束はしないままでいたいよ その瞬間に　最後が訪れるようで ここだよって　教わった名前 何度でも呼ぶよ　最後が来ないように 広すぎる世界で選んでくれた 聞かせてただひとつの　その名前を 終わりまであなたといたい　それ以外確かな想いがない ここでしか息ができない　何と引き換えても守り抜かなきゃ 怖かったら叫んでほしい　すぐ　 隣にいたんだと知らせてほしい 終わりまであなたといたいもう　それ以外確かな想いがない 架かる虹の麓に行こう　ずっと一緒　離れないで あの日のように　笑えなくていい いつかきっと他に誰もいない場所へ いない場所へ 迷子の足音消えた　代わりに一人の唄を そこで炎になるのだろう 続く者の灯火に　七色の灯火に

The sound of a lost child's footsteps disappeared, replaced by a song of prayer. Now, it probably will grow ablaze, as a light for those who will carry on. The color of your eyes is as of the night, a black like the transparent sky; I left nothing to chance as I searched and gazed at them too much. Indubitably, the map carries me somewhere; So I won't wither in this very high-paced world, Please tell me, just that one name. I want to be with you until the end, and I am certain of nothing else. I can only breathe here; whatever it may be worth, I'll definitely protect it. Let us go to the base of the rainbow Someday, for sure, to a place where there is no one else. I told my heart to spread its wings and escape, But it wiped away my tears and told me not to run away. With the rain that serves justice to all, none can fly over the quagmire below. The freedom we found along the lone, straight path Will take us through thick and thin, never letting go. I want you to tell me to cry out to you when I get scared, that you'll be next to me right away; Shivering, embracing each other, I want you to tell me I'm not alone. You don't have to make me smile like back in the days Because we always got through even though we were like that, right? I want to live without making promises. At that instant, as though the final moment has come, "It's here," you said, that name you taught me. I'll call it again and again, just so it won't end. In the world that's too vast, you chose for me, Now please tell me, that single name. I want to be with you until the end, and I am certain of nothing else. I can only breathe here; whatever it may be worth, I'll definitely protect it. I want you to tell me to cry out to you when I get scared, that you'll be next to me right away; Ah, I really want to be with you until the end, and I am certain of nothing else. Let us go to the base of the rainbow, always, together, and stay with me. You don't have to make me smile like back in the days Someday, for sure, to a place where there is no one else. The footsteps of the lost child disappeared, replaced by a one person's song. Now, it probably will grow ablaze, As a light for those who will carry on... a prism-colored light.

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Asunaro / あすなろ

by: Kenichi Suzumura / 鈴村健一
OST: Kamisama no Memochou ED02

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路地裏には暗い暗い灯り そこに集う羽虫たちの様 もがく僕らは crying crying 共に 秘めた思いをくすぶらせてるんだ 「何をすればいい」 それがわからない 無限の意味恐れてる しびれ切らした両の足が 立ち上がれとせがんでいる すべて運命（さだめ）だなんて神の落書きだ 丸めて捨てるさ たったひとつの冴えたやり方 いつも胸に抱いて 夜明け 睨みつけるよ 玉虫色した未来の話 机上の空論 素晴らしいシミュレーション スニーカーのひも 結んでさあ 計画通りまずは顔上げるんだ アスファルト叩く無数の足音 一つ一つに意味がある ここにいる理由（わけ）探し求めて くちぶえ吹いて歩いていく 箱庭の外にいるのぞき見の神に会えたとしたら 平手打ち一発くらいはかましてみたいよね 名もなき花は明日へ 生まれ変わるため 夢から覚める 誇り高く伸びゆく姿 僕ら知ってるんだよ 生まれ落ちた謎はすべて終わる時 解けると信じて たったひとつの冴えたやり方 神を欺くんだ 今を生き抜くのさ

In the backalley there is a dark, dark glow Like winged insects that gather there. Struggling, we cry together with those smouldering hidden emotions. "What should I do?" That, I do not know. I fear the significance of a life without limits. But both my numb, tired legs Are begging me to stand up! Everything has been predestined? It's just God's scrawl I roll up and throw away. I always hold close the only way that became clear to me And glare at the dawn. Ambivalent conversations about the future Are mere empty theories, a wonderful simulation. I tie the laces on my sneakers And start by lifting my head as planned. Countless footsteps hitting the asphalt, Each one has a meaning. Searching the reason for my existence, I whistle and walk on. If I meet God peeping from outside the miniature garden I want to try gagging him and smack his face at least once. In order for the nameless flower to make a fresh start tomorrow, I wake up from the dream. We know its proud, grown form. Believing that the mystery of my birth will become clear in the end, I deceive God with the only way that became clear to me. I will live through today.

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Boku ni Dekiru Koto / 僕にできること

by: HOW MERRY MARRY
OST: Natsume Yuujinchou San OP1

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答えのない日々に 溜息漏らす度 本当の僕はもう見えなくなっちゃった 耳を澄ましても 聞こえない君の声 追いかけて今日も歩き続ける 伝えられずにいた想いは時を経て 蛹になって 羽広げやがて飛び立つ 忘れない 大切な ひとつ ひとつ 届くかな この想い どうか いつか ちっぽけなこの僕にできること 少しずつでも伝えてみたいんだ 歩き疲れて 立ち止まった十字路 懐かしい匂いのする花が咲いていた いくつかの苦い想い こぼれてしまわぬよう ポケットに詰め込んで 旅は続く 回り道 寄り道 何度もしちゃったけど もうすぐ辿り着く 未来と過去が出会う場所へ 探してた なくしてた ひとつ ふたつ すれ違う 名前なき ひとり ふたり きっとまだ 気づかないことばかり 答えを照らす 光はどこにある? 忘れない 大切な ひとつ 届くかな この想い どうか いつか ちっぽけなこの僕にできること 少しずつでも伝えたい かなわない 願いなど ないさ きっと 届いたよ その想い 強く 深く たった今 この僕にできること あともう少し続けてみたいんだ

On these meaningless days I let out a sigh. I realize I've already lost sight of my true self. Even though I listen carefully I cannot hear your voice; I chase after it and keep walking today as well. These feelings I could not express turn into a chrysalis over time And before long they spread wings and take off. I won't forget this one important thing Will these feelings reach you, I wonder... I hope they do someday. I want to try every tiny thing I can do So I can convey them to you even little by little. I got tired from walking, and at the crossroads where I stopped A flower with that smell I missed was blooming. Not letting the several bitter memories from overflowing, I crammed them in my pocket and continued on my journey. I stopped by countless detours on the way, but soon I'll arrive At the place where the future and the past meet. I found and lost a few things, Missed out on one or two people whose names I do not know. Surely there are things I still haven't realized So where is the light that would shed all the answers? I won't forget this one important thing Will these feelings reach you, I wonder... I hope they do someday. I want to do every tiny thing I can do So I can convey them to you even little by little. Surely there are no such things as wishes that don't come true. Those feelings got through, strongly and deeply. I will do what I can right now And afterwards try keeping it up for a bit longer.

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Hoshi no Sumika / 星のすみか

by: Aobozu / 藍坊主
OST: Tiger & Bunny ED1

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輝き続ける光った星から、 輝き続け、光ったあの空から、 黒いソーダ水、飲みこんだような、 胸いっぱいの、夜めく心。 誰もいない、遠い過去に、星たちは砕け、 欠片が結ばれ、地球になって、 物質から、なんでなのか、命を創った、 僕たちの血は、星屑の液体。 ハロー、夏の空、僕らはもう光れないけど、 ハロー、内側は、苦しいほど、また光るよ。 輝き続ける光った星から、 輝き続け、光ったあの空から、 僕らは何を感じられるだろう、 永遠のような美しさか、 輝き続ける光った星から、 輝き続け、光ったあの空から、 宝石もゴミも、愛も憎しみも、 何もかもが、集まる心。 僕が消え、遠い未来で、化石になったら、 人は僕に何を見るだろう。 分析して、名を付けて、解読をしても、 愛した人は僕しか知らない。 ハロー、骨の奥、はかれない重さに、ゆれてる。 ハロー、生きること、君の他に、君はできない。 輝き続ける光った星から、 輝き続け、光ったあの空から、 僕らは何を感じられるだろう、 奇跡は宇宙だけじゃないよ。 輝き続ける光った星から、 輝き続け、光ったあの空から、 目を閉じたって、閉じきれないよ、 あの星さえ、持てなかった心。

From the bright stars that keep on shining From that bright sky that keeps on shining As if having swallowed some dark drink, My chest grew full, my heart taking night form. In the distant past where no man lived the stars were smashed The fragments bound together, turning into the earth; For some reason, our life was formed from such material, And our blood, liquid stardust. Hello there, summer sky, though we can no longer shine. Hello there. For as long as we feel pain, our insides will shine again! From the bright stars that keep on shining From that bright sky that keeps on shining What can we feel, I wonder? A beauty similar to eternity? From the bright stars that keep on shining From that bright sky that keeps on shining Gems, trash, love, hatred; My heart is a collection of just about everything. If I disappear and turn into a fossil in the distant future, What would people see in me, I wonder? Even if they analyze, decipher and give me a name, Only I would know the one I loved. Hello there. Your inner frame shakes to that immeasurable weight. Hello there. You cannot live to be anyone other than yourself! From the bright stars that keep on shining From that bright sky that keeps on shining What can we feel, I wonder? The universe isn't the only wonder there is. From the bright stars that keep on shining From that bright sky that keeps on shining You say I should close my eyes when it is just too much, My heart has not even obtained that star.

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