forget-me-not

So this is me omosugiru yoroi de arukenaku natta okubyou na yuusha

So this is me — a cowardly hero who could no longer walk in armor too heavy.

aisaretakute mamoritakute furutta ken wa sashidasareta te ni sasatte nukenai yo

Wanting to be loved, wanting to protect — the sword I swung pierced the hand held out to me, and I can't pull it out.

mada ienai mama Life goes on

Still unhealed, life goes on.

Oh Everything turns to ash to ash

Oh, everything turns to ash, to ash

inochi wa kanata o mezasu

Life aims toward the beyond

kizutsuketa tsumi to itami hikizutte

Dragging along the sin and pain of having hurt others.

And everything turns to dust to dust

And everything turns to dust, to dust

taorate tsuchi ni kaeru toki

When we fall and return to the earth

semete chiisana hana ga hora sakimasu you ni Forget-me-not

At least, look — may a small flower bloom. Forget-me-not.

How do I escape me no mae no kaibutsu ni mukiaenai mama nigedashita yuusha

How do I escape? A hero who ran away, unable to face the monster before my eyes.

hashikko nante nai konna hoshi no ue da meguri megutte onaji basho

There's no edge on a planet like this — going round and round, I end up in the same place.

tada kurikaeshite Life goes on

Just repeating, life goes on.

Oh Everything turns to ash to ash

Oh, everything turns to ash, to ash

inochi wa akashi wo sagasu kiba wo muku unmei ni nomare kietatte

Life searches for proof — even if swallowed by a fang-baring fate and vanishing.

And everything turns to dust to dust

And everything turns to dust, to dust

nige tsuzuke ta wadachi mo itsuka

Even the ruts from all that running away — someday...

dare ka ga aruku tame no michi ni kawaru nara

If it becomes a path for someone to walk

Forget-me-not

Forget-me-not

hai kokyuu no shinkaigyo ya

Deep-sea fish that breathe with lungs...

kaze ni umaku nore nai tori mo

And birds that can't skillfully ride the wind...

doko ka de tabi o shi te iru no ka na

I wonder if they're traveling somewhere out there

deau koto wa naku te mo

Even if we never meet

soko ni iru

They are there

sore dake de sore dake de ii yo

Just that — just that is enough

karada wa hai e kawatsu te

The body changes to ash

kioku wa chiri e to kashi te

Memory turns into dust

rekishi no hito moji mo mitasa zu owaru dake

Ending without filling even one character of history

soredemo kanata o mezasu

Still aiming toward the beyond

soredemo akashi o sagasu

Still searching for proof

iki ta riyuu o shiri taku te imi o nokoshi taku te

Wanting to know why we lived, wanting to leave behind meaning

Oh Everything turns to ash to ash

Oh, everything turns to ash, to ash

inochi wa kanata o mezasu

Life aims toward the beyond

kieru koto nai tsumi to itami daki shime te

Holding tight the sins and pain that will never disappear

And everything turns to dust to dust

And everything turns to dust, to dust

taorate tsuchi ni kaeru toki

When we fall and return to the earth

semete chiisana hana ga hora sakimasu you ni Forget-me-not

At least, look — may a small flower bloom. Forget-me-not.

Forget-me-not

Forget-me-not

Forget-me-not

Forget-me-not

Ash to ash, dust to dust

Ash to ash, dust to dust

dou ka wasure nai de

Please don't forget

Forget-me-not Forget-me-not

Forget-me-not. Forget-me-not.

Oh Everything turns to ash inochi wa kanata wo mezasu

Oh, everything turns to ash to ash — life aims for the beyond.

And everything turns to dust taorete tsuchi ni kaeru toki

And everything turns to dust to dust — when I fall and return to the earth.

tatta hitotsu no namae ga hana ni naru

Just one name becomes a flower.

tsunaida te hanasanai de mukau ashita ni nandomo te wo nobashite

Not letting go of the hand I held, heading toward tomorrow — reaching out again and again.