[Intro] (piano, unexpected interval) (long silence — longer than usual) [Verse 1] Nothing sounded yet Nothing moved yet Nothing left the place where it was held Nothing crossed yet Nothing broke yet Nothing found the space where it could go [Pre-Chorus] Still holding— [Chorus] (ostinato FULL) Before the first note everything is possible Before the first note nothing is lost Before the first note the whole world waits Before the first note I hold what I know [Verse 2] Something gathered now Something rising now Something at the edge of what I am Something almost gone Something almost here Something at the place where still becomes [Pre-Chorus] Still holding— [Chorus] (ostinato FULL) Before the first note everything is possible Before the first note nothing is lost Before the first note the whole world waits Before the first note I hold what I know [Bridge] (silence — deepest in the song) (whisper) まだ鳴っていない だから 全部ある まだ [False Ending] (single piano note — the first real note) ...now [Final Chorus] (ostinato FULL — energy jump) Before the first note everything is possible Before the first note nothing is lost Before the first note the whole world waits Before the first note I hold what I know still still [Outro] very slow the first note echoing fading into silence as if it never happened complete silence
