[Intro - Storytelling] (Cold wind, distant train sounds, empty empty atmosphere, soft metallic echoes) (Child Spoken Intro) Child: ...Nee... Koko ni wa ne... Asa ga konai no. Demo daijoubu da yo. Saisho wa kowakatta kedo... Mou narechatta kara. Mainichi matte mitanda. Mou sugu kuru kamo tte... Ashita wa kuru kamo tte... Demo ne... (small pause) Asa wa... Doko kara kuru no? (cold wind) ...Nee. Watashi... Nani ka sagashiteta ki ga suru. Demo... Nani datta ka... Mou oboetenai... (long silence) ...Demo ii no. Hitori ja nai kara. Kage ga itsumo issho ni ite kureru no. Verse 1 Kuroi michi no oku no hou ni Chiisana senaka ga mieta no Ashioto mo nai sekai no naka Sotto hitori de aruiteita Yoru no kaze ni furete mo mada Furikaeru koto wa nakatta Mitsukete hoshii wake janai Sonna kanji ga shita kara Pre-Chorus Demo ne Naze ka me ga hanasenakatta Kowasou janakatta Sabishisou datta Chorus Kimi wa nani wo sagashiteita no? Namae? Yume? Kaeritai basho? Demo kimi wa sotto waratte "Wasurechatta" tte itta Kurayami yori kanashii mono wa Kieru koto janakatta Jibun ga dare ka sae Wakaranaku naru koto Verse 2 Chiisana hikari ga atte ne Te no naka de yureteita Dakara "taisetsu na mono?" tte Kiite mita no Soshitara zutto nagai aida Kangaeteita ato de "...Wakaranai" Tte itta no [Girl — softly] "...Sokka." "...Demo." "Issho ni ikou." Bridge (deep cello enters) [Choir — distant at first] Hmmmmm... Hmmmmm... Hmmmmmm... (more voices slowly join) Hmmmmmm... Ahhhh... Hmmmmmm... (growing, warmer) Hmmmmmm... Hmmmmm... Final Chorus Nee Moshikashite kimi wa zutto Deguchi wo sagashiteta n janai Dareka ga te wo hiku no wo Matteta dake kamo shirenai Dakara ano yoru Watashi wa sotto Chiisana te wo nigitta Hikari ga kieru mae ni Outro [Child — softer now] "...Atatakai." [Girl — whisper] "...Un."
