Living in the Gray

人は誰かを、自分の物差しで測ってしまう。誰かを測れば、いつか自分も測られる。白か黒かでは割り切れない矛盾も、迷いも、痛みも抱えたまま、誰かが引いた線から少し離れて、測れないものを抱えながら、自分だけの答えを探していく。 We all measure other people by our own yardsticks. But when we measure someone else, sooner or later, we find ourselves being measured too. Some things can't be reduced to black or white—our contradictions, our doubts, our pain. So we step away from the lines others have drawn, carry what cannot be measured, and keep searching for an answer of our own. ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー ーーThe English lyrics are written below the Japanese lyricsーー [Verse 1] 誰かが落とした白黒の答え 拾った私たちは得意げに掲げる 笑った写真を切り抜いて 幸せそうだと誰かが言った 黙っているだけで「機嫌が悪い」 離れているだけで「冷たい人」 ほんの一瞬を見ただけなのに 知らない誰かを決めつけていく [Pre Chorus] We always see What we wanna see 私もあなたも きっと同じなんだろう [Chorus] If I measure you by my own yardstick On your scale, I'm the one who's wrong 白でも黒でも決めきれない夜 急いだ答えほど何かをこぼす 綺麗な答えじゃ測れないものを I'll carry them deep inside And keep moving on [Verse 2] 譲ったつもりが傷つけてたり 黙ったつもりが逃げたと言われる 同じ言葉でも立つ場所が違えば 優しさにもなれば刃にもなる 「そんなつもりじゃない」 そう言う私も誰かの痛みを 見落としてきた [Pre Chorus] Every time we measure someone We get measured too 鏡の向こうまで 逃げられないみたい [Chorus] If I measure the world by my own yardstick On its scale, I'm the one who's wrong 白でも黒でもない場所で 私は私の矛盾と暮らしていく 誰かの目盛りじゃ測れないものを I'll find out with my own hands And see where I stand [Bridge] 欲しがれば 「欲張り」 捨てれば 「薄情」 愛せば 「重たく」 離れれば 「冷たい」 どっちへ転んでも誰かが線を引く So I'll find my way Outside the lines [Last Chorus] I won't throw my yardstick away I'll question every mark along the way 白でも黒でも決めないまま 胸の奥の灰色を生きる 誰かの答えじゃ測れないものを I'll hold them in my own hands And carry them with me ーーーーーEnglishーーーーー [Verse 1] Someone dropped a black-and-white answer We picked it up and held it up high Cut a smiling picture from the frame And someone said, "Looks like she's happy" Say nothing, and you're in a bad mood Keep your distance, and you're cold They've seen you for a moment Yet they think they know your whole story [Pre Chorus] We always see What we wanna see You and I We're probably just the same [Chorus] If I measure you by my own yardstick On your scale, I'm the one who's wrong Some nights I can't tell black from white The faster the answer, the more it leaves behind There are things no perfect answer can measure I'll carry them deep inside And keep moving on [Verse 2] I meant to give in, but somehow I hurt you I stayed quiet, but you called it running away The very same words can mean something different Depending on where we're standing "I never meant to hurt you" That's what I tell myself But I've looked right past Someone else's pain [Pre Chorus] Every time we measure someone We get measured too There's no way to hide From the mirror looking back [Chorus] If I measure the world by my own yardstick On its scale, I'm the one who's wrong In the space where black and white don't fit I'll live with all the contradictions in me There are things no ruler can ever measure I'll find out with my own hands And see where I stand [Bridge] Want too much, and you're greedy Let it go, and you're heartless Love too hard, and you're too much Walk away, and you're cold No matter which way I turn Someone's drawing another line So I'll find my way Outside the lines [Last Chorus] I won't throw my yardstick away I'll question every mark along the way I won't call it black or white I'll live with all this gray inside There are things no answer can ever measure I'll hold them in my own hands And carry them with me