[Verse 1] New Year came I stayed in my room Blanket fortress Same old doom Mom flung the door open Then she lost her cool "That's enough already!" "Go out, go Ha-tsu-mou-de, fool!" I dragged my feet Down the winter street Bad mood on my sleeve Cold air on repeat [Pre-Chorus] I said fine, okay I'll make my way To the Jinja gate And maybe be okay [Chorus] At the shrine Might cheer me up At the shrine The new year's starting up At the shrine I must live stronger At the shrine Release the past forever At the shrine I cried too long At the shrine Must start a new song [Verse 2] I saw your coat By the cedar tree My knees went weak Like, seriously? I walked up slow Trying not to shake Then you turned around And my whole chest ache You ran to me Like you knew I'd come Pulled me in close And said, "Sorry for scaring you" [Pre-Chorus] My tears fell hard On your sleeves I said I'm sorry Please don't leave [Chorus] At the shrine You were there At the shrine I almost scared You were there My heart went boom At the shrine You came too soon At the shrine I cried out loud At the shrine I hugged you proud [Bridge] We talked for hours Under paper charms Cold red cheeks In your arms The sky went black When I got home Mom yelled again "Where did you roam?" I said, "Sorry" But I couldn't hide I was glowing All the way inside [Final Chorus] At the shrine You were there At the shrine I almost scared You were there My heart went boom At the shrine You came too soon At the shrine I cried out loud At the shrine I hugged you proud At the shrine I'm still a mess At the shrine But I'm so blessed
