[INTRO] Life begins, life begins, life begins, life begins, life begins, life begins… [Female Japanese Choir] 母の海よ 抱いてくれ この小さな命を 遠くまで [VERSE 1] First crack — the sand gave way Felt the heat more than the day Storm swept out half the clutch Guess this beach don’t care that much No shadows, just floodlight screams No stars — just plastic streams Shell still soft, my legs not sure But I know the sea — and I’m born to endure [PRE-CHORUS] Crawl through bottle caps and wire Every inch feels like barbed fire [CHORUS] So it is — run or rot No map, no guide, just what I got So it is — I hatch, I flee To the monster moonlight that’s not the sea If I breathe, it might be plastic If I eat, it might turn tragic So it is So it is [POST-CHORUS] 命よ走れ 夜の中へ 波に向かって 消えずに行け [VERSE 2] Currents twist — like roulette fate Too much heat, too little wait All my sisters came out girls A world too warm, a flipping world I swim through clouds of Styrofoam No reef to hide, no ocean home I chase the light, but it’s a screen They built a world we’ve never seen [PRE-CHORUS] My instincts scream — but turn confused The sea I knew is fast and used [CHORUS] So it is — live or lie Swallow truth or float and die So it is — born to race Every minute’s some new chase If I breathe, it might be plastic If I eat, it might turn tragic So it is So it is [BRIDGE] 母の海よ 抱いてくれ この小さな命を 遠くまで [Male Vocal] I don't know the world you knew But my blood remembers what to do I was built to fight, I was born to move Even if the odds don't let me choose [FINAL CHORUS] So it is — I dive or burn そうだ Tide’s too fast, and I can’t turn 走れ So it is — no second round I break the shell, I leave the ground So it is Yeah — so it is [OUTRO] 母の海よ 抱いてくれ この小さな命を 遠くまで 風よ 風よ 風よ… Life begins, life begins, life begins, life begins, life begins, life begins…
