Price on Life

効率、コスト、人数。人はいつから、数字で測られるようになったのだろう。頑張る人ほど削られる時間、疲れ果てる心。それでも人には帰る場所があり、待っている人がいる。安い命なんて、ひとつもない。命に値札をつける社会への問い。 Efficiency, cost, headcount. When did people become something to be measured in numbers? The harder we work, the more our time gets worn away, and the more exhausted our hearts become. Yet everyone has somewhere to go home to, and someone waiting for them. No life is ever cheap. This is a question for a society that puts a price tag on human life. 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] 削られた予算 削られた時間 No room to breathe Chasing the clock 削られた余白をまた埋めてゆく できる人ほど They lean on you 断れないまま背負ってゆく Another weight Another day [Pre-Chorus] 止めれば損失 遅れれば迷惑 急げば危険が Close behind [Chorus] Who put a price on life? Who called it cheap? 今日を守るため 今日を削って走る We keep the wheels turning While we lose our sleep Who put a price on life? When did it become this cheap? 働くために生きてるんじゃない 生きて帰るために今日を働くんだ [Verse 2] いつもの笑顔でいつもの席へ Under bright lights Another perfect day いつものように仕事をこなす 眩しく見えたあの人だって No one sees The weight beneath 笑っていても何かを抱えてる [Pre-Chorus] 止まれば不安 休めば不利に 弱音ひとつも Swallowed away [Chorus] Who put a price on life? Who called it cheap? 若さが尽きても 働けるだけ働けと言うのか Years keep moving And the days don't wait Who put a price on life? When did it become this cheap? 働く人にも帰る場所がある 大切な人が待っている [Bridge] 人数を並べて コストを比べて 効率を選ぶ We choose the faster way その先に何が残る？ When the numbers fade What will remain? [Final Chorus] Who put a price on life? Who called it cheap? できる人ほど壊れるまで 頑張らされる We call it strength Until the strength is gone Who put a price on life? No one gets to call it cheap 今日も生きて 今日を終えて 明日もまた帰ってこよう [Outro] One more morning One more night Ordinary days That's all we need ーーーーーEnglishーーーーー Cut budgets, cut hours No room to breathe Chasing the clock Filling every empty space again The more capable you are They lean on you You carry the weight without saying no Another weight Another day [Pre-Chorus] Stop and it's a loss, slow down and you're a burden Run too fast and danger is Close behind [Chorus] Who put a price on life? Who called it cheap? Just to get through today We wear ourselves down to make it through We keep the wheels turning While we lose our sleep Who put a price on life? When did it become this cheap? We're not here just to live for work We work today so we can make it home [Verse 2] Same old smile, same old seat Under bright lights Another perfect day Going through the motions like always Even the ones who seem to shine No one sees The weight beneath Still carrying something behind that smile [Pre-Chorus] Stop and you feel the fear, rest and you fall behind Swallow every word you want to say [Chorus] Who put a price on life? Who called it cheap? Even when your youth runs out How long are we expected to keep working? Years keep moving And the days don't wait Who put a price on life? When did it become this cheap? Every working person has somewhere to go home to Someone they love is waiting there [Bridge] Line up the workers, compare the costs Choose what gets done fastest We choose the faster way What will be left when it's all over? When the numbers fade What will remain? [Final Chorus] Who put a price on life? Who called it cheap? The more capable you are, the harder they push Until you break We call it strength Until the strength is gone Who put a price on life? No one gets to call it cheap Make it through today, make it to the end Come home again tomorrow [Outro] One more morning One more night Ordinary days That's all we need