Kotoha - Chasing You Lyrics (Romaji)
Romanized Lyrics
Omoidasu tabi ni mune ga itamu
Ano hi no egao ga mada kienai
Kisetsu wa meguttemo kokoro dake
Ano haru ni torinokosareta mama
Nanigenai kotoba no ura ni
Tsutaekirenai omoi ga atta
Furerarenakatta yasashisa ni
Ima ni natte namida ga koboreru
Sayonara sae mo ienakatta
Tada miokuru koto shika dekizu ni
Kimi no senaka wo oikaketa yume wa
Ima mo sotto kono mune ni hibiku
Shashin no naka no egao wa ima mo
Kawarazu ni boku wo mitsumeteru
Kawashita yakusoku sae
Kaze ni tokete shimaisou de
Shizukesa ni tsutsumareta yoru ni
Kimi no koe ga fui ni yomigaeru
Namida no imi wo shitta toki ni
Itoshisa ga afuredashita
Arigatou wo tsutaetakute
Dakedo kotoba wa todokanakute
Toozakaru kioku no naka demo
Kimi wa zutto kienai hikari
Mata dokoka de aeru no nara
Kondo wa egao de tsutaetai
Ano hi ienakatta omoi wo
“Kimi ga ite kurete yokatta” to
Sayonara sae mo ienakatta
Tada miokuru koto shika dekizu ni
Kimi no senaka wo oikaketa yume wa
Ima mo sotto kono mune ni hibiku
Soshite mata arukidaseru you ni
English Lyrics
My heart aches with every memory
The smile you wore that day won't fade away
The seasons turn, but my heart alone
Remains behind in that one spring
Behind such simple, thoughtless words
Lay feelings I could never quite express
For a tenderness I couldn't touch
Only now do the tears begin to fall
I couldn't even say goodbye
All I could do was watch you leave
The dream of chasing after you
Still softly echoes in my heart
Your smiling face inside the photograph
Still gazes back at me, unchanged
Even the promises we made
Feel like they'll melt into the wind
In the silence of the wrapping night
Your voice returns so suddenly
The moment that I learned what tears can mean
A wave of love came rushing over me
I long to finally say "thank you"
But still the words can't find their way to you
And though my memories begin to fade
You are a light that never goes away
If we could ever meet somewhere again
This time I'd want to tell you with a smile
The words I couldn't say that fateful day
"I'm so glad I had you with me"
I couldn't even say goodbye
All I could do was watch you leave
The dream of chasing after you
Still softly echoes in my heart
And find the strength to walk on once again
Japanese Lyrics
思い出すたびに胸が痛む
あの日の笑顔がまだ消えない
季節は巡っても心だけ
あの春に取り残されたまま
何気ない言葉の裏に
伝えきれない想いがあった
触れられなかった優しさに
今になって涙がこぼれる
さよならさえも言えなかった
ただ見送ることしかできずに
君の背中を追いかけた夢は
今もそっとこの胸に響く
写真の中の笑顔は今も
変わらずに僕を見つめてる
交わした約束さえ
風に溶けてしまいそうで
静けさに包まれた夜に
君の声がふいに蘇る
涙の意味を知ったときに
愛しさがあふれ出した
ありがとうを伝えたくて
だけど言葉は届かなくて
遠ざかる記憶の中でも
君はずっと消えない光
またどこかで会えるのなら
今度は笑顔で伝えたい
あの日言えなかった想いを
「君がいてくれてよかった」と
さよならさえも言えなかった
ただ見送ることしかできずに
君の背中を追いかけた夢は
今もそっとこの胸に響く
そしてまた歩き出せるように