クムリウタ
( Kumuri uta )
    Cloudy Song (1)
lyrics by; Ai
music by; Ai
arrangement by; Ai x Ikoman
performed by; Otsuka Ai
Track 05 on the Love Piece album

Tachitomatte subete o mu ni shita
me o sorashite nigeteta koto o
hajiratte mukai au koto ga dekitara
kiseki o shinjita
    I stood still, and brought it all to waste
    I averted my eyes from the fact that I ran away
    I felt ashamed, if only I had faced it
    I could have believed in miracles

Semi wa naku hibiku you ni
utau you ni shindeiku ka na
watashi mo ashita kieru nara motto
chanto ireru no ka na?
    The cicadas cry, like they're echoing
    Like they're singing, do they die away I wonder
    If I also disappear tomorrow, can I
    live a better life, I wonder?

Koko ni tatteiru koto sae
tokidoki ishiki o ushinaisou ni naru
    Even just the fact I'm standing here
    Sometimes I feel I'm about to lose the sensation of it

Kumori sora naku na mada koko wa tsuukaten de
kumori sora naku na kokoro wa hontou wa tsuyoi
    Cloudy Sky, don't cry... this is still only a checkpoint
    Cloudy Sky, don't cry... my heart is, the truth is, strong

Fuwafuwa nagareru you ni
nanto naku sogoseru keredo
hontou wa munashii koto ni wa zutto
mae kara kizuiteta
    Fluffily, like I'm floating by
    I'm just letting life go on somewhat, however
    The truth is, the fact that it's empty, I always
    had known since long ago

Kizu o motte mou ichido tte
tsuyoku chikae jibun o misuteru na
    Bearing these scars, one more time
    I will strongly swear, Don't abandon yourself!

Kumori sora naku na semete kokoro o shinjite
kumori sora naku na matteru hito wa iru
    Cloudy Sky, don't cry... at the very least, believe my heart
    Cloudy Sky, don't cry... there's someone waiting for me

Shinkai no naka o kururi oyoide
kikoeru mizu no koe omoidasu
ano ame no hi mo konna kurakute
futatsu aru tobira
    Turning, swimming in the deep sea
    Hear the voice of the water, and remember
    That rainy day was also, dark like this
    and with two doors...

Kumori sora naku na mada koko wa tsuukaten de
kumori sora naku na kokoro wa hontou wa tsuyoi
    Cloudy Sky, don't cry... this is still only a checkpoint
    Cloudy Sky, don't cry... my heart is, the truth is, strong

Kumori sora naku na mada koko wa tsuukaten de
kumori sora naku na kokoro wa hontou wa tsuyoi (2)
    Cloudy Sky, don't cry... this is still only a checkpoint
    Cloudy Sky, don't cry... my heart is, the truth is, strong

Tachitomatte subete o mu ni shita
me o sorashite nigeteta koto o
hajiratte mukai au koto ga dekitara...
kiseki o shinjita
    I stood still, and brought it all to waste
    I averted my eyes from the fact that I ran away
    I felt ashamed, if only I had faced it...
    I could have believed in miracles

Notes;
1) According to wikipedia, originally the title of the song was supposed to be 'kumori uta' but Otsuka 'didn't like the way it looked written that way' so she changed the 'mo' in 'kumori' (cloudy) to 'mu'
2) This stanza is actually only printed once in the lyrics but she sings it twice and I like it so it's here.