Sleep Walking Orchestra Lyrics English Translation by BUMP OF CHICKEN
The light that passed through the window from outside became the first friend on the floor,
Easily led by the empty hand, taken out into the world of dreams.
When several ordinary things overlap, sometimes magic dwells there.
That was probably a devil, in the dream that I haven’t woken up from since then.
Inside the cage, a bird sang and realized,
Things lost, things that can no longer be turned back.
Why does the body yearn to live? What does the heart seek?
The world that the lungs inhaled, the proof of life exhaled countless times.
Now, the sound of the turning key, searching whispers,
With the circulation of red blood, pulling in the invisible thread with everything.
Remaining detached from night and morning, faced with continuous choices,
No matter how much is offered, it’s a treasure that can’t be reached.
Do I want to regain it, or do I long for it? Flickering and disappearing beyond the bonfire,
It’s about time to go there, not here yet, how far into the dream that won’t wake up.
If you’re going to continue ahead,
Let the wind’s song blow through until dawn.
Even if someone disappears, the stars will revolve, tomorrow turning today into the past.
A world cruelly perfect, somewhere ants stumbled again.
The drumbeat of the still echoing heart, guiding only to that,
Doubting, with everything, the trusted feet will carry you.
Why does the body yearn to live? What does the heart seek?
The world bound without learning, the proof of life exhaled countless times.
Now, the sound of the turning key, searching whispers,
With the circulation of red blood, to the place where the invisible thread unravels.