Why are you weeping?
Why are you at a loss?
Why are you standing still?
Please tell me
When will I be a grown-up?
How long can I be a child?
Where did I come running from
And how far will I run?
There was no cozy place, I couldn't find one
Not knowing whether I could put trust in the future
They always said I was a strong child
Even praised me as great because I didn't cry
I never wanted to hear such words
So I pretended not to understand
Why are you smiling?
Why are you by my side?
Why are you leaving me?
Please tell me
When did I get strong?
When did I come to feel weakness?
How long do I have to wait
Until the day comes when we can understand each other?
The sun is rising, I have to go soon
I can't stay long in one place
I had been thinking that trusting someone results in
Being betrayed and rejected some day
I never had such strength at that time
Maybe I knew too much
They always said I was a strong child
Even praised me as great because I didn't cry
As people around said like this more
I came to feel pain even when I smiled
I was born alone and would live alone
I thought it was certainly natural for me to live in such a way
(It is your small, weak-looking back that I remember.)
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Edited by AHS Staff
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