成れの果てで鳴れ (Echo in the Ruins) Lyrics (English Translation)
[Verse 1]
A brand new morning breaks, bright and clear,
I let my old, bad habits disappear.
How do I get back at this unkind, relentless day?
I’m still finding a way.
[Pre-Chorus]
I know that one day, we’ll all fade from sight,
But can it be okay to go without a single spark of light?
Without one miracle we made to mark our time?
[Chorus]
I won’t wait for time; I’m moving faster than hope can run.
While I’m alive, I’ll make my miracle.
I refuse to watch some sleepy story, numb and never done,
A tale that doesn’t hurt, but never makes you feel at all.
This light we shine—not hollow, and not mild—
The very light the stars saw for the first time…
It’s us.
[Verse 2]
They say “all pluses and minuses are meant to balance out.”
But how do you calculate a life, erase the doubt?
And how do I show you, so accustomed to the pain,
The tiny, fleeting joys like sun after the rain?
Don’t try to sway me with your cynical, worn-out lies,
I am the one who built a fire from the faintest, smallest skies.
[Verse 3]
“Someday, you will understand.”
I don’t need those empty words, not for a single second in my hand.
Today, a feeling’s born that words can never truly hold,
And without meaning to, it’s you I’m desperate to unfold.
[Chorus]
I won’t wait for time; I’m moving faster than hope can run.
While I’m alive, I’ll make my miracle.
I refuse to watch some sleepy story, numb and never done,
A tale that doesn’t hurt, but never makes you feel at all.
This light we shine—not hollow, and not mild—
The very light the stars saw for the first time…
It’s us.
[Bridge]
What’s the point of just surviving, fighting not to be washed away?
In desperate exhaustion, on the ground, I lay.
I looked up at the sky, for the first time in so long…
It looked the very same as it did when I was born.
Full of potential.
[Final Chorus]
No time to wait for time, I’m moving faster than hope’s design!
While I draw breath, I’ll forge my miracle.
I won’t just watch some sleepy story, placid and benign!
This light we cast—not empty, and not kind—
The brand new light the stars first saw, and recognized…
It’s us.
