04Song

電気を消すまえに

Denki wo Kesu Mae ni

Liner Notes

Before sleep, at the edge of the bed, I turn my phone face down. A bubble I typed and deleted, never sent. A night when my finger stops at the switch. Before turning off the light, I murmur "I love you" just once toward the ceiling, in a small voice. A single drop of true feeling no one can hear. By tomorrow morning, I'll talk like always with an ordinary face again. A whispering J-pop ballad about a one-sided love that can only be honest at night.

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Lyrics (Japanese)

ベッドの端でスマホ伏せる打っては消した吹き出しのあと天井の木目数えてた電気のスイッチ指がとまるあとひとくちだけ夜がほしい電気を消すまえに天井にひとことだけ好きってつぶやく誰にも聞こえない電気を消すまえに明日の私に小さくわたす一粒の本音あなたへのメッセージぜんぶ下書き朝になればふつうの顔でいつもどおり言えるそれでいい時計の針ふたつかさなるあとひとつだけ夜を借りたい電気を消すまえに天井にひとことだけ好きってつぶやく誰にも聞こえない電気を消すまえに明日の私に小さくわたす一粒の本音ちいさくなるスイッチの音暗闇がふくらむひとことだけ響く好きだけ残る電気を消したあと天井は見えない好きってつぶやいたこだまはない電気を消したあと布団にしずむ明日の朝にはふつうに会える電気を消すまえに好きって一粒

beddo no hashi de sumaho fuseru utte wa keshita fukidashi no ato tenjou no mokume kazoeteta denki no suicchi yubi ga tomaru ato hitokuchi dake yoru ga hoshii denki wo kesu mae ni tenjou ni hitokoto dake suki tte tsubuyaku dare ni mo kikoenai denki wo kesu mae ni ashita no watashi ni chiisaku watasu hitotsubu no honne anata e no messeeji zenbu shitagaki asa ni nareba futsuu no kao de itsumodoori ieru sore de ii tokei no hari futatsu kasanaru ato hitotsu dake yoru wo karitai denki wo kesu mae ni tenjou ni hitokoto dake suki tte tsubuyaku dare ni mo kikoenai denki wo kesu mae ni ashita no watashi ni chiisaku watasu hitotsubu no honne chiisaku naru suicchi no oto kurayami ga fukuramu hitokoto dake hibiku suki dake nokoru denki wo keshita ato tenjou wa mienai suki tte tsubuyaita kodama wa nai denki wo keshita ato futon ni shizumu ashita no asa ni wa futsuu ni aeru denki wo kesu mae ni suki tte hitotsubu

Translation

At the edge of the bed I turn my phone face down After typing and deleting the little speech bubble I counted the grain of the ceiling The light switch my finger stops Just one more sip of night, please Before I turn off the light to the ceiling, just one word I murmur "I love you" no one can hear Before I turn off the light to tomorrow's me I quietly hand over a single drop of true feeling Messages to you all left as drafts When morning comes with an ordinary face I can say it like always that's fine The clock's hands overlap, the two of them Just one more night to borrow Before I turn off the light to the ceiling, just one word I murmur "I love you" no one can hear Before I turn off the light to tomorrow's me I quietly hand over a single drop of true feeling Growing small the sound of the switch the darkness swells Only one word echoes only "I love you" remains After I turn off the light the ceiling can't be seen I murmured "I love you" there's no echo back After I turn off the light I sink into the covers By tomorrow morning we'll meet as normal Before I turn off the light one drop of "I love you"