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隣の席は宇宙

Tonari no Seki wa Uchuu

Liner Notes

So close, in the seat right beside me, yet too far away. A heart-fluttering song that depicts a one-sided love where the nearer the distance, the harder it is to find words, likening it to weightless outer space. The emotion bursts all at once from the breathy verses to the clear, soaring high notes of the chorus.

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Lyrics (Japanese)

いつも通りの席なのに君の横だけ無重力話したいのに声が出ない唇だけが空回りペンの先が動くたび私の心が揺れる近い距離ほど遠く感じて笑顔に隠れてしまう宇宙服みたいな強がりを毎朝着てくる私一言だけでいいのにまだ怖い近いのに遠いってずるい隣の席は宇宙話しかけたいのにできない隣の席は宇宙指先だけが届きそうでも触れたら壊れそう君が笑うその瞬間に私の時間が止まる教科書のページをめくる音それだけで胸が早歩き消しかすの白さみたいにばれないように笑ってるふとした拍子に目が合えば酸素が足りなくなるみんなの会話に紛れて君の名前だけ響く昨日より少しだけ近づけたらそれでいい宇宙の端っこからおはようを投げるもし返事が小さくてもその声でまた飛べる今日の私を信じて君の方へ近いのに遠いってずるい隣の席は宇宙でも一言で変わる隣の席は宇宙君のノートの隅っこに私の笑顔を置きたい明日の私がまた言える隣の席は宇宙

itsumo doori no seki nanoni kimi no yoko dake mujuuryoku hanashitai noni koe ga denai kuchibiru dake ga karamawari pen no saki ga ugoku tabi watashi no kokoro ga yureru chikai kyori hodo tooku kanjite egao ni kakurete shimau uchuufuku mitai na tsuyogari wo maiasa kite kuru watashi hitokoto dake de ii noni mada kowai chikai noni tooi tte zurui tonari no seki wa uchuu hanashikaketai noni dekinai tonari no seki wa uchuu yubisaki dake ga todokisou demo furetara kowaresou kimi ga warau sono shunkan ni watashi no jikan ga tomaru kyoukasho no peeji wo mekuru oto sore dake de mune ga hayaaruki keshikasu no shirosa mitai ni barenai you ni waratteru futoshita hyoushi ni me ga aeba sanso ga tarinaku naru minna no kaiwa ni magirete kimi no namae dake hibiku kinou yori sukoshi dake chikazuketara sore de ii uchuu no hashikko kara ohayou wo nageru moshi henji ga chiisakute mo sono koe de mata toberu kyou no watashi wo shinjite kimi no hou e chikai noni tooi tte zurui tonari no seki wa uchuu demo hitokoto de kawaru tonari no seki wa uchuu kimi no nooto no sumikko ni watashi no egao wo okitai ashita no watashi ga mata ieru tonari no seki wa uchuu

Translation

It's my usual seat, and yet only the space beside you is weightless I want to talk but no voice comes out only my lips spin uselessly Each time the tip of your pen moves my heart sways The closer the distance, the farther it feels and I hide behind a smile The bravado, like a spacesuit I put it on every morning Just one word would be enough yet I'm still afraid So close yet so far, it's unfair The seat beside me is outer space I want to call out but I can't The seat beside me is outer space Only my fingertips might reach but if I touch, it might break The instant you smile my time stands still The sound of a textbook page turning just that, and my chest starts walking fast Like the white of an eraser's crumbs I smile so it won't show If our eyes meet by some chance I run out of oxygen Mixed into everyone's chatter only your name rings out If I can get just a little closer than yesterday, that's enough From the edge of outer space I'll toss a good morning Even if your reply is small that voice lets me fly again Trusting the me of today toward you So close yet so far, it's unfair The seat beside me is outer space but one word can change it all The seat beside me is outer space In the corner of your notebook I want to leave my smile The me of tomorrow can say it again The seat beside me is outer space