In my apartment where I live alone, the thin walls let the next room's sounds leak through. The time they wake in the morning, the footsteps coming home, the sound of cooking, the sound of the shower. Though I don't even know their face, I somehow know their daily rhythm. Even on lonely nights, someone's there beyond the wall, and just that put me a little at ease. The day our eyes met by chance in the elevator, they gave a nod with a face kinder than I'd imagined. Once I'd seen their face, even the presence of the sounds felt warm. Whether it's love, I still don't know. But when they're next door, I feel at ease. Though we've never spoken and I don't know their name, somehow they're on my mind. When I hear the door, "ah, they're home," I find myself oddly relieved. You, just one wall away. I hope a day comes when we can talk. Just having you living next door makes the night less scary.
tonari ni kimi ga iru
hitorigurashi no apaato
kabe ga usukute oto ga moreru
okiru jikan
kaette kuru ashioto
ryouri wo suru oto
shawaa no mizuoto
kao mo shiranai noni
seikatsu rizumu wo shitte iru
kisoku tadashii hito nan da na
sou omotteta
samishii yoru mo
kabe no mukou ni dareka ga iru
sore dake de sukoshi anshin shiteta
erebeetaa de
guuzen me ga atta
karuku eshaku wo shite kureta
omotteta yori yasashisou de
nandaka ureshiku natta
kao ga mietara
oto no kehai mo atatakai
kabe hitotsubun no kimi
mou tanin ja nai ki ga shita
hitori de kurasu samishisa wo
shiranai uchi ni umete kureteta
mata aetara ii na
tsugi wa konnichiwa kurai
ieru ka na
terebi no oto ga morete kuru
onaji bangumi
miteru no kamoshirenai
namae mo hanashita koto mo nai
soredemo nazeka ki ni naru
doa no oto ga shitara
aa kaette kitan da tte
katte ni hotto shiteru
kabe hitotsubun no kimi
hitori ja nai tte omowasete kureru
koi ka douka wa wakaranai
tada anata ga iru to anshin suru
itsuka hanaseru hi ga
kuru to ii na
tonari de kimi ga ikiteru
sore dake de yoru ga kowakunai
erebeetaa de
mata aeta hi ni wa
kondo wa egao de koe wo kaketai
kabegoshi no oto ga
watashi wo sasaeteru
kabe hitotsubun no kimi
arigatou