the light that shines

Akatsuki no Kuruma/ The Car At Dawn

Beckoned by the wind to the shade of a tree I lay facedown, crying I was watching a version of myself that I didn't recognize The guitarra plays a melody for those who depart Stars fall to lament those who won't come back

No matter how much I shout, "Don't go" There is no answer but the petals of the orange tree swaying quietly in the breeze The memory of your soft hand that remains on my forehead strums an eternal farewell

The hearts of children who cling to gentle hands are shaken off by the blazing wheels that continue forward The guitarra plays a melody for those who depart Fiercely plucking at the strings of my heart

Ah, colored a pure white that will never be tainted by sorrow the petals of the orange tree were swaying in the summer shade Even if I lose the soft touch of your forehead This will reach far across the bloodstained sands-- the rhythm of a farewell

In this land where I burn my memories to ash and move forward Something familiar sprouts forth from the earth