just see to the　silent　moment

盲目の羽根と星を手に

汚れてる掌に 罪の石 沈む羊 願いをどうか この手に鎖を 罪深き打つ鼓動に 罰の鞭 眠る羊 願いをどうか この音終わらせて

傷を舐め合う優しさは要らない 死の臭い漂う痛みが欲しい

静脈に浮き出る針 今日もまた生きているのか 口にする物さえ拒んでいるのに 動脈を拍つ鼓動 今日もまた生かされたのか 口にする物さえ吐いてしまうのに

過ちを隠す為の無数の罪 痛みを隠す為の無数の傷

もう誰も咎めない許せるのは自分だけだとしても 体に浮かぶ星だけが 唯一の救い 盲目でいい もう誰も咎めない許せるのは自分だけだとしても 体に浮かぶ星だけが 唯一の救い 盲目でいい

あぁ 星達が照らしてる転ばない様に あぁ 星達が照らしてる でも気付く事は無い

With blind feathers and stars in hand

On my dirty palm, a stone of sin; sinking lamb* Please, for my wish, chains onto these hands To the sinful beating of my heart, the whip of punishment; sleeping lamb Please, for my wish, put an end to this sound…

I don’t need gentleness that licks scars It’s pain that carries the scent of death I want

A needle protruding from my vein: am I still alive today? even though I refuse the things put in my mouth Heartbeat that strikes the artery: have I been kept alive again today? even though I end up vomiting the things put in my mouth

In order to hide the faults, countless sins In order to hide the pain, countless scars**

Even if no one else will forgive me, and I am the only one who can The stars that appear on my body Are my only salvation; it’s fine being blind Even if no one else will forgive me, and I am the only one who can The stars that appear on my body Are my only salvation; it’s fine being blind

Ah, the stars are shining, as not to fall Ah, the stars are shining, but I will never notice***

* literally “a stone of sin / sinks (the) lamb”, but “sinking lamb” keeps the poetic ambiguity

** a smoother alternative would be “Countless sins to hide my faults / Countless scars to hide my pain” but… nah I prefer keeping the “for the sake of hiding” grammatical structure…

Left: "Misemono Antique" tour (1999-2000)