#karafuru

Verse 1:

Dear you, whomever you are,

laying eyes on this humblest letter,

where are you now, and if you will,

what are you up to?

 For myself, only fifteen years old,

there are worries that I just cannot speak.

A kind of trouble that’s seeded in doubt,

and hidden in me.

 Prechorus:

But perhaps if I am to write

a little message for my future self,

then perhaps for once in my life

I’ll confide the thoughts I never can tell.

 Chorus:

I’m about to lose myself, bound for breaking down,

sobbing in defeat as I start to disappear.

On the sorry-fitted walk of life,

whose words should I take comfort in?

 When my one-and-only heart’s often torn apart,

I’m alive now in the midst of despair, and living in spite of the pain.

I’m living in spite of the pain.

 Verse 2:

Dear you, whomever you are,

many thanks for your writing this far.

There is something that I wish to share

with fifteen year old you.

 If you keep on asking around,

on where you are and what you do now,

then in time the answers will come.

You’ll see what you seek.

 Prechorus:

Though the sea of adolescence

is severe and harsh to all who partake,

keep on rowing that boat of your dreams,

and you’ll find the shoreline when you wake.

 Chorus:

Now please don’t you lose yourself, don’t start breaking down,

even in those times you find that you want to cry out.

As you disappear into that void,

you can fix your feet and trust your voice!

 Now for me as an adult, sometimes I am hurt.

Worn and sleepless nights can always be so persistent.

But I’m living on each passing day,

within my bittersweet  present.

 Bridge:

There is meaning in every little thing within your life.

Please never be afraid of deciding to build and pursue your dreams.

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, keep on believing.

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, keep on believing.

Keep on believing.

Keep on believing.

 Final Chorus:

I’m about to lose myself, bound for breaking down,

sobbing in defeat as I start to disappear.

On the sorry-fitted walk of life,

whose words should I take comfort in?

 Now please don’t you lose yourself, don’t start breaking down,

even in those times you find that you want to cry out.

As you disappear into that void,

you can fix your feet and trust your voice!

 No matter what age we live, sorrow always gives.

There’s no running from what always will catch you.

So let’s go on smiling through this, and live on within the present.

Let’s live on within the present.

 Outro:

Dear you, whomever you are,

who has read through this letter so far,

the one thing I can always wish

1. Porco Rosso (1992)

2. Stand and Deliver (1988)

3. Hot Fuzz (2007)

4. Lilo and Stitch (2002)

5. Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

6. Whisper of the Heart (1995)

7. Colorful (2010)

8. One Piece Film Gold (2016)

9. Gintama Live Action (2017)

10. The Iron Giant (1999)

Bonus short: Expiration Date (2014)