Echoes
綾野 ましろ Lyrics

The song "Echoes" by 綾野 ましろ is a poignant expression of nostalgia and memories that haunt even after the person or thing they remind you of is gone. The beginning lines, "懐かしい姿はいつも 吐息から始まる 鮮やかに乱反射する 歪な思い出" indicate that the memory is not just a mere recollection but a distorted and painful one that is reflected in your sighs. The singer remembers someone with a fond nostalgia, but their memories are twisted, and the sharp reflections linger long after the person has gone. The lines, "夜が包んだ 光を集めて 君を型取った" convey the sense of how the memories and impressions of a person can take shape within you, even as everything fades away.

The second verse of the song talks about losing oneself to those memories, so much so that even the sound of footsteps moving away is deafening. The imagery of "追いかける手が..." suggests a need to hold onto something that is lost. The chorus, "壊れゆく君の欠片に そっと口づけした もう居ない面影だけの 真昼の燐光" is a beautiful but painful expression of an attempt to hold onto what is gone, to give a final kiss on the disappearing pieces of the person, the remaining image only visible in the bright daylight. The song ends with a cry for the person to come back, just to see their smile one more time.

Overall, the lyrics of "Echoes" are about the pain of remembering something or someone that you can never have again. The distorted and broken memories blend with the present, making it hard to move forward. The idea of the echoes is that even when the person is gone, their presence still lingers, like the soft echoes of their voice.