if
KAKO♪ Lyrics
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呼んでいるように聞こえていた
いつだって記憶の水平線へと
君は消えてしまっていた
形に出来なかった想いが
モノクロなのだとしたら
何度目の季節で色づくだろう
僅かに焼けたように ほら まだ少し君がいるよ
淡いままのもしで終われなくて
雨音、泣いてるように聞こえる理由（わけ）はいつでも
君なのにどうして見えないのかな
耳を塞いだまま手は伸ばせないから
空想が空想で終わるより先に行くよ
絡まって 付いた現実の痕と
君の名前を並べて繋ぐ
曇り空 浮かび上がる痛みごと
切り裂けるならそれがいい
立ち止まらずに全て忘れ
たどり着くはずの日々に
欠けたままの僕が笑えるかな
滲んでいた高鳴りが響き続けているなら
探すあの日にいつか会えるはず
吐き出された溜息で 描いた理想と知らずに
夢見るくらいなら忘れたらいい
雨筋をなぞって解った気になって
曖昧でも綺麗な次の切なさを追った
どれだけ咲いてたんだっけ
掠れた花の記憶
濡れても鮮やかだった
濡れても
僅かに焼けたように ほら まだ少し君がいるよ
淡いままのもしで終われなくて
雨音、泣いてるように聞こえる理由（わけ）はいつでも
君なのにどうして見えないのかな
耳を塞いだまま手は伸ばせないから
空想が空想で終わるより先に行くよ
どれだけ咲いてたんだっけ
掠れた花の記憶
濡れても鮮やかだった
These lyrics are from the song "if" by KAKO♪. The verses describe the feeling of someone being called by someone else while disappearing into the distant horizon. The singer wonders if the unrequited feelings they couldn't put into words will ever find color someday. They express a sense of longing and regret for not being able to convey their emotions. The chorus repeats the idea that the person is still there, just barely, and it hurts that they can't hear them calling out. The singer acknowledges their inability to reach out due to holding back and being stuck in their own imagination.
The following verses describe the lingering pain of reality and the bond between the singer and the person they are yearning for. The clouds and the pain floating up are depicted, and the singer wishes to cut those ties to move on. The lyrics express the idea that it's hard but necessary to forget and move forward, even if some parts of oneself are incomplete. The bridge talks about the ideal the singer had initially drawn up, and how it's all washed up, but they cannot forget it while being aware of the reality. The song ends with a repetition of the chorus and a reflection about fuzzy memories.
In summary, the lyrics talk about the singer's bittersweet feelings of longing and regret for not being able to convey their emotions to someone who seems to have disappeared. It also touches on the struggle of letting go and moving forward while being aware of reality and the importance of confronting it.
Line by Line Meaning
微かでも道を叩く音がした
I heard the faint sound of footsteps on the road
呼んでいるように聞こえていた
It sounded like they were calling out to me
いつだって記憶の水平線へと
You always disappear into the horizon of my memory
君は消えてしまっていた
You had vanished
形に出来なかった想いが
My unexpressed feelings
モノクロなのだとしたら
If they were monochromatic
何度目の季節で色づくだろう
I wonder in what season they will finally bloom
僅かに焼けたように ほら まだ少し君がいるよ
You are still there, like a faint ember
淡いままのもしで終われなくて
I can't let go of the unfinished possibilities
雨音、泣いてるように聞こえる理由（わけ）はいつでも
The reason why the sound of rain always seems to be crying
君なのにどうして見えないのかな
I wonder why I can't see you, even though it's you
耳を塞いだまま手は伸ばせないから
I can't reach out with my hands while blocking my ears
空想が空想で終わるより先に行くよ
I'll move forward rather than leaving my imagination as just that
絡まって 付いた現実の痕と
The scars of reality that are tangled up with me
君の名前を並べて繋ぐ
I connect them by lining up your name
曇り空 浮かび上がる痛みごと
The pain that rises to the surface on a cloudy day
切り裂けるならそれがいい
I'd rather tear it apart
立ち止まらずに全て忘れ
Forgetting everything without stopping
たどり着くはずの日々に
Towards the days that I should have reached
欠けたままの僕が笑えるかな
I wonder if I can laugh as I am, incomplete
滲んでいた高鳴りが響き続けているなら
If the blurry excitement keeps echoing
探すあの日にいつか会えるはず
I should be able to see you again someday when I search for that day
吐き出された溜息で 描いた理想と知らずに
Without knowing that my ideal was drawn with a sigh of frustration
夢見るくらいなら忘れたらいい
It's better to forget than to dream
雨筋をなぞって解った気になって
Feeling like I understand by following the raindrops
曖昧でも綺麗な次の切なさを追った
I chased after the next beautiful pain, even if it was unclear
どれだけ咲いてたんだっけ
I wonder how much it had bloomed
掠れた花の記憶
Memories of a blurred flower
濡れても鮮やかだった
It was still vivid even when wet
濡れても
Even when wet
Writer(s): 折倉 俊則
Contributed by Sarah R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.