Shooting Star
SECONDWALL Lyrics

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I saw a shooting star
願いなんて意味ないと思っていた
なのに何故か

背伸びはしないよ
身の丈分かってる
あの子や君と僕じゃさ
霄壌の差って奴だ

いつだって逃げたくなる
探求心より安定が絶対で
もっとなんて言葉すら
贅沢だ今のままで... でも

I saw a shooting star
願いなんて意味ないと思っていた
なのに何故か
零れ落ちた声
「いつの日か」

曖昧な道を
うやむやに進んで
間違いなんだと分かっても
戻る事もしないで... でも

I saw a shooting star
願うなんて似合わないと決めて
逃げてたのに
思わず叫んだ
「いつの日か」

絶対なんかはなくて
問題だらけの僕が
偽物ばっかの場所で迷いながら
忘れかけていた事失くしたモノ
心の奥の方に眠っているでしょ？

I saw a shooting star
叶えたくて仕舞い込んだ想い
解き放つ様に
響け僕の声

「いつの日か」
「いつの日か」

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of SECONDWALL's song Shooting Star are about hope, aspiration and self-discovery. The singer initially did not believe in wishes or holding onto what could be considered frivolous hope. They knew their limitations and did not try to stretch beyond what they believed they could achieve. However, something about seeing a shooting star, something so fleeting and insubstantial, caused a shift in their perspective. Suddenly, they found themselves wishing and dreaming for something even though they still believed that it would not happen. They acknowledge that they and the people around them are all different and in different places, but they still hold hope for something more.

Throughout the song, the singer seems to be struggling with their own sense of limitation and their past mistakes. Although they understand that they have made mistakes, and that their path is uncertain, they keep moving forward because they have hope. They refuse to give up on themselves or their dreams because they know that they have the capacity for greatness.

Overall, the lyrics of Shooting Star are deeply emotional and universal. They speak to anyone who has ever felt like they were not good enough or lost their way, but still has hope for something more.

Line by Line Meaning

I saw a shooting star
I witnessed a flicker of light in the sky that I believe to be a shooting star

願いなんて意味ないと思っていたなのに何故か
I used to think that wishes are pointless, yet for some reason

背伸びはしないよ身の丈分かってるあの子や君と僕じゃさ霄壌の差って奴だいつだって逃げたくなる探求心より安定が絶対でもっとなんて言葉すら贅沢だ今のままで... でも
I know my limits and don't try to reach beyond them; the gap between those like you, her and me is insurmountable. Even though my nature is that of an explorer, stability is what I need more than anything else, and asking for more would be nothing but luxurious. However,

零れ落ちた声「いつの日か」
I blurted out, 'Someday,' in a broken voice

曖昧な道をうやむやに進んで間違いなんだと分かっても戻る事もしないで... でも
I'm walking down an unclear path without direction, even though I know it's wrong, and yet I continue forward without turning back. However,

願うなんて似合わないと決めて逃げてたのに思わず叫んだ「いつの日か」
I decided that wishing isn't meant for someone like me who runs away, and yet I couldn't help but shout out, 'Someday.'

絶対なんかはなくて問題だらけの僕が偽物ばっかの場所で迷いながら忘れかけていた事失くしたモノ心の奥の方に眠っているでしょ？
I, who is ridden with problems, have nothing that's absolute, and wander around in a place full of lies. Nonetheless, there are things I've almost forgotten and have lost along the way, but deep inside my heart, they're still there, aren't they?

叶えたくて仕舞い込んだ想い解き放つ様に響け僕の声「いつの日か」「いつの日か」
I want to fulfill what I've hidden away, so let my voice reverberate as if I'm setting them free. 'Someday.' 'Someday.'

Writer(s): Yuka, Apg

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