the answer
s.o.f.a. Lyrics

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行けるとこまで行こう
その場所で人知れず終わりたいな
僕の形だけ刳り貫いた世界
平然と回るだろう
振り向いた坂の上
キミのいない街は
三角形の空に星を並べ始めた
どこへ向かおう

どうして心はいつも
頭とは違う答えを選ばせ
そして又独りに戻り
どこか手持ち無沙汰で
立ってるのか

脹らんだポケット溢れそう
人は欲張りになって
紛れた夢は押し潰したのか
もう捨てた後なのか
僕は嘘つきじゃない
ありのままでいたい
なのに歯切れの悪い素振り
失意の訳を言えないでいる

三日月も満月も同じ月なんだろう
蒼い宇宙の隙間に浮かぶ
ただそれだけそれだけなのさ
最後の最後にそっと
訪れる光降り積もる暗闇
遠い昔芽生えた夢の余韻
拭い去れない
どうして心はいつも
頭とは違う答えを選ばせ
そして又独りに戻り

どこか手持ち無沙汰で
立ってるのか

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to s.o.f.a.'s song "The Answer" depict the singer's desire to find a place where they can quietly end their existence. They feel like they live in a world that has hollowed them out and stripped them of their true essence. The image of a town without the presence of their loved ones accentuates their loneliness. The triangular sky with the stars symbolizes the beginning of a new journey, but the singer is unsure of where to go. They wonder why their heart always chooses different answers from their mind, causing them to constantly retreat into solitude. They find themselves standing somewhere, feeling idle and aimless.

The second verse talks about the singer's overflowing pockets and their realization that people become greedy. They question whether their dreams have been crushed or if they themselves have discarded them. The singer proclaims that they don't want to be a liar and simply want to be true to themselves. However, they struggle to express their frustrations and disappointments properly, leading to a lingering sense of discontent.

Line by Line Meaning

行けるとこまで行こう
Let's go as far as we can

その場所で人知れず終わりたいな
I want to quietly end in that place

僕の形だけ刳り貫いた世界
A world that only carved out my shape

平然と回るだろう
It will calmly rotate

振り向いた坂の上
At the top of the hill I turned back from

キミのいない街は
The town without you

三角形の空に星を並べ始めた
The triangular sky began to fill with stars

どこへ向かおう
Where should we go

どうして心はいつも
Why does the heart always

頭とは違う答えを選ばせ
Choose a different answer than the mind

そして又独りに戻り
And again, return to being alone