Megurine Luka - Afterglow [English Adaptation Lyrics]

As the daylight fades and the sky loses its light

It turns red all around casting shadows on the ground

In that warm afterglow you can look back here and see

How the dreams you once held can now float here freely

That image fades as the ideas fade to dust

No matter how you try it seems there’s never enough

And as your past glories fall to the wayside up ahead

You’re just left wondering what you can now do instead

Back then, you had a place to aim for

A goal that you had set as what the future had in store

But now as you seem to have reached that sky

It seems so likely that you have to give up those dreams and say goodbye

Now standing here, you have to face what has come

How the things you ran to are now what you will run from

All the markings right here confirm that you are now done

But doesn’t part of you feel like it’s only just begun?

So take all the feelings inside and throw them out to the wind

Pick up the mike you once had dropped and let this song begin

Within your hands lies the brush that paints the future brightly here

As long as you act with feeling it won’t disappear

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Fireworks 2013

To see the active wide fairgrounds

To feel the sun o’er heard

Though night shant fall for many hours yet

The crowd continues to spread

Many stands and stalls stand to stall

Until the masses might hunger

For elephant ears, snowballs and toys

As they wait for one another

There are causes here who spread their word

These books three next to me

I took them to shield myself on this field

But I may read them someday, we shall see

Though winds blow weakly within these hills

And sun burns bright above

And I now sweat though it’s not an hour yet

But this heat will last will the sun’s set

-

Watching these people run and frolic and play

I can’t help but envy their drive

I’m sure they would weather any weather together

Just to prove to all they’re alive

And the church volunteers scattered all around

With bibles in hand to bequeath

Though I may object, they have my respect

To go that far for their own belief

The bubbles fly by, but to my touhou eye

I see only spread danmaku

The mayor has stated the weather has abated

But I’m not quite sure that’s true

-

I got some shaved ice, though it has shown that sink

It happens to all of its type, I think

The color fades down, leaving behind only white

And a lack of the flavor’s delight

I certainly hope the rain fear’s unfounded

Because with this note here, the problem’s compounded

Because I’m a being of paper and power

I don’t appreciate a light rain shower

The books would get soaked, the ink here would run

And I would certainly get wet

Overall a large dousing would hardly be fun

But at least it doesn’t look like rain yet

-

The sun has dimmed and faded down

Though only an hour has passed

The cause is the clouds that have crowded around

Darkening the field oh so fast

At the first sign of rain, I think I will scarper

And head back home where it’s dry

Though I would delight in seeing light at night

Fair weather seems in short supply

-

Though sprinkles and droplets often drop by

I’m surprised to say that I’m mostly dry

With my luck this shade shall pass

So we could enjoy this night on the grass

-

 

The time draws near, one more hour to go

I’ve amused myself by wandering to and fro

To see all to see and learn all to know

As the rate of time seems to slow

Bowling

Though small and uninspiring to the passing eye

There are quite a few lanes in use here

It seems odd to me, because I had believed

The hobby of bowling would disappear

There’s the usual theme here of pins, balls and stars

As they float around across the sky

It seems like the case in this sort of place

Though I really don’t understand why

Sajou no Yume [English Adaptation Lyrics]

We are so close here and now, but I have found that I can't allow
Myself to tell you clearly. When I try to speak words escape me

There is sadness in fate. Thing that you just can't escape
But it's true that all things must end. Even our encounter, my friend

There are things still left to do
As I awoke after dreams of what I knew
Far across the distant skies
There is some truth that lies ahead for your waiting eyes

Even as the sun descends, and passes down under the horizon
I cannot break my own vow that I had made when this journey begun

If anyone can be strong and protect what they cherish
I would choose to improve myself in order to fulfill my wish

I will pursue you again because I fight for love and this warmth within
Because I can feel it here. I can't bear to depart cause this love won't disappear

Though my wish is still so small and lies newborn, I'll protect it
I won't let my dreams on sand crumble inwards my friend. It won't end

There are things I still must do
As I now chase after dreams I know are true
Far away past desert wind
Is the place where journeys begin

I'm still fighting on for my love
This faith is why I walk without any doubts
Cutting through with my belief
Because I know with you right beside me I'm complete

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Write right next to me

A world is built before your eyes

Though I’m sure you cannot fathom

The depth within, a great surprise

For any who would have them

The tales told reveal themselves

Before you word by word

They now take shape as one creates

A story never heard

The story’s born of mind and thought

And given form by hand

Now look in awe at what you’ve wrought

Thanks to your mind’s demand

Get Messy

The third of the three best demonstrates itself

It’s an exercise in jumping straight in

No notice to what the other two started

Because this third part can finally begin

If nothing is ventured, nothing is gained

So find something you want to do

No matter the cost, much more would be lost

If you were to never chase and pursue

All efforts are messes, just messy in forms

That vary based on what they are

Just act on a whim, and give it your all

And I’m sure your efforts will reach far.

Make Mistakes

Perfection’s impossible in anything here

That thought echoes here in my head

Still it is a goal that can often console

A height for all interested

Mistakes will occur, it is an almost certain fact

Where is little about that you can change

The better question is when you fail, how will you react?

Will you move on ahead, or find it strange?

Mistakes can shape the success to come

As long as you pay them due heed

They outline the flaws you may come to find

And point out what exactly you need

As long as you learn from mistakes made in the past

An error’s no such a bad thing

Pick up the shattered pieces of your work today

And look for what tomorrow will bring

Take Chances

This part 1 of three is to be named whimsically

Alone, the title doesn’t make sense

It appears to advocate behavior that’s risky

But this is where a series shall commence

Consider the reserve in which many bind themselves

Choose not to act without assurance of success

Resign themselves to what is known and expected

Choosing not to put luck to the test

If nothing is ventured, nothing is gained

With that in mind, I act without thought

To move ahead recklessly with little reserve

Is how I’ve often found what I sought

Note I caution against running headlong into what lays ahead

Undue haste begets waste after all

I still will proceed with all due speed

Swift joy is worth the pain of a fall

Ex-centric

The standards I write take form over time

In ways that define how I work

The words that I use, the structure, the rhyme

Are centered on a personal quirk

But still I can see I can’t help but be me

And shake things up once in a while

I tend to move on with a brand new hobby

Or play around with my own style

So my ex-centric method may center anew

But I’m sure that conditions won’t stay

Because I change my mind whenever I find

The new view from each coming day

Sunny Day

The sun invites me to sleep for a while

There’s something about those bright skies

That bright yellow glow that can often show

How fatigue can take me by surprise

It’s rather unfortunate how common this occurs

I’d say almost every afternoon

I notice it’s bright, and as if it were night

I feel I will fall asleep soon

The most troubling affair is a question of where

This lethargic response shall occur

Whether I am driving or just simply idling

A simple nap is what I prefer

Alas the time has passed when I could sleep on the grass

On the quad on a warm sunny day

I have much to do, many projects to pursue…

I guess I prefer it this way

Blue

The color blue, a basic shade

The color I choose to favor

An unconscious decision to always choose blue

Is an inherent part of my behavior

I oft wear blue in any weather

I prefer it in any form

Blue shirts and shorts on hot summer days

Blue flannel pants to keep me warm

Blue is the team I prefer to join

Blue text is where I default

And yes it is true, if a load screen is blue

I don’t mind is the progress will halt

A blue shades my dreams, and colors my thoughts

To me, joy is a pale light blue

Eiffel 65 is blue, and I guess I am too

(Though it’s not the same for all in my sight)

My music is blue, with prominent twin tails

And blue oft burns bright on my screen

I’ll always argue for this shade till I’m blue

Though I’m just blue, if you know what I mean

Dango Daikazoku [English Adaptation Lyrics]

Dango, Dango, Dango, Dango, Dango Daikazoku

Dango, Dango, Dango, Dango, Daikazoku

Mischievous, textured, roasted Dango. Gently-soft, bean jam Dango

Moon-viewing Dango is a dreamer. Seeing things we don’t know

Sesame dumpling, prim Dango. Stacks of 4-spitted Dango

On display as one family here. All 100 will show

Baby Dango persist in a state of love knowing only happiness here

Older Dango narrow their eyes to make their face look more sincere

All the friendly Dango join and hold their hands to make one round ring that circles us high up above

Making towns that echo laughs upon the Dango star, showing all it stays filled with love

Rabbits wave to all that pass as they watch over us, from their home that all can see upon the moon

These bright sights take all the joy and sadness you may feel and shape them to be seen soon
[repeat]

Dango, Dango, Dango, Dango, Dango Daikazoku

Dango, Dango, Dango, Dango, Daikazoku

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Mag Mell [English Adaptation Lyrics]

I once saw a dream that seemed transparent then

It was some tender eternity

On the whispered breeze that now descends from the sky

I can hear those promises that seemed to all be for me

If I could fly as I am today

I feel that nothing could block my way

I simply feel that I could just tell you

About the ways that my thoughts and light now begin

Began to sway, each passing day, within

I can now embrace that far uncertainty

For I can’t erase all my unease

Even though right now I can’t say I know for sure

I still have my faith that says that one day I will answer that breeze

Worlds continue as I watch you

These realities begin anew

If we could see some light that is caught here

Within joined hand that envelop what is to come

Let us release what’s held in those memories

Because time ties all together as one big sum

Leading to when, I choose to send, this wish skyward

Even as the cold morning comes

I will move forward unhesitatingly

While my pain and sorrow may press close

I understand they’re still part of me

If the light illuminates you now

And continues to keep you close to me

Would you mind waiting here once more

As I now set these old feeling free

If we could see some light that is caught here

Within joined hand that assure us of this shared light

Let us release what’s held in those memories

Because as one, our future remains so bright

Leading to when, I choose to send

That brilliant blue, I always knew, to you

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Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari [English Adaptation Lyrics]

I remember that day as we lazed in the sunlight

You turned to me and said as you sat yourself upright

“Let’s all come back here and stargaze late at night!”

*TYER Lyrics*

As the summer trio climbs through the night sky
The stars you pointed out shine bright as they fly by
I remember the look in your eyes
Gazing to the right I found the star named Vega
So somewhere in the heavens is Altair omega
Far away, are they lonely like me

When Helios fades, the skyline blackens and lower shades
Stars winking bright, fall and shimmer shining light

I wonder how they know, the way they always go
How I wish that I could follow through the skies
Just look around and see, it’s only you and me
I have to say, please don’t depart
You’re always in my heart

*TYER End*

“I guess even guys like you can plan something fun”

We joked and said as we saw the last of the setting sun

As we walked onwards to our goal

In that atmosphere we couldn’t help but laugh

As we moved along on that darkened unlit path

Though we felt some brief anxiety

I stood next to you, who seemed to be having fun right then

Internally, it was getting hard to pretend

In truth I’m sure I knew what I had felt for you

My mind was cleared to something I had known

I knew the truth at last, but our moment had passed

“It’s still no use. Crying won’t help”

That’s what I told myself

I had always been pretending that I didn’t care

But I knew the feeling I had felt then was always there

It won’t fade…

A sudden pain strikes my heart out of the blue

That’s right, I suppose that it’s still true

Falling for you felt like that

“What to do?” is the question now

My heart yearns to tell you somehow

Being here is enough for me

That’s the pain of reality

I couldn’t say it then, I cannot say it now

That one chance had passed somehow

Back on that summer day, the words I couldn’t say

Those unsaid words had died upon my tongue

As we both watched the stars, the distance seemed too far

But still I loved you then, and how you would listen

I felt this feeling grow, something you didn’t know

The contents of my long held secret

That night shared long ago

That frustrating tearful, memory

When you pointed up,

And said “There’s Venus, see?”

[Many thanks to TYER for giving me permission to use their TV size lyrics. It flattened the writers block I had on the first verse XD

Check out their lyrics and cover! It actually has vocals ^.^:
(Actually, their cover used the original instrumental, and keeps getting striked)

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Glasses

In a way, the way I see the world

Is shuttered by windows of glass

Every gaze, every glance, every stare is contained

By lenses that focus all that may pass

These lenses are my eyes, they make everything clear

Bi focal points places straight ahead

Though my sight is dim, I can still see all

If I let glasses see in my stead

They may come and go, with frames made for show

They’re only worn for a couple of years

But still they are vital to how I see the world

Because without them, the world disappears

Watch

This watch always ticks along with the time

As it dangles here upon my right wrist

Though it rarely draws notice, I still often find

If I don’t wear it, it’ll be missed

The question of why this happens to be

Seems to rely on a certain state of mind

A way to measure progress, temporally

To measure some passage of time

The Casio here holds much of its face

Days, dates, hours, minutes, and seconds

The barest of clicks is heard as it ticks

As the inexorable time ever beckons.

Though it still requires as each month expires

An increment to passing dates

I honestly don’t mind the adjustment of time

To match the year’s changing of states.

At Last

So here we are at the final page of this pad

The very last clean, blank white slate

The place where the last note is laid to rest

A final refuge to dream and create

The very last page asks that I look to the fore

What had I wrought and wrote here over time?

Were pages spent or wasted? Did they live well to the end?

Do they contain worthy content for someone to find?

The next pad may well start this cycle anew

Or maybe a different pursuit will take form

Either way I will write as I feel

Because to me, this is now the norm

Sister's Noise [English Adaptation Lyrics]

You now live closer to me than I could know

But I regret that I cannot hear your voice

But in time we met and our shared bond was made

Our memories remain right here and will never fade

I continued to search for sister’s noise

I still search on to defy what we avoid

I know my heart will lead to some place where we can meet

Where our shared dreams simply can’t just be destroyed

Though this town hides you from my sight

I still know that you still now fight

Struggling on to just reach this place, filled with memories of when we met then

But this fate that repeats again

Holds us back, takes us back to when

Your pain grew, but was out of sight, hidden from anyone’s view

Even if the dream I had once tears me apart

Even if my beliefs shatter my heart

I still remember that one precious thing

And keep this faith for answers my frail hopes will bring

Living my life only for my own sake

This is the point that I felt I must now make

If I etch the meaning of my sorrow here

I still believe that my path forward becomes crystal clear

Sister’s Voice echoes across distant winds

And the power from my tears induces that spin

As the breeze, picks up speed, I feel that our connected strength surpasses everything placed in our way

Looking out over this town in shade, I can tell these feelings won’t fade

Looking up at the sky so grey, I can still recall the blue of that day

Your hard gaze made it clear to me, I must face what I cannot see

I must learn how to become strong by embracing my flaws

From the warmth that I still feel from your distant hands

I will do anything to stop their plans

I can protect you if I persevere, because I know that hope can pierce the darkness here

This warm feeling I’ve embraced envelops me

It lights the path to futures shining brightly

I’ll keep running straight towards the dream you had, and carry on, far beyond the limits we can see

Sister’s noise echoes now before me here. I understand that it is drawing near

I can now understand how our paths now intertwine and how it’s true our bond can’t just disappear

Even if I were to live on for myself, I’d want to say this more than anything else

The purpose behind the meaning etched right here is due to pain, caused by sorrows here I can’t explain

You now draw close, but I can’t hear it now

I still don’t know if my frail heart can allow

Some relief from that time we first met, the pain that lingers here

Do you think it will just disappear?

Sisters Noise is quickly coming this way. I still recall the smile we both shared that day

I will protect that place where our heart wandered to. I’ll fight on for both our sakes

Because I believe that our shared bond will never break!

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Fishy

Some poems I write are incomplete
Like a fish thrown onto land
Gasping for air that's everywhere
They die beneath my hand

Unlike a fish, my poems breathe again
If words are given in time
But still they can smother without some thought
Towards their structure and rhyme

It seems like a waste to leave them there
As fragments, or mangled lines without close
It is much like taking a thought to be shared
And burying it so no one knows

The loss of any idea seems to be a great shame
No knowledge is worthless in my eyes
All concepts, any thought with a name
Should be preserved and known, 'fore it dies.

So now I look back to the words incomplete
And mourn for those forever lost
Though their presence remains among many ink stains
And depressions underneath still embossed

Self

Forge your memories today with every breath you take
Dream your dreams while you're asleep, but live while you're awake
The past is past and today's the day your choice will change the world
So sail with your own banner unfurled

Display your true colors to define yourself
Become who you want and nobody else
Cast aside any falseness, any doubts, any pain
If you fall, stand up and walk again

I am me and that's all. Nothing more to see
But I'm fine with that. It fits me perfectly
I take joy in every action I can call my own
Each new entry to show how I've grown

May I look to these words on some future day
Look at the pages and see what they say
And may I have pride in all that I've done
To find worth in all I find fun

Thoughts

Shall I take you to the place in my mind where dreams come true?

Shall I impart to you all that I once knew?

The journey is simple, yet inexplicably complex

Though it’s all a matter of “What’s next?”

My task is to build a construct of words

Arranged on one another, page by page

And line by line they settle here

Forming the base of this stage

Take this to heart, words all hold some power

Whether written, spoken, or sung

It relies on the mind, for it is thoughts that decide

The direction in which they are flung

I write for no purpose but writing itself

Because this is my earnest belief

The mind makes all inevitably

And expression’s the only relief

Thoughts on Touhou

The light descends from up above

As the bullet spam ensues

Fantasy Seal, or Sign of Love

Which one shall I choose?

To dive for items as they fall from the sky

And avoid shots raining wave by wave

The frantic evasion of defensive persuasion

Or the sidestep to Graze of those brave

Will you hide at the bottom, away from the source,

Or will you keep high to collect?

Will you wait until salvos stray from their course,

Or dive past where they intersect?

Beware the spellcards that seek out your end

Bombs may prove to be your salvation

In that moment you must choose what you feel you can lose

Fail the bonus, or brave devastation?

And as you continue on, with lives and bombs gone

Recall that point items exist

The key to stay alive as you frantically dive

For the items you know can’t be missed

And remember the power block of which you must stock

If you plan to survive to the boss

For without enough power, you won’t last an hour

You will find against Fairies you’ve lost

And for each single game, a mechanic you must tame

Some new concept held for each fight

Whether it be UFO’s, or flower petals

Or time to extend endless night

So welcome to Touhou, and Gensouko

An Incident-prone paradise

Let fairies, yokai, and bullets pass you by

A passing interest will always suffice

Sparkling Daydream [English Adaptation Lyrics]

[Let’s look for our sparkling dreams]

From that one time, when your eyes met mine on that day

What were you thinking as you looked down and turned away?… I’d like to know

As you looked on, and noticed the troubled look on my face

I expected you to confront me in that place

But you just let it go

As you brushed me off and walked away, I thought to myself then

“Maybe he’s just insecure about things not known for sure?”

It was then that I had realized

In that place under the sun

Some unknown love had just begun

In my dreams your face is brought to the fore

But once I’m awake I discover once more

What I wish is to see your face

This love calls even across this space

Even as my heart beats faster in time

My inner thoughts burst forth from my mind

My ideals, delusions, and my heart begin to mold

All the plans I have made are laid out and now unfold

Straight out into, this brand new world

[Love’s got me looking crazy]

By accident I had heard that distant voice once again

Though it echoed differently from how it did back then…The resemblance seemed like fate

At that time and place, I couldn’t think, I only could react

I would keep searching for you, for that person I once knew

Though I once shouldered this one pain, I hide from reality

That day you showed me a way to do so when you first appeared

Though back then, I could only watch you, I wished for that confidence too

Proving to all what I can do

Looking straight up at the beautiful sky, I found myself wishing I knew how to fly

So I could soar right by your side. Don’t you know this love is eternal?

I believed our births both shared the same star

And that this bond will hold, near or far

The wheels of fate and chance keep endlessly turning here

Just like a spell my doubts and pain will disappear

Under the light of this one truth

Though our delusions and dreams may both differ in name

I contest that they in fact are inherently the same

Even though I cannot give those precious thoughts form

Their presence here keeps me forever warm

[My eyes won’t forget what I saw that night]

Even outside dreams I still see your face

That dream that no sleep could ever fully replace

I know this truth is real for sure

Love is greed, it’s part of its nature

Even as my heart continues to beat

The dreams I’ve seen cannot compete

My ideals, delusions, and my heart begin to mold

All the plans I have made are laid out and now unfold

Straight out into, this brand new world

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Confront! You Look so Cool! [English Adaptation Lyrics]

Though the burning sun within the sky

Leaves the land before us withered and dry

We still manage against odds to survive

Proving every day we’re still alive

Overcoming every little obstacle

Our fire within will surely see us through

In this dark, we’ll show the world that we are strong

So just sit back and let us show you what we can do!

We’ll prove to you that we’re the strongest that you’ve seen

Our abilities demonstrate to you all that we’ve been

After all that’s what still makes us cool

The will to struggle onwards with those who make our team

To keep on fighting onward every step of the way

To just release those words I know I had to say

To accept consequences from our actions then

Even though we would do it all again

Even knowing this land’s filled with light

I am still surprised our future’s so bright

All should heed the words within our song

If you know them you should sing along

Even I admit that we make mistakes

Even I admit I can be a fool

But as long as you keep acting confidently

The result doesn’t matter cause you look so cool!

We’ll prove to you that we’re the strongest that you’ve seen

Our abilities demonstrate to you all that we’ve been

After all that’s what still makes us cool

The will to struggle onwards with those who make our team

The words we sing here reflect the things we know

They paint the scene in your mind that we have to show

You have to listen well until the picture’s clear

These words we keep on shouting prove we’re here!

This message that we send will have to start again

Even though the words that we now use are wearing thin

Even though they may repeat once more

They still hold value to the things we keep fighting forward for

This song progression follows notes that we now play

Describing how we keep on living for each day

Here and now our storytelling comes to a close

Don’t worry, everything will be okay

(Or at least, that is what I’d like to say)

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