Akatsuki no Requiem

daichi to oozora wa naze wakareta no darou

Why did the earth and the sky part ways, I wonder?

sekai wa zankoku de saredo utsukushii

The world is cruel, and yet beautiful.

ishi wo nageru mono to nagerareru mono ni wa

Between those who throw stones and those who are thrown at,

youi ni koerarenu saku ga aru

there is a fence that cannot be easily crossed.

tachiichi ga kawareba seigi wa kiba wo muku

If your standpoint changes, justice bares its fangs.

ori no naka de hoeteiru no wa hatashite dochira ka

The one howling inside the cage — which one is it, really?

shinzou wo sasageta modosenai tasogare ni

Having offered our hearts, to a twilight that cannot be undone,

susumi tsuzuketa yoru no hate rakuen wa doko ni aru

At the end of a night we kept pressing through — where is paradise?

rekuiemu rekuiemu

Requiem, Requiem

kono yoru ni chitta namonaki hana yo

O nameless flowers that scattered on this night,

douka yasuraka ni akatsuki ni nemure

please rest in peace, sleeping in the dawn.

akatsuki to tasogare wa onaji sabishii iro wo daite

Dawn and twilight embrace the same lonely color,

sugisarishi tori no kage daichi ni yakitsukeru

The shadow of a bird that has passed burns itself onto the earth.

ishi wo hofuru mono to hofurareru mono ni wa

Between those who slaughter will and those whose will is slaughtered,

youi ni aiirenu kabe ga aru

there is a wall that cannot easily coexist.

shinjitsu wo nozomeba sekai wa kuzuresaru

If you wish for the truth, the world crumbles away.

ori no naka de miageta sora wa hatashite jiyuu ka

The sky I looked up at from inside the cage — is it truly freedom?

hanataba wo sasageta hatasenai yakusoku ni

Having offered a bouquet to an unfulfillable promise,

susumi tsuzuketa michi no hate rakuen wa toozakaru

At the end of the path we kept pressing on, paradise grows distant.

rekuiemu rekuiemu

Requiem, Requiem

sono yoru ni chitta hakanaki hana yo

O fleeting flower that scattered in that night

douka yasuraka ni akatsuki ni nemure

please rest in peace, sleeping in the dawn.

hontou no jiyuu wo motomete nanika wo ubau nonara

If, in seeking true freedom, you take something away,

ubawareta hou wa mata ubaikaesu deshou satsui wo hikishibori

the one robbed will take it back again, drawing their murderous intent taut like a bow.

sekai wa tanjun de soreyueni nankai de

The world is simple, and for that very reason, hard to understand,

onaji higeki nando mo kurikaesu

repeating the same tragedy over and over.

rekuiemu rekuiemu

Requiem, Requiem

kono yoru ni chitta toganaki hana yo

O blameless flowers that scattered on this night,

semete yasuraka ni akatsuki ni nemure

at least rest in peace, sleeping in the dawn.

soshite itsuka kataru nara

And if someday we tell the story,

karamitsuku inga tachikitte

let us sever the entwining karma,

aa tomo yo kabe no nai akatsuki de aou

Ah, my friend, let us meet at a dawn without walls.