Invitation of Silence

ポストに紛れた白い封 触れた瞬間　温度が消えた 宛名はないのに　私の名を 静かな文字が呼んでいた 破れそうな沈黙を　胸に折りたたみ 街灯の影を縫って　導かれてく 鍵穴みたいな路地の奥 「来て」という気配だけが増える 静寂の招待状　開けば戻れない 息をするたび　世界が薄くなる 怖いのに　目を逸らせない 封蝋の赤が　心に火を点ける さあ　扉の向こうへ 名前のない夜へ しん…としたまま　鼓動だけが踊る 聞こえない声に　私が応える 鏡に映った私の影 一拍遅れで微笑んだ 知らないはずの香りがして 記憶の鍵が回りだす 誰にも言えないまま　大事に隠した 弱さの形を　見透かされてく 階段の先　瞬く灯り 「待ってた」と　空気が囁く 静寂の招待状　指先が震える 逃げたいのに　近づいてしまう 甘い闇に　ほどかれて 孤独の輪郭が　音もなく溶ける もう　戻れないなら いっそ　確かめたい 沈黙は罠じゃなく　合図だった 私が私を　迎えに来たんだ 閉じ込めた願いが　今 鍵になって　扉を開ける 静寂の招待状　破っても消えない 心の奥で　ずっと鳴ってた 怖いのに　美しい 闇の中でだけ　光れる私がいる さあ　その名を呼んで 新しい夜へ ベルの余韻　呼吸の残響 遠ざかる足音　そして静けさだけ

A white envelope hidden in the mailbox The moment I touched it, the warmth was gone There was no name, yet my own name Was quietly called by the silent letters Folding a silence about to tear, deep into my chest Threading through the shadows of streetlamps, I am led away Deep in an alley narrow as a keyhole Only the presence of 'come' grows stronger An invitation of silence—open it and there is no turning back With every breath I take, the world grows thin I'm afraid, yet I cannot look away The crimson wax seal sets my heart on fire Come, beyond the door Into a nameless night Still and silent, only my heartbeat dances To a voice I cannot hear, I respond The shadow of me reflected in the mirror Smiled a single beat too late A scent I should not know drifts in the air And the key of memory begins to turn What I hid so carefully, telling no one The shape of my weakness is seen right through At the end of the stairs, a flickering light 'I've been waiting,' the air whispers low An invitation of silence, my fingertips are trembling I want to run, yet I draw closer still Unraveled by this sweet darkness The outline of my loneliness melts without a sound If I can never go back now Then I'd rather see the truth The silence was never a trap, it was a sign I have come to welcome myself The wish I locked away Now becomes the key and opens the door An invitation of silence—tear it, and it will not fade It has been ringing deep in my heart all along I'm afraid, yet it is beautiful There is a me who can only shine in the dark Come, call out that name Into a brand-new night The echo of the bell, the resonance of a breath Footsteps fading away, and then—only the silence