
Pale pink mist
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Along the shrine approach, a pale pink mist unravels. Beckoned by the shadow of a paper lantern, a single boundary bell rings. This Japanese-style fantasy pop track illuminates the way with a gentle evening glow, showing that one can move forward even while carrying hesitation and pain. Moonlight, a water mirror, a vermilion torii, a thousand-year forest, and the pulse of taiko drums—quiet scenes layer over one another, loosening the knots in the listener's heart. With comforting words whispering "there is nothing to fear" and a gently swaying waltz rhythm, it is a song that carries you off beyond the dusk.
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Lyrics (Japanese)
薄紅の霧ほどける参道
紙灯籠の影が揺れて招く
袖に忍ばせた願いのかけら
境界の鈴が ひとつ鳴った
水鏡に映る月を踏み
息を止めて ひらり越える
名前のない夜が
私をほどいてゆく
ゆらり ゆらり 狐火のワルツ
胸の奥まで灯りが届く
怖くないよ 迷いさえ抱いて
宵の向こうへ 連れてゆく
千年の森で風がささやく
折り鶴みたいな記憶が舞う
朱の鳥居をくぐるたびに
昨日の痛みが ほどけていく
手を伸ばせば 触れそうなのに
指先だけが すり抜ける
それでも灯りは
帰り道じゃなく 旅の合図
ゆらり ゆらり 宵灯りの海
涙の粒さえ光に変わる
もう戻れない でも進めるから
月の刃で 未来を切り開け
和太鼓の鼓動と 私の鼓動
重なって ひとつの祈りになる
結び目ほどいて 結び直して
新しい名前で 目を覚ます
ゆらり ゆらり 狐火のワルツ
境界線に花を散らして
怖くないよ 迷いさえ歌に
この世とあの世を ひとつに結ぶ
Translation
Pale pink mist unraveling along the shrine path
Shadows of paper lanterns sway and beckon me near
A shard of a wish tucked inside my sleeve
The bell at the boundary rang once, just once
I step on the moon mirrored in the water
Holding my breath, I cross over light as a leaf
A night without a name
Is unraveling me
Sway and sway, a waltz of foxfire
The light reaches the deepest part of my chest
There is nothing to fear; I will hold even my doubt
And carry it beyond the edge of dusk
In the thousand-year forest, the wind whispers
Memories like paper cranes dance through the air
Each time I pass beneath the vermilion torii gate
Yesterday's pain comes quietly undone
If I reach out, it feels close enough to touch
Yet only my fingertips slip straight through
And still, that light is not
The road back home, but a sign to set out
Sway and sway, an ocean of evening light
Even the beads of my tears turn into light
No turning back, but I can move forward now
With the blade of the moon, carve open the future
If my song can reach you
Beyond a thousand nights
With my frozen fingers, I will retie
The threads of a new promise
Sway and sway, a waltz of foxfire
The light reaches the deepest part of my chest
There is nothing to fear; I will hold even my doubt
And carry it beyond the edge of dusk
Let us keep dancing until the morning comes
Inside the pale pink mist