Pale pink mist

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