狐火ふわり

朱の提灯　逆さにゆらり 鳥居の隙間　ネオンが泣いた 狐面の笑み　触れない距離で 「帰れ」と囁き　私を誘う 鈴の音　遅れて胸に落ちる 嘘の甘さが　指を縛る 結び目ほどいて　もう一度結ぶ 逃げ道だけを　丁寧に消す 狐火　ふわり　ふわり 消えて　まだ灯る あなたの影に　私は溺れて 黒い紅糸　ほどけないまま 今夜だけって　何度も言って 朝を遠ざける 護符を裏返す　罪の合図 濡れた袖口　触れたら熱い 優しい言葉は　刃の形 笑うほど　痛みが甘い 影が伸びるほど　近づくほど 吐息は白いのに　心は紅 名を隠したまま　息を盗んで 誓いをさらって　消えないで 狐火　ふわり　ふわり 消えて　まだ灯る あなたの嘘でも　私は欲しくて 黒い紅糸　ほどけないまま 「もういい」なんて　言えないままで 闇を飾ってる 救いの形を　探すふりして 壊れる音だけ　聴いていた 愛なら綺麗に　終われるはずで 終われないから　それが愛だと 狐面の奥で　泣いてるのは きっと私の方 狐火　ふわり　ふわり 消えて　まだ灯る あなたの影から　私はほどける 黒い紅糸　結び直すたび 痛みさえ　いま　祝福にして 夜を越えていく

Vermilion lanterns sway upside down Through the torii gate the neon wept The fox-mask smile from a distance I can't reach Whispering 'go home' yet luring me in The bell's faint chime falls late into my chest The sweetness of your lies binds up my fingers I loosen the knot only to tie it again Carefully erasing every way out I have left Foxfire, softly drifting, drifting on Fading out, still glowing on In your shadow I am drowning whole The black crimson thread won't come undone 'Just for tonight' you say it again and again Pushing the morning away I flip the talisman over, a sign of sin My dampened sleeve grows hot at the slightest touch Your gentle words are shaped like a blade The more I smile the sweeter the ache The longer the shadows stretch, the nearer we draw My breath turns white yet my heart blooms red Keeping my name hidden, stealing each breath Steal away my vow but don't you disappear Foxfire, softly drifting, drifting on Fading out, still glowing on Even your lies, I find I still want them The black crimson thread won't come undone 'I've had enough' I can never bring myself to say Dressing up the darkness instead Pretending to search for the shape of salvation I only listened to the sound of breaking apart If this were love it should be able to end beautifully But it can't end, and that is what love is Behind the fox mask the one who is weeping Surely it is me Foxfire, softly drifting, drifting on Fading out, still glowing on Out of your shadow I come unraveling free Each time I retie the black crimson thread Even this ache I now turn into a blessing And cross over the night