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 cracks of the torii gate, the neon wept The smile of the fox mask at a distance I can't reach Whispering 'go home' yet luring me in The sound of the bell falls late into my chest The sweetness of the lie binds up my fingers Loosening the knot only to tie it again Carefully erasing every escape route Foxfire, drifting light, drifting near Fading out, yet glowing still Drowning in your shadow With the black-red thread still tangled and bound 'Just for tonight,' saying it again and again Pushing the morning away Flipping the talisman over, a sign of sin My damp sleeve turns hot at the slightest touch Your gentle words are shaped like a blade The more I smile, the sweeter the pain The longer the shadows stretch, the closer we draw My breath turns white, yet my heart blooms red Keeping my name hidden, stealing a breath Stealing the vow away, please don't disappear Foxfire, drifting light, drifting near Fading out, yet glowing still Even your lies, I find I still want them With the black-red thread still tangled and bound 'I've had enough'—unable to ever say it Decorating the darkness instead Pretending to search for the shape of salvation I only listened to the sound of breaking apart If it were love, it should end beautifully Because it cannot end, that is what love is Behind the fox mask, the one who is weeping Surely it is me Foxfire, drifting light, drifting near Fading out, yet glowing still Out of your shadow, I unravel at last Each time I retie the black-red thread Turning even the pain into a blessing now I cross over the night