静寂の招待状

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 slipped into the mailbox The moment I touched it, its warmth was gone No name was written, yet my own name Was quietly called by the silent letters Folding a silence that's about to tear, deep into my chest Threading through the streetlamps' shadows, I'm being led away Deep in an alley narrow as a keyhole Only the sign of "come" keeps growing stronger An invitation of silence, open it and there's no turning back With every breath I take, the world grows thinner I'm afraid, yet I cannot look away The red of the wax seal sets my heart alight Come, beyond the door Into a nameless night Hushed and still, only my heartbeat dances To a voice I cannot hear, I answer back The shadow of me reflected in the mirror Smiled a single beat behind my own A scent I should not know drifts through the air And the key of memory begins to turn What I hid so carefully, telling no one The shape of my weakness is being seen right through At the top 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 there's no going back now Then I'd rather know the truth The silence was never a trap, it was a sign It was me, coming to welcome myself The wish I locked away, now Becomes the key and opens the door An invitation of silence, tear it and it won't fade Deep in my heart, it had been ringing all along I'm afraid, yet it's beautiful Only in the dark there's a me who can shine Come, call out that name Into a brand-new night The lingering of the bell, the echo of a breath Footsteps fading away, and then only the stillness