このまま電車に乗って [Kono mama densha ni notte] [English translation]

They all get off at the next station.

When the packed train

pulls into the platform,

I’ll sit down.

Sometimes, I’m at a loss at what to do.

I want to be where I can be alone.

Yet I want to be needed

by somebody else, too.

Today, I’m kind of worn out.

Did I push myself too hard?

I have to exceed myself.

No-good days exist too, don't they?

Like this, riding the train.

I want to go any and everywhere.

A place where I can return to myself -

I wish to look for it.

Not losing to anybody -

it’s okay if I can’t grow that strong,

as is laughing slightly more tomorrow.

Comparing myself to other people

has left me feeling daunted.

Refusing surrender and forcing my way

turned out to be a mistake.

Even still, they weren’t complete failures.

Sunk in bitterness.

Of courage and kindness,

I may have learned a bit.

If there’s light, without doubt,

it's there so shadows can be born.

If you’re alive, days of smiling

aren't all that will come your way.

At any time, the important thing

isn’t seeking to erase those shadows.

It's walking on alongside them.

Like this, riding the train.

I want to go any and everywhere.

At times, let's forget everything

and take a breath.

Not losing to anybody -

it’s okay if I can’t grow that strong,

as is laughing slightly more tomorrow.

It’s okay to laugh slightly more tomorrow.

• Artist:Fujita Maiko