I sang Where Our Blue Is, by Tatsuya Kitani. A song about saying goodbye to a dear friend.
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No end to the Blue, when everywhere I look I see its hue
Can't turn from truth, when I've seen it as clearly as the day I'll have to wake up without you
It rings all around, the song of the cicads crying out
Makes it so loud, the deafining sound of silence from your mouth
No matter how hard I try to hold,
Those innocent days will soon fade away and I'll have to let you go
Left behind an eternity ago, even so...
But even so,
Blue still lives in me
But even so,
Blue clear as the sea
Even though a single prayer, a single word
Could change our fates, I know it's way too late to be heard
Just like a love that could never quite reach
Or just like the colors that run down my cheeks, forever burning
I couldn't even whisper to curse you,
The words in my throat that I never spoke:
"You're my one and only, best friend"
I wish I could have told you then
The evening looms, a gentle breeze that blows between us two
The memories bloom, looking back on the days when you and I were crazy kids chasing our youth
You're never alone, so why'd you try to take it on your own
From that moment on, my friend was gone
I tried to hold on, but I'm cursed to move on without you
La la la la...
The sorrow that hides behind the smile you gave
Just how could these eyes be oh so blind to your pain
La la la la...
Like a flower that grew too frail to hold,
For us both...
I let you go
But even so,
Blue still lives in me
But even so,
Blue clear as the sea
Even though a single prayer, a single word
Could change our fates, I know it's way too late to be heard
Just like a love that could never quite reach
Or just like the colors that run down my cheeks, forever burning
I couldn't even whisper to curse you,
The words in my throat that I never spoke:
"You're my one and only, best friend"
I wish I could have told you then
No matter how bright, no star can burn forever,
Tried to hold tight, you slipped through my fingers