Tightrope

Anime: Saiyuki 幻想魔伝最遊記 (Gensōmaden Saiyūki)

Artist: Charcoal Filter

Type: First Ending

Romaji:

sou migaki tsuzuketa NAIFU no you sa
kao ga utsutteru kono mado no mukou de
boku o neratteru suki o misetara ima ni mo hanesou na
sonna haritsumeta PURESSHAA tonari awase de
dare yori daitan futeki ni warau
kitto dare ni tottemo onaji koto daro
I must fight against myself

sou hito ga yosasou na kao de yatte kuru
totsuzen no higeki mo utagau koto wa naku
nageku koto sezu damatta mama de ue o miagerunda
donna arifureta SHIIN mo enji tsuzukero
yume to ka kibou to ka iu maeni sa
kitto dare ni totte mo onaji koto daro
You must fight against yourself

The sun sets and a new day comes
Repeating is one change
Don't avert eyes from differences
Your nerve and soul to the limit Go forward now

haritsumeta PURESSHAA tonari awase de
dare yori daitan futeki ni warau
kitto dare ni totte mo onaji koto daro
I must fight against myself
kitto dare ni totte mo onaji koto daro
You must fight against yourself 

Kanji:

そう磨き続けた　ナイフのようさ
顔が映ってる　この窓の向こうで
僕を狙ってる　隙を見せたら　今にも跳ねそうな
そんな張りつめたプレッシャー　隣り合わせで
誰より大胆不敵に笑う
きっと誰にとっても　同じことだろ
I must fight against myself

そう人が良さそうな　顔でやってくる
突然の悲劇も　疑うことはなく
嘆くことせず　黙ったままで　上を見上げるんだ
どんなありふれたシーンも　演じ続けろ
夢とか希望とか言う前にさ
きっと誰にとっても　同じことだろ
You must fight against yourself

The sun sets and a new day comes
Repeating is one change
Don't avert eyes from differences
Your nerve and soul to the limit　Go forward now

張りつめたプレッシャー　隣り合わせで
誰より大胆不敵に笑う
きっと誰にとっても　同じことだろ
I must fight against myself
きっと誰にとっても同じことだろ
You must fight against yourself 

English:

So, we go on refining life like an ever-sharpened knife
And our faces are reflected on the back of a windowpane
Now the target's set as me if my weaknesses they see
it will come to haunt me once again
With that pressure hemming in on you from on every other side
We smile just like the other folks but with a lot more pride
Oh, I'm sure no matter who you are, it always stays the same
I must fight against myself

So, such an angelic face now coming down the road
Unable to foretell sudden tragedy will unfold
With never a sound With nary a cry I look up to the blue sky
And now keep acting out the roles you have in any scene you play
Before you talk of dreams or hope in any other way
Oh, I'm sure no matter who you are, it always stays the same
You must fight against yourself

The sun sets and a new day comes
Repeating is one change
Don't avert eyes from differences
Your nerve and soul to the limit Go forward now

With pressure hemming in on you from on every other side
We smile just like the other folks but with a lot more pride
Oh, I'm sure no matter who you are, it always stays the same
I must fight against myself
Oh, I'm sure no matter who you are, it always stays the same
You must fight against yourself 

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