Hitomi: Inner Child

01.04.25
Artist: Hitomi
Title: Inner Child
Words: Hitomi
Music: Suzuki Akinori

Now I'll throw away this image, and call awake my real self
awash in a warm wind, I could fly away.
I've grown up, and what did I get in exchange for that
The promise with you is here.

I can't tell you to hold my hand, tomorrow's too far away,
what interrupts my heart is always causing me trouble.

It'd be better if I could think of things in a simpler way but,
even if I take the roundabout approach, if i notice something
different, I'll start walking toward it.

Keep your smile forever just like that, envision in your heart,
feel the sun, follow the light shining through the darkness.
going through this tunnel, I wanna know the otherside of the world
I see. With courage, Let's take a step out of bounds.

Now I can't wipe sadness from a past which passes me by,
so I try to think that in the future something will be bright.

You always make me forget the little things with your jokes
I'm hesitating but you eased me with your smile
like a sunrise on the seas.

Somewhere in this heart of mine, I'll keep holding these pure
feelings.
I want us to rely on each other forever.

Now I'll throw away this image, and call awake my real self
awash in a warm wind, I could fly away.
I've grown up, and what did I get in exchange for that
The promise with you is here.

Translated By: Brian Stewart & Takako Sakuma

Translator's Notes: The word "sunao" sometimes creates trouble for us, it means "honest, obedient, true, pure, mild etc..." In this case it had the connotation of "the purity of childhood" so we translated it as pure. That may not be the best way but it does get across the message of the song better than any of the other ways.

Romaji

To Be Added Soon

Romaji By: Brian Stewart