The One Who Keeps Choosing
Alternative Rock / Indie Pop, Restless yet intimate, a hybrid track blending folk-rooted acoustic guitar with tight electric riffs, driven by a punchy house-influenced groove and subtle funk syncopation, male vocals shifting between restrained verses and emotive choruses with slight instability left in phrasing, ambient textures and ethereal pads filling negative space while controlled bursts of dubstep-style bass modulation add tension, cinematic rises without over-polish, dynamic but not over-compressed, keep imperfections in timing and tone as intent, maintaining clarity in mix while preserving a raw, human edge across evolving sections
The One Who Keeps Choosing
Alternative Rock / Indie Pop, Restless yet intimate, a hybrid track blending folk-rooted acoustic guitar with tight electric riffs, driven by a punchy house-influenced groove and subtle funk syncopation, male vocals shifting between restrained verses and emotive choruses with slight instability left in phrasing, ambient textures and ethereal pads filling negative space while controlled bursts of dubstep-style bass modulation add tension, cinematic rises without over-polish, dynamic but not over-compressed, keep imperfections in timing and tone as intent, maintaining clarity in mix while preserving a raw, human edge across evolving sections
Lyrics
Lost in the crowd, we choose too much and drift apart. Guarded by what feels “right,” we lose warmth—until we finally risk reaching out, imperfect, and begin again.
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ーーThe English lyrics are written below the Japanese lyricsーー
[Verse 1]
改札を抜ける波の中
肩が触れてすぐ離れた
振り返るほどでもなくて
それ以上は近づかなかった
スマホの通知光るたび
既読もつけずに流してく
[Pre-Chorus]
近づくほど遠ざけて
触れる前に線を引く
壊れる前にやめる癖
そればっか上手くなった
[Chorus]
僕らは選びすぎて失ってる
全部見えてるのに何も持ってない
「これじゃない」って弾いた未来が
一番近くにあったのに
僕らは間違わないようにして
何も始めずに終わってく
完璧じゃない明日をまだ拒んでる
[Verse 2]
同じ信号 同じ顔
青に変わるたびすれ違う
笑い方が少し違うとか
歩幅が合わないとか
並べるたびに遠くなる
誰も残らなくなった
[Pre-Chorus]
優しさに理由つけて
測るたびに冷めていく
心より先にまた
答えだけ選んでる
[Chorus]
僕らは選びすぎて壊してる
守ってるつもりで遠ざけてる
「なんか違う」で閉じたドアの奥
まだ声が残ってるのに
僕らは正しさに寄りかかって
温度を全部見逃してる
触れたはずの気配を消してしまう
[Bridge]
選ぶことに慣れすぎて
選ばれること忘れてた
並べた条件の隙間で
温もりさえもこぼれてく
[Chorus]
僕らは選びすぎて失ってる
全部見えてるのに何も持ってない
「これじゃない」って弾くのはやめて
手放さない方を選ぶよ
僕らは間違っても進めばいい
正しさだけじゃ触れられない
欠けたままで触れてみる
ここから始める
[Outro]
なんでもない顔で
また選びそうになるけど
今日は少しだけやめてみるよ
ーーーーーEnglishーーーーー
[Verse 1]
In the rush through the station gates
Our shoulders touched, then slipped away
Not enough to turn my head
We never got any closer than that
Every time my phone lights up
I scroll past, leave it unread
[Pre-Chorus]
The closer it gets, the more I pull away
Drawing lines before we even touch
Quitting things before they break
Guess I just got good at that
[Chorus]
We keep choosing till we lose it all
Seeing everything but holding nothing
All the futures I brushed off with “not this one”
Were closer than I ever knew
We try so hard not to get it wrong
So nothing ever even starts
Still turning away from imperfect days
[Verse 2]
Same light, same familiar faces
Every green just lets us pass
Could’ve said it, just one word
But I found a reason not to
A different laugh, a different pace
Little things I couldn’t ignore
Stack them up and watch them grow
Till there’s no one left at all
[Pre-Chorus]
Giving kindness reasons to fade
Measuring it till it disappears
Before my heart can even speak
I’ve already made the choice
[Chorus]
We keep choosing till we break it down
Pushing back while trying to protect it
Saying “something’s off” and closing doors
While your voice is still inside
Leaning hard on what feels right
Letting all the warmth slip by
Even what we almost touched
Fades away
[Bridge]
Got too used to being the one who chooses
Forgot what it means to be chosen
Through the gaps between conditions
All the warmth just slips away
[Chorus]
We keep choosing till we lose it all
Seeing everything but holding nothing
I’m done saying “this isn’t it”
I’ll hold on instead this time
Even if I get it wrong, I’ll move
Truth alone won’t let me feel
Reaching out just as I am
Starting here
[Outro]
With the same unbothered face
I almost choose again
But just for today
I’ll let it be