ほどけない糸 (A Thread That Won’t Unravel: Before Goodbye)
STYLE: J-pop, mid-tempo EMOTIONAL ballad, heartfelt, warm, emotional chorus lift, cinematic but intimate MOOD: tender, maternal warmth, bittersweet, hopeful, gentle yet powerful in chorus TEMPO: 92 BPM, 4/4, steady groove INSTRUMENTATION: piano intro, clean electric guitar arpeggios, warm electric bass, gentle drum kit, soft strings, subtle pad, light percussion, layered female harmonies SOUND: intimate close-mic female lead; chorus bigger + stacked female harmonies; gentle pop drums that grow toward last chorus; warm bass + felt piano; clean guitar arp (wider strums in chorus); soft strings/pad swell in chorus; verses narrow/roomy, chorus wide/hall; bass mono center, guitars wide
ほどけない糸 (A Thread That Won’t Unravel: Before Goodbye)
STYLE: J-pop, mid-tempo EMOTIONAL ballad, heartfelt, warm, emotional chorus lift, cinematic but intimate MOOD: tender, maternal warmth, bittersweet, hopeful, gentle yet powerful in chorus TEMPO: 92 BPM, 4/4, steady groove INSTRUMENTATION: piano intro, clean electric guitar arpeggios, warm electric bass, gentle drum kit, soft strings, subtle pad, light percussion, layered female harmonies SOUND: intimate close-mic female lead; chorus bigger + stacked female harmonies; gentle pop drums that grow toward last chorus; warm bass + felt piano; clean guitar arp (wider strums in chorus); soft strings/pad swell in chorus; verses narrow/roomy, chorus wide/hall; bass mono center, guitars wide
Lyrics
春の気配が 窓に触れて
少し大きい 靴の音
うれしいのに 寂しくて
笑うたびに 胸がきゅっとなる
「平気だよ」って 言えたなら
もっと強い 大人かな
でも この手は 離すためじゃない
背中にそっと 残すため
言葉は 少なくていい
あなたの歩みを 信じたい
転んだ日も 選んだ日も
あなたのものだって 知ってる
ほどけない糸で つながってる
見えなくても ここにある
抱きしめたいのに 手はほどいて
「大丈夫」って 静かに言う
こわさも全部 愛しながら
ほどけない糸のまま 手をほどく
ねぇ 遠くの空を 見上げたら
思い出して ほしいんだ
うまくいかない 夜が来ても
あなたの価値は 揺れないこと
鍵を回して ひとりの部屋
静けさに 負けそうなら
深呼吸して ひと息ついて
小さく 灯りを増やして
急がなくていいよ
比べなくていいよ
迷いは ちゃんと 光になる
あなたの速さで 進めばいい
ほどけない糸で つながってる
見えなくても ここにある
泣きたくなったら 泣いていいよ
そのあと また 歩けるから
帰る場所は 消えたりしない
ほどけない糸のまま 手をほどく
強くなれって 言わない
やさしさだけは なくさないで
誰かを守る日が 来たら
まず自分を 守ってね
わたしの願いは ひとつだけ
あなたが あなたで いられること
ほどけない糸で つながってる
何度離れても 結び直せる
うれし涙も 不安な夜も
ぜんぶ抱きしめて 生きていける
あなたが選ぶ その道の先で
迷っても あなたの速さでいい
背中にそっと 言葉を残す
ほどけない糸のまま 手をほどく
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Spring touches softly at the window
Footsteps just a little bigger now
I’m so proud, and yet I’m aching
Every smile pulls at my heart
If I could say “I’ll be fine”
Maybe I’d be stronger somehow
But these hands are not for holding
They’re to leave a warmth behind
We don’t need so many words
I believe in how you walk
Every fall and every choice
Has always been your own
We’re bound by a thread that won’t unravel
Even if you cannot see
I want to hold you, yet I loosen
Whispering softly, “You’ll be alright”
Holding even all the fear inside
With an unbroken thread, I let you go
If you look up at the distant sky
I hope you’ll think of this
Even on the nights that don’t go right
Your worth will never fade
Turning the key in your quiet room
If the silence feels too strong
Take a breath and pause a moment
Light a small light of your own
You don’t have to hurry
You don’t have to compare
Every doubt will turn to light
Move forward at your pace
We’re bound by a thread that won’t unravel
Even if you cannot see
If you need to cry, then cry now
After that you’ll walk again
The place you return to won’t disappear
With an unbroken thread, I let you go
I won’t tell you to be stronger
Just don’t lose your gentle heart
If the day comes you protect someone
Protect yourself first
I have only one true wish
That you stay yourself
We’re bound by a thread that won’t unravel
No matter how far apart
Joyful tears and restless evenings
You can hold them and still live on
On the road that you are choosing
Even lost, just move your way
Leaving quiet words behind you
With an unbroken thread, I let you go