予定どおりに偶然に
By Chance As Planned
(with ASKA)

We were dreaming
Merely following pre-learned steps
With no hesitation in our movements

We were looking
Into the faraway distance
With no clue as to what it all meant

The road ahead long and winding
My head began to spin…

Why don’t we talk a bit about the future?
If, say, the Earth was to turn upside down
Would I be able to catch you in my arms?
Just imagining it I suddenly feel uneasy

We were running
At a speed so fast there was no time to rest

Passing through each successive era
I happened to stop, and that is when I saw
The road that was supposed to be unending
Had now come to an end
And there I stood
Motionless

Conscious of a faint background sound
Like that of the great Sun setting in the sky
Holding you with both arms as tight as I can
But with no sure sign, which way are we to go?

Watching the silent Moon…
Shimmering on the water’s surface…
The trees all sneering at us…
As we shiver like a fire about to go out…

Sunlight eternally clad in the smell of the earth
Until finally a golden morning rises anew

Squatting on a strawberry field
The two of us holding hands
In the far recesses of memory
I could vaguely recall such a scene

Catching a cold by the name of “science is always right”
With you shivering in my arms, which way are we to go?

We were in love
In a stance of mutual understanding

We were looking
Into the faraway distance
From so much further before
By chance as planned

Time at last loses its axis
Sure enough, this is where we met
The road that was supposed to have ended
Now stretched ahead once more
We were dreaming

僕らは夢を見てた
習っただけのステップで　何も疑わずに
遥かな遠くを見てた　意味などわかんないまま

長く長く道は続いてた　気が遠くなった

ちょっと未来の話につきあってくれないか
たとえばこの地球がある日ぐるっと傾いた時に

ぼくは上手に君をつかまえてられるかな
そう考えるといろんなことが急に不安になるけど

僕らは走ってきた　休む間もないスピードで
それぞれの時代を越えてきた　ふと足を止めた時に見えた
続くはずの道は途絶えてた　ただ立ち尽くした

大きな太陽が空を沈んでいくような
微かな音を意識しながら
今できる限り両手で　君を囲い込んでも
確かな標もないまま　どこへゆくのか　僕らは

水面に映り揺れる静かな月を見てる
消えそうな火のように震えるふたりを木々が笑う
日のひかりはいつまでも　土の匂いをまとうように
やがて黄金に光る朝

イチゴ畑でふたり　かがんで手をつないだ
遠い記憶のすみに　ぼんやりとそんな景色が見えた

科学は正しいと言う迷信の風邪ひいて
震える君を抱いたまま　どっちへゆこうか

僕らは恋をしてた　わかりあえたスタンスで
きっともっとずっと前から　確かに遠くを見てた
予定どおりに偶然に

ついに時は軸を失って　果たしてふたりここで出会えた
途絶えたはずの道は続いてた
僕らは夢を見てた