Lyric

The scent arrives before you do

通学路のフェンス 金木犀が香る 姿は見えないのに 名前だけ呼びたくなる 自転車のブレーキ 少し軋む音 Nothing's here, but something lingers

すれ違う影に 目で追ってしまう It's just a scent, it's just a scent—

香りが先に 教室に着く Every autumn, I replay the refrain 言えなかった言葉 まだ喉のあたり Caught in the scent, caught in the fall again 届かない 届かない それでもこの香りを辿ってる

下駄箱の隅に 落ちた金の花 Even the season keeps forgetting to move on 数えるほどの 会話しかなくて それでも一番 覚えているのは

名前を呼んでも 呼んでも It's just a scent, it's just a scent—

香りが先に 教室に着く Every autumn, I replay the refrain きみが消えてから 気づいた好きだと Caught in the scent, caught in the fall again 届かない 届かない それでもこの香りを辿ってる

Scent first, memory later Love first, words later 何度でもいい 香るたび またきみを 思い出せるなら

いま 香った The scent of that autumn finally found me 好きだった 好きだった 言えなかった声も 花になって香る Louder than the silence, softer than goodbye きみが、香ってる

香りは、さきに

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（English Translation）

The scent arrives before you do

The fence along my way to school, osmanthus in the air I can't see you, and still I want to call your name My bike brakes give a small, creaking sound Nothing's here, but something lingers

A shadow passes by, and my eyes just follow it It's just a scent, it's just a scent—

The scent gets to the classroom before I do Every autumn, I replay the refrain The words I couldn't say are still caught somewhere in my throat Caught in the scent, caught in the fall again It won't reach, it won't reach Still, I keep tracing this scent

A golden blossom, fallen in the corner of the shoe lockers Even the season keeps forgetting to move on We only ever had a few conversations, barely enough to count and still, the thing I remember most is—

I call your name, call it again It's just a scent, it's just a scent—

The scent gets to the classroom before I do Every autumn, I replay the refrain Only after you were gone did I realize I loved you Caught in the scent, caught in the fall again It won't reach, it won't reach Still, I keep tracing this scent

Scent first, memory later Love first, words later As many times as it takes — every time it blooms if it means I get to remember you again

Just now, it bloomed The scent of that autumn finally found me I loved you, I loved you Even the voice I never spoke becomes a flower and blooms Louder than the silence, softer than goodbye You — I can smell you in the air

The scent arrives first