Lyric

I have always

When facing the world

Tensed myself up

And from the very beginning

Shrunk back, thinking

I could never stand against it

But the young people of today

Without hesitation

Seem to grasp the world

As an extension of their own lives

No—perhaps they are no longer

Even conscious of “the world” at all

Maybe it is thanks to the internet

That Japanese culture

Can now so easily spread

But seeing your talents cross the seas

And be recognized across the world

Confused me, even unsettled me

However

As I have come to understand

That this too is something universal

I feel I can now clearly say

To the young:

“We can only place our hopes in you.”

If only I had been born

Fifty years later

I think

If only I had been born

Fifty years later

I think

I can now clearly say

To the young:

“We can only place our hopes in you.”