Words I Didn't Mean (feat. Yumenokessho ROSE)

"If only I could be a woman"-a fleeting thought, spoken without conviction or courage, just another way to escape reality.

But one morning, everything changed.

My chest felt soft, my fingers slender, my voice pitched high in a way I'd never heard before. The reflection in the mirror was a stranger-a reality I couldn't accept.

A simple walk to the mailbox became a journey through a transformed world. Shorter strides, shallow breaths, piercing stares. My body screamed danger with every step.

I thought, "If I just go back to sleep, maybe it'll all go away." But this body won't return. Walking alone tells me that truth.

Those careless words became a crushing reality. It would be easier to cry, but reality doesn't change. So I have no choice-I will live as a woman.

License photos, convenience store registers, city hall paperwork-everything piles on, as a different person.

But still-I will not break. I will move forward without hesitation.

A mature J-Pop/J-Rock track by Exlight, a 49-year-old music creator from Toyama, Japan. This song explores identity, conflict, acceptance, and the courage to move forward.