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Escape

I took your hand
And we ran away
Escaping from the path we were meant to follow
We got scolded
But I don’t regret it
 

It wasn’t just a late-night rush of emotions
It was like suddenly stopping putting sugar in my coffee
It felt right
Because you were nearby, looking happy
 

If you try and you don’t like it, you can stop, right?
If you try and get bored, you can quit, right?
I just thought I’d give it a go
And I did it
It’s just one day out of the year
Just one moment in life
 

I ran as fast as I could
Toward the place that smelled good
Hot feelings spilled out from a cold cup
I ignored the traffic lights
 

Even if I forget to turn the calendar page
It’s just a day I forgot to flip it
I’m not stuck
Tomorrow I’ll flip the second page
That’s all there is to it
 

If you try and you don’t like it, you can stop, right?
If you try and get bored, you can quit, right?
I just thought I’d give it a go
And I did it
It’s just one day out of the year
Just one moment in life
 

I took your hand
And we ran away
 

I Am a Pilot

It’s raining, my body’s getting wet
But I don’t mind at all
It’s raining, probably just here
I can’t really say
 

People are in the universe, and I’m an alien
My mind is an infinite dimension
When I close my eyes, I’m instantly outside the atmosphere
The streetlight I saw earlier, look, it’s now appeared as a galaxy
 

I’m the pilot, on a time airplane
Taking many versions of myself with me
I move through the darkness
 

It’s not a lie, a lie won’t do
If it’s a lie, I won’t become a cute old lady in the future
 

It’s raining, my body’s getting wet
But I don’t mind at all
It was raining, and now the roads have increased since back then
 

People are in the universe, and I’m an alien
My mind is an infinite dimension
When I close my eyes, it’s instantly years ago
I tightly fasten my seatbelt at my low waist
 

I’m the pilot, on a time airplane
Taking many versions of myself with me
I move through the darkness
 

It’s not a dream, a dream won’t do
If it’s a dream, I won’t become a cute old man in the future
 

Silence

Silence is a child's cry in the courtyard
The first cry of love
The cry of a train leaving
Silence is the storm before the sunshine
The last cry of love
The cry of a train returning
 

Silence is when the song
Fades in silence before the thrill
But silence is your life at the end of my life
That gives life back to the words of love we forget
 

Silence is a dying man praying
Silently as he sees his mother at the bedside
But silence is my deserted heart waiting for you
Pins and needles in my hands thinking that tomorrow you'll return
 

And silence is your voice at the end of my voice
Busting with joy to forever break the
silence
Between us
 

One Person

I want to go somewhere
Listening to the radio
That song we used to listen to
Is playing again
 

If I drive by the seaside
I’ll want to talk about
That story we’ve told so many times
 

What should I do now?
So what’s next?
 

Despairing over people
Encouraged by people
Hated by people
Loved by people
Doubting people
Falling in love with people
Watching the paths people take
Alone, I watch
 

One person
 

I saw a ghost
In a white dress
Her calves submerged in the sea
 

When I looked again
She was gone
That night, I developed a fever
 

This is “that story”
So what’s next?
 

Despairing over people
Encouraged by people
Hated by people
Loved by people
Doubting people
Falling in love with people
Watching the paths people take
Alone, I watch
 

One person