Long Hope Philia by Masaki Suda

 

 https://music.apple.com/nz/album/long-hope-philia/1412304691?i=1412305463

 

 

I like this song. 

 

 

With every step,
the soles of our shoes get dirtier.
In the same way, our souls
grow worn and dim.
When that happens, remember—
remember the reason you can’t give up.

I meant to save, but I was saved instead.
I thought I held on, but it was my hand being held.

Let there be light on every journey.
Strength and weakness can’t define it.
Every step you take to face forward—
that was already your brave victory.

Like drawing breath to shout,
like taking a run-up to soar high,
we cried so we could someday laugh.
That’s not defeat.

Long Hope Philia.

As time goes on, everything changes—
the town, the friends.
Most things, you only understand once they’re gone.
That loneliness is a clear kind of sadness.
And as for myself—
I carry the guilt of being unable to part from who I am.

So, my friend, please witness this:
I haven’t been changed—
I chose to change.

Let there be light on every failure.
Success or failure—those words mean nothing.
To the one who smiled in the final chapter—
may your happy ending be your trophy.

If you hadn’t wished, you wouldn’t have been hurt.
If you hadn’t hoped, you wouldn’t have been disappointed.
But it’s because you reached out your hand
that those scars deserve praise.

Long Hope Philia.

We gave up, doubted, shut ourselves away.
They called us “disappointments,” remember?
But what we lost became our weapon—
the flower that bloomed at the very bottom.

My faraway friend, now part of a blue constellation—
we’re alive, all the same.
If life is luggage, that’s more than enough.

Let there be light on every life.
You don’t need a reason to live.
Even if your head hangs low, if you stayed standing—
that’s what we call the starting line.

Because you smiled today,
even your defeats weren’t in vain.
So bloom, flower from the depths.

My friend, may your hope be everlasting—
Long Hope Philia.
Long Hope Philia.
Long Hope Philia.
Long Hope Philia.