Song of the Day, 1/13/04, Part II

[Bob Schroeck]

Like the wind, you disappeared into the asphalt,
While being torn to pale shreds.
"I'll never give up." Though I hold tightly to
What you said that day, it's just the wind blowing.
The faster I run,
the more it seems like the valley of buildings will fall on e;
I bite my lip
and tough it out,
until the storm passes.
Say yes!
I just live more passionately than yesterday...
Say yes!
...because I've known a loneliness that can't be healed.
Say yes!
If you can hear me,
answer me, saying:
I CAN BE
I CAN DO
I CAN SING
I CAN LIVE
Behind the wall, something twinkles:
it is the knife of darkness.
The only place I will never surrender is the area where
you hid your dreams.
When I look up,
my eyes still hurt, but
if I can
grasp my future,
these platinum tears will become stars.
Say yes!
I want to believe deeply that freedom...
Say yes!
...is more becoming to us than sorrow.
Say yes!
You're far away now, but to you...
...I send these words:
YOU CAN BE
YOU CAN DO
YOU CAN SING
YOU CAN LIVE
Say yes!
I just live more passionately than yesterday...
Say yes!
...because I've known a loneliness that can't be healed.
Say yes!
If you can hear me, answer me, saying:
I CAN BE
I CAN DO
I CAN SING
I CAN LIVE
...I send these words:
YOU CAN BE
YOU CAN DO
YOU CAN SING
YOU CAN LIVE
Answer me, saying:
I CAN BE
I CAN DO
I CAN SING
I CAN LIVE
-- Say Yes!, Vision (Hashimoto Maiko), literal English translation

-- Bob
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