That Is What the World Calls Love

The night before I graduated from Emerson College, rather than getting some rest for the ceremony in the morning, I started playing Ouendan 2 on hard mode. I got to the last song. I couldn't quite beat it. I tried again and again. I shifted in my seat. I changed the rhythm with which I breathed. I altered my psychological mindset, back and forth, over and over again. I had to try every combination until victory came.

And then I looked out the window. The sun was rising.

Not a sunrise... but a galaxy-rise.

Namida no naka ni kasuka na akari ga tomottara Kimi no me no mae de atatameteta koto hanasu no sa Sore demo bokura no koe ga kawaite yuku dake nara Asa ga kuru made semete dare ka to utaitai n da Kinou no anata ga nise da to iu nara Kinou no keshiki wo sute chimau dake da Atarashii hibi wo tsunagu no wa Atarashii kimi to boku na no sa Bokura naze ka tashikame au Sekai ja sore wo ai to yobundaze Kokoro no koe wo tsunagu no ga Korehodo kowai mono da to wa Kimi to boku ga koe wo awasu Ima made no kako nante Nakatta ka no you ni utai dasu n da Bokura wa izure dare ka wo uta gacchimau kara Semete ima dake utsukushii uta wo utau no sa Kanashii kotoba de wa Nani mo kawaranai n daze Yatsura ga nani wo shitatte iu n da Kinou no anata ga uragiri no hito nara Kinou no keshiki wo wasure chimau dake da Atarashii hibi wo kaeru no wa Ijirashii hodo no ai na no sa Bokura sore wo tashikame au Sekai ja sore mo ai to yobundaze Kokoro no koe wo tsunagu no ga Korehodo kowai mono da to wa Bokura nazeka koe wo awasu Ima made no kako nante Nakatta ka no you ni utai dasu n daze Ai to heiwa! Ai to heiwa! Ai to heiwa! Kanashimi de hana ga saku mono ka! Atarashii hibi no bokutachi wa Takanaru yokan ga shiteru no sa Kimi to boku ga yume wo sakebu Sekai wa sore wo matte iru n daze Anata no tame ni utau no ga Korehodo kowai mono da to wa Dakedo bokura tashikame au Ima made no kako nante Nakattaka no you ni Oh yeah Kanashimi no yoru nante Nakattaka no you ni utai dasu n da ze Sekai ja sore wo ai to yobun daze! LOVE & PEACE! LOVE & PEACE! LOVE & PEACE! LOVE & PEACE! LOVE & PEACE! LOVE & PEACE!

When a faint glimmer shines in your tears I'll say something to warm you up, right before your eyes Even so, until our voices give out Until dawn breaks, I want to at least sing together with someone If you say that wasn't the real you yesterday Then I'll just throw away yesterday's scene! A new you and me will Connect these new days We're somehow sure of it And that's what the world calls Love! The thing that connects the voices of our hearts Is so intense that it's frightening Your and my voices come together It's as though we're starting to sing As though there hadn't been a past until now We'll someday be suspicious of everyone So at the very least, I'm going to sing a beautiful song now Nothing ever changes When it comes to sad words "What have they done?" I ask If you were a traitor yesterday Then I'm just going to forget about the scenery from yesterday The thing that will change these new days Is innocent love We're sure of it The world calls that love too The thing that connects the voices of our hearts Is so intense it's frightening Somehow, my voices come together with yours It's as though we're starting to sing As though there hadn't been a past until now Love and peace! Love and peace! Love and peace! A flower will bloom from sadness! The 'us' of our new days, They're full of expectation! You and I cry out our dreams, And the world is waiting for it! The thing that I sing for you Is so intense it's almost frightening! But we met for a reason, Like up until this point There had been no past, Just like how there had been no sad nights That how we want to sing! And that's what the world calls Love! LOVE & PEACE! LOVE & PEACE! LOVE & PEACE! LOVE & PEACE! LOVE & PEACE! LOVE & PEACE!