The spring rain keeps falling on
In the corner of a half-tidied room
My hand stops at a faded photograph
Me, smiling under the cherry blossoms
The girl I was that day shines too bright
I almost closed the album softly
The color of the flowers has faded
In vain, while I watched the long rains fall
Is it rain that falls, or time that passes?
Beyond the seasons I raced through
Before I knew, the blossoms had begun to fall
I drew the self I longed to be, believing
Seventeen, that spring before the mirror
Wanting love and dreams and everything
Days too precious to waste on sleep
Outside the seasons I kept running through
How many times did the cherries bloom?
The color of the flowers has faded
In vain, while I watched the long rains fall
Down the roads I never chose
Was another me smiling there?
Chin in hand by the rainy window
Long ago, in a corner of the capital
A woman called by a flower's name
Sat chin in hand by the long-rain window
Watching the months and days go by
Beautiful things are like the flowers
Precious because they fade
The color of the flowers has faded, all in vain
While I lived this life, watching the long rains fall
The color of the flowers has faded
In vain, while I watched the long rains fall
Is it rain that falls, or time that passes?
Beyond the seasons I raced through
Before I knew, the blossoms had begun to fall
I open the window after the rain
Wet petals are shining in the light
Fallen blossoms return to the earth
And bloom again when spring returns
The color of the flowers has faded
In vain, while I watched the long rains fall
Is it rain that falls, or time that passes?
I raced through it all
The color of the flowers has faded
And now I can say: that's all right
Like rain that falls and clears again
Like flowers that wither and come round again
Today's me is surely shining too
While I watched the long rains fall...
While I watched the long rains fall...
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