Before ── 詩と作詞の星

長い影が伸びてゆく グリーンの上で 最後のパット沈めたら 静かなため息 伊勢の風が頬なでて 空を染めてく 今日という日のドラマが ゆっくり暮れてゆく 茜色に染まる 18番ホール グラスを傾けて 語り合う夜へ 時の流れさえも 忘れてしまうほど ここは私だけの 特別な場所 ヴィラのテラス灯る明かり 星が瞬く 昼の思い出を胸に抱き グラスを重ねる 語り尽くせぬ夢の続き ワインの向こうに 明日への光が 静かに満ちてゆく 茜色に染まる 18番ホール 僕らの歩んだ奇跡が 眩しいほどの光になって 胸の奥で今も輝いている 茜色の空へ またここで笑顔で会おう

荒波に揺られても 沈みはしない 風が吠え 夜が深く閉ざそうとも この胸に宿る火は 消せはしない 幾千の迷いを越えて 舵を取る 傷ついた船体きしませながら 見上げる空に 微かな星影 たゆたえども沈まず 波間を漂えど 折れはしない 朝焼けの光が 水平線を照らすまで 私たちは 進み続ける 愛した日々の記憶を抱きしめて 今日を越えてゆく たゆたえども 沈まず

Somewhere over the ocean they're closing the doors Welcome aboard, and the cabin goes quiet Still too early to leave for the airport And nothing in this room will sit still Wonder what's playing in your headphones tonight Maybe that song of mine you keep Or the one you handed me years ago The one about being no good at saying sorry Snow on the road, snow on the SkyTrain line 何も 止められない Come on home Out of all that distance and the years alone Come on home Every mile between us turning into snow Told myself I wouldn't cry 無理やなあ Your boots are in the back seat waiting for the cold Come on home Six hours out, and it's already dark Every clock in this house is a liar Nothing to do but drive it again in my mind Then the board says you've landed And there's no time at all 待っとったんは 僕のほうやと思っとった But every mile of it, you were coming toward me Every single day, you were coming home And there you are Walking out of all that light After all this time, you still find me in a crowd Sit down here, give me your foot Let me put these on you now Then we walk out into the snow We're finally home おかえり Welcome home

Champagne before we've even left the ground Took a while to get used to that Twenty years of the back of the plane And now the window's mine for eleven hours Tokyo goes small and then it's gone Just the lights along the bay Somebody dims the cabin one row at a time Nobody here knows where I'm going Shoes off, blanket, seat laid flat Nothing to do now but arrive Eleven hours, and I'm not counting one Funny how the waiting stopped somewhere over the sea All those years of missing you turned into something else Something that just sits here quiet with me Eleven hours, and I'm already home Playing that song of his on the headphones Then the one I gave him years ago Strange how a man can say in three minutes What took us both this long to know The map says we're past the halfway line Nothing to do now but arrive Eleven hours, and I'm not counting one Funny how the waiting stopped somewhere over the sea All those years of missing you turned into something else Something that just sits here quiet with me Eleven hours, and I'm already home Used to dream about the running About the falling into arms But I think it's going to be quieter than that I think we'll just stand there And that'll be the whole thing The window's going white beneath the wing Snow down there, they said it never comes Packed the wrong shoes, he'll laugh at me He always does Belt sign on, and the cabin starts to stir Eleven hours, and I'm already home Eleven hours, and I'm already home See you in a minute

[The Father's Shade] An ancient oak beneath the grey Has kept the bitter wind away His branches wide, his roots so deep A silent shadow where we sleep [The Restless Child] And in his boughs, a restless child Whose eyes look to the distant wild The nest is cold, the ground is old I fly away before I'm told [The Tension] The father tree says, "Do not go" He holds the branch to keep me low Is it love, or is it fear? The shadow grows too heavy here [Metamorphosis Climax] When does the chrysalis break into light? When do the silent wings learn their first flight? You cannot tear the shell from outside Or the spirit of the sky has died Tear the dark, let the old world fall Metamorphosis... answer the call (Metamorphosis) (Answer the call) [The Mother's Flight] I will not weep, I will not plead To keep my child from what they need A crawling life upon the vine Could never share their blue design [Liberation & Ascent] Father, your roots gave me my breath Holding your shade too long is death I break the wood, I leave the cage To turn the leaf, to turn the page So I can meet my young bird in the air Look, your mother is flying there [Soaring Catharsis] When does the chrysalis break into light? Now in the glory of the highest flight No longer a shadow upon the floor We are the sky forevermore Step by step through the gentle wind Where the butterfly begins (Metamorphosis) (Answer the call) [Outro] The oak is smiling in the rain Never the old shop again Fly, my love, we fly...

September rain upon the glass, Another summer starts to pass. The morning fog begins to clear, A quiet voice I long to hear. On the ninth of September, Underneath the amber sky. There are words we still remember, Even as the days go by. Walking down the empty street, Where the shadows softly meet. Paper cranes that learn to fly, Reaching out towards the sky. Through the silence and the chill, Time is standing almost still. Hold the flame against the cold, Stories waiting to be told. On the ninth of September, Underneath the amber sky. There are words we still remember, Even as the days go by. Every moment that we knew, Fading into shades of blue. Though the seasons turn away, In my heart you'll always stay. Paper cranes across the dawn, Long after the summer's gone.

Morning mist along the green, The quiet road that we have seen. Through the cold and sudden rain, Walking past the silent pain. Shadows falling on the grass, Moments fleeting as they pass. Golden light begins to fade, For every memory we made. One last look into your eyes Before the crimson fire dies Under the quiet amber moon, The night will take the sun too soon. A fleeting spark across the sky, We never said our last goodbye. Hold on to the afterglow Where the gentle breezes blow. Even when the shadows fall, I will still recall it all. Under the quiet amber moon Recall it all

Running through the misty morning, Footsteps on the Stanley Park. Pacific breeze is softly calling, Chasing shadows in the dark. Chase the angel, hear her song, Where the ocean meets the sky. We have waited for so long, Watching paper cranes go by. Vancouver streets of glass and stone, A marathon of hope and tears. We never had to run alone, Across the memories and years. Chase the angel through the rain, Rising up above the pain. Fly with me towards the light, Into the Canadian night.

改札の向こう　白く染まる街 遠く離れてた　季節を数えてた 不器用な僕を　いつも照らしてくれた 君のあの笑顔に　今日やっと会える 雪の降る夜に　抱きしめたぬくもり 言葉にできない　想いが溢れてく 世界中で一番　あたたかいこの場所で ずっと離さないと　心に誓うよ

［ 自動ドアの外へ ］ 自動ドアの外へ踏み出した瞬間 冷たい空気が頬を撫でてゆく 遠くに見える見慣れた笑顔に 凍えていた心がじんわりと解けてゆく ［ 雪が降る音もなく降る ］ 雪が降る　音もなく降る ビルの影を　白く消してゆく あの日交わした　小さな約束 今夜も街は　静かに息づく

［ 1. 緑の放物線（男女デュエット篇） ］ ［男］フェアウェイを渡る風　今日も俺を試すのか 孤独な背中を押すように　夕陽が影を長く引く ［女］見つめていたのずっと　ロープの外の特等席 あの日見た放物線　今も私の胸を焦がしてる ［合唱］それがジャンボイズム　一球に懸ける夢 妥協はしない　男の美学 7番ホールのシンボルツリー　青空に誓う愛 時代を駆け抜けた　永遠のレジェンドよ ［ 2. 7番ホールのシンボルツリー（男声ソロ篇） ］ ただ遠くへ飛ばすだけじゃ　男の道とは言えないさ 風を読み　孤独と向き合う 7番ホールのシンボルツリー いつでも静かに見つめてる それがジャンボイズム　一球に魂を込めて 妥協を許さぬ　男のプライド