[Verse 1] 光陰矢のごと 万象移ろい 狭間に生きし なお道を行く [English rap] Time cuts fast; the whole world turns, Forms fall away, each season burns. Between two ages, I learned to stand, Still I walk on, with dust in my hand. [Verse 2; Monk Choir] いずこより来て 人の迷いは 過去に囚われ 現を見ざる [English rap] Where did we come from? The question stays, The mind knots itself in yesterday’s maze. Held by the past, we miss what is here, Eyes fixed behind us, the truth drawing near. [Verse 3] 心奪われ すでに老いしや 道半ばなり 過去は幻 [English rap] My heart struck still—did the years run through? Have I worn old before the road came due? Halfway along, with miles yet to span, Was the past only smoke in the shape of a plan? [Verse 4] 憂き世の乱れ 修羅を見れども しばし嘆きを 今一度のみ [English rap] This world shakes hard; I’ve looked on the strife, Watched ruin take hold of the edges of life. Let me sit with the grief, let it pass through me, One last time—then I’ll rise and be free. [Verse 5] 千里を行かば 駒を労え 古を知り ただ前へ行く [English rap] If a thousand leagues wait under the sun, Give care to the horse for the miles yet to run. Know what came before; keep the old lessons in view, Then step into what’s next—keep moving straight through. [Outro; Monk Choir] 輪廻は巡りゆく！ [English rap] The wheel turns on; the wheel turns on.
