そのうちにdistanceも , 抱きしめられるようになれるよ...

"Final Distance" by Utada Hikaru

気になるのに聞けない
泳ぎ疲れて君まで無口になる

会いたいのに見えない波に押されて
また少し遠くなる

途切れないように　Keep it going baby
同じ気持ちじゃないなら　ｔell me
無理はしない主義でも
少しならしてみてもいいよ

I wanna be with you now
二人でdistance縮めて
今なら間に合うから
We can start over
ひとつにはなれない
I wanna be with you now
いつの日かdistanceも
抱きしめられるようになれるよ
We can start sooner
やっぱりI wanna be with you

一言でこんなにも傷つく君は
孤独を教えてくれる

守れないときkeep on trying, baby
約束どおりじゃないけどtrust me
無理はしない主義でも
君とならしてみてもいいよ

I wanna be with you now
二人でdistance見つめて
今なら間に合うから
We can start over
言葉で伝えたい
I wanna be with you now
そのうちにdistanceも
抱きしめられるようになれるよ
We should stay together
やっぱり I need to be with you

English Translation : Here

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Back to some retro hits again. This time a 2001 hit from Utada Hikaru. This is a song that was changed last minute when she found out that a school girl named Reina Yamashita died during a stabbing rampage. Reina recently won a essay writing competition where she wrote about becoming a singer just like Utada. Thus the song "Distance" which was originally written went for a make over and became the song "Final Distance"

Interestingly enough, this song was incorporated into the high school music textbooks in Japan starting in the spring semester of 2001.According to the publisher of arts in education, the song was chosen because it is closely familiar with high school students.

Well just a little update, my PC and laptop was out of action as I decided to give them a full clean out after a messy 2 terms in school. Installing stuff here and there for work greatly slowed my system down. Plus I had alot of corrupted files here and there. Thus both PC and Laptop hard disk is now clean. Means I gotta build back my mp3 collection as well. Started with importing from my Ayumi's Secret and Utada's single's collection. Gonna head over to HMV later to see if I can get hold of Ultra Blue and the OST of A Walk To Remember.

Cheers,
Kenneth.