Shimizu Shota - KAGEROU

"KAGEROU"
2025.06.18
Pulsatilla cernua [Album]

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KAGEROU

Lyrics & Composition: Shota Shimizu

I don't even know what to call it
I've even tried ignoring
my feelings for you
but still "it" is growing

I wonder if you've gotta prepare for pain too
once you've gotten what you wanted?
I don't really get it
but I'm just a little scared

The two of us
can only talk about our feelings sometimes
but I'm always getting excited
and believe in any future

It's stupid
You're always like a heat haze
making it hard to tell if it's a lie or the truth
gently swaying

And yet
no matter what form you take, you burn into my mind
and grasp my heart
and won't let go; I miss u

Your expressions are so different
from anyone I've met until now
and whenever summer comes, I'll recall them
I'm sure, over and over

Before the two of us met
what kind of life were you living?
Were you crying all alone
unable to even notice the scent of August?

It's stupid
Even if this romance
is as short-lived as a mayfly
I want to touch you

I want to peek at the future
I'll spend with you
Even if my voice withers
I'll keep calling out: I need u

It's stupid
You're always like a heat haze
making it hard to tell if it's a lie or the truth
gently swaying

And yet
no matter what form you take, you burn into my mind
and grasp my heart
and won't let go; I miss u

* Depending on the reading, "KAGEROU" can be read as "heat haze" or "mayfly", as can be seen in the lyrics. Due to this, I've left the title untranslated

KAGEROU

Sakushi & Sakkyoku: Shota Shimizu

Nanto yobu kamo wakaranai
Aanta wo omou kimochi wo
Hotte oitari mo shita'n dakedo
Soredemo "sore" wa sodatte yuku

Motomeru mono ga dekita nara
Itami mo kakugo shinai to kana?
Anmari yoku wakaranai kedo
Sukoshi dake, kowai yo

Futari wa tokidoki shika
Kimochi wo hanasenai keredo
Itsumo tashika ni netsu wo obite ite
Donna mirai mo shinjite shimau

Baka mitai
Anata wa itsumo kagerou no you ni
Uso ka hontou ka wakarasenai de
Yurayura yureteru

Nanoni sa
Donna sugata demo yakitsuite
Atashi no kokoro wo tsukande
Hanasanai yo I miss u

Ima made deatta dare tomo
Chigau you na iimawashi wo
Natsu ga kuru tabi, omoidasu yo
Kitto nando demo

Futari ga deau mae wa
Donna fuu ni ikiteta kana
Hachigatsu no nioi nimo kizukezu ni
Hitoribocchi de naiteta no kana

Baka mitai
Moshi kono koi ga kagerou no you ni
Mijikai inochi nanda to shitemo
Anata ni furetai

Anata to sugosu mirai wo
Nozoite mitai
Tatoe koe ga karetemo
Yobitsuzukeru I need u

Baka mitai
Anata wa itsumo kagerou no you ni
Uso ka hontou ka wakarasenai de
Yurayura yureteru

Nanoni sa
Donna sugata demo yakitsuite
Atashi no kokoro wo tsukande
Hanasanai yo I miss u

KAGEROU

作詞・作曲：Shota Shimizu

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KAGEROU Lyrics & Composition: Shota Shimizu I don't even know what to call it I've even tried ignoring my feelings for you but still "it" is growing I wonder if you've gotta prepare for pain too once you've gotten what you wanted? I don't really get it but I'm just a little scared The two of us can only talk about our feelings sometimes but I'm always getting excited and believe in any future It's stupid You're always like a heat haze making it hard to tell if it's a lie or the truth gently swaying And yet no matter what form you take, you burn into my mind and grasp my heart and won't let go; I miss u Your expressions are so different from anyone I've met until now and whenever summer comes, I'll recall them I'm sure, over and over Before the two of us met what kind of life were you living? Were you crying all alone unable to even notice the scent of August? It's stupid Even if this romance is as short-lived as a mayfly I want to touch you I want to peek at the future I'll spend with you Even if my voice withers I'll keep calling out: I need u It's stupid You're always like a heat haze making it hard to tell if it's a lie or the truth gently swaying And yet no matter what form you take, you burn into my mind and grasp my heart and won't let go; I miss u

KAGEROU Sakushi & Sakkyoku: Shota Shimizu Nanto yobu kamo wakaranai Aanta wo omou kimochi wo Hotte oitari mo shita'n dakedo Soredemo "sore" wa sodatte yuku Motomeru mono ga dekita nara Itami mo kakugo shinai to kana? Anmari yoku wakaranai kedo Sukoshi dake, kowai yo Futari wa tokidoki shika Kimochi wo hanasenai keredo Itsumo tashika ni netsu wo obite ite Donna mirai mo shinjite shimau Baka mitai Anata wa itsumo kagerou no you ni Uso ka hontou ka wakarasenai de Yurayura yureteru Nanoni sa Donna sugata demo yakitsuite Atashi no kokoro wo tsukande Hanasanai yo I miss u Ima made deatta dare tomo Chigau you na iimawashi wo Natsu ga kuru tabi, omoidasu yo Kitto nando demo Futari ga deau mae wa Donna fuu ni ikiteta kana Hachigatsu no nioi nimo kizukezu ni Hitoribocchi de naiteta no kana Baka mitai Moshi kono koi ga kagerou no you ni Mijikai inochi nanda to shitemo Anata ni furetai Anata to sugosu mirai wo Nozoite mitai Tatoe koe ga karetemo Yobitsuzukeru I need u Baka mitai Anata wa itsumo kagerou no you ni Uso ka hontou ka wakarasenai de Yurayura yureteru Nanoni sa Donna sugata demo yakitsuite Atashi no kokoro wo tsukande Hanasanai yo I miss u