Lyrics and translation Shinji Tanimura - オールド・タイム

オールド・タイム

街角のウインドーから冬の足音
家路急ぐ人の群れに押し流され乍ら
ふと思う 心熱き日を振り返れば鏡に投げたナイフ

汗だけが武器の頃 澄んだ瞳で
見つめていたアスファルトは 今 枯葉の季節
夢ならばまだ失くしてないあのナイフは笑顔の影にある

時は街を容赦なく変えるけれど
時は人をあやつるけれど
流れに投げた熱いナイフは錆びない
古い時計が刻む時の切なさに
涙 流す人を抱きしめて
夜を渡る風になりたい

住みなれたこの街の地図を燃やした
何もかもが 目新しく塗り変えられてゆく
今をのがせば もう憧れについてゆけない僕は行かなければ

時は街を容赦なく変えるけれど
時は人をあやつるけれど
流れに投げた熱いナイフは錆びない
古い時計が刻む時の切なさに
涙 流す人を抱きしめて
夜を渡る風になりたい

心許したなつかしい人の待つ街
喜び悲しみ教えてくれた
愛とやすらぎ溢れているこの街
古い時計は命を削り乍らも
愛の振り子を止めはしない
そして僕は夢に負けない

Old Time

The sound of winter from the street corner window
While being pushed by the crowd of people hurrying home
I think of the day when my heart burned with passion The knife I threw at the mirror

Only sweat was my weapon in those days, with clear eyes
I stared at the asphalt, now it's the season of fallen leaves
If it's a dream, I haven't lost that knife yet it's in the shadow of a smile

Time changes the city without mercy
Time manipulates people
The hot knife I threw into the river won't rust
In the sadness of the time carved by the old clock
Embracing the one who sheds tears
I want to be the wind that crosses the night

I burned the map of this city I've grown accustomed to
Everything is repainted as if it were new
If I miss this moment, I won't be able to follow my dreams I must go

Time changes the city without mercy
Time manipulates people
The hot knife I threw into the river won't rust
In the sadness of the time carved by the old clock
Embracing the one who sheds tears
I want to be the wind that crosses the night

The city where the nostalgic people I trusted await
It taught me joy and sorrow
This city is filled with love and peace
The old clock is wearing down its life
but it will never stop the pendulum of love
And I will not lose to my dreams