Passion (Sanctuary)

Lyrics

Original	Translation	Sanctuary
思い出せば遥か遥か 未来は (wonk uoy naht noitceffa erom deen I) どこまでも輝いてた きれいな青空の下で 僕らは (wonk uoy naht noitceffa erom deen I) 少しだけ怯えていた 懐かしい色に 窓が染まる 前を向いてればまた会えますか 未来は (wonk uoy naht noitceffa erom deen I) どこへでも続いてるんだ 大きな看板の下で 時代の (wonk uoy naht noitceffa erom deen I) 移ろいを見ていたいな 二度と会えぬ人に場所に 窓を開ける 思い出せば遥か遥か 未来は (wonk uoy naht noitceffa erom deen I) どこまでも輝いてた きれいな青空の下で 僕らは (wonk uoy naht noitceffa erom deen I) いつまでも眠っていた ずっと前に好きだった人 (冬に子供が生まれるそうだ) 昔からの決まり事を (たまに疑いたくなるよ) ずっと忘れられなかったの (年賀状は写真付かな) わたしたちに出来なかったことを (とても懐かしく思うよ) 青空の下	If I remember, far, far back The future was shining everywhere Under the beautiful blue sky We were only a little scared The window is dyed with a nostalgic color If I advance ahead, will we ever meet again? The future continues on everywhere Under the big signboard I want to watch as the times change I open the window to the people, the places that I won't be seeing again If I remember, far, far back The future was shining everywhere Under the beautiful blue sky We slept forever The person that I liked a long time ago (A child will be born in winter) What I decided a long time ago (I would want to have doubts about it sometimes) The New Year's card that I could never forget (Is there a photograph attached to it?) I think very fondly of what we couldn't do (When I look back, it's a bit nostalgic) Under the blue sky	In you and I, there's a new land Angels in flight (Wonk uoy noitceffa erom deen I) My sanctuary, my sanctuary, yeah Where fears and lies melt away Music will tie (Wonk uoy noitceffa erom deen I) What's left of me, what's left of me, now I watch you, fast asleep All I fear means nothing In you and I, there's a new land Angels in flight (Wonk uoy noitceffa erom deen I) My sanctuary, my sanctuary, yeah Where fears and lies melt away Music will tie (Wonk uoy noitceffa erom deen I) What's left of me, what's left of me (Snwod dna spu ynam os) My heart's a battleground (Noitome eurt deen I) (Wonk uoy noitceffa erom deen I) (Noitome eurt deen I) You show me how to see that nothing is whole And nothing is broken In you and I, there's a new land Angels in flight (Wonk uoy noitceffa erom deen I) My sanctuary, my sanctuary, yeah Where fears and lies melt away Music will tie (Wonk uoy noitceffa erom deen I) What's left of me, what's left of me, now My fears, my lies Melt away (Wonk uoy noitceffa erom deen I)

Reversed lyrics

During the song, some reversed lyrics can be heard.

Lyrics

Wonk uoy noitceffa erom deen I	I need more affection than you know
Snwod dna spu ynam os	So many ups and downs
Noitome eurt deen I	I need true emotion

Miscellaneous

This stands as my favorite song to date. No aspect of the song lacks, from the ethereal instrumentation, to the passionate vocals, to the shamelessly vulnerable lyrics, and bilingual release. There is not a single aspect of it that I dislike or find mediocre and I strongly appreciate the fact that it exists. It defines the alternative rock genre.