**「The House Still Waits」**

There’s a small house in the mountains
Where the road bends and stops
Morning walks in slow and quiet
Like it’s tiptoeing over the rocks
[Mmm…)

The trees fall down like gentle sighs
The wind hums softly through the skies
The creek still talks, it never leaves
It remembers all the love we keep

I sit by the fire, your chair is cold
I whisper your name, though you’ve gone
Even the logs know how I feel
The mountain listens, it doesn’t lie
[Ooh… I’m here…)

Men came with plans, cut the hills
Left the sky dull, the quiet still
Spring flowers wilted in the dust
Summer’s warmth turned grey and lost

The birds have gone, the stones have scars
Even the moon cries from afar
And I wait by the old front door
Hoping you’ll come back once more

Every second leaves a mark
Even sunlight fades to dark

I was here, I really tried
Watched the mountain, watched the sky
I kept the fire burning bright
Hoping you’d come back tonight
[I really stayed)
[We were here)
[We were alive)
[I kept the light)
[I kept the light)

Rain taps on the old tin roof
Says “everything will end someday”
The wind whispers your name again
It carries hope and sorrow’s pain

The forest bends, it seems to know
Every path you’ll never go
And I wait by the little door
Even though you’re gone before
[It’s alright…)

Every moment leaves a scar
Even light can’t heal what’s far

I was here, I really stayed
Watched the hills where secrets fade
I kept the fire burning bright
Hoping you’d come back tonight
(Layered, Choir-Like)
[I really stayed)
[I really stayed)
[We were here)
[We were alive)
[I kept the light)
[I kept the light)

No one stops, no one hears
The creek’s soft cry, the trees’ small tears
One day the roads will all be gone
But this house waits, still holding on

I see the sunlight through broken leaves
It holds the memory of old trees
If I could ask this world to slow
I’d let the mountain’s story show

I was here, I was alive
Saw the mountain, felt its cry
I kept the fire burning bright
Hoping you’d come back tonight
(Big, Choir-Like, Breathing Together)
[We were here)
[We were alive)
[This was real)
[This was real to me)
[I kept the light)
[I kept the light)
[I waited…)
[I waited…)

The mountain sleeps, the road moves on
The sky turns gold, then turns to dawn
(Fading, Warm)
[Move on…)
[Move on…)

The house still waits, the fire glows
And I leave my heart in the shadows

**「まだ待つ家」**

山奥の小さな家
道は曲がって止まる
朝はそっとやってくる
岩の上をこっそり歩くように
[Mmm…)

木々はそっと倒れてため息をつく
風が空を通り抜けながらささやく
小川は話し続ける
私たちが守ってきた愛のことを

火のそばに座る あなたの椅子は冷たい
名前をささやく、あなたはもういない
丸太も私の気持ちを知っている
山は聞いている、嘘はつかない
[Ooh… I’m here…)

人々がやってきて丘を削った
空は曇り、静けさもなくなった
春の花は塵の中で枯れ
夏の暖かさも灰色に変わった

鳥は去り、石には傷が残る
月も遠くから泣いている
そして私は小さな扉のそばで待つ
あなたが戻ってくることを願いながら

一秒一秒が痕を残す
光でさえ遠くのものを癒せない

ここにいた、私は本当にいた
山も空も見ていた
火を消さずに灯していた
あなたが今夜戻ってくることを願って
[I really stayed)
[We were here)
[We were alive)
[I kept the light)
[I kept the light)

雨が古いトタン屋根を叩く
「すべてはいつか終わる」と言っている
風がまたあなたの名前をささやく
希望と悲しみを運びながら

森は身をかがめ、すべてを知っているかのよう
あなたが決して行かない道も
そして私は小さな扉のそばで待つ
あなたはもういなくても
[It’s alright…)

一瞬一瞬が傷を残す
光でさえ遠くのものを癒せない

ここにいた、私は本当にいた
秘密が消えていく丘を見ていた
火を消さずに灯していた
あなたが今夜戻ってくることを願って
(Layered, Choir-Like)
[I really stayed)
[I really stayed)
[We were here)
[We were alive)
[I kept the light)
[I kept the light)

誰も止めない、誰も聞かない
小川の小さな泣き声、木々の小さな涙
いつか道はすべて消えるだろう
でもこの家は待ち続ける、まだ

落ち葉の間に差す陽の光を見る
古い木々の記憶を抱きしめる
もし世界にお願いできるなら
山の物語を見せてほしいと

ここにいた、私は生きていた
山の泣き声を見た
火を消さずに灯していた
あなたが今夜戻ってくることを願って
(Big, Choir-Like, Breathing Together)
[We were here)
[We were alive)
[This was real)
[This was real to me)
[I kept the light)
[I kept the light)
[I waited…)
[I waited…)

山は眠り、道は進む
空は金色に変わり、やがて夜明けに
(Fading, Warm)
[Move on…)
[Move on…)

家はまだ待っている、火は灯ったまま
私は心を影に残す