Across Time, Sky of Illusions
Composed by: Yuki Kajiura
Arranged by: Yuki Kajiura
Vocals: FictionJunction

Does love always
Lead to sorrow?
I couldn’t speak up and tell you
“Please don’t cry all alone anymore”

The song of the world is fading away
We journey toward the end
In that brief moment, I met you
As if shortening my life

With you, I can go to my distant hometown
That definitely existed across time
Across the night when I can’t even see love
There’s a sky of illusions

Though I suffer every time I dream
Yet I still laugh
Defying the wind
How much more should I struggle?

The whereabouts of this tragedy
Should just be the silent night
We knew we can’t reach it
Nevertheless, we dash through the darkness

Does the goal exist across time?
Someday, will I be able to say I reached it?
Because I’m living, please give me light
In the sky of illusions

Because I’ll be by your side
All the time
Though I want to stop the time of the world
And embrace you
in the land of pain

We’ll return across time
With you, I can go to my distant hometown
What finds and overcomes love is
The sky of tragedies
The dreaming wilderness

Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora
Composed by: Yuki Kajiura
Arranged by: Yuki Kajiura
Vocals: FictionJunction

Itoshisa wa itsumo
Kanashimi e to tsuzuiteru no?
Kimi ni mou hitori-kiri de
Nakanaide to iidasezu ni

Iroaseteku sekai no uta
Bokura wa owari e tabi o suru
Sono tsuka no ma ni kimi to deatta
Inochi o kezuru you ni

Toki no mukou ni tashika ni atta
Haruka na kokyou, kimi to yukeru no
Ai mo mienai yoru no mukou ni
Maboroshi no sora

Yume o miru tabi ni kurushimu no ni
Sore de mo mada warau no
Kaze ni sakaratte
Ato dore dake agakeba ii

Kono sangeki no yukue ga tada
Shizuka na yoru de areba ii
Shitte itan da, todokanai koto
Sore de mo bokura wa yami o kakenuke

Toki no mukou ni gooru wa aru no?
Tadoritsuita to itsuka ieru no?
Ikite yuku kara douka hikari o
Maboroshi no sora

Itsu de mo
Kimi no soba ni iru kara
Sekai no toki o tomete
Dakishimetai no ni
in the land of pain

Toki no mukou ni bokura wa kaeru
Haruka na kokyou, kimi to yukeru no
Ai o mitsukete koete yuku no wa
Sangeki no sora
Yume o miru kouya

-Words of Songs

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I haven't listened to this song since March, to be honest. And when I finally listened to it again (by accident really. Don't you just love iTunes' shuffle function?), I was like... whoa. How did I fall out of love with this song?

Of course, it remains the theme song for the relationship between Sora and Gray. For me, at any rate. If I'm writing a scene where their budding romance is involved, this song is either playing on iTunes, or in my head. But I never quite took the time to appreciate the bass, the harmonies, and well, the expressions in general, like I did when I first heard the song. And doing so has made me fall in love with it all over again.

But oh, speaking of which, my current playlist for my attempt at writing a novel, as of this date, comprises only Kalafina songs. And one FJ song (this one!). All Yuki Kajiura's compositions. Win, yes? :D I can't believe the main characters' individual theme songs are all sung by Kalafina. Talk about diversity.

It's just as well, though... can't imagine myself listening to anything else 56 times in a row just to write out one character's POV. :P

ALRIGHT, LOOK AT THE WORD COUNT I'VE KICKED UP HERE. GOING BACK TO NANOWRI - but wait, I still have research to do. CAs are just awesome. Really.

Labels: FictionJunction, Writing