Hamasaki Ayumi : "crossroad" Lyrics

"crossroad" is a song released by Hamasaki Ayumi on the avex trax label on September 22nd, 2010.
The song was used as the commercial image song for "QUALITY" by H.I.S.
The song appears as tracks #1 and #4 on her forty-ninth single "crossroad" (as 'Original mix' and 'Original mix -Instrumental-'), as track #4 on the CD only version of her fiftieth single "L" (as 'Orchestra version'), as track #2 on her twelfth album "Love songs", and as track #12 on her remix album "ayu-mi-x 7 -version HOUSE-" (as 'Johnny Vicious Club mix).

Crossroad

Lyrics: ayumi hamasaki
Music & Arrangement: TETSUYA KOMURO

Sometimes I think how different the scenery I imagined in my dreams
Is from the scenery I can see from here

At that time I stood at the beginning of a crossroad
Wondering if this choice was the right one
And wondering what was on the other side
Of the crossroad I stood on at that time

But we still keep walking, saying we're not giving up yet

Is that guy who protected himself just by pretending to be strong
So that he wasn't hurt able to laugh well now?
Am I able to laugh well about things that are changing,
Things that have changed, and things that can't be changed?

When I happened to pass through the path where nostalgic memories
Are scattered about everywhere, it was warm but painful

Just what was it that I lost
As I became more of an adult?
Just what is it I gain
As I become more of an adult?

Even this instant I'm thinking about it is changing into the past

I felt like the profile of someone I passed by just now
Looked like that girl's from sometime... Why is that?
Unable to even call out to her
I stared as her retreating figure grew farther away

But we still keep walking, saying we're not giving up yet

Is that guy who protected himself just by pretending to be strong
So that he wasn't hurt able to laugh well now?
Am I able to laugh well about things that are changing,
Things that have changed, and things that can't be changed?

crossroad

Sakushi: ayumi hamasaki
Sakkyoku & Henkyoku: TETSUYA KOMURO

Koko kara miete iru keshiki wa yume ni egaite ita keshiki to
Donokurai chigau no ka nante omou toki ga aru yo ne

Ano toki tatta wakaremichi no hajimari
Eranda hou wa kocchi de yokatta kana tte
Ano toki tatta wakaremichi no hantai
Gawa ni atta nowa nan datta no kana tte

Soredemo susumi tsudzuketeru mada makete nanka inai yo tte

Kizutsukanai you ni tsuyogaru koto dake de jibun wo
Mamotte ita AITSU wa umaku waraeru you ni natta kana
Kawatte yuku koto kaete kita koto
Kaerarenai koto watashi wa umaku waraeteru?

Natsukashii omoidetachi bakari sokorajuu ni korogaru michi wo
Guuzen toori sugitara atatakai kedo kurushikatta

Otona ni natte iku hodo ni ushinatte
Kita mono wa ittai nan datta no kana tte
Otona ni natte iku hodo ni fueteku
Kore tte ittai nee nan nano kana tte

Kangaeta kono shunkan sae mo hora kako ni kawatteku ne

Ima surechigatta dareka ga itsuka no ano ko no
Yokogao ni mieta you na ki ga shita noni doushite
Koe wo kakeru koto sae mo dekinai mama
Toozakatte iku ushirosugata wo mitsumeteta

Soredemo susumi tsudzuketeru mada makete nanka inai yo tte

Kizutsukanai you ni tsuyogaru koto dake de jibun wo
Mamotte ita AITSU wa umaku waraeru you ni natta kana
Kawatte yuku koto toka kaete kita koto toka
Kaerarenai koto watashi wa umaku waraeteru?

crossroad

作詞：ayumi hamasaki
作曲・編曲：TETSUYA KOMURO