[Verse 1]
軒先を叩く　細い雨の拍子
ほどけた今日を　湯気の向こうへ置いた
冷めかけの灯り　畳に揺れる影
ひとり分だけの　静けさが座ってる

窓に滲んだ　淡い街の明かり
遠回りばかり　覚えてきた足音
三味線が弾いた　低い余韻ひとつ
水たまりの輪に　夜がほどけていく

[Verse 2]
踏切の先で　灯りが少し霞む
傘を伝い落ちる　季節の匂いがした
うまく言えなくて　飲み込んだ言葉ほど
今日の雨には　似合う気がしていた

古いカップ越し　ぬるくなった時間
急ぎすぎる声　今夜だけ遠ざける
ヴァイオリンの線が　空気を撫でるたび
胸の奥の固さ　少しほどけていく

[Chorus]
答えはまだ　急がなくていい
灰色の空に　預けてしまえばいい
窓辺に残る　昨日の重たさも
朝には少し　軽くなる気がしてる

雨よ　静かにここへ降って
眠れない気持ちを　隠さずにいて
流れる弓の音みたいに　この夜は
やわらかく　心へ触れていく

[Verse 3]
和室の隅で　街灯が揺れている
何も進まない　そんな日があっていい
失くしたものから　覚える温度もある
指先に残る　ぬくもりみたいに

濡れた靴のまま　少しだけ深呼吸
背負い直さなくても　夜は過ぎていく
三味線の rhythm　遠くほどけながら
小さな明日へ　道を照らしていた

[Final Chorus]
答えなら　まだなくてもいい
滲んだ景色の中で　守れるものがある
窓越しの朝が　ゆっくり近づくころ
昨日より少し　肩の力が抜ける

雨よ　このまま静かにいて
ほどけた時間を　急かさないで
流れる弓の音みたいに　この夜は
孤独さえ　やさしく包んでいく

[Outro]
軒先を叩く　細い雨の拍子
ほどけた今日が　朝へ滲んでいく


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A Place for Raindrops

[Verse 1]
Soft little raindrops tapping on the roof outside
Left this weary day somewhere beyond the rising steam
Fading light is swaying, shadows dancing on the floor
And a quiet made for one is sitting softly next to me

Blurred city lights are melting gently through the glass
Footsteps only learning all the longer ways around
One low shamisen echo drifting slowly through the dark
And the night begins unfolding in the circles on the ground

[Verse 2]
Past the railroad crossing, distant lights begin to blur
From the edge of my umbrella came the scent of changing air
All the words I couldn’t say, the ones I held too deep
Somehow in tonight’s rain, they feel easier to wear

Through an old worn coffee cup, time is growing warm and slow
All the hurried voices fade a little for tonight
Every line the violin softly traces through the room
Loosens something quiet buried somewhere deep inside

[Chorus]
Maybe answers don’t have to come tonight
Leave them somewhere in the endless shades of gray
Even all the weight that yesterday still leaves behind
Feels a little lighter when the morning finds its way

Rain, stay close and fall beside me now
Don’t hide all the thoughts that keep me awake
Like the sound of strings drifting through the dark
This night touches my heart so gently

[Verse 3]
In the corner of the room, streetlights shimmer on the floor
Maybe days that go nowhere still deserve a place to breathe
Sometimes what we lose becomes the warmth we come to know
Like the traces of a feeling lingering on our fingertips

Standing in my soaking shoes, I take a slower breath
Even if I leave things as they are, the night moves on
Far away the shamisen slowly loosens into air
Lighting up a little road that leads me into dawn

[Final Chorus]
Maybe answers don’t have to be here now
There are things still worth holding in this blurred-out view
As the morning slowly gathers by the windowpane
Something in my shoulders finally starts to loosen too

Rain, stay quiet just a little more
Don’t rush all this untangling time away
Like the sound of strings floating through the dark
Even loneliness feels gentle in your shade

[Outro]
Soft little raindrops tapping on the roof outside
And this weary day dissolves into the morning light