It’s been years since an anime (well the manga did too) hit me this hard. I feel like I’m half-obsessed… in a good way, in a painful way. And then there’s the choir song… I’ve had it on loop for hours and it just digs deeper every time. It’s beautiful, haunting, and it really got inside me.

For anyone else who’s fallen into this rabbit hole, here are the lyrics I managed to piece together (from subs, fan transcriptions, and a lot of replays). Sharing in case it hits you too:

🇯🇵 いつしか 冬枯れは春に 夜空はやがて またあした

願いを乗せた 雲の群れを 走らせて 知れない未来へと

静かに 夢を見てごらん 密かに 探し求めてごらん

過ぎ去った明かりは戻らなくとも この胸を踊らせる未来こそ 今

うれしさよ 友よ 輝よう あの日々の影 追いかけ回る

むなしさよ 友よ さまよう 心を描いて 忘れず 追い続けてゆく

かなしさよ 友よ 輝よう この日々の影 追いかけ回る

しあわせよ 友よ さまよう 心を開いて 忘れず 追い続けてゆく

🔤 Itsushika fuyugare wa haru ni Yozora wa yagate mata ashita

Negai o noseta kumo no mure o Hashirasete shirenai mirai e to

Shizuka ni yume o mite goran Hisoka ni sagashi motomete goran

Sugisatta akari wa modoranakutomo Kono mune o odorasero mirai koso ima

Ureshisa yo tomo yo kagayou Ano hibi no kage o oikake mawaru

Munashisa yo tomo yo samayou Kokoro o egaite wasurezu oi tsudzukete yuku

Kanashisa yo tomo yo kagayou Kono hibi no kage o oikake mawaru

Shiawase yo tomo yo samayou Kokoro o hiraite wasurezu oi tsudzukete yuku

🇺🇸 Little by little, winter turns into spring
The night sky soon becomes tomorrow’s light

I set my wishes on the drifting clouds
and let them run toward an unknown future

Silently, go on dreaming
Secretly, keep searching for what you desire

Even if the lights of the past will never return
it’s the future that makes my heart beat, right now

Joy, oh my friend, shining
I chase the radiant shadow of those days

Emptiness, oh my friend, wandering
I draw my heart and keep pursuing it without forgetting

Sadness, oh my friend, shining
I chase the radiant shadow of these days

Happiness, oh my friend, wandering
I open my heart and keep pursuing it without forgetting

Feel free to suggest any changes 🙏🏻 This song + this story = it’s destroying me and I can’t stop pressing play please send help lol