砂上の楼閣 (Sajou no Roukaku)

==Lyrics==
Japanese 	Romaji 	Official English
屍、山となり 	kabane yama to nari 	Corpses pile up like mountains
血潮、河を生む 	chishio kawa o umu 	And the blood births a river
人はなぜこうも 	hito wa naze koumo 	“How come human beings
儚く脆い 	hakanaku moroi 	Are so... fragile?”
 	 	
そう、身を賭し死に臥し得た物など無く 	sou, mi o toshi shi ni fushi, eta mono nado naku 	Countless lives lost, but we gained nothing
人の弱さだけ曝け出してきた 	hito no yowasa dake sarakedashite kita 	It just proved how weak we were
そこに希望があると信じていたから 	soko ni kibou ga aru to shinjite ita kara 	“But I still believe in hope”
 	 	
砂上の楼閣にとらわれた 	sajou no roukaku ni torawareta 	He heads alone to the castle of sand
哀れな姫君を救うために 	awarena himegimi o sukuu tame ni 	To save the noble daughter from her sorrow
両の腕のみを頼りに闇を駆け城へ向かう 	ryou no ude nomi o tayori ni yami o kake shiro o mukau	Trusting only in his own two hands, alone, he rushes through the darkness
身一つで 	mi hitotsu de 	Towards the castle
 	 	
荊棘這う牢に 	kekkyoku hau rou ni 	A nation bound to a creeping prison
繋がれし民は 	tsunagareshi tami wa 	Of thorns and vines
自由を忘れて 	jiyuu o wasurete 	They lost their freedom,
光失う 	hikari ushinau 	And parted with the light
 	 	
そう、咎なき非も無き人々を包む 	sou, to ga naki hi mo naki hitobito o tsutsumu 	Is there no one to drive away the despair
絶望を払う者はいないのか 	zetsubou o harau mono wa inai no ka 	Which has these innocent people besieged?
ならば我が手を以ち、光を授ける 	naraba wagate o mochi, hikari o sazukeru 	“If not, I will give them the light, with my own hands”
 	 	
机上の空論にとらわれた 	kijou no kuuron ni torawareta 	Alas, the king has been taken prisoner by abstract beliefs
憐れな暴君誅するために 	aware na boukun chuusuru tame ni 	To put this pitiful tyrant out of his misery,
門をくぐり息を潜めて 	mon o kuguri iki o hisomete 	He slips through the gate concealing his breath
剣握るこの指に力込める 	ken nigiru kono yubi ni chikara komeru 	Putting the strength of a sword in his fingers grip
 	 	
この地を染める暗雲払い 	kono chi o someru anun harai 	She wipes away the clouds of darkness
希望をまた取り戻すために戦わん 	kibou o mata torimodosu tame ni tatakawan 	And struggles to regain hope
 	 	
松明を灯す手は高ぶりに震え 	taimatsu o tomosu te wa takaburi ni furue 	His hand trembles as it lights a torch
額は汗に濡れる 	hitai wa ase ni nureru 	His forehead wet with anticipation
しかし、なさねばならない 	shikashi, nasaneba naranai 	But it must be done
信じるしかない、己を 	shinjiru shika nai, onore o 	“I just have to believe in myself”
 	 	
非情の論理にとらわれた 	hijou no ronri ni torawareta 	The knight shook the pitiful kingdom
あわれな王国を震わす騎士は 	awarena ookoku o furuwasukishi wa 	Seized by callous logic
玉座へと向かい柄へと手をかけて 	gyokuza e to mukai tsuka e to te o kakete 	He heads towards the throne, hilt in hand
かの王の下へ急ぐ 	kano ou no moto e isogu 	In haste he looks up at his ruler
 	 	
しかし、私情と忠誠に挟まれた 	shikashi, shijou to chuusei ni hasamareta 	But loyalty stifled the intention
かの騎士はその命奪い取れず 	kanokishi wa sono inochi ubaetorezu 	And the knight could not take the kings life
敗れた王へと背を向けて 	yabureta ou e to se o mukete 	Turning his back to the defeated king, he escaped from the castle
姫と共に城を抜け涙する 	hime to tomo ni shiro o nuke namida suru 	With the princess eyes wet with tears
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