The Clouds and the Ghost

**The Clouds and the Ghost** (雲と幽霊; *Kumo to Yuurei*) is the final track on Yorushika's debut EP, The Summer Grass is Getting in My Way. It was released on April 28, 2017.

## Featured Members

* n-buna (lyrics, composition, and arrangement)
* suis (vocal)

## Lyrics

* English
* Japanese
* Romaji

I’ve become a ghost, and tomorrow I’ll go to see you, far away where you are

And then what shall I do?

I definitely can’t tell you that

I’ve become a ghost, and I’m going to see the way the summer ends

On this studio-apartment-sized earth, at a bus stop in the pale shadows of the trees

You kicked pebbles alongside the light trap with your hands growing cold in the night air

The faint lights of the town waver

Because even without seeing anything,

Even without saying anything,

Even without anyone noticing,

I still know

I only know that at the bus stop where I was sitting with you, the sky I looked up at was blue

The clouds are far away, see? See?

It really is unbelievable that the clouds at night are so high

So you see, it’s all right now

I’ve become a ghost, and I’m going to see places from my past

The beach in a distant town, the shopping stalls I saw as a child

With feet tired from walking, I’ll sit on a bench nearby to wait for the bus

And then what shall I do?

Why was I walking?

Even if someday you forget

Without knowing anything

Without hearing anything

Even so, I’ll be watching you

Just sitting in the summer shadows, staring at the storm clouds, is somehow painful

The sky is so high

I wish I could go far away just like this

Now at night I only sleep

I only know that at the bus stop where I was sitting with you, the sky I looked up at was blue

The clouds are far away, see? See?

It really is unbelievable that the clouds at night are so high

So you see, so you see

Even for you, it’s all right now

I’ve become a ghost, and tomorrow I’ll go to see you, far away where you are

And then I wonder what I’ll do

You definitely won’t be able to see me

幽霊になった僕は、明日遠くの君を見に行くんだ

その後はどうしよう

きっと君には言えない

幽霊になった僕は、夏の終わり方を見に行くんだ

六畳の地球で浅い木陰のバス停で

夜に涼む君の手誘蛾灯に沿って石を蹴った

街の薄明かりが揺れている

何も見えなくたって

何も言わなくたって

誰も気付かなくたって

それでもわかるから

君と座ってバス停見上げた空が青いことしかわからずに

雲が遠いね ねぇ

夜の雲が高いこと、本当不思議だよ

だからさ、もういいんだよ

幽霊になった僕は、あの頃の景色を見に行くんだ

遠い街の海辺 子供のとき見た露店街

歩き疲れた脚でそこらのベンチでバスを待って

その後はどうしよう

何で歩いてたんだろう

何も知らなくたって

何も聞けなくたって

いつか君が忘れても

それでも見ているから

夏の陰に座って入道雲を眺めるだけでどこか苦しくて

空が高いよ ねぇ

このままずっと遠くに行けたらいいのにな

夜しかもう眠れずに

君と座ってバス停見上げた空が青いことしかわからずに

雲が遠いねねぇ

夜の雲が高いこと、本当不思議だよ

だからさ、だからさ

君もさ、もういいんだよ

幽霊になった僕は、明日遠くの君を見に行くんだ

その後はどうだろう

きっと君には見えない

Yuurei ni natta boku wa, asu tooku no kimi wo mi ni yukun da

Sono ato wa dou shiyou

Kitto kimi ni wa ienai

Yuurei ni natta boku wa, natsu no owarikata wo mi ni ikun da

Rokujou no chikyuu de asai kokage no basutei de

Yoru ni suzumu kimi no te yuugatou ni sotte ishi wo ketta

Machi no usuakari ga yureteru

Nani mo mienakutatte

Nani mo iwanakutatte

Daremo kidzukanakutatte

Sore demo wakaru kara

Kimi to suwatte basutei miageta sora ga aoi koto shika wakarazu ni

Kumo ga tooi ne nee

Yoru no kumo ga takai koto, hontou fushigi da yo

Dakara sa, mou iin da yo

Yuurei ni natta boku wa, ano koro no keshiki wo mi ni yukun da

Tooi machi no umibe kodomo no toki mita rotengai

Arukitsukareta ashi de sokora no benchi de basu wo matte

Sono ato wa dou shiyou

Nande aruitetan darou

Nani mo shiranakutatte

Nani mo kikenakutatte

Itsuka kimi ga wasuretemo

Soredemo mite iru kara

Natsu no kage ni suwatte nyuudougumo wo nagameru dake de dokoka kurushikute

Sora ga takai yo nee

Kono mama zutto tooku ni iketara ii no ni na

Yoru shika mou nemurezu ni

Kimi to suwatte basutei miageta sora ga aoi koto shika wakarazu ni

Kumo ga tooi ne nee

Yoru no kumo ga takai koto, hontou fushigi da yo

Dakara sa, dakara sa

Kimi mo sa, mou iin da yo

Yuurei ni natta boku wa, asu tooku no kimi wo mi ni yukun da

Sono ato wa dou darou

Kitto kimi ni wa mienai

## Trivia

* The name "*Yorushika*" was taken from the lyric: "夜しかもう眠れずに" (*Yoru shika mou nemurezu ni*).

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Clouds and the Ghost#Trivia