Kakusei

* Limited Edition A
* Limited Edition B
* First Edition
* Regular Edition

**Kakusei** (覚醒 *lit. Awakening*) is the eighth single by 22/7. It was the last single that Mizuha Kuraoka, Ruri Umino, Aina Takeda and Urara Takatsuji participated in. It was released on November 24, 2021.

The song is written by Yasushi Akimoto, and composed and arranged by YU-JIN.

A Special Edition was released to various digital platforms on November 17, 2021.

## Featured Members

* Nagomi Saijo as Miu Takigawa
* Sally Amaki as Sakura Fujima
* Mizuha Kuraoka as Miyako Kono
* Ruri Umino as Jun Toda
* Kanae Shirosawa as Akane Maruyama
* Reina Miyase as Ayaka Tachikawa
* Uta Kawase as Nicole Saito
* Moe Suzuhana as Mikami Kamiki
* Urara Takatsuji as Yuki Tojo
* Aina Takeda as Tsubomi Hiiragi

## Videos

* Music Video
* Live Ver.
* Youtube ver.

## Lyrics

* Rōmaji
* Kanji
* English

Boku ni wa nannimo miete inakattan da

Dareka ga sashidasu sukui no yasashisa mo…

Totsuzen sekai kara kyozetsu sareta kano you ni

Zetsubou no yami ni tsutsumareteta

Seishun wa ikutsumono tonneru wo

Nando mo toorinukete hikari wo mitsukeru tabi

Hito wa daremo mogakikurushimi soshite

Otona ni narun da

“sono itami wo shitte tsuyoku nare”

Koko de

Kakusei shiro!

Hashiridasou

Yatto ima ga sono taimingu da

Hashiridasou

Tsumaranakatta hibi taeta janai ka

Jibun no omou ga mama icchokusen ni mukatte ii no sa

Hashiridasou

Tsumetai kaze fukou to jiyuu wa soko ni aru

Chiisana yume sae mo itsu shika kiete shimatta

Jibun no muryokusa ni kizuitan da

Ato sukoshi ha wo kuishibattereba

Kibou te ni hairu nante sonna amakunakatta

Nidoto nanimo shinjiru mono ka sou da

Boku wa boku de shika nai

“nani wo ushinau koto ni obieteirun da?”

Ikare!

Me wo samase!

Mae wo muite!

Utsumuiteru jikan ga mottai nai

Mae wo muite!

Saa yuuigi ni inochi wo tsukae!

Tanin wo ki ni suru na seishun nante hazukashii mono da

Mae wo muite!

Umakuikanaku tatte yaritai you ni yare

“muzukashiku kangaetatte shou ga nai. yaru ka, yaranai ka da”

Tatta (tatta)

Ichido no (ichido no)

Jinsei dattara

Gamushara ni

Yuku shika nai

Furikaettemo imi wa nai darou

Yuku shika nai

Tatoe machigatta michi demo

Hashiridasou

Yatto ima ga sono taimingu da

Hashiridasou

Tsumaranakatta hibi taeta janai ka

Jibun no omou ga mama icchokusen ni mukatte ii no sa

Hashiridasou

Tsumetai kaze fukou to jiyuu wa soko ni aru

Michi ni taorete doro darake datte mae wo muite shinitai

“Hashiridasu tte no wa itsudatte shousan nanka nakute mikiri hassha nan da yo”

“kakujitsu ni yume wo te ni suru houhou nanka aru wake nai darou”

“sore demo yaranakya make da”

僕には何にも見えていなかったんだ

誰かが差し出す救いのやさしさも…

突然　世界から拒絶されたかのように

絶望の闇に包まれてた

青春は　いくつものトンネルを

何度も通り抜けて　光を見つける旅

人は誰も　もがき苦しみ　そして

大人になるんだ

「その痛みを知って強くなれ」

ここで

覚醒しろ！

走り出そう

やっと今がそのタイミングだ

走り出そう

つまらなかった日々耐えたじゃないか

自分の思うがまま　一直線に向かっていいのさ

走り出そう

冷たい風吹こうと　自由はそこにある

小さな夢さえもいつしか消えてしまった

自分の無力さに気づいたんだ

あと少し　歯を食いしばってれば

希望　手に入るなんて　そんな甘くなかった

二度と何も信じるものか　そうだ

僕は僕でしかない

「何を失うことに怯えているんだ？」

怒れ！

目を覚ませ！

前を向いて！

俯いてる時間がもったいない

前を向いて！

さあ有意義に命を使え！

他人を気にするな　青春なんて恥ずかしいものだ

前を向いて！

上手くいかなくたって　やりたいようにやれ

「難しく考えたってしょうがない。やるか、やらないかだ」

たった(たった)

一度の(一度の)

人生だったら

がむしゃらに

行くしかない

振り返っても意味はないだろう

行くしかない

例え間違った道でも

走り出そう

やっと今がそのタイミングだ

走り出そう

つまらなかった日々耐えたじゃないか

自分の思うがまま　一直線に向かっていいのさ

走り出そう

冷たい風吹こうと　自由はそこにある

道に倒れて泥だらけだって　前を向いて死にたい

「走り出すってのはいつだって勝算なんかなくて見切り発車なんだよ」

「確実に夢を手にする方法なんかあるわけないだろう」

「それでもやらなきゃ負けだ」

I can't see anything in front of me

Even the kindness of someone's help...

It's like being suddenly rejected by the world

I'm surrounded by the darkness of despair

Youth passes through many tunnels

In a journey to find light

Everyone continues to struggle and suffer

And then they become an adult

"Recognize the pain and become strong"

Right here

Let's rise!

Let's run

Finally now is the time

Let's run

Have you not endured the boring days

It's better to go straight and follow our feelings

Let's run

Freedom is there to blow the cold wind

Even small dreams will disappear someday

I realized the helplessness inside of me

Even if we continue to endure the pain

Hope can't be found that easily

I wont' believe in anything again

I can only believe in myself

"What are you afraid of losing"

Be angry!

Open your eyes!

Look ahead!

Looking down is a waste of time

Look ahead!

Now use your life to the fullest!

Don't worry about others, youth is something to be ashamed of

Look ahead!

Even if it's not going well, it's better to just do it

"It can't be helped if I though it was difficult. It's all about do or don't"

It's only (It's only)

One time (One time)

In your life

So fight hard!

We can only go forward

It makes no sense to turn back

We can only go forward

Even if I take the wrong path

Let's run

Finally now is the time

Let's run

Have you not endured the boring days

It's better to go straight and follow our feelings

Let's run

Freedom is there to blow the cold wind

Even if the road is full of mud, I want to die from advancing forward

"Even if you start running and overtake others, the chance to win won't always come"

"There's no surefire way to reach your dreams"

"Even so, if we don't do it, we'll lose"

## Trivia

* Urara only participated in the title track song, as she is not featured in any of the b-side songs.