Fireworks Beneath My Shoes

**Fireworks Beneath My Shoes** (靴の花火; *Kutsu no Hanabi*) is the sixth track on Yorushika's debut EP, The Summer Grass is Getting in My Way. It was released on April 21, 2017. An alternative recording has been featured on Magic Lantern.

## Featured Members

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

## Lyrics

* English
* Japanese
* Romaji

Look, look,

I don’t have the words to say anything

Because, because I’ve been left open-mouthed

Look, look,

Even if I stay silent, words aren’t necessary

Because my eyes will speak for me

Forgetting is a fruit that bugs have begun to eat

All that remains in my memory is an always-smiling face

As I’m flying through the twilight-colored sky,

Even shooting through the atmosphere,

Below me, rapidly growing small,

Is the town where you were

Beneath my shoes, flowers bloomed

Giant flowers of fire bloomed

"I’ll leave behind everything that’s in my heart," I think

That’s the kind of summer I could see

Look, look,

Even if I try to get to know you, it’s ambiguous

Because you’re full of pride

There’s nothing that can make me feel refreshed

But the sky is beautiful again today

I’m sure that everything I’ve eaten is a compensation paid to life

I’m too late, and now I can’t even become a nighthawk

Dancing in the dawn-colored sky

"What do you wish for?" is such a foolish question

I grew up and forgot about it

That you’re reflected in my eyes is such a nuisance

Flowers were always ringing out beneath me

Giant flowers of fire were ringing out

"The noise alone makes me cry," I think

That’s the kind of summer I heard

Look, look,

Even if I fly in the sky, there’s no end to it

Because I’ll surely end up searching for you

As I’m flying in the twilight-colored sky,

Breaking free of even the present of this planet,

Below me, rapidly growing small

And then disappearing, is the town where you were

In the summer sky, flowers bloomed

Giant flowers of fire bloomed

"I want to keep crying forever," I think

That’s the kind of summer that vanished

ねぇ ねぇ

何か言おうにも言葉足らずだ

空いた口が塞がらないから から

ねぇ ねぇ

黙りこくっても言葉要らずだ

目って物を言うから

忘れていくことは虫が食べ始めた結果だ

想い出の中じゃいつも笑ってる顔なだけ

夕暮れた色 空を飛んで

このまま大気さえ飛び出して

真下、次第に小さくなってくのは

君の居た街だ

靴の先に花が咲いた

大きな火の花が咲いた

心ごと残して征こう、だなんて憶う

そんな夏が見えた

ねぇ ねぇ

君を知ろうにもどっちつかずだ

きっと鼻に掛けるから

清々することなんて何にもないけど

今日も空が綺麗だなぁ

僕の食べた物 全てがきっと生への対価だ

今更な僕はヨダカにさえもなれやしない

朝焼けた色 空を舞って

何を願うかなんて愚問だ

大人になって忘れていた

君を映す目が邪魔だ

ずっと下で花が鳴った

大きな火の花が鳴った

音だけでも泣いてしまう、だなんて憶う

そんな夏を聞いた

ねぇ ねぇ

空を飛ぼうにも終わり知らずだ

きっと君を探してしまうから から

夕暮れた色 空を飛んで

この星の今さえ抜け出して

真下、次第に小さくて

消えたのは君の居た街だ

夏の空に花が咲いた

大きな火の花が咲いた

いつまででも泣いていたい、だなんて憶う

そんな夏が消えた

Nee nee

Nanika iou ni mo kotoba tarazu da

Aita kuchi ga fusagaranai kara kara

Nee nee

Damarikokutte mo kotoba irazu da

Me tte mono o iu kara

Wasurete iku koto wa mushi ga tabehajimeta kekka da

Omoide no naka ja itsumo waratte'ru kao na dake

Yuugureta iro sora o tonde

Kono mama taiki sae tobidashite

Mashita, shidai ni chiisaku natte'ku no wa

Kimi no ita machi da

Kutsu no saki ni hana ga saita

Ooki na hi no hana ga saita

Kokorogoto nokoshite yukou, da nante omou

Sonna natsu ga mieta

Nee nee

Kimi o shirou ni mo docchi tsukazu da

Kitto hana ni kakeru kara

Seisei suru koto nante nan ni mo nai kedo

Kyou mo sora ga kirei da naa

Boku no tabeta mono subete ga kitto sei e no taika da

Imasara na boku wa yodaka ni sae mo nare ya shinai

Asayaketa iro sora o matte

Nani o negau ka nante gumon da

Otona ni natte wasurete ita

Kimi o utsusu me ga jama da

Zutto shita de hana ga natta

Ooki na hi no hana ga natta

Oto dake demo naite shimau, da nante omou

Sonna natsu o kiita

Nee nee

Sora o tobou ni mo owari shirazu da

Kitto kimi o sagashite shimau kara kara

Yuugureta iro sora o tonde

Kono hoshi no ima sae nukedashite

Mashita, shidai ni chiisakute

Kieta no wa kimi no ita machi da

Natsu no sora ni hana ga saita

Ooki na hi no hana ga saita

Itsu made demo naite itai, da nante omou

Sonna natsu ga kieta

## Trivia

* The lyric "今更な僕はヨダカにさえもなれやしない" (*Imasara na boku wa yodaka ni sae mo nare ya shinai; I’m too late, and now I can’t even become a nighthawk*) is a reference to "*The Nighthawk Star*" (よだかの星; *Yodaka no Hoshi*), a short story written by Miyazawa Kenji.
	+ Text from the story appears at various points on the music video.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "結果" (Kekka; outcome, result) has the character for "fruit" in it and can sometimes be translated as "fruit," but usually in a more figurative sense, such as "the fruits of your labor," so to refer to it as something bugs can eat is a bit of a play on words.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fireworks Beneath My Shoes#Trivia