Rikaisha

* Limited Edition A
* Limited Edition B
* Normal Edition

## Chart Position(s)

* 7th (Oricon Daily)

**Rikaisha** (理解者 *lit. Empathizer*), also romanised as **Rikaisya** is the third single by 22/7. It was released on August 22, 2018.

The song is written by Yasushi Akimoto, composed by Yukito and arranged by Takahiro Furukawa.

## Featured Members

* Nagomi Saijo as Miu Takigawa
* Sally Amaki as Sakura Fujima
* Mizuha Kuraoka as Miyako Kono
* Chiharu Hokaze as Reika Sato
* Ruri Umino as Jun Toda
* Kanae Shirosawa as Akane Maruyama
* Reina Miyase as Ayaka Tachikawa
* Mei Hanakawa as Nicole Saito

## Videos

* Music Video
* Type A Bonus Video Digest
* Type B Bonus Video Digest

## Lyrics

* Rōmaji
* Kanji
* English

Dareka ga chikaku ni iru dake de

Naze ka ikigurushiku natte shimau

Hitori kiri de wa ikirarenai tte

Wakatte iru no ni yuutsu na nda

Hanashi kakete wa konakute mo

Dokoka ki o tsukawareteru youna

Yasashisa toka nukumori toka

Ai ni tsukarete kuru

Sonna jibun no iradachi

Nani o motometeru no ka?

Nani o kyohi shite iru no darou?

Boku wa dete iku shikanai

Tobira o shimenaide batan to shimenaide

Issenchi dake akete oite

Kasukana hikari ga sukima kara moreru hodo

Kaerimichi o nokoshite ite hoshii

“Kimi o konna ni kizutsuketeru no ni

Naze boku o kyozetsu shinai ndarou

Dakara boku wa jiko keno ni ochiru”

Itsu no hi ka boku wa kizuku

Zutto soba ni ita

Yuiitsu no rikaisha

Boku wa daremo aisenai to

Zutto omoikonde ita nda

Jibun no koto koroshite made

Hito o motometenai

Kokoro no kaaten hiraite (hiraite)

Me o hosome ikiru yori

Kurayami de iki o hisomeru

Boku wa kodoku ga suki da

Tobira o shimenaide kagi made kakenaide

Kono heya dake wa jibun ni nareru

Kakko warukute mo mitomezaru o enai yo

Doa nobu hikeba yurushite kureru darou

“Sore nara koko kara dete ikeba ii

Jibun ga sukoshi dake wakatte kuru darou

Hazukashi kurai boku wa muchi da”

Hontou wa kizuite ita nda

Tatta hitori dake

Boku no rikaisha

Doko e iku tsumori da?

Mada kaeranai no ka? (kono basho e)

Dare ga namida o nugutte kureru?

Dare ga boku no rikaisha da?

Tobira o shimenaide batan to shimenaide

Issenchi dake akete oite

Omoide toka janakute mirai wa koko ni aru

Doko ni mo nakatta hoshii mono

Tobira o shimenaide batan to shimenaide

Issenchi dake akete oite

Kasukana hikari ga sukima kara moreru hodo

Kaerimichi o oshiete kure

Itsu no hi ni ka kizuku darou

Senaka muketa no ga

Yuiitsu no rikaisha

誰かが近くにいるだけで

なぜか息苦しくなってしまう

一人きりでは生きられないって

わかっているのに憂鬱なんだ

話しかけては来なくても

どこか気を遣われてるような

優しさとか温もりとか

愛に疲れて来る

そんな自分の苛立ち　(苛立ち)

何を求めてるのか？

何を拒否しているのだろう？

僕は出て行くしかない

扉を閉めないで　バタンと閉めないで

1センチだけ開けておいて

微(かす)かな光が隙間から漏れるほど

帰り道を残していて欲しい

「君をこんなに傷つけてるのに

なぜ僕を拒絶しないんだろう

だから僕は自己嫌悪に陥る」

いつの日か僕は気づく

ずっとそばにいた

唯一の理解者

僕は誰も愛せないと

ずっと思い込んでいたんだ

自分のこと殺してまで

他人(ひと)を求めてない

心のカーテン開いて　(開いて)

目を細め生きるより

暗闇で息を潜める

僕は孤独が好きだ

扉を閉めないで　鍵まで掛けないで

この部屋だけは自分になれる

カッコ悪くても認めざるを得ないよ

ドアノブ引けば許してくれるだろう

「それならここから出て行けばいい

自分が少しだけわかって来るだろう

恥ずかしくらい　僕は無知だ」

本当は気づいていたんだ

たった一人だけ

僕の理解者

どこへ行くつもりだ？

まだ帰らないのか？　(この場所へ)

誰が涙を拭ってくれる？

誰が僕の理解者だ？

扉を閉めないで　バタンと閉めないで

1センチだけ開けておいて

思い出とかじゃなくて　未来はここにある

どこにもなかった欲しいもの

扉を閉めないで　バタンと閉めないで

1センチだけ開けておいて

微(かす)かな光が隙間から漏れるほど

帰り道を教えてくれ

いつの日にか気づくだろう

背中向けたのが

唯一の理解者

Whenever someone's near me

It somehow becomes harder for me to breath

"You can't live alone"

I understand, but still can't help feeling melancholic

Even if you don't come talk to me

I still am feeling like being cared about

All the tenderness and warmth

I'm getting exhausted of love

The anxiousness of mine (anxiousness of mine)

What's it trying to seek?

What's it trying to reject

I have no choice but to leave

Don't shut the door, don't slam it shut

Keep it open, even just 1 centimeter

Even just enough for faint light to leak through the crack

Please leave me a way to return

"Even though I keep hurting you like this

Why don't you just reject me?

That's why I fall into self-hatred"

Someday I'll notice

The one who's always by my side

My one and only empathizer

"I won't love anyone"

It was what I always thought of myself

Until I take my own life

I won't ask anyone for anything

Instead of opening the curtain of my heart (opening it)

And live on with a smile

I hold my breath in the dark

I love solitude

Don't shut the door, and please don't lock it even

I can only be myself in this room

Even if it makes me look bad, I still have to admit

Staying behind the door, won't have me forgotten

"If then, just get out of here

Even myself should at least know about it

I'm ashamed of my own ignorance"

Actually

I should've noticed already

My one and only, empathizer

Where're you heading to?

Aren't you coming back yet? (towards that place)

Who's going to wipe my tears

Who's my empathizer?

Don't shut the door, don't slam it shut

Keep it open, even just 1 centimeter

It's not even memories, the future is right here

It's what I seek but couldn't find it nowhere

Don't shut the door, don't slam it shut

Keep it open, even just 1 centimeter

Even just enough for faint light to leak through the crack

Please leave me a way to return

Someday I'll notice

The one who turned away

Was the one and only empathizer

## Gallery

Promotional image for 22/7's 3rd singleRikaisha key visualRikaisha Type-A Back CoverRikaisha Type-B Back Cover
## External Sources

### Sony Music Records

* Type-A
* Type-B
* Normal Edition

### iTunes

* JP (Special Edition)
* JP (Normal Edition)