Lend Me Your Voice

**Lend Me Your Voice** (心のそばに *Kokoro no soba ni*) is a song featured on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of the movie *Belle*.

## Information

The lyrics to "Lend Me Your Voice" were written by Mamoru Hosoda in collaboration with Taisei Iwasaki, as well as Kaho Nakamura, who voices both Suzu and her alter ego "Belle" in the movie. The music was composed by Iwasaki and arranged by Iwasaki and Yuta Bandoh, and the song was performed by Nakamura in Japanese, and Kylie McNeill in the English version respectively.

In the movie, "Lend Me Your Voice" is performed by Belle inside the walls of the Dragon's castle, originally composed for him as a token of trust. It is accompanied by a dance scene that is witnessed by no one but the pair, Angel, and the castle's AIs. Suzu drafts this song after listening to a conversation of the choir members, where one of them mentions having written a song for a loved one. The song is later hummed by Tomo on a livestream, allowing Belle to locate the whereabouts of the Dragon.

The final song spans a duration of 5:03 minutes, while the draft version is 1:16 minutes long, and Tomo's version spans 0:48 minutes.

## Lyrics

* Japanese
* Translation
* English Version

一人にして欲しいと　あなたは突き放すけれど
本当は胸の中にあるものを　覗かれたくないのでしょう？

怒り　恐れ　悲しみ
抱えきれぬ夜
でも口にできない

聞かせて　隠そうとするあなたの声を
見せて　隠れてしまうあなたの心

一人で生きてゆけると　あなたは言い放つけれど
本当は何度も何度も自分に言い聞かせた　夜があったのでしょう

けどね、あなた、あなたを
どんなあなたでもみたいと
いつも考えてしまう

聞かせて　隠そうとするあなたの顔を
見せて　隠れてしまうあなたの心　聞かせて
どんなことからでもいい　最後まで聞くから
開いて　傍にゆきたい　あなたの心

Hitori ni shite hoshii to anata wa tsukihanasu keredo
Hontou wa mune no naka ni aru mono wo nozokaretakunai no deshou?

Ikari osore kanashimi
Kakae kirenu yoru
Demo kuchi ni dekinai

Kikasete kakusou to suru anata no koe wo
Misete kakurete shimau anata no kokoro

Hitori de ikite yukeru to anata wa iihanatsu keredo
Hontou wa nando mo nando mo jibun ni iikikaseta yoru ga atta no deshou

Kedo ne, anata, anata wo
Donna anata demo mitai to
Itsumo kangaete shimau

Kikasete kakusou to suru anata no kao wo
Misete kakurete shimau anata no kokoro kikasete
Donna koto kara demo ii saigo made kiku kara
Hiraite soba ni yukitai anata no kokoro

You push me away, telling me to leave you alone
But you just don’t want me to see what’s really inside of you, do you?

Anger, fear, sadness
There are nights you can’t hold it all in
But you can’t talk about it either

Let me hear… the voice you try to hide
Let me see… the heart that’s hidden there

You tell me that you can live life all alone
But the truth is, there were nights you spent telling yourself that over and over again

But it’s you, you
I always end up thinking
I want to see whoever it is you become

Let me hear… the face you try to hide
Let me see… the heart that’s hidden there. Let me hear…
I don’t care how it starts, I’ll listen until the end
Listen… I want to be there next to your heart

It’s easy to push me away from you
Easy to say you want be left on your own
Yet somehow I can’t help but see
How your eyes shy away
Your hands seal the entrance and path to your heart

Anger kept fear and the sadness you feel
Under the surface for so long
Locked that room, you keep it inside

Lend me your voice
Words you try so hard to forget
They’ll break through the silence
Bring me close
Let me see the past you regret
Deep down below
Show it all

It’s not so hard living all by yourself
It isn’t hard, yes, I know that’s what you’ll say
It’s what you have told yourself
Over and over again in darkness
You try to hold back all the thoughts

But you know, I just want you as you are
Just the you that I see right before me
It’s all that has been on my mind

Lend me your voice
Let me see your face, let me start
To show you what I see
Bring me close
Let me feel the beat of your heart
The secret you bury

Lend me your voice
Anything you want to say, I’ll be right here
I’ll listen so tell me
Open the door
Let me come and sit by the fire
Just let me come close
To your heart