A Million Miles Away

## Song by Kaho Nakamura / Kylie McNeill

"**A Million Miles Away (はなればなれの君へ, Hanarebanare no kimi e)**" is a song performed by the character Belle (Japanese: Kaho Nakamura, English: Kylie McNeill), where she attempts to gain the trust of The Beast by revealing her true identity to the inhabitants of U. It was written by Mamoru Hosoda, Kaho Nakamura, and Taisei Iwasaki, with the English lyrics by Ludvig Forssell.

The song was released as the twenty-sixth recording from the official soundtrack, and includes a reprise version to conclude the album. It was Iwasaki's idea to divide the song into four parts, and added that the last two parts were in semblance to a live performance, the fourth part "with the intention of blessing everyone watching the movie."

## Background and composition

In an interview with the lead composer and arranger, Taisei Iwasaki, he shared that "A Million Miles Away" was his favourite song from the movie. He explained, "Because there are so many different stories, and they keep changing throughout the song. It involves all the emotions of Suzu, her friends, the dragon, and the people of the U. In the end part, the song becomes a celebration for everyone, including the audience. They can feel as if they are at Belle's live concert. To achieve this, I actually solicited voices for "La la la" from all over the world and used over 3,000 voices that we gathered. I wanted people who have felt divided by the COVID-19 crisis to feel "connected" at least in the film, so I chose this daringly difficult approach."

Ludvig Forssell revealed that for the song's creation, Iwasaki went to the Kochi, Japan, where the film takes place. He continued, "[he] took a keyboard with him, sat on the bridge that you see throughout the film that leads back to Suzu's house, and composed that song right there".

Regarding its length, Mamoru Hosoda said of planning out a storyboard of the scene and as a result, it added up to eight minutes.

## Lyrics

* English
* Romanized
* Kanji

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1]

Light glimmers in a flower

Like jewels in a dream

The sky breathes life, love to everything

At times I've thought "I'm not enough"

The chains that tie my heart

But there's still a path that lies ahead for you and I

[Pre-Chorus]

Memories fade away, clouds of yesterday

With no one to love

is this life worth living?

[Chorus]

Come back to me, and stay by my side

I feel my heart shake

Come, ease this ache

I'm standing over here, reaching for you

A million miles away, come back and stay

No matter how farthe memories may be

When I close my eyes, you're all that I see

Come back to me

A million miles away, come back and stay

[Interlude]

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

[Verse 2]

Sing, let your heart soar

Sing forever

Sad and so happy

Feelings flow over, now

Our world is full ofall kinds of colors

Closing my eyes I still can see the stars

shine in the sky, sing their harmony

Flowers, they're blooming, oh it's beautiful

[Outro]

Sing

Sing this song, I won't stop now

Sing it through, I love you

The voice carries on

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1]

Kirameki no hana yume no houseki

Sekai wa utsukushii

Okubyou to fuan shibararerukedo

Tsuyoku yasashiku nareta nara

[Pre-Chorus]

Ano sora wa modoranai

Hitori de wa ikirarenai

[Chorus]

Aitai mou ichido

Mune no oku furueteru

Koko ni iru yo todoite

Hanarebanare no kimi e

[Post-Chorus]

Me wo tojita toki ni dake

Aeru nante shinjinai

Aitai

Hanarebanare no kimi e

[Interlude]

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la

[Verse 2]

Uta yo tobe

Minna e to kanashikute ureshii no! Ima

Kono sekai wa zenbu atte

Me wo fuseta sora ni sae

Hoshi wa hikari hi ga nobori

Saku hana ga aru no ne, kirei

Uta, uta, uta

[Outro]

Itsumademo utau wa

Utaitsugu aishiteru itsumademo

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1]

きらめきの花 夢の宝石

世界は美しい

臆病と不安 縛られるけど

強く優しく なれたなら

[Pre-Chorus]

あの空は 戻らない

ひとりでは 生きられない

[Chorus]

あいたい もう一度

胸の奥 ふるえてる

ここにいるよ とどいて

はなればなれの 君へ

[Post-Chorus]

目を閉じた時にだけ

会えるなんて 信じない

あいたい

はなればなれの 君へ

[Interlude]

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la

La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la

[Verse 2]

歌よ翔べ

みんなへと　悲しくて嬉しいの！今

この世界は　全部あって

目を伏せた　空にさえ

星は光り　日が昇り

咲く花が　あるのね、綺麗

歌 歌 歌

[Outro]

いつまでも　歌うわ

歌い継ぐ　愛してる　いつまでも

## Media

* English
* Japanese
* Chinese

## References

1. ↑ Clemons, Jared (January 14, 2022). "INTERVIEW: BELLE's Composers on Creativity, Virtual Meetings and Working with Mamoru Hosoda". *Crunchyroll*.
2. ↑ Eisenbeis, Richard (January 21, 2022). "BELLE Lead Composer Taisei Iwasaki". *Anime News Network*.
3. ↑ Hanson, Kwok-Wai (January 14, 2022). "Exploring Music in BELLE with Ludvig Forssell (Interview)".
4. ↑ Ellwood, Gregory (January 17, 2022). "Mamoru Hosoda on Creating a Virtual 'Beauty and the Beast' for 'Belle' [Interview]. *The Playlist*.