Alter Garden

**Alter Garden** (オルターガーデン, *Orutāgāden*) is a song composed by Pandora in universe. It plays during the second dungeon, Hashihime Botanical Garden. The χ cover of the song is the theme of Kiriko Miyasako. When used as the song for χ-Jack, defense for the whole team will increase while it plays.

## Lyrics

* English
* Romaji
* Japanese

Out of the blue, I chanced upon you

Your dazzling voice drawing me in

Into my colorless world you descended

Oh, those irreplaceable days

See, the day will come where these words of mine

Will no longer reach you either

But even with those thoughts in mind

I felt no fear whatsoever

So enduring was that radiant shine

It all comes crashing down

Without a single sound

Vanishing in cold blood

Leaving nothing behind

And when I think back on it

I just feel like a total fool

For ever giving my love to you

I won't ask anything of anyone

Through this idle march of time

Will the day come where the color fades

In this unwittingly silenced heart of mine?

If you're not able to show me the light

Then don't give me anything at all

If the things I come to trust in

Can start to crumble so easily

Then I won't let anyone in anymore

Just like the pasque flowers

That continue to bloom

Among the colorful blossoms and foliage

I'll live my life in total tranquility

So that no one can ever hurt me anymore

It all comes crashing down

Without a single sound

Vanishing in cold blood

Leaving nothing behind

And when I think back on it

I just feel like a total fool

For ever giving my love to you

And yet despite it all

Somewhere deep inside my head

Somewhere deep inside my heart

I keep on crying out. But see, though these feelings

Show only through tears

They aren't out of sorrow

I just want you to take these words to heart

omoigakezu fureta anata no

mabushii koe ni hikiyoserareteiku

iro no nai sekai ni ochitekita

kakegae no nai ano hibi yo

itsuka kono kotoba mo hora

todokanaku naru hi ga kuru nante omou koto mo

kowakunai to omoeru hodo

kagayakitsuzuketeta noni

kuzureteyuku

oto mo tatezu ni

mujō ni kieru

nani mo nokosazu ni

omoidaseba tada

aishiteita koto sae

bakarashiku omou no

dare ni negawazu tomo

itazura ni nagareru toki no naka de

itsushika shizuka ni natta watashi no kokoro ni

iro ga ochiru hi wa kimasu ka

hikari wo miserarenai nara

nani mo ataenaide yo ne

shinjitekita koto mo

kantan ni kuzureteiku nara

dare ni mo sawarenai yōni

sakitsuzukeru

hana no irodori to

midori no naka de

okinagusa no yōni

shizuka ni tada

tada mō dare ni mo kizutsukerarenai yōni

kuzureteyuku

oto mo tatezu ni

mujō ni kieru

nani mo nokosazu ni

omoidaseba tada

aishiteita koto sae

bakarashiku naru no

soredemo mata

atama no doko ka de

kokoro no doko ka de

sakebi tsuzuketeru

omoi ga tada

hora namida ni naru no wa

kanashisa janai kara

kono kotoba wo

dakishimete hoshii kara

思いがけず触れたあなたの

眩しい声に引き寄せられていく

色の無い世界に落ちてきた

かけがえのないあの日々よ

いつかこの言葉もほら

届かなくなる日が来る

なんて思うことも

怖くないと思えるほど

輝き続けてたのに

崩れてゆく

音も立てずに

無情に消える

何も残さずに

思い出せばただ

愛していたことさえ

馬鹿らしく思うの

誰に願わずとも

悪戯に流れる時の中で

いつしか静かになった私の心に

色が落ちる日は来ますか

光を見せられないなら

何も与えないでよね

信じてきたことも

簡単に崩れていくなら

誰にも触れないように

咲き続ける

花の彩りと緑の中で

オキナグサの様に

静かにただただ

もう誰にも傷付けられないように

崩れてゆく

音も立てずに

無情に消える

何も残さずに

思い出せばただ

愛していたことさえ

馬鹿らしくなるの

それでもまた

頭のどこかで

心のどこかで

叫び続けてる想いがただほら

涙になるのは

悲しさじゃないから

この言葉を抱きしめてほしいから

English Translation: NIS America