Zetsubou no Hana

* Limited Edition A
* Limited Edition B
* Normal Edition

**Zetsubou no Hana**(絶望の花, *lit. The Flower of Despair*) is the second coupling song for all three types of the third single by 22/7. It was released on 22 August, 2018.

The song is written by Yasushi Akimoto, composed by Nakatani Atsuko and arranged by APAZZI.

## 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

## Lyrics

* Rōmaji
* Kanji
* English

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

Doko kara ka hibiku sekai ga owaru kane wa

Souzou shite ita neiro de wa nakute fukinukeru kaze no hakanai oto

Hitobito wa nanimo nakisakendari sezu

Sora o miagete wa mabuta tojite sotto koshi o oroshita

Nanika yarinokoshita wake janakute kokorozashi nakaba no yume mo naku

Koko de hari ga tomatte mo kamawanai Ah

Zetsubou to wa sakanai hana kokoro tozashita mama

Hanabira sae tsutsumikonde iru

Kitakaze ni fukareyou tomo ame ni utareyou tomo

Ima no inochi kyou made no koto kansha shite iru

Zetsubou to wa sakanai hana zutto tsubomi no mama

Nanimo iwazu tatazunde iru

Doujou o hikou tomo sezu awaremi mo sasowazu ni

Kizen to shiteru no wa shiawase datta kara

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

Yuuyake ni sora ga itsu shika somaru koro ni wa

SF mitai ni houkai shinai sekai kara nani ga kieteku no ka?

Shibaraku wa sore ga wakaranakatta kedo

Yagate atari kara kuraku natte subete mienakunatta

Eien ni mitai mono nado nakatta shi taisetsu na mono wa kioku no naka

Yami ni tozasareyou tomo kui wa nai Ah

Kibou wa sou hikari no koto saki o terasu mono da

Mienakereba kyoufu o kanjiru

Seijaku o fukayomi shite wa tada no mono oto sae mo

Itsuka kiita “mononoke” o fui ni omoidasu

Kibou wa sou hikari no koto subete rikai dekiru

Soko ni ikeba nazo mo tokeru hazu

Wakaranai koto wa wakarazu shiranu koto wa shiranu mama

Ikite irareru no mo shiawase kamo shirenai

Kono sekai ga owatte (ima)

Nani ga hajimaru to iu no ka? (saa)

Shiawase datta sono hibi o

Kurayami no naka de katariaou

Zetsubou to wa sakanai hana kokoro tozashita mama

Hanabira sae tsutsumikonde iru

Kitakaze ni fukareyou tomo ame ni utareyou tomo

Ima no inochi kyou made no koto kansha shite iru

Zetsubou to wa sakanai hana zutto tsubomi no mama

Nanimo iwazu tatazunde iru

Doujou o hikou tomo sezu awaremi mo sasowazu ni

Kizen to shiteru no wa shiawase datta kara

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

どこからか響く世界が終わる鐘は

想像していた音色ではなくて　吹き抜ける風の儚い音

人々は何も泣き叫んだりせず

空を見上げては瞼(まぶた)閉じて　そっと腰を下ろした

何かやり残したわけじゃなくて　志半ばの夢もなく

ここで針が止まっても　構わない Ah

絶望とは咲かない花　心閉ざしたまま

花びらさえ包み込んでいる

北風に吹かれようとも　雨に打たれようとも

今の命　今日までのこと感謝している

絶望とは咲かない花　ずっと蕾のまま

何も言わず佇(たたず)んでいる

同情を引こうともせず　憐れみも誘わずに

毅然としてるのは幸せだったから

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

夕焼けに空がいつしか染まる頃には

SFみたいに崩壊しない　世界から何が消えてくのか？

しばらくはそれがわからなかったけど

やがて辺りから暗くなって　すべて見えなくなった

永遠に見たいものなどなかったし　大切なものは記憶の中

闇に閉ざされようとも　悔いはない Ah

希望はそう光のこと　先を照らすものだ

見えなければ恐怖を感じる

静寂を深読みしては　ただの物音さえも

いつか聞いた“物の怪”を不意に思い出す

希望はそう光のこと　すべて理解できる

そこに行けば謎も解けるはず

わからないことはわからず　知らぬことは知らぬまま

生きていられるのも幸せかもしれない

この世界が終わって　(今)

何が始まると言うのか？　(さあ)

幸せだったその日々を

暗闇の中で語り合おう

絶望とは咲かない花　心閉ざしたまま

花びらさえ包み込んでいる

北風に吹かれようとも　雨に打たれようとも

今の命　今日までのこと感謝している

絶望とは咲かない花　ずっと蕾のまま

何も言わず佇(たたず)んでいる

同情を引こうともせず　憐れみも誘わずに

毅然としてるのは幸せだったから

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

From somewhere the bell of the end of the world rings out

The tone isn't what I would have imagined, it's the feeling sound of the north wind Blowing through

Without the people wailing

They look up at the sky, shut their eyelids, and softly sit down

There's nothing left to be done, nor any unaccomplished dreams

Even the clock hands stop right here, nobody would care at all, ah

"Despair" is what the unbloomed flower is called, it's leaving its heart shut

The petals are folded in

Even if the north wind blows, or the rain hits it

Current life until today, I'm grateful

"Despair" is what the unbloomed flower is called, it always stays as a bud

Without saying a word, it's standing still

It's not seeking sympathy, it's not asking for pity

Because standing firm is happiness

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

At sunset, when the sky is tainted by the colour of twilight

The world isn't collapsing like in sci-fi, what might be vanishing?

It can't be known at the moment but

Before long, the area gets dark, and nothing can be seen

These aren't things I want to see forever or anything like that the important things Are inside my memory

No matter if I'm shut into the dark, I have no regrets, ah

"Hope" is what the ray of light is called, illuminating what's ahead

If I can't see, I feel terrified

I read too much into the silence, even normal sounds

Suddenly remind me of that "Mononoke" I've heard before

"Hope" is what the ray of light is named, I comprehend it all

If I head over there, the mysteries should be solved

What's not understood is not understood, what's left unknown will stay unknown

Being able to be alive might also be happiness

This world is ending (right now)

Is that a way to say something is beginning (who knows)

Those days that were happy

Let's chat about them in the dark

"Despair" is what the unbloomed flower is called, it's leaving its heart shut

The petals are folded in

Even if the north wind blows, or the rain hits it

Current life until today, I'm grateful

"Despair" is what the unbloomed flower is called, it always stays as a bud

Without saying a word, it's standing still

It's not seeking sympathy, it's not asking for pity

Because standing firm is happiness

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

WOW WOW WOW WOW…

## Trivia

* Clocking in at 5 minutes and 10 seconds, Zetsubou no Hana is currently 22/7's longest song.