Trail Memory. Even if I'm stuck in pain, even if I keep blaming myself, even if I can't see the future, finally, why do I suddenly get up and start walking forward one day?
All the pain is there so that I don't hurt myself anymore and don't hurt others. I should know that, but the lost memories over time form a void.
We've always been us before we knew us
I've always been running away forever
I couldn't notice that you'd been gone
And even when you, when you'd been back
Tear-stain that I traced with numb fingertips
And then I knew
The once pain hugged me wavering
Uh, my hollow palm I tried to see through
And then I knew
Nothing was there anymore
Oh, since who-knows-when
I can see the writing
This pain I should've known forever
Your memory trails away into where I am
While leaving the sureness and the mirage
Tear-stain that I traced with numb fingertips
And then I knew
The once pain hugged me wavering
Uh, my hollow palm I tried to see through
And then I knew
Nothing was there anymore
The once pain hugged me wavering
But nothing was there anymore
I couldn't notice that you'd been gone
And even when you, when you'd been back
I wonder you hadn't gone anywhere
Well, who came back might, might've been me.
credits
from arbores,
released January 2, 2022
by thommofonia, Shaohei
Meishi Smile's 2nd full-length offers several shades of synth-laden exuberance, blurring '80s sheen with darker pop. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 6, 2015