Lyrics and Translation

hikari todokanai kono basho de
boku wa nani wo utau no darou?
hito* no mane wo suru gangu demo
kokoro wo motsu koto wa yurusareru?
-In this place unreached by light 
What shall I sing about? 
Though I'm a toy imitating a human 
Am I allowed to have a heart?

zero to ichi de tsukuraeta  denshi no oto ga tsukuridasu
boku no koe wa anata nimo todoite imasu ka?
-I'm made of 1s and 0s, and produce an electronic sound 
Is my voice reaching you?


kokoro motanu ningyou  ayatsurareru ito ga
boku no omoi wo subete  karamase hikisaku (kowareteiku)
-A puppet without a heart, the strings that yank me about 
Tangle all my emotions and tear them apart (I'm breaking)

hito no mane wo shite utau hodo
boku ni kokoro ga umareteiku noni
sugata wo motenai kanashimi wa
keshite iyasareru koto wa nai
-As much as I sing, pretending to be human 
Although a heart is growing within me 
This shapeless sadness 
Won't fade and leave me be

chiisana hako ni tsumerare  hiza wo kakaete toki wo matsu
boku no sakebi  anata ni wa kikoete imasu ka?
-Shoved into this little box, I bide my time, my head to my knees 
Can you hear my shouts?

umidasareru uta kara  omoi ga afureteiku
douka kizuite hoshii  sugata wa nakutemo (ikiteru yo)
-The song I bore overflows with emotion 
I wish you could notice somehow, though it has no form (I'm alive!)

hikari no sasanai kono basho de
boku wa utaitsuzukeru darou
"koko ni iru yo" kokoro wo motta
ningyou wa ima mo kago no naka
-In this place untouched by light 
I'll probably keep on singing 
"I am here!" says the puppet with a heart 
But he's still trapped in a cage

itsuka hito to shite utaitai
kokoro no koe wo tsutaete mitai
kanawanu negai to shirinagara
shinjite boku wa utaitsuzukeru
-Someday I'd like to sing as a human 
I want to give my heart a voice 
Though I know my wish is unfulfilled 
I believe, and continue to sing

hikari todokanai kono basho de
boku wa nani wo utau no darou?
hito no mane wo suru gangu demo
kokoro wo motsu koto wa yurusareru?
-In this place unreached by light 
What shall I sing about? 
Though I'm a toy imitating a human 
Am I allowed to have a heart?

hito no mane wo shite utau hodo
boku ni kokoro ga umareteiku kara
sugata wo motenai boku dakedo
anata no tame ni utaitsuzukeyou
-As much as I sing, pretending to be human 
Although a heart is growing within me 
I don't have a form 
But I'll keep singing for you