🎧Pieces of Happiness // Happiness? How Annoying | Sound Prescription No.36

～Pieces of Happiness～


I wonder when it started,
that I stopped feeling happiness
unless I was conscious of it.
Like pebbles,
they are scattered everywhere,

but as I grew older,
I started thinking with my head
before feeling with my heart.
Is it because I lost my composure
just trying to get through the present?

It’s a blessing just to be breathing,
but I’m overwhelmed by immediate concerns.
Aiming too high, being too greedy,
I stop seeing the small lights.

Happiness, you know,
isn't something you search for,
It’s already inside of me.
It’s right by my side,
wearing a familiar face,
Why can’t I see it clearly?
The moment I can think that,
anything becomes happiness.

Every time I consider someone else's feelings,
don't I chip away at myself a little?
I want to be a kind person,
but am I pushing myself somewhere?
Is my own happiness
built on someone else's misfortune?
I overthink more and more,
and have left my simple heart behind.

I should be able to feel more,
deep in my chest, truly.
As I grow older,
I just forget.

Happiness, you know,
is right in front of you.
It’s just a little piece of light.
On nights when living is hard,
I want to gather the fragments
and hold them close.
Humans, you know,
are just like that, aren't they?

You don't have to be perfect.
You don't have to be strong.
I’m still breathing today,
just by that,
just a little,
the world is softer.

Happiness, you know,
isn't a big deal,
but it’s definitely here.
The moment you can think
that you are happy,
that is the answer.
It’s already here,
Always here.

～Happiness? How Annoying～


What is happiness? you ask
with a Smiling face.
Is it scattered like pebbles?
I don’t have time to pick it up.
Is it a blessing just to be breathing?
Yeah, I know that line.
Just surviving today,
I’m already tired tonight.

Thinking too much? Too much thinking?
Shut up, That’s my brain.
Don't tell me to just feel it easily,
My heart’s not that free.

Happiness, happiness,
Don’t push that on me.
I’ve got other things to deal with right now.
If I search, will I find it? I know, I know,
But I’m running low.
I have no room left.
Even so,
Maybe deep inside,
I want to be saved.

Prioritizing others, That’s my habit,
I am always later.
If I stay a good person, it’s peaceful, right?
But who saves me after?
On top of someone else's misfortune,
I don’t wanna stand.
A tendency to overthink is fine, right?
That’s how I survived.

Blaming it on becoming an adult,
Pretending I’m okay,
In truth, I’m still
Broken in a quiet way.

Happiness, you know,
Show me right now.
I don't need empty words.
Is it in front of me?
Then let me see.
It’s out of focus.
Even so,
Maybe one piece,
I feel like I can still pick it up.

I’m not fine,
I’m just alive,
Just that for today.
Even on nights I can't laugh,
It’s alright.
I’m breathing.

Happiness and such, how annoying.
Yeah, I said it loud,
But it’s not zero.
If it’s rolling on the ground,
Someday I’ll kick it away
and laugh.
Until that day,
I’ll survive,
I will survive today.