Cube by GACKT

瞳を閉じて空を見上げ
Hitomi wo tojite sora wo miage
I closed my eyes, looked up to the sky
裸足のままで踊り続けた
Hadashi no mama de odoritsudzuketa
and continued to dance barefoot.
風にもたれ…
Kaze ni motare…
The wind [held me up]…
指先が触れる胸をつらぬく
Yubisaki ga fureru mune wo tsuranuku
The arrow that goes through [my] heart that I touch with [my] fingertips
矢が道を指し示す
Ya ga michi wo sashishimesu
leads the way.

真紅な月が肌を溶かし
Maaka tsuki ga hada wo tokashi
The deep crimson moon melts my skin,
真実の僕をさらけだそうとする
Shinjitsu no boku wo sarakedasou to suru
and tries to expose the true me.
すべての罪を贖うために
Subete no tsumi wo aganau tame ni
In order to compensate for all of my sins,
「躯を燃やしてあるがままの姿になれ」と
[Karada wo moyashite aru ga mama no sugata ni nare] to
[I was told,] “Burn [your] body, and become [your] true form.”

銀色の木々が銅色の僕の躯を浸蝕して
Giniro no kigi ga (douiro) no boku no karada wo shinshokushite
The silver trees erode my copper body,
痛みなどないはずの心が喜びを感じてる
Itami nado nai hazu no kokoro ga yorokobi wo kanjiteru
and [my] heart that isn’t supposed to [feel] pain feels joy.

僕の姿が見えますか？
Boku no sugata ga miemasu ka?
Can you see my [image]?
この閉ざされた世界なら
Kono tozasareta sekai nara
If it’s [in] this closed off world,
貴方にもこの声が届いているはず
Anata ni mo kono koe ga todoiteiru hazu
[my] voice should reach even you.

僕の心が見えますか？
Boku no kokoro ga miemasu ka?
Can you see my heart?
もう二度と離さないから
Mou nidoto hanasanai kara
Because [we] won’t part ever again,
からっぽのこの躰にもどして…
Karappo no kono (hako) ni modoshite…
Return [me] to [my] empty [vessel of a body]*…

塞がれた雲の隙間から僕の記憶を切り離して
Fusagareta kumo no sukima kara boku no kioku wo kirihanashite
From the opening in the closed up cloud, I let loose my memories,
別れもすませたはずの躯が哀しみに哭いている
Wakare mo sumaseta hazu no karada ga kanashimi ni naiteiru
and [my] body, that should be finished with [our] parting, cries in grief.

僕の破片が見えますか？
Boku no (kakera) ga miemasu ka?
Can you see the fragments of me?
この閉ざされた世界でも
Kono tozasareta sekai demo
Even if this world is closed up,
貴方への祈りなら届いているはず
Anata e no inori nara todoiteiru hazu
if it’s a prayer to you, it should reach.

涙の痕は消えますか？
Namida no ato ga kiemasu ka?
Will the traces of [my] tears vanish?
もう二度と戻れないなら
Mou nidoto modorenai kara
Because I cannot return ever again,
こなごなにこの記憶を壊してください
Konagona ni kono kioku wo kowashite kudasai
please destroy these memories [that are already] in pieces.

僕の姿が見えますか？
Boku no sugata ga miemasu ka?
Can you see my [image]?
この閉ざされた世界なら
Kono tozasareta sekai nara
If it’s [in] this closed off world,
貴方にもこの声が届いているはず
Anata ni mo kono koe ga todoiteiru hazu
[my] voice should reach even you.

僕の心が見えますか？
Boku no kokoro ga miemasu ka?
Can you see my heart?
もう二度と離さないから
Mou nidoto hanasanai kara
Because [we] won’t part ever again,
からっぽのこの躰にもどして…
Karappo no kono (hako) ni modoshite…
Return [me] to [my] empty [vessel of a body]*…

* The kanji for “body” is written, but hako, or literally, “box," is sung. I believe this implies that his body can be compared to a carrying case, or how I translated it as "vessel."