CLOSER by Inoue Joe (4th Opening song Naruto Shippuden)

What an AWESOME song! ftw! 

Lyrics: romaji and english 

Lyric was taken from Gendou.com


Romaji:
Mijika ni arumono
Tsune ni ki wo tsuketeinai to
Amari ni chikasugite
Miushinatteshimaisou

Anata ga saikin taiken shita
Shiawase wa ittai nan desuka
Megumaresugiteite
Omoidasenai kamo

Ima koto ni iru koto
Iki wo shiteiru koto
Tada sore dake no koto ga
Kiseki da to kizuku

Mijika ni arumono
Tsune ni ki wo tsuketeinai to
Amari ni chikasugite
Miushinatteshimaisou

You know the closer you get to something
The tougher it is to see it
And I'll never take it for granted
Let's go

Hito dasuke wo gizen to
Yobu yatsura mo iru kedo
Shinjiru no mo utagau no mo
Hito sorezore dakara

Tatoe karini sore ga
Gizen deatta toshitemo
Dareka wo sugueta nara
Sore mushiro nani yori mo riaru

Oitsuzuketekita yume
Akiramezuni susume yo nante
Kirei koto wo ieru hodo
Nani mo dekichainai kedo

Hitonigiri no yuuki wo mune ni
Ashita wo ikinuku tame ni
And I'll never take it for granted
Let's go

Mijika ni arumono
Tsune ni ki wo tsuketeinai to
Amari ni chikasugite
Miushinatteshimaisou

You know the closer you get to something
The tougher it is to see it
And I'll never take it for granted

Oitsuzuketekita yume
Akiramezuni susume yo nante
Kirei koto wo ieru hodo
Nani mo dekichainai kedo

Hitonigiri no yuuki wo mune ni
Ashita wo ikinuku tame ni
And I'll never take it for granted
Let's go


Translation:
You've gotta be extra careful with
The things that are close and dearest to you
You know the closer you get to something
The tougher it is to see it

Explain to me this happiness
That you just got to experience
Or maybe you're so blessed that
You can't even remember it all

That you are standing here with me
That you live and breathe and see and feel
They're all little miracles and wonder
Just by themselves.

You've gotta be extra careful with
The things that are close and dearest to you
You know the closer you get to something
The tougher it is to see it

You know the closer you get to something
The tougher it is to see it
And I'll never take it for granted
Let's go!

Even though there are those
Who call the act of mercy hypocrisy,
Because there are both
People who believe and people who doubt

Even if, for example,
That is hypocrisy,
If someone is salvageable,
That is always better than anything else.

It's fine to say "Never give up"
And "Keep on chasing your dreams"
But the more time you spend talking big
The less you get done with life

I'll let that handful of courage in my heart
Help me survive another day
And I'll never take it for granted
Let's go!

You've gotta be extra careful with
The things that are close and dearest to you
You know the closer you get to something
The tougher it is to see it

You know the closer you get to something
The tougher it is to see it
And I'll never take it for granted

It's fine to say "Never give up"
And "Keep on chasing your dreams"
But the more time you spend talking big
The less you get done with life

I'll let that handful of courage in my heart
Help me survive another day
And I'll never take it for granted
Let's go!

                                              Official Song

                                           Naruto (TV Size)







~ I thought of its lyrics, of course the english one.  I found it very evocative, in such a way telling ourselves to live with concern and take it as if we cherish it unconditionally.