Turning Pain Into Drive - 10: Back in Harmony

Kamiyama Street

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Akito

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So, what is it that you need to tell me?

Toya

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Toya

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I'm sorry.

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Toya

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For belittling your dream the way I did.

Akito

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...!

Akito

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What's gotten into you all of a sudden...?

Toya

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I know I should have apologized much sooner.

Toya

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And I don't expect you to forgive me.

Toya

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But...

Toya

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I've wanted to do this for quite a while now.

Akito

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You've wanted to apologize to me...?

Akito

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Then, that time, why did you...?!

Akito

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No... Never mind.

Toya

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Akito...

Akito

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I still haven't forgiven you.

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But...

Akito

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I know you had a lot going on.

Akito

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So, don't worry about it.

Toya

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Are you sure?

Akito

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Yeah.

Akito

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Is that all you wanted to say...?
If so, I'm gonna—

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<...up!>

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<...guys...!>

Akito & Toya

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...?!

Akito

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Those voices...

Toya

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Did you also hear them, Akito?

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Yeah, but I couldn't make out what they were saying.

Toya

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...

Toya

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Vivid Street's just over there.

Toya

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Could it have been people singing...?

Akito

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...

Akito

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(No, it wasn't just that...)

Akito

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(I don't actually know for sure, but...)

Akito

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...

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Toya

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Akito, where are you going...?

Akito

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To Vivid Street.

Akito

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You can leave if you want.

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Toya

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I...

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Vivid Street

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Akito

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(Someone's been singing for a while now...)

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I think it's coming from over here...

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Akito

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(It's her...)

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Akito

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(Huh? The way she's singing...)

Akito

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(There's so much pain...)

Akito

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(It's like she's screaming, calling out to someone out of reach.)

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♪——————... Huh?

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Akito? What are you doing here...?

Akito

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Hey...

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Whoa, you really startled me there! It's been forever!

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I heard that you're over in the US now. What brought you back?

Akito

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I had a thing to go to.

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Also, I didn't know you were still singing...

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What? Of course I'm still singing.

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I mean, I'm going to surpass RAD WEEKEND.

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Oh...?

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I guess your confidence hasn't wavered.

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But that's not going to happen...

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What do you mean?

Akito

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Because I'm going to surpass that night.

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Pretty big talk.

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Then, let's throw down right here.
That's the easiest way to set the record straight.

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...

Akito

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Alright, you're on.

An & Akito

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Kohane

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Huff... Huff...

Kohane

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I think it's coming from over here...

Kohane

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An...and Shinonome?

Kohane

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(Why are they singing together...?)

Kohane

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(Also...)

Kohane

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(What's going on here...?)

Kohane

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(I have no idea, but...)

Akito

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(Well, not too shabby...)

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(He must've been training pretty hard, but...)

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Akito

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(She sounds way different now.)

Akito

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(But I'm not about to let her win!)

An & Akito

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Toya

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...

Toya

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(I can tell that they're throwing everything they have at each other.)

Toya

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(Just listening to them feels electric.)

Kohane

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(My heart's beating so fast.)

Kohane

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(I want to sing with them right this second.)

Kohane

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(But...)

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What do you think your true feelings are, Kohane?

Kohane

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(What was that just now?)

Kohane

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(I have no idea...
But it sounded like words of support someone gave me a really, really long time ago...)

Kohane

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(My “true feelings” are...)

Kohane

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(That I want to be more courageous.)

Kohane

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(I want to become stronger than everyone else...)

Kohane

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(And sing alongside An!)

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Kohane

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Kohane...?!

Kohane

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Toya

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Azusawa...

Toya

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(I want to join them.)

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Toya

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(I want to sing. With Akito.)

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Toya

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(I can't stay by his side if I don't fully commit.)

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Toya

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(That's why I decided to give up music for good.)

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Toya

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(And yet...)

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Toya

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Toya

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(This is so strange.)

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Toya

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(How was I able to spend all this time without singing?)

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Toya

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Akito

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Toya, what are you...?

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Toya

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Akito

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(Is that an invitation?)

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Akito

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Toya

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Akito & Toya

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Akito

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(You're such an idiot.)

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Akito

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(I knew it... You still love music more than anything.)

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Kohane

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(Kohane really is an amazing singer.)

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(Singing with her fills me with so much joy and excitement...)

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(I feel like...)

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(We can do anything together!)

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Kohane & An

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Akito & Toya

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Akito

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(Why do I feel so excited all of a sudden?)

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Toya

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(It's like when I'm singing with Akito...
No, this sensation goes far beyond that.)

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(This is so much fun...!)

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Kohane

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(This is so strange...)

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Kohane

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(The four of us are singing together for the first time, so why are we meshing together so—)

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Toya

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(That's right. We're...)

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Akito

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(Yeah, now I get it.
But none of that matters right now.)

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(The four of us...)

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Kohane

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(We need to just keep singing!!)

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Man, that was so much fun!

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But also, what's the meaning of all this?

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Akito

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No idea.

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Toya

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Is this something SEKAI wants us to see?
Or am I just dreaming...?

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Kohane

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A dream...
What if we're all having the same dream?

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I still don't really understand what's going on, but talk about a weird dream.

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It's hard to believe that we forgot everything we went through together.

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Kohane

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Yeah...
But I'm glad we all remembered in the end.

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Kohane

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Even if this world isn't real...

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Kohane

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The thought of not being able to sing with you is just too much to bear, An.

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Kohane...

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Yeah! I feel the same way!

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Kohane

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Huh...?! A-An...?!

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Akito

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Yeah, there's no way one person is ever gonna be able to surpass RAD WEEKEND all by themselves.

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Akito

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Speaking of which, you're not allowed to disappear like that again.

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Toya

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I'm sorry.
But I'm also glad that I remember everything now.

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Toya

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The time I spent with you, Akito, everything we experienced as Vivid BAD SQUAD and just how much our music means to us.

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Akito

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Alright, so... How do we get out of here?

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Kohane

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Hmm...

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Toya

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I can't seem to find “Untitled” on my phone.
I was hoping that we could contact Miku and the others...

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Kohane

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Oh, it's not on my phone either...

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So many questions...
But for now, wanna head over to the cafe? We can think about this situation more there.

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Toya

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That sounds good. It's been so long since I last had Ken's coffee.

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Akito

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But if this is all a dream, is it gonna taste the same?

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Kohane

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(Thank goodness...)

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Kohane

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(I'm so glad that the four of us are back together.)

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Kohane

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(Because singing means everything to me now.)

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Kohane

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(And the dream An gave me...
My dream that everyone helped grow into something much bigger...)

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Kohane

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(I need to make sure to never forget it again.)

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Kohane

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(Because, moving forward...)

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Kohane

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(I want to keep chasing after the same dream with them.)

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Alright, that settles that!

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So, Kohane, let's go!

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Kohane

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Yeah!

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Next Chapter: Running Toward Our Dream