Lyrics Utada Hikaru – Give Me A Reason

Romanized:

Only sixteen kon’ya
Mujun-darake no jiyuu ni
Owarenagara hashiridasu

Nan ni mo shibararetakunai-tte sakebinagara
Kizuna motometeru hey
Mamorareru dake ja naku
Dareka wo mamoritai

Give me a reason to show you
Riyuu mo naku hohoemu tabi ni
Should tell me why I should try to
Ashita o mitsumeyou to shinaide
Give me a reason to love you
Subete no housoku uragitte miseru
Tatoe sore ga unmei demo

Hitori dake no chikai
Gyutto sasayaite nemuru
Mou sukoshi dake sunao demo ii

Yatto mitsuketa kotae wa sugata o kae
Watashi o madosu hey
Kuyashii hodo tooku kara
Kara kawareteru mitai

Give me a reason to show you
Itsuka kimi ni oitsukitai
Should tell me why I should try to
Chikazuku hodo ni tooku naru mitai da
Give me a reason to love you
Ima wa hitori ni shinaide
If I had you
Kono yoru mo ko wa kunai noni

Give me a reason to show you
Furikaerinagara kita michi
Should tell me why I should try to
Mou tachidomaru koto wo osorenai yo
Give me a reason to love you
Honto wa wake nante iranai
Kodomo mitai ni koe o agete
Hashirou

Japanese:

Only sixteen 今夜
矛盾だらけの自由に追われながら走り出す

何にも縛られたくないって叫びながら
絆求めてるhey
守られるだけじゃなく誰かを守りたい

Give me a reason to show you
訳（りゆう）も無く微笑む度に
(Won’t you) tell me why I should try to
明日を見つめようとしないで
Give me a reason to love you
すべての法則うらぎってみせる
たとえそれが運命でも

一人だけの誓い ギュッとささやいて眠る
もう少しだけ素直でもいい

やっと見つけた答えは姿を変え
わたしを惑わすhey
くやしいほど遠くから からかわれてるみたい

Give me a reason to show you
いつか君に追いつきたい
(Won’t you) tell me why I should try to
近づく程に遠くなるみたいだ
Give me a reason to love you
今は一人にしないで
If I had you
この夜もコワクないのに

Give me a reason to show you
振り返りながら来た道
(Won’t you) tell me why I should try to
もう立ち止まることをおそれないよ
Give me a reason to love you
ほんとはワケなんていらない
子供みたいに声をあげて走ろう

English translation:

Only sixteen tonight
I start to run while pursued
By a freedom so filled with contradictions

While crying out
That I don’t want to be tied down by anything
I want to be tied to something, hey
It’s not just being protected
I want to protect somebody

Give me a reason to show you
Without any reason, everytime you smile
(Won’t you) tell me why I should try to
Don’t try to gaze at tomorrow
Give me a reason to love you
I’ll show you I can betray all the laws
Even if that’s my destiny

A vow for one person alone
Softly I whipser it, and sleep
If I could be even a little more honest, that’d be fine

The answer which I just found changes my shape

And confuses me, hey
Because it’s so far it’s frustrating
It’s like changing one’s skin

Give me a reason to show you
Someday I’d like to catch up to you
(Won’t you) tell me why I should try to
The closer I get, the farther I feel
Give me a reason to love you
Don’t leave me alone now
If I had you
I wouldn’t fear even this night

Give me a reason to show you
The road I arrived at while looking back
(Won’t you) tell me why I should try to
I won’t be afraid of standing still any longer
Give me a reason to love you
Actually, I don’t need any reasons
Raising our voices like children
Let’s run