Hagane Sakura 鋼の桜
Ima o Kaeru
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Just after the rain: a room key held tight, worn shoes still pointing forward. In "Ima o Kaeru", Hikari chooses one more step, even while the fear is still there.
“Ima o Kaeru” is an original song by Hagane Sakura 鋼の桜, blending mid-2000s Japanese pop rock, acoustic J-pop and warm anime-single energy into a sincere anthem about choosing to move forward even when fear and old wounds remain.
Driven by a recurring acoustic-electric guitar motif, natural live drums, clear bass and emotionally restrained vocal layers, the song captures the quiet moment when hesitation becomes a decision and a single step begins to change everything.
“Ima o Kaeru” means “To Change the Present.”
Ima o kaeru / Kyou no watashi de
Lyrics
Verse 1
Kasa no shizuku o haratte
Heya no kagi o nigirishimeta
Kutsu no soko wa surete iru
Soredemo ashi wa mae o muku
Kabe ni nokotta furui kizu
Mite mo modorenai to shitta
"Kowai" to iu mune no koe ni
Chiisana iki de kotaeta
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Pre-Chorus 1
Mada dekiru koto wa aru
Kono te de hitotsu erabu
Kizu wa kiete inakute mo
Tobira wa ima hirakeru
Chorus 1
Ima o kaeru
Kyou no watashi de
Omoi kaban o seotta mama
Ippo o erabu
Mada kowakute mo
Kono ashi de michi o tsukuru
Kako wa kesenai sore de ii
Watashi wa ima kara ugokidasu
Verse 2
Denwa no memo ni nokoshita
"Mata ashita" o keshite mita
Mado ni utsuru kao wa mada
Jouzu ni waraenai keredo
Dareka no kotae o matte
Jikan bakari herashita hi mo
Muda datta wake ja nai to
Kono tenohira wa shitte iru
Pre-Chorus 2
Furui kuse wa mada nokoru
Soredemo te o hanasanai
Ashita no tame dake ja nai
Kono shunkan o erabunda
Chorus 2
Ima o kaeru
Kyou no kotoba de
"Nani mo kawaranai" to iwanai
Ippo o erabu
Namida no ato mo
Kakusanai mama tsurete yuku
Kako ga omoi hi ni mo
Watashi wa watashi o akiramenai
Bridge
Moshi mata tachidomatte
Onaji kado ni modotte mo
Hajimeta hi ni fureta doa
Mou tojiru koto wa nai
Final Chorus
Ima o kaeru
Kyou no watashi de
Omoi kaban o seotta mama
Ippo o erabu
Mada kowakute mo
Kono ashi de michi o tsukuru
Kako wa se naka ni aru dake
Watashi wa ima kara ugokidasu
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