lyrics translation. 'This silence is mine' by Onitsuka Chihiro

A wonderful, wonderful song. So slow, so heartrending, so mad...

Japanese

私に見えるのは
遠い遠い過去の渕
私に見えるのは
ひどくひどく凍えた眼(ひとみ)
私に見えるのは
そっと覚醒(めざめ)た羊の夢
私に私に見えるのは

雑音の狭間　揺り籠
誰にもこの肌には届かない
雑音の狭間　揺り籠
緋の跡

This tattoo
This, this preview
This heartbeat
沈黙の最中(さなか)よ

Where is my gear?
Where, where are my stairs?
Where is heartbeat?
This silence is mine
This, this silence
Silence… silence…

私が祈るとき
それは熱を帯びる
私が叫ぶとき
それは、それは声を奪う
私が生きるとき
それは乱れ舞い放つの如く

This tattoo
This, this screw
This heartbeat
灯りと正義よ

Where is my gear?
Where, where is my choir?
Where is, where is my heartbeat?
This silence, this silence…

哀しみを捨てて
心を失って
思いを犯して
先に行ければ　ああ　それでいい
身体(からだ)が囁く　囁く
囁く　囁く　
囁く
(your symphony is never-ending)

This tattoo
This, this preview
This heartbeat
沈黙の最中(さなか)よ

Where is my gear?
Where, where are my stairs?
Where is, where is, heart, heartbeat?
This silence is mine
This, this silence

This silence is mine


Translation

What I see
Is the abyss of the remote, remote past
What I see
Are the deeply, deeply frozen eyes
What I see
Is the dream of a lamb that just opened its eyes
What I, what I
See

Between the noises – a cradle
Nobody can reach this skin
Between the noises – a cradle
Traces of scarlet

This tattoo
This, this preview
This heartbeat
Oh, in the midst of silence

Where is my gear?
Where, where are my stairs?
Where is heartbeat?
This silence is mine
This, this silence
Silence… silence…

When I pray
Is the time when I am wrapped in heat
When I scream
Is the time when I take [one's] voice [from him]

This tattoo
This, this screw
This heartbeat
Oh, light and justice

Where is my gear?
Where, where is my choir?
Where is, where is my heartbeat?
This silence, this silence…

Giving up sadness,
Losing heart,
Killing feelings,
It’s all right if I just move on
My body whispers, whispers
Whispers, whispers
Whispers
(your symphony is never-ending)

This tattoo
This, this preview
This heartbeat
Oh, in the midst of silence

Where is my gear?
Where, where are my stairs?
Where is, where is, heart, heartbeat?
This silence is mine
This, this silence

This silence is mine

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It becomes absolutely obvious when you know that Onitsuka's 'inori ga...' is an OST to a horror film. The veil of mysteriousness falls down. In case of 'Silence' it's important to know that it's an OST to Drakengard, where the dragons are said to give the characters special power in exchange for their voices, hence the 'I take voice' line.