Crystal Kay – Even Though We’re This Close (こんなに近くで…)


Love is such a sad thing

I’ve known right away ever since that evening

Because I know more than anybody else

When it comes to you


It’s the same as usual, casual

But that same kindness just suffocates my heart


Even though, really, I can look at you this close, 

Why are we just friends and not anything more?

I know that no matter how hard I try to

Let this feelings reach you, you won’t understand

I’m so in love with you.



[You seem listless],

You asked at that moment

I yawn for the sake of hiding my tears

[Must be lack of sleep?] as I try to make excuses.

Despite how much I cherish you

I can only lie and not tell you the truth… the only thing I can currently do.


My chest hurts each and every day

Trying to get through the sleepless nights over and over again

If only,even once, I could get back

Back to the day when we met…

I’m so in love with you.



If I try to tell you I love you

I know you won’t smile at me ever more

But even so, I feel stupid just being a friend anymore

And I can’t do it any longer



Because the truth is I love you so much

No matter when, right from the start, and even until now

I hope my words and feelings reach you

As I whisper this confession to the blue skies.

I’m so in love with you.



Even though I can look at you this close, 

Why are we just friends and not anything more?

I know that no matter how much I try to

Let this feelings reach you, you won’t understand

I’m so in love with you.


Translator’s Note:

  1. This is a song translation for my close friend who asked me to translate this song who once dedicated it to her crush. So it’s kinda personal but I want to post it here in my blog (with her permission, I think? lol)
  2. Lynn, be happy! You deserve it! See you when I see you! 🙂
  3. Oh, if a reader happens to land on this page, uhm, feel free to ask me if there’s any song you would like to be translated. I’ll try and do my best. Cheers!

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