mimai ni yobiokosarete,
mezameru
kodoku to seijaku ni
tsutsumarete, [...]

yuutsu wa katachi o kaete
kokoro o mushimi
anata no omokage
sore sura mo usurete...

A personality that, with a sound
begins to crumble down
I don't understand anything anymore
In dizziness from which intensity grew
I shall be torn apart

oto o tate kuzureteku jinkaku mou nani mo wakaranaku natte
hageshisa o mashita memai ni
boku wa kowareru

Now that I've lost my voice to sing,
I'll forget everything and dance on
Amidst the darkness locked away
While the sound of my collapse fades

utagoe o nakushita boku wa
subete wasure odoritsuzukeru
tozasareta kurayami no naka
boku no kowareru oto ga hibiku

As if that night we joined in promise
Were now something long and far away
I'll by myself fall into the dizziness
And can stop time alone in this place

yakusoku o majiwashita yoru ga
ima wa tooi mukashi no you ni
tada hitori memai ni ochite
boku wa koko de toki o tomeru

In dizziness
A kiss to tell goodbye
In silence
Amidst the darkness with closed eyes...

memai to
sayonara o tsugeru kuchizuke
shizuka ni
kurayami no naka me o tojite...

So according to my friend who has this tape, it was recorded in Shikoku (Ehime), which makes sense because Kaya's from Shikoku (Awa). And My family's from Shikoku (Sanuki). And sometimes I read this man named Ryuu's diary because I read...things...and he's from Shikoku (Ehime) too, but I don't think he has much to do with anything.

Though I've been thinking about Kaya's frequent use of the imagery of "losing one's singing voice," and I'm wondering if it doesn't have to do with the little mermaid. That might have a little more bearing on the topic at present.