One More Time, One More Chance

The 5cm theme song "One More Chance, One More Time" by Masayoshi Yamasaki was first released back in 1997 January 22nd after it was used in his debut movie, "Tsuki to Cabbage [The Moon and Cabbage]".

10 years later, he was approached by Shinkai to use it in this animation and was re-released as a "special edition" [UPCH-80013] which included an accoustic guitar solo version of the song and an instrumental arrangement by Tenmon.

The full tracks are...

  1. One More Time, One More Chance
  2. The Station in the Snow ~ One more time, One more chance ~
  3. One More Time, One More Chance (Accoustic Guitar Solo)

Here are the lyrics for the song...

Composition, Lyrics, Vocal: Masayoshi Yamasaki
Arrangement: Toshiyuki Mori

How much more must I lose to be forgiven?
How much pain must I endure before I can see you again?
One more time, oh season please don't change
One more time, to the time when we were having fun

I'm always the one to break away when we disagree
Your selfishness makes me love you more
One more chance, I was stopped by memories
One more chance, I don't want to choose another place

I'm always looking everywhere for you
On the opposite platform, through the window of a back alley
Even though I know you won't be there
If wishes were granted, I would be by your side this instant
There's nothing I can't do
I will risk everything to embrace you

If only to divert loneliness, I thought anyone would have done
But on this night when a star looks like it's going to fall, I can't pretend
One more time, season please don't change
One more time, to the time when we were having fun
There's nothing i can't do
I will risk everything to embrace you

I'm always lookinh everywhere for you
At the intersection, in my dreams
Even though i know you won't be there
If there is a miracle, I want to show it to you right now
The new morning, the new me
And the words "I love you" that i couldn't say to you

Summer memories are spinning around me
The heartbeat that's suddenly stopped

i'm always looking everywhere for you
In the city at dawn, in Sakuragi
Even though I knew you won't come here
If wishes were granted, I would be by your side this instant
There's nothing I can't do
I will risk everything to embrace you

I'm always looking for signs of you
In the shop at my destination, in the corner of a newspaper
Even though i know you won't be there
If there is a miracle, I want to show it to you right now
The new morning, the new me
And the words "I love you" that I couldn't say to you

I always end up looking everywhere for your smile
At the express train railroad crossing
Even though i know you won't be there
Even if i was reincarnated i will always return to your side
There is nothing else I want anymore
There is nothing more important than you

Composition, Lyrics, Vocal: Masayoshi Yamasaki
Arrangement: Toshiyuki Mori

Kore ijou nani wo ushinaeba, kokoro wa yusurareru no
Dore hodo no itami naraba, mou ichido kimi ni aeru
One more time, kisetsu yo utsurowanaide
One more time, fuzakeatta jikan yo

Kuichigau toki wa itsumo boku ga saki ni oreta ne
Wagamama na seikaku ga naosara itoshiku saseta
One more chance, kioku ni ashi wo torarete
One more chance, tsugi no basho wo erabenai

Itsudemo sagashite iru yo, dokka ni kimi no sugata wo
Mukai no ho-mu, rochi ura no mado
Konna took ni iru hazu mo nai no ni
Negai ga moshimo kanau nara, ima sugu kimi no moto he
Dekinai koto wa mou nanimo nai
Subete kakete dakishimete miseru yo

Sabishisa magirasu dake nara, dare demo ii hazu na no ni
Hoshi ga ochisou na yoru dakara, jibun wo itsuwarenai
One more time, kisetsu yo utsurowanaide
One more time, fuzakeatta jikan yo

Itsudemo sagashite iru yo, dokka kimi no sugata wo
Kousaten demo, yume no naka demo
Konna took ni iru hazu mo nai no ni
Kiseki ga moshimo okoru nara, ima sugu kimi ni misetai
Atarashii asa, kore kara no boku
Ienakatta “suki” to iu kotoba mo

Natsu no omoide ga mawaru
Fui ni kieta kodou

Itsudemo sagashite iru yo, dokka ni kimi no sugata wo
Akekata no machi, Sakuragi-chou de
Konna toko ni kuru hazu mo nai no ni
Negai ga moshi mo kanau nara, ima sugu kimi no moto he
Dekinai koto wa mou nanimo nai
Subete kakete dakishimete miseru yo

Itsudemo sagashite iru yo, dokka ni kimi no kakera wo
Tabisaki no mise, shinbun no sumi
Konna toko ni aru hazu mo nai no ni
Atarashii asa, kore kara no boku
Ienakatta “suki” to iu kotoba mo

Itsudemo sagashite shimau, dokka kimi no egao wo
Kyuukou machi no, fumikiri Atari
Konna toko ni iru hazu mo nai no ni
Inochi ga kurikaesu naraba, nandomo kimi no moto he
Hoshii mono nado, mou nanimo nai
Kimi no hoka ni taisetsu na mono nado

作詞・作曲: 山崎将義
編曲: 森俊之

これ以上何を失えば 心は許されるの
どれ程の痛みならば もういちど君に会える
One more time 季節よ うつろわないで
One more time ふざけあった時間よ

くいちがう時はいつも僕が先に折れたね
わがままな性格が なおさら愛しくさせた
One more chance 記憶に足を取られて
One more chance 次の場所を選べない

いつでも捜しているよ どっかに君の姿を
向かいのホーム 路地裏の窓
こんなとこにいるはずもないのに
願いがもしも叶うなら 今すぐ君のもとへ
できないことは もう何もない
すべてかけて抱きしめてみせるよ

寂しさ紛らすだけなら 誰でもいいはずなのに
星が落ちそうな夜だから 自分をいつわれない
One more time 季節よ うつろわないで
One more time ふざけあった時間よ

いつでも捜しているよ どっか君の姿を
交差点でも 夢の中でも
こんなとこにいるはずもないのに
奇跡がもしも起こるなら 今すぐ君に見せたい
新しい朝 これからの僕
言えなかった「好き」という言葉も

夏の思い出がまわる
ふいに消えた鼓動

いつでも捜しているよ どっか君の姿を
明け方の街 桜木町で
こんなとこに来るはずもないのに
願いがもしも叶うなら 今すぐ君のもとへ
できないことは もう何もない
すべてかけて抱きしめてみせるよ

いつでも捜しているよ どっか君の破片を
旅先の店 新聞の隅
こんなとこにあるはずもないのに
奇跡がもしも起こるなら 今すぐ君に見せたい
新しい朝 これからの僕
言えなかった「好き」という言葉も

いつでも捜してしまう どっか君の笑顔を
急行待ちの 踏切あたり
こんなとこにいるはずもないのに
命が繰り返すならば 何度も君のもとへ
欲しいものなど もう何もない
君のほかに大切なものなど