[Verse 1]
It happened at around 12:30 pm on August 15
The weather was nice
Showered in sunlight bright enough to make me feel ill
I, having nothing to do, was chattering with you
[Pre-Chorus]
"But I think I kinda hate summer." While caressing a cat
You muttered brazenly
Ah, chasing after your runaway cat
You found yourself plunged before a red traffic light
[Chorus]
A passing truck suddenly ran you over and drove away, while I screamed
I began sobbing at the color of splashed blood mixed with your scent
The heat haze was sneering at me, reminding me that it wasn't a joke
I blacked out at the cicadas' noises that were disturbing the surface of the summer lake
[Verse 2]
When I came back to my senses in a bed, I hear the echoing sound of a clock's hands
What time is it?
The hands of the clock point to a little past midnight on August 14
I remember the annoying noises of the cicadas
[Pre-Chorus]
But wow, it's kinda mysterious
I remember the dream I had yesterday in the same park
"I should go home for today." When I was on my way
The people around me were all looking up with their mouths gaping
[Chorus]
A falling metal pole pierced through you
A tearing shriek and the sound of wind chimes echo through the trees
The heat haze was sneering at me, reminding me that it wasn't a dream
Through my darkening eyes, I thought I saw you smile
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
The sneering heat haze plunders away one darkened world after another
It's been repeating for tens of years. You probably have noticed by now
This kind of frequently told story has only one ending
But it can be found beyond those repeating summer days
[Chorus]
When I pushed you aside and jumped in, the truck slammed into me
The color of my splashed blood reflected off your eyes and your robotic body
I laughed at the seemingly annoyed heat haze, as though saying "Take that!"
It's quite a regular summer day for me
But something has come to an end this time
[Outro]
Awakening on August 14 in a bed
A girl, hugging her cat alone
Said, "It didn't work again."
(Alt. Title(s): Heat-Haze Daze, Kagerou Days, Heat-Haze Days)