Rakuen Made (楽園まで, "Until Paradise") is the second closing theme song for the anime Charlotte. It is performed by Yusa Nishimori, lead singer of the Idol group How-Low-Hello. Her singing voice actress is Maaya Uchida. The song was introduced in Love and Flame, and describes a relationship between two people, who miss each other dearly (death is implied), possibly referring to Shō and Misa.
Lyrics[]
まだまだこの旅はきついものになるなんて
きみに言うと後でまた叱られるんだ
そもそも生きることそれ自体が残酷で
そんなこと誰だって嫌ほど知ってると
きみにはいつか見せたいものがある
それだけはずっとこの胸に
もう二度とは触れることない何かを失いながら
遠く雲の向こうをただきみは見つめているだけ
きっと辿り着ける楽園を今も信じている
目覚めた後すぐに朝の冷たい空気を
思いきり吸い込んでむせたりもする
随分遠くまで来たものだと振り返り
少しだけ踏まれてきた道を思ってもみる
曖昧でも幸せだった記憶
それだけがあればいいと言う
もう二度とは叶えられない何かを探し求めながら
遠い割りにただ土に汚れてゆくふたりだけ
きっときみも笑える楽園を今は信じたい
明日も海が見られるように
少しだけ足を速めて
昨日を悔やみ直さぬように
少しだけ時を早めて
もう二度とは触れることない何かを失いながら
遠く雲の向こうをただきみは見つめているだけ
きっと辿り着ける楽園を今も信じている
きっと今まで笑った数多くのあたしのため
Madamada kono tabi wa
Kitsui mono ni naru nante
Kimi ni iuto atode mata
Shikarareru nda
Somosomo ikiru koto
Sore jitai ga zankokude
Sonna koto, dare datte
Iya hodo shitteruto
Kimi ni wa itsuka misetai mono ga aru
Soredake wa zutto, kono mune ni
Mō ni do to wa fureru
Koto nai nani ka wo ushinainagara
Tōku, kumo no mukō
Wo tada kimi wa mitsumeteiru dake
Kitto, tadori tsukeru rakuen
Wo ima mo shinjiteiru
Kitto, ima dake waratta
Kazuōku no atashi no tame
Madamada kono tabi wa kitsui mono ni naru nante
Kimi ni iuto atode mata shikarareru nda
Somosomo ikiru koto sore jitai ga zankokude
Sonna koto dare datte iya hodo shitteruto
Kimi ni wa itsuka misetai mono ga aru
Soredake wa zutto kono mune ni
Mō ni do to wa fureru koto nai nani ka o ushinainagara
Tōku kumo no mukō o tada kimi wa mitsumeteiru dake
Kitto tadori tsukeru rakuen o ima mo shinjiteiru
Mezameta nochi sugu ni asa no tsumetai kūki o
Omoikiri suikonde muse tari mo suru
Zuibun tōku made kita monoda to furikaeri
Sukoshi dake fumaretekita michi o omotte mo miru
Aimai demo shiawasedatta kioku
Sore dake ga areba ī to iu
Mō ni do to wa kanaerarenai nani ka o sagashimotomenagara
TōI wari ni tadado ni yogoreteyuku futari dake
Kitto kimi mo waraeru rakuen o ima wa shinjitai
Ashita mo umi ga mirareru yō ni
Sukoshi dake ashi o hayamete
Kinō o kuyami naosanu yō ni
Sukoshi dake toki o hayamete
Mō ni do to wa fureru koto nai nani ka o ushinainagara
Tōku kumo no mukō o tada kimi wa mitsumeteiru dake
Kitto tadori tsukeru rakuen o ima mo shinjiteiru
Kitto ima dake waratta kazuōku no atashi no tame
Still a ways to go before the journey gets tough
I'd say to you, and then you'd scold me
Just the fact we live is cruel in of itself
Everyone knows that so much it's disgusting
There's something I want to show you one day
Just that is always in my heart
As I lose something, unable to touch it
You merely look beyond the clouds
Sure, even now, that we can make it to paradise
Soon after I wake up, I take a deep breath
Of the cold morning air, and choke on it
I look back on how terribly far we've come
And try to remember some of the roads we've traveled
They're hazy, but happy memories
You say having that is enough
While searching for something that will not be granted again
So far away that just the two of us get covered in dirt
Now I want to believe in a paradise where surely even you can smile
So that we can see the sea again tomorrow
We'll pick up the pace a little
So we don't continue to regret yesterday
We'll speed up time a little
As I lose something, unable to touch it
You merely look beyond the clouds
Sure, even now, that we can make it to paradise
Surely, for the sake of all the versions of me up until now that have smiled