I Said "It's Late"【Japanese Country Ballad・Answer Song】

"It's late," I said. That was a lie. The same unstaffed station as "One Train an Hour" — this time from the boy's side. He has known the timetable by heart forever, but he looks up at it anyway, so he won't have to look at her. He spots the headlight first and picks up his bag. Out loud he says "It's late." Inside, he is hoping the train won't come on time. A figure-style singer sings along in the corner of the screen. She is an AI-made character, not a real person. ───────────── [Lyrics] Over summer break your hair got a little lighter I watched you laugh it off when the teacher called you out Only the color changed — I'm the only one who knows Two hot cans from the machine — I don't have the nerve to buy I've known that timetable by heart forever Still I look up at it, so I won't look at you "It's late," I said — and that's a lie Truth is, I'm hoping it won't come on time The headlight out beyond the rice I spot it first and pick up my bag I'm always the first to say "See you" We get off at the same stop, walk the same road home I never ride my bike — I push it and walk beside you Counting the three hundred steps to where we split I thought I was the only one "What'll you do after graduation?" — I was the one who asked "Haven't decided" — I pretended not to hear the lie "It's late," I said — and that's a lie Truth is, I'm hoping it won't come on time The headlight out beyond the rice I spot it first and pick up my bag I'm always the first to say "See you" Spring — I'm on the platform, watching the city-bound train go In my pocket, a city-bound ticket I never used Reasons not to chase you — I had plenty of those The reason to chase you — there was only one And I couldn't say it "It's late," I said — and that's a lie Now I can say what I meant that time One train an hour, an empty platform And I'm still saying, "Don't come on time" What comes after "See you" — I'm still waiting for it ───────────── The girl's side, in English "One Train an Hour" ▶    • One Train an Hour【Japanese Country Ballad】   Original Japanese version「遅いな、って言った」 ▶    • 遅いな、って言った【無人駅のカントリーバラード・アンサーソング】   Versión en español "Dije 'Qué tarde'" ▶    • Dije "Qué tarde"【Balada country japonesa・C...   ───────────── 日本語のオリジナル曲「遅いな、って言った」の英語バージョンです。 Lyrics: Itabashi Hironobu & Claude Fable Music & Vocals: Suno Visuals: Gemini Veo + my own photographs Singer character: Codex (AI-generated) Edit: Itabashi Hironobu & Claude Fable This video was created with generative AI. The singer is an AI-made character. #JapaneseSong #CountryBallad #CountryMusic #AnswerSong #UnrequitedLove #AIMusic #Suno #AISinger #JPop #オリジナル曲 #カントリー #アンサーソング