Released: January 1, 2002

Songwriter: 長尾大 (Dai Nagao) 浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki)

Producer: Max Matsuura

きっときっと僕達は
生きる程に知ってゆく
そしてそして僕達は
生きる程に忘れていく
始まりがあるものには
いつの日か終わりもある事
生きとし生けるものなら
その全てに
もしもこの世界が勝者と敗者との
ふたつきりにわかれるなら
ああ僕は敗者でいい
いつだって敗者でいたいんだ
きっときっと僕達は
悲しい程に美しく
ゆえにゆえに僕達は
悲しい程に污れてく
守るべきもののために
今日もまた何かを犧牲に
生きとし生けるものたち
その全て
もしもこの世界が勝者と敗者との
ふたつきりにわかれるなら
ああ僕は敗者でいい
いつだって敗者でいたいんだ
僕は君に何を伝えられるだろう
こんなちっぽけで小さな僕でしかない
今はこれ以上話すのはやめておくよ
言葉はそうあまりにも
時には無力だから

浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki)

Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎 あゆみ Hamasaki Ayumi, born October 2, 1978) is one of the most prolific singers to have emerged on the Japanese pop scene. Having debuted in the late ‘90s with a mini-album that failed to gain any commercial recognition, only to get catapulted a few years after into stardom with the release of her major studio album. She has released seventeen studio albums and seven extended plays, as well as a series of compilations, remix and live albums.

She is one of the best-selling solo artists of all time in Japan, and holds an impressive amount of record achievements under her belt, including the most number-one hits as well as the most consecutive number-one hits by a female artist.

Ayumi Hamasaki is a recognized figure not only in Japan, but throughout several other Asian countries as well.