Released: March 10, 1999

Songwriter: 宇多田ヒカル (Hikaru Utada)

Producer: 宇多田照實 (Teruzane Utada) 三宅彰 (Akira Miyake)

Only sixteen 今夜
矛盾だらけの自由に追われながら走り出す

何にも縛られたくないって叫びながら
絆求めてるhey
守られるだけじゃなく誰かを守りたい

Give me a reason to show you
訳(りゆう)も無く微笑む度に
(Won't you) tell me why I should try to
明日を見つめようとしないで
Give me a reason to love you
すべての法則うらぎってみせる
たとえそれが運命でも

一人だけの誓い ギュッとささやいて眠る
もう少しだけ素直でもいい

やっと見つけた答えは姿を変え
わたしを惑わすhey
くやしいほど遠くから からかわれてるみたい

Give me a reason to show you
いつか君に追いつきたい
(Won't you) tell me why I should try to
近づく程に遠くなるみたいだ
Give me a reason to love you
今は一人にしないで
If I had you
この夜もコワクないのに

Give me a reason to show you
振り返りながら来た道
(Won't you) tell me why I should try to
もう立ち止まることをおそれないよ
Give me a reason to love you
ほんとはワケなんていらない
子供みたいに声をあげて走ろう

宇多田ヒカル (Hikaru Utada)

Utada Hikaru (宇多田ヒカル, going by “Hikaru Utada” outside of Japan) is a Japanese-American J-Pop singer-songwriter born in Manhattan, New York to Japanese parents. Active since 1996 with a 5-year hiatus starting in 2011, she rose to prominence in 1999 with her Japanese debut album First Love. Since then, she has become one of the top-selling artists in Japan, selling more than 52 million copies worldwide.

In the west, she is best known for the songs she produced for the Kingdom Hearts video game Simple and Clean for Kingdom Hearts I, Sanctuary for Kingdom Hearts II, Face My Fears and Don’t Think Twice for Kingdom Hearts III (English versions of Hikari, Passion, Face My Fears and Chikai respectively).