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い

"They may never know this but...they were my will. My will to live. My will to get up in the morning, my will of fire. They were...all my reason for being."

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—— 生きがい (ikigai), lit.  "a reason for being", referring to something or someone that gives a person a sense of purpose, a reason for living. 

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where'd all the time go?

...and you know i get so forgetful
when i look in your eyes...

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but there's a part of me that recognizes you...

do you feel it too?

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"Live. For me."