How do I connect these three seemingly irrelevant clauses of lyrics?


I am studying the lyrics of [美しければそれでいい by
石川智晶](http://www.utamap.com/showkasi.php?surl=B24447). I am quite confused by
the first three lines in this part:

> 未来と指切りするのをやめた **のは**
>
> 痛みから遠く逃れよう **としても**
>
> 冷えた風がほら髪を揺らすよ
>
> 何処で答えを探せばいい

From my understanding:

The first line says "I stopped making pinky promises with the future のは". The
second line says "Even if I try to run away from the pain..." The third line
says "Look, the cold wind is stroking your hair".

I feel like I've misunderstood something, because:

  * usually the clause after のは says something about the clause before it, but here the two clauses seem unrelated. Is the のは just filler, and that the two lines are totally separate?
  * The second and third lines has this "〜としても、〜" structure, but I can't seem to fit the meaning into it either. Maybe the "cold wind" is the "pain" that "I" am trying to run away from? That's kind of a stretch though...




I agree with you on your take about 〜のは. We all expect a cause/reason why they
stopped doing that, yet that is not given. It's unsettling.

〜としても is a little more comfrotable because presumably it means one cannot
escape the pain because the cold wind blows your hair. It's still somewhat
nonsensical but I think it's at an acceptable level as a lyrics.




I agree with you on your take about 〜のは. We all expect a cause/reason why they
stopped doing that, yet that is not given. It's unsettling.

〜としても is a little more comfrotable because presumably it means one cannot
escape the pain because the cold wind blows your hair. It's still somewhat
nonsensical but I think it's at an acceptable level as a lyrics.

