In a city [world] as dirty as this, You gather up, save, and show me Purely beautiful things.
A woman could be having fun A woman could be like a nun In order to survive We cannot be kind Until we are hurt
If you were alone and suddenly became blind, and even so you keep walking forward.
It is necessary that I am viewed as a product. I am a product.
I can't write a lie; the world of imagination is no good. I objectively capture my own experiences and those of my friends. I want to put true feelings into words. If I make a song when I'm sad, it's a dark one, but I think that's good. No matter when I want to be true to myself.
I'd heard a lot of Asian people were rooting for me, but I had no idea. I was stunned. They were... impassioned, especially compared to Japan. I couldn't even have anticipated that kind of welcome
It's hard to decide how to match words to music. It's not like it's twice the work. It's always difficult for me to explain to the composer what I'm looking for. I'm not a professional; I lack even basic knowledge about writing music
The lovers, appearing happy, walk, holding hands. Though it appears everything is perfect, only they know the truth.
In the beginning, I was searching for myself in my music. My music was for me. I didn't have the mental room to be conscious of the listener; I wrote to save myself.
Because we want the same happiness We keep carving the same wounds onto our hearts. Forever, forever So I won't forget you I call you over and over again Please don't cry any more I won't leave you alone.
I was forgiven by forgiving many things Including my long-ago childhood I was healed, but I intended [ to ] heal I've just noticed, the way I was saved by love Though I tried to keep love away.
I always like whatever I did most recently. It's the closest to who I am at the moment.
I understand it's my role to realize people's dreams. I'm O.K. with that so long as my songs are my own. No one can take my songs away from me.
What if everyone goes on the endless road Sooner or later Over the clouds to the sky Be sure to wait for me. And then, we will talk away About our countless memories.
If people will listen, I will go anywhere in the world!
Music is my life, if I am without music or if I can't sing any more, I die, I'm nothing... because music is everything.
I'm not a professional; I lack even basic knowledge about writing music.