[AngelSenshi]

Having taken in a lot of what is written here, I really become more and more convinced that the entire Memorial Address mini-album was inspired by her father.

I think that at some point her dad came back into her life, possibly even with an illness, and was about to pass away when he got to know her.

Angel's Song deals a bit with loneliness at first, but then coming across the special person that really came in like a miracle, at the right time. Maybe at the time having a dad was like a new experience, and him coming back wasn't a bad thing to her because of it being new.

Greatful Days talks about great summer days, which would definitely make sense with her memory of being with him at that pier in her hometown. Even more if July 1st is linked to him. The sort of feeling that July 1st has, is rather similar to Greatful Days I think, not just because it's a summer song or anything but there's this feeling of it that matches.

Because of You was a song I always thought was inspired by her dad. By Because of You I think she wants a bit of an explanation. Maybe at this point she sort of realizes he might be ill, and after the great days she's had she's scared that she won't be able to go back to a time where she was strong without him.

My eyes met yours again, we talked a little
My heart throbbed and I hid my feelings behind a smile
As I was afraid I might not be able to go back to the times
When I had not known you

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Please don't smile with such sorrowful eyes
As if you were about to be broken and disappear
What can I do, my dear?

Ourselves really tells about how much someone knows about a person, that there'll always be a little bit we keep to ourselves, but always a little bit we show. Maybe with her dad there was a part of her she allowed herself to show easily.

Then we've got Hanabi~Episode II~. As far as I can remember, in an interview she had said that the reason she brought up Hanabi again, and the slightly similar melody, is because the feeling she suddenly had was very much alike to when she wrote the first Hanabi. They both are pretty sad but in their own way, but somewhat positive also.

With No Way to Say, everyone has had loads of thoughts that ring true with me about the PV. Even the song itself is pretty telling. I think amongst the things she thought she couldn't quite say, was that like she'd thought in Because of You, she couldn't bring herself to go back entirely to the time where she was strong alone. Once you live a life without your dad, you build this somewhat self reliance with yourself, once he might've come back it's like a lot of the strength you prided yourself on crumbled.

forgiveness right after it tells that eventually she'll get over it in a way. That the mistakes and fights are just things people do. Maybe that also despite the hardships she'll look forward to tomorrow, and won't give up, even if something is gone.

Memorial Address itself doesn't need an explanation. It's pretty self-explanatory at that point because the words are just so clear. Having lost something that you tried to keep close to you, even if it wasn't for a long time at all, it's still sad, and once it's gone you realize there really were a lot of things that you wished you'd asked.

The sorrow I had thought to be endless came to an end
The season has changed, I feel bitterly cold
I will never forget that first day of summer

Again the summer is brought up, so aside from just being a figure of speech, like a change in times and surroundings, it could be rather literal; the first day of summer obviously has some meaning to her.

I wish I could have heard from you
That you never regretted the days we had spent together
Only once, even if it had been a lie

Why did you do it this way
Leaving memories only to the very end?

I suppose it's not the first time one of us have heard the supposedly 'corny' story of a person realizing they're dying, and going back to try and fix their mistakes or come to terms with a lot of things. Could've been her dad did just that and obviously she's got to ask herself, why did he leave creating memories to the very end? Though I guess it's a question that doesn't clearly come up in the song, maybe she has to ask herself if he did it for his own piece of mind, or

I wish I could have heard from you
That I had certainly been loved by you

Also, I don't think she ever talked about the actual events because she felt Memorial Address as a mini album said everything needed to say. Even more her performances at the 2003-2004 live, especially the teddy bear/Memorial Address combination. Another reason could be was she truly was bothered by it in a way. At the beginning of her career she made a big show of not caring whether he was in her life or not, and maybe when he came back she realized she cared, which is why in No Way to Say she says

If I had not met you
I wouldn't even have such an embarrassing pain