Best lyrics from your favourite artists?

[Mirrorcle Monster]

Nogizaka46 has lyrics you would not expect from an idol group:

"So there I was,
Coming to yearn for someone like this,
Unable even to imagine it

The future is always
A place of new hearthrobs and chance meetings
I knew inmediatly that your name was "hope""

Kimi no Na wa Kibou

"They came from another planet (strangers)
With orders from above (what is their goal?)
As long as they can believe they're happy
As long as everyone is the same
They can have fun"

Hoka no Hoshi kara

"I knew from the beginning
I would fall in love with you someday
When you're hit by love
You just can't fight against it

When I realized,
It was unrequited love
I fell in love with you before I knew it"

Kizuitara Kataomoi

"When a crying heart is dried off
It can finally smile"

Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru

"Life is beautiful
Things don't last forever
Like the transcience of flowers
Every single moment like this
Is the meaning of life"

Inochi wa Utsukushii

"How many blue skies have there been?
Too many to count, I think
The sun sets and rises again
Everyday unchanging, we forget something
How many blue skies have there been?
Don't let youth pass you by
Even if you live in daydreams
Try looking up once in a while (at the clear sky)
Don't let who you are now go to waste

I don't know when
The next blue sky will be
That's why I'm looking up right now, starting something
Something I can do today
The next time the sky's blue
You might notice it yourself
Even if your tears are overflowing
The sun won't be crying
If you really look
You'll become stronger

I'm alive right now
I won't wash away"

Nandome no Aozora ka?




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[thinkingoutloud89]

^don't wanna be rude, but these are typical idol-group-poretry-lyrics to me

[Mirrorcle Monster]

Originally Posted by thinkingoutloud89

^don't wanna be rude, but these are typical idol-group-poretry-lyrics to me

Well... Yes but not really lol with AKB48 you get more of:

"I love you too much
I love you too much
I can't see anyone else but you"

(Kibouteki Refrain)

"My heart's a placard
If you could see it
You would understand
My feelings"

(Kokoro Placard)

"Labrador, come here!
I finally hugged you
Completely in my arms
I embrace you"

(Labrador Retriever)

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More lyrics I like:

Mika Nakashima:

"As coward monsters
Wanting to be a princess
We all killed that girl's heart together"

16

"Press your body against my emotions
A woman who goes all out in love is beautiful"

Love Addict

"Far away, far away
In a distant future
Strongly, strongly
Be released brilliantly

Everything, everything
Is Mother Earth
So live, live
Inside her heart"

Oborozukiyo~Inori~

"You're a mermaid swimming through my dreams
Guide me when I fall asleep"

LEGEND

"While angels' feathers
Are fluttering down
And start to pile up
Cry! In a faithless city, life is sacrificed
Crushed down, give a kiss of grief"

RESISTANCE

[oaristos]

I relate a lot to "I Will Know Your Name" by Leo Imai:

All these things I’ve learnt
They’ll pass right through me when I’m on my way
All the souls I’ve burnt
They’ll soon forget me when I go away

And I’ll hear you calling
And I will know your name
I’m so scared of departing
But I will go all the same

[YukiUsagi]

Originally Posted by Mirrorcle Monster

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"I love you too much
I love you too much
I can't see anyone else but you"

(Kibouteki Refrain)

"My heart's a placard
If you could see it
You would understand
My feelings"

(Kokoro Placard)

"Labrador, come here!
I finally hugged you
Completely in my arms
I embrace you"

(Labrador Retriever)

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[terra]

I've been under a lot of emotion lately, I'm confiding into ayu songs.
These are what I relate to the most at this time

GAME
"I need no makeshift words
Which I’ll probably forget about this time tomorrow
I had made this game a little longer than usual
No problem, I’ll be able to find another one"

snowy kiss
"To continue to send out these feelings
Means to continue feeling them
I know, I know, but
I can’t stop it, I don’t know how"

Out of control
"I was still able to cry back then
I let the tears flow
I can’t cry anymore nowadays
I’ve forgotten how

I smile and smile
but I feel my heart feels empty
I wonder why the more I smile
the more my heart aches

The nights when loneliness overpowers me mercilessly
to the point I can’t even cry anymore
you’re the only one I want to see
It has to be you and no one else
I could ask why, but there’s no reason"

Shape of love
"Even so, I’ll continue the cycle of loving someone and getting hurt
because I believe in the end it will give meaning to my tears someday"

[jean-baptiste]

Koda Kumi - Kiseki

"The world is surely
Full of the power
To fulfil the dreams that won’t come true
When my love for you turns to courage
Light will surely come streaming in"

Idk why but these lyrics are so simple yet strike a chord in me at the same time.

[Aderianu]

Get up you know the worst


“I want to see you” and “I’m lonely”
Why couldn’t we say these phrases more often?


Do you have someone precious to you?
Can you really treasure that person?
Before you lose that someone
Hold onto them gently but tightly

[YuriChan]

My favorite lyrics from B'z...

Pilgrim

Spoiler:

Thousands of flower petals dancing in the wind
Like pink butterflies, they traverse the roads ahead

That was something I've been seeing before, at a time that cannot be reverted to

When I whispered nonchalant words...
You extended your hand and held mine tight

Oscillating still, I've come across you again
The seasons grab me
Try to face forward, try to believe
The future will always be prone to change

All those things I'm unable to recall are abundant in number
Thinking of them while turning my gaze to the sky, I sneeze

Those things that have gone by and faded away — such was called fate

When I spewed those idle and trifling words...
You said nothing, hung your head low, and made way for tears

Oscillating still, you disappeared again
The sceneries surround me
Try to strain your eyes and focus, try to brand it deeply
Upon where these cascading words are headed

Though it is "love", it can sometimes be fragile
That which can protect it is... "Love," as expected?

Oscillating still, I've come across you again
The seasons envelop around me
Try to recall those wonderful days
And those things you never want to destroy

(OFFTHELOCK)

From YUI

Highway chance

Spoiler:

But it can’t end like this, I don’t want to end it, do I?
I’m waiting for a chance
Quietly waiting for a chance

You can’t run away, through the airport or through the harbour
Life won’t let you get away, yeah, so easily
Going home, hurrying home, it’s the same at night
There’s no way out

You can’t run from hunger or defeat
Life won’t let you get away, yeah, so easily
It won’t even let you do things over
So look forward
This isn’t a video game

It’s like getting on the highway from a loop road – that kind of image
You push forward, but the reality is
It’s lying in the palm of someone’s hand

No matter how hard things get, no matter how sad you get, you mustn’t run away
Life won’t let you get away, yeah, so easily
So don’t give up, you can’t get down on yourself
Your chance will come
That day is getting closer

It’s like getting on the highway from a loop road – that kind of image
You push forward, but the reality is
It’s lying in the palm of someone’s hand

But it can’t end like this, I don’t want to end it, do I?
It’s crunch time, as I summon up all my strength
I’m waiting for a chance
Quietly waiting for a chance

It’s like getting on the highway from a loop road – that kind of image
I’m going to move on, so I can make that image reality

If I’m not going to let my highway chance slip away
I can’t take my eyes off it; bye bye, I’m going to catch up right now

How crazy (my all-time favorite song)

Spoiler:

I put my cold guitar inside its case.
People still want me to play tonight,
But I think I’ve had enough today.
Yeah, I’m feeling all right.

Adults give me advice all the time,
Strange people I can’t respect.
I didn’t really want to be like you at first.

My faded jeans rustle as I get on a subway train,
I peer into the window and see my dark reflection.
I haven’t changed at all, I’m still as I was back then.

I wish I had some money for a change, you know?

How Crazy!
Stop talking like you can read my mind.
You can’t, I’m telling you.
How Crazy!
I’m just a rat that escaped from a burning ship,
Sinking deep into the sea.

I’ve always loved my dreams and desires,
Blindly following them isn’t the way to go.

Walking up the subway steps creeps me out.
The light at the end feels dark and unknown.

In a parking by lot by twilight’s light,
I see a happy little kid, waving his hand at me,
Without a care in the world.

I yell at the naive child,
Trying to tell him to be wise,
To use his time as he should,
But I don’t know how to say it.

It’s useless, it’s hopeless.
He can’t understand either way.

Oh God, it’s so cruel. For both of us.

How Crazy!
Stop talking like you can read my mind.
You can’t, I’m telling you.
How Crazy!
I’m just a rat that escaped from a burning ship,
Sinking deep into the sea.

I’ve always loved my dreams and desires,
Blindly following them will do nothing for me.

Work, work, study study,
Get those A’s and honors in school
Or your family will weep in shame.

You can make a billion dollars in a flash,
But can’t respect yourself.
Baby, that’s me.
My mind groans under a thousand contradictions.
How long must I live in a world like this?!

How Crazy!
Stop talking like you know who I am.
You don’t, I’m telling you.
How Crazy!
I’m just a rat that escaped from a burning ship,
Sinking deep into the sea.

I clutched my cold guitar and sang a song by myself,
Just like I did all those years ago…

From Koshi Inaba

O.NO.RE

Spoiler:

Hey, how do people become knockout?
Until they actually become, it’s deep inside.
You’re setting limits in your head
And feel relieved when you fit the mold

Know yourself, and you’ll become strong this way
I can’t get away, and that’s why I’m burning silently
Know your limits, and your strength will excel
You can’t get away, If you want it, want it, want it
Then do it, so you won’t regret not doing it

Buying and buying, why it never ends?
Things that you’re getting in your hands are just shadows
I only want you to turn from that
Hey, become sober and go back home

Know yourself, and you’ll become strong this way
I can’t get away, and that’s why I’m burning silently
Know your limits, and your strength will excel
You can’t get away, If you want it, want it, want it
Then do it, so you won’t regret not doing it

Until you accept yourself
Wherever you go you will feel pain once more
Forget about patience and become defiant
If you lick your wound it will open again,
Remember the beginning of this journey very clearly,
Stretch your back, and start remembering now

Know yourself, and you’ll become strong this way
I can’t get away, and that’s why I’m burning silently
Know your limits, and your strength will excel
You can’t get away, If you want it, want it, want it
Who am I? Cross this boundary
I won’t get away, If you want it, want it, want it
So just be prepared

Know yourself…

[susiowong]

This is one of my favorites and unusually cynical for Ayu:

the next LOVE
Standing in front of Mama’s mirror
Has such an extraordinary appeal
That even a childish girl like me
Can become whatever I wanted to be in my dreams

Believing in things I can’t see with my eyes, someday, I stopped doing that
Believing only in things I can see with my eyes, have I become an adult?

Mama used to say this to me
“Because you are beautiful,
A prince will come and wake you up
With a kiss someday”

Loving the person I am, when did I last do that?
Coming to hate the person I am, have I become an adult?

That thing which they call love
Just where can I find it?
What does it look like?
How much do I need to pay?
Hey, where did you buy it?

[Marcelo]

Ayu's Story, Out of Control and Shape of love. Jolin Tsai's Nothing left to say and Koda Kumi's Someday.

[Mirrorcle Monster]

Abe Mao has EPIC lyrics:

"Maybe this was the kind of friendship where you can't fall in love?
Sorry, we can't be friends anymore if it's just me loving you

You'll grow up and have lots of romances
You'll have a family one day
You're moving forward"

Don't leave me

"Whenever I get close to someone, I always think about how scary the inevitable breakup is
But I still want to get closer because I'm weak and find it tough being alone..."

Hitomishiri no Uta

"Lots of voices stab at my ears, saying "Because you're no longer a child"
Say all you want but I'm scared, I don't know what's right"

17-sai no Uta

"There are words we have to say today or we'll regret it
Tell me yours so it doesn't matter if you're gone tomorrow"

Kotoba

"Today I go to sleep again, dreaming of a love that will never come true
It doesn't need tl be a romance, I just wanna be your lover"

Anata no Koibito ni Naritai no Desu

"I know you won't be only mine
So just for now, be by my side now and only look at me

Don't go home yet, you can go home tomorrow
Who are you going to tomorrow?"

Morning

[susiowong]

And I forgot my favorite lyrics by Dir en grey... I think about a young girl from the Holocaust with these lyrics. I don't know if that's what it's about, but I've teared up more than once from it.

Itoshisa Ha Fuhai Ni Tsuki
The dance holds together this little girl As she waits for the morning
The best friend She has no one to wave to anymore

The good old days are so dear
The ashes are like flower petals that rise up to the sky

Say good bye as we torch the fire to the victims stacked up
The ashes are like flower petals that up to the sky

Let's put on a dress and dance
I gave her my endless love But she cries aloud... so
I
Now take off the dress and go to sleep
The endless love The little girl with happiness her sleeping face is gone

The decompsed dress and the leg of the little girl
I carry.

[Delicious n Bold]

Koda Kumi - Money In My Bag
To the point. Kumi knows what she wants and she's going to get it. Now that's ambition.
Also the ching ching chicka ching ching lyrics crack me up. This song's lyrics are so funny and that's why I listed the song.


Now onto more serious matters
Angela Aki - Life
Ayu - shape of love, asfxx, pride.