New singles crossroad 9/22 and 「L」 9/29 [VI]

[ayumisrael]

Well maybe we will get L's covers and tracklists this week since we got crossroad's last week.

Also for crossroad's first press, it's an acapella version chaku uta of the first song on L.

[love in music]

^acapella? why did I not know this? That sounds awesome. Ayu always sounds best acapella~

[truehappiness]

It's been on the main news page since the single was announced, haha~

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by identity

^acapella? why did I not know this? That sounds awesome. Ayu always sounds best acapella~

She does sound good. Anyways I wish we could have an acoustic guitar solo + Ayu version of crossroad on "L".

[Mirrorcle Monster]

I didn´t know it was an acapella version...so good.
And about the leaks, i think we won´t get anything this week, and if we get something it will be blossom PV.

[love in music]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

It's been on the main news page since the single was announced, haha~

I guess the time it was announced there was so much going on I missed it But wait, I only see the acapella version being mentioned under "L" and ayumisrael said it would be with crossroad. So which one is it?

[toniayu]

^ crossroad will have a preview for L,and L will have a song of L single acapella,i think...

[truehappiness]

http://ameblo.jp/nodaakira/entry-10636387534.html

Ayu's costume designer's photos on location from the PV(?) shoot~

Lots of ice cream available. I wonder if they're shooting on the beach or something?

[waterballoon]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

http://ameblo.jp/nodaakira/entry-10636387534.html

Ayu's costume designer's photos on location from the PV(?) shoot~

Lots of ice cream available. I wonder if they're shooting on the beach or something?

he's kinda cute lol

the beachside reminded me of the making scenes of INSPIRE!

[love in music]

TA just updated with the chaku-uta info so it's officially out now~

New!「crossroad」：（1メロ／1サビ／2メロ／2サビ／ラストサビ）

[ILoveGeniuses]

Originally Posted by Heavenly Zerase

Even if it's hard i preffer to wait. Koda's stuff leaks too early, i get tired of it before the release date...

Same happens for me. Actually I'm refusing to watch he sukide full pv now leaked.

I'm intending to do the same sorta stuff with Ayu's "crossroad" and "L" too.

Otherwise they'll arrive and i might listen to the CDs once before they end up just going up on my shelf to sit there for a month or so til i'm in the mood again.

[truehappiness]

The chaku uta came out last night and some comments came out~

"It has a different feeling from the ringtone we got before!"
"The melody has a globe feeling to it" (globe is a group that Tetsuya Komuro was a part of with KEIKO)
"There is a bit of a charity song flavor to it"
"Her voice is nice and clear / decent"

[AyUmIXx]

^
ah~ no wonder a friend of mine ever said that crossroad has the sound like GLOBE's song..
I'm not familiar with GLOBE..but can sense nostalgic feel on it..
it somehow like her SEASONS song~

[truehappiness]

Transcribed lyrics for crossroad from an ameblo blog. Not official, but crosschecking with previews, it looks legit.

http://ameblo.jp/sweeetdevil/entry-10636291380.html

ここから見えている景色は
夢に描いていた景色と
どのくらい違うのかな
なんて思う時があるよね

あの時立った分かれ道の始まり
選んだ方はこっちでよかったかなって
あの時立った分かれ道の反対
側にあったのはなんだったのかなって

それでも進み続けてる
まだ負けてなんかいないよって

傷つかない様に
強がる事だけで
自分を守っていた
アイツはうまく笑えるようになったかな

変わって行く事
変えて来た事
変えられない事
私はうまく笑えてる？

懐かしい想い出達ばかり
そこらじゅうに転がる道を
偶然通り過ぎたら
温かいけど苦しかった

大人になって行く程に失って
きたものは一体何だったかなって
大人になって行く程に増えてく
これって一体ねぇ何なのかなって
考えたこの瞬間
さえもほら過去に変わってくね

今すれ違った
誰かがいつかの
あの子の横顔に
見えたような気がしたのにどうして

声をかける事
さえも出来ないまま
遠ざかって行く
後ろ姿を見つめてた

それでも進み続けてる
まだ負けてなんかいないよって

傷つかない様にと
強がる事それだけで
自分を守っていた
アイツはうまく笑えるようになったかな

変わって行く事とか
変えて来た事とか
変えられない事
私はうまく笑えてる？

[AyUmIXx]

^
that's crossroad's lyric?
wish someone going to translate it

[ILoveGeniuses]

Originally Posted by AyUmIXx

^
ah~ no wonder a friend of mine ever said that crossroad has the sound like GLOBE's song..
I'm not familiar with GLOBE..but can sense nostalgic feel on it..
it somehow like her SEASONS song~

I have Globe's Ballads & Memories CD. I originally liked them a LOT, but over time they've sorta dimmed down to one of those ones I put on once in awhile. Their music is kinda different....

[maikaru]

Here we go~ It's just quickly, so if english mistakes, sorry and just tell me about it~

There are sometimes I wonder
How much different
Is the scenery I can see from here
Than the one I drew in my dreams?

That time, when it was the beginning of the crossroad,
I said "It might be better to choose this way."
That time, when it was the beginning of the crossroad,
I wondered what was on the other side.

But I'm still moving forward,
And I haven't lost yet. (NOTE: Like, a fight. Not lost in the road or something)

I wonder if that person
Who, so they wouldn't get hurt,
Protected them self by pretending to be strong,
Came to laugh well?

Something that is continuously Changing,
Something that came to be changed,
And something that cannot change,
Am I able to be laughing well?

There are only nostalgic memories.
I unexpectedly went too far,
On the road that rolls on everywhere,
And when I did that, it was warm, but painful.

"What did I lose
While I was turning into an adult?"
"What is this thing that keeps multiplying,
While I'm turning into an adult?"
Even this moment when I am thinking this things,
Is also turning into the past.

I got the feeling that
The person I passed now
Resembled someone's profile
From sometime, but

Without being able
To call out for that person,
I stared at their back,
As they went far off.

But I'm still moving forward,
And I haven't lost yet.

I wonder if that person
Who, so they wouldn't get hurt,
Protected them self by pretending to be strong,
Came to laugh well?

Something that is continuously changing,
Something that came to be changed
And something that cannot change,
Am I able to be laughing well?

[AyUmIXx]

^
^
how's their music sounded like?
like the old Ayu's?

woww thanks maikaru for the translation
i have a feeling that ayu has gone back to her old self~!

[love in music]

Thank you maikaru. These lyrics sound like a mixture of her old self and her new self. I'm really loving them.

[miroro]

wow, the lyrics are awesome
i love it even more now