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1. Purple Roses
On a train ride going somewhere, anywhere
Thinking 'bout all sorts of things, and nothing
Looking out the window, not expecting to see you
Yet there you were, as I passed by, purple roses
Your majesty, regality, and mysticism
Right next to this old railway tracks
Collecting dust and grime while looking so fine
Just a glimpse, now you're captured in my memory, purple roses
Once upon a time
A few moments or years before today
You haven't existed in my world
I didn't pay you any attention
Now you've insinuated yourself into my waking hours
I found myself wishing you could penetrate my dreams
Your uncommon hues
Occupied my mind and fantasies
You're dark and intense, yet pale and airy too
What do I do
What do I do
What do I do
When I see you?
As the clock struck midnight, it's now third november
The very thought of you can make me smile
I'd be on a train again somewhere, anywhere
And there you'd be, as I pass by, purple roses
2. Missing You
I was myself before I met you
Bored with life, sad at everything
Aimless with nothing much to live for
Then you appeared without a warning
Showed me what I've been missing
And now every day I'm missing you
I miss you like a song misses the note
When it's sung the wrong way all this while
Missing you is like a physical pain
Like a vein that bleeds without a wound
I was ambitious before I met you
Wanted everything, needed nothing
Clueless as to why I was chasing things
Things people said I should have in life
You showed me nothing lasts forever
Now from day to day I'm missing you
I miss you like the earth misses the rain
When it's hit by drought for months on end
Missing you is like a physical pain
Like a vein that bleeds without a wound
I wore tinted glasses before I met you
Rose-colored, they obscured my sight
My world looked warm and perfectly fake
Everybody was moving at the same pace
You showed how differently I could've lived
Now, today, this moment I'm missing you
I miss you like a flower misses the sun
When it's been in the shade for too long
Missing you is like a physical pain
Like a vein that bleeds without a wound
3. Let's Talk Tomorrow About Tomorrow
I'll see you when I see you
Don't miss me too much when I'm gone
That's what I always say
But I don't mean what I say
You should know better than to forget me
As soon as you don't see me
Don't turn around when I'm still confused
Don't leave me when you're bored
I'm someone who wanna know what I'll have to face tomorrow today
You're someone who brushes me off and say let's talk tomorrow about tomorrow
Days passed by and we still remain where
We were back when we first met
Must I tell you everything inside my heart
For us to move past this line
I like you I want you I love you
It's not hard for me to declare
Words can be so simple
But feelings are harder to define
I'm someone who wanna know what I'll have to face tomorrow today
You're someone who brushes me off and say let's talk tomorrow about tomorrow
This fluttering in my heart
Is difficult to explain
Is it just an illness or something more
How do I know for sure?
How our happiest days can turn into the sharpest moments in my memory
Everything that used to be precious now cut the deepest to the bone
I'm someone who wanna know what I'll have to face tomorrow today
You're someone who brushes me off and say let's talk tomorrow about tomorrow
But tomorrow is the new year
Maybe it's already too late
We're frozen in our cocoons and
There's no easy way to break out
The most important words are
The ones I won't hear you declare
Why don't we just take the easy way out and remain friends until the end
I'm someone who wanna know what I'll have to face tomorrow today
You're someone who brushes me off and say let's talk tomorrow about tomorrow
I'm someone who wanna know what I'll have to face tomorrow today
You're someone who brushes me off and say let's talk tomorrow about tomorrow
4. Your song
This harsh wind I'm weathering
The rain falls on my face unbidden from the skies
I'm standing alone facing an immense space ahead
The side of my feet hurt after walking so far
Why must I keep worrying about all the wrongs and rights
When the choices are all mine to make?
Even if my heavy feeling became an unwanted gift
This fragile heart of mine is yours to break
But when I look into your eyes all I see is hesitation
Stepping on, I reach out for you again
The blood that I've bled
The vows that I've pledged
The tears that I've shed
The smiles that I've shared
The life that I've led
The recklessness I wear like a badge
Crouching at the edge
Gazing up ahead
Teetering on this ledge
Confusion in my head
Driven by a wedge
Held together by a thread
Pour the abstract in my heart, paint my story in black and white
Our restless footsteps echoed in the hallway
This October goes by so fast that it feels as if years had passed
My fear of the unknown kills me softly inside
But when I look into your eyes all I see is warm devotion
Stepping down, I leave the chasm behind
Pinpoints of light guiding me in the dark
Shining like a beacon showing me the way
I gather your love like a shield around my soul
Riding on in this quest with you always by my side
Pinpoints of light guiding me in the dark
Shining like a beacon showing me the way
I gather your love like a shield around my soul
Riding on with your heartbeat always next to mine
5. It's Never Too Late
See, I don't like how I always become someone else when I'm with you
No, I don't like how I keep losing my sense of self when you are near
But every time I feel like I'm finally over you
You'd look at me with those eyes and with that smile you'd say...
It's never too late for love, darling
It's never too late for love
It's never too late for love, babe
It's never too late for love
It's never too late for love, honey
It's never too late for love
It's never too late for love, yeah
It's never... never too late...
Now, I realized how dreary life always become whenever you're not around
And, I realized how becoming one is better than staying apart as two
So every time you seem like you're finally over me
I'd look at you with a smile and with my eyes I'd say...
It's never too late for love, darling
It's never too late for love
It's never too late for love, babe
It's never too late for love
It's never too late for love, honey
It's never too late for love
It's never too late for love, yeah
It's never... never too late...
See, I don't like how I always become someone else when I'm with you
No, I don't like how I keep losing my sense of self when you are near
But every time I feel like I'm finally over you
You'd look at me with those eyes and with that smile you'd say...
It's never too late for love, darling
It's never too late for love
It's never too late for love, babe
It's never too late for love
It's never too late for love, honey
It's never too late for love
It's never too late for love, yeah
It's never... never too late...
Now, I realized how dreary life always become whenever you're not around
And, I realized how becoming one is better than staying apart as two
So every time you seem like you're finally over me
I'd look at you with a smile and with my eyes I'd say...
It's never too late for love, darling
It's never too late for love
It's never too late for love, babe
It's never too late for love
It's never too late for love, honey
It's never too late for love
It's never too late for love, yeah
It's never... never too late...
6. Contradictory
I know this guy who's so contradictory he blows my mind
One minute he's shouting, the next he's terrified
His gaze can burn my insides or melt me like butter
But also make my fragile heart beat faster
Coz he's sly
He's sly
Coz he's sly
He's got a sly smile
Coz he's sly
He's sly
Coz he's sly
He's got a sly smile
What can you say when your thoughts get in the way?
What would you do in my shoes?
What can you say when his looks get in the way?
How long must I pay my dues?
What can you say when your thoughts get in the way?
What would you do in my shoes?
What can you say when his looks get in the way?
How long must I pay my dues?
Saying "yeahhhh" and "I'm sure" with a hint of a smirk
He's so embarrassed he just can't meet my eyes
I wanna make fun of this chink in his armor
But I put an end to that move every time
Coz he's shy
He's shy
Coz he's shy
He's such a shy guy
Coz he's shy
He's shy
Coz he's shy
He's such a shy guy
With a jawline so sharp it could cut glass
And hair falling down his face like waterfalls
Eyes that seem to see through my soul in a wink
But still be laidback and forgiving
Coz he's kind
He's kind
Coz he's kind
He's one of a kind
Coz he's kind
He's kind
Coz he's kind
He's one of a kind
What can you say when your thoughts get in the way?
What would you do in my shoes?
What can you say when his looks get in the way?
How long must I pay my dues?
What can you say when your thoughts get in the way?
What would you do in my shoes?
What can you say when his looks get in the way?
How long must I pay my dues?
You know he's sly
He's sly
Coz he's sly
He's got a sly smile
Yeah he's shy
He's shy
Coz he's shy
He's such a shy guy
But he's kind
He's kind
Coz he's kind
He's one of a kind
You know he's sly
He's sly
Coz he's sly
He's got a sly smile
Yeah he's shy
He's shy
Coz he's shy
He's such a shy guy
But he's kind
He's kind
Coz he's kind
He's one of a kind
7. 38
The photo
In my hand
Seems faded
Somehow
But the shine
In your eyes
Remained as bright
As before
The road we had
Traveled together
Was worn out then
But our footsteps
Echoing along
Still sounded as loud
As before
You always
Wanted to do more
You always
Wanted to be more
And I always
Wanted to be
By your side
Cheering you on
Even dark clouds
Were blown away
When you sang
Even a future
Still uncertain
You made it
Seem promising
You feared the unknown
Just like me
But you looked fearless
In my eyes
And instead of
Going on by yourself
You insisted on
Pulling my hand
You took me
Out of
A gloomy world
Into a place
Where I could be
Myself
I wanted to return
The happiness
You gave me
But I could only
Make one wish
The photo
In my hand
Seems faded
Somehow
But the shine
In your eyes
Remained just as
Bright as before
The road we had
Traveled together
Was worn out then
But our footsteps
Echoing along
Still sounded as loud
As before
You always
Wanted to do more
You always
Wanted to be more
And I always
Wanted to be
By your side
Cheering you on
Even dark clouds
Were blown away
When you sang
Even a future
Still uncertain
You made it
Seem promising
You feared the unknown
Just like me
But you looked fearless
In my eyes
And instead of
Going on by yourself
You insisted on
Pulling my hand
You took me
Out of
A gloomy world
Into a place
Where I could be
Myself
I wanted to return
The happiness
You gave me
But I could only
Make one wish
On the day
You turned 38
I wished that
One day you could
Become
A cool old man
On the day
You turned 38
I wished that
One day you could
Become
A cool old man
On the day
You turned 38
I wished that
One day you could
Become
A cool old man
8. Centerpiece
If melancholy is a garden
You're its centerpiece
Understated in your elegance
Flourishing, full of grace
Your entrance into any space
Like a whiff of sweet presence
You bring vibrancy into this place
Like a harmonious composition
You're the centerpiece
Exuding captivating beauty
Adding your tranquil colour
To this monochromatic life
You're the focal point of peace
Exuding aesthetics seamlessly
Adding your welcoming colour
To this melancholic life
Those soft pastel shades
Vibrant jewel tones shine
Your range of hues cascades
Innately dazzling as if by design
The contrasts in your play
Foliage and flowers combined
A winding kaleidoscopic display
Securing my heart like ties that bind
A visual delight is what you are
The world becomes brighter
With an enchanting atmosphere
Whenever you appear
9. Exist
There are so many
beautiful people
in this world
But I'm so glad
I'm me
Life is so large
everything gets
confusing
all the time
But I'm so glad
I'm here
Mmmmm....
When I look
in the mirror
all I see around me
are these
Whitewashed walls
When I open up
the door
I don't know
where to go
Yellow petals
blue ocean
green grass
Meet me
in the middle
and don't lead
me astray
This lost wanderer
needs your beauty to
Greet me
rescue me
Mmmmm....
The nights are long
The days are hard
I can barely
breathe
swimming to the shore
on my own
The sea of people
in front of me
behind me
Unrelenting in
their demands
Mmmmm....
I'm spinning
around and around
Always trying
to find my way
Out of anywhere
This constant pain
the ongoing strife
Is the proof
that I exist
Mmmmm....
When I look
in the mirror
all I see around me
are these
Whitewashed walls
When I open up
the door
I don't know
where to go
Yellow petals
blue ocean
green grass
Meet me
in the middle
and don't lead
me astray
This lost wanderer
needs your beauty to
Greet me
rescue me
Mmmmm....
10. You All Over
So near yet so far, only touching your guitar
No reason to stay but I can't get away
You beckon me here but you're never near
My heart's etched with the memories of you, like a scar
That's what you are
Warmer than the sun, the loving words you spun
No chain connected but I'm still affected
You wave your magic wand and strengthen this bond
My heart's splashed with the colours you use, like an abstract
That's how you are
An image far above holding sway
A song running along the walkway
A vision lighting up my gloomy rainy day
You're all over... all around...
So near yet so far, unreachable like a star
No chain connected but I still feel protected
No reason to stay, you're never here anyway
My heart's cluttered with everything you do, like a home
That's where you are
Warmer than the sun, the loving words you spun
No chain connected but I'm still affected
You wave your magic wand and strengthen this bond
My heart's splashed with the colours you use, like an abstract
That's how you are
An image far above holding sway
A song running along the walkway
A vision lighting up my gloomy rainy day
You're all over... all around...
So near yet so far, only touching your guitar
No reason to stay but I can't get away
You beckon me here but you're never near
My heart's etched with the memories of you, like a scar
That's what you are
Warmer than the sun, the loving words you spun
No chain connected but I'm still affected
You wave your magic wand and strengthen this bond
My heart's splashed with the colours you use, like an abstract
That's how you are
An image far above holding sway
A song running along the walkway
A vision lighting up my gloomy rainy day
You're all over... all around...
So near yet so far, unreachable like a star
No chain connected but I still feel protected
No reason to stay, you're never here anyway
My heart's cluttered with everything you do, like a home
That's where you are
11. Awestruck
Looking at you
Looking at me
You're grinning
Saying all kinds of
Serious things
With a playful light
In your eyes
Standing in the crowd
Invisible to you
My face is just one of many
I know that you won't
Remember me
Wish the moment could be
Crystallized forever
At this point in time where
You seem to look at where I stand
You don't have to leave me
You don’t have to leave the stage
Tears streaming down my face
Like waterfall
For reasons I can't explain if I tried
Pain stabbing my heart
Like lightning
For no reason that I can think of
When you smile
Strumming on your guitar
Bathed in light
Laughing at your own mistakes
You'd continue on fearlessly
I know your songs
Aren't my memories
But every word is fleeting
So precious, I can't let go
You don't have to look at me
Coz I'm looking at you
Looking at you
Looking at me
You're laughing
I guess you'll only
Let us know the jokes
But never
The punchlines
12. It Ain't Diss
I still can't believe it's all over man how the time flew by so fast
No wonder they keep coming back to you when you sound this badass
I don't touch drugs I don’t even drink but I got high-drunk just listening
You're A-LIVE at a time when I am too and that serves me the heaviest feeling
My memory is in kaleidoscopic patches dispersed all over the place
The distance from where you were made it seem like a safe enclosed space
That dimension, your territory, we were in a time and place of healing
Everywhere else was light years away obliterated by the surreal lighting
I was there in the crowd, but I could hardly see
Beautiful stage lighting, hiding you away
The music was so loud, but it didn't matter to me
Beautiful singing voice, threw me in disarray
I had a great time vibing with the music and singing along to
The chorus of my all-time favourite songs memorised through
Painstakingly studying your nefariously difficult language night n day
I hope nobody around me hear my messed up rendition of lyrics as they
Sing along too and I wanna shout your name but you know I got shy
But I did shout a lot of YEAHHH with you as I kept wondering why
You're not more famous than you are coz you deserve more
Recognition and fame, but that day will come and this code we'd explore
I was there in the crowd, but I could hardly hear
Beautiful loud music, guiding the way
The lighting obscured you, but it didn't matter to me
Beautiful singing voice, threw me in disarray
I've searched for your voice in a song chock-full of other voices
I've searched for your shadows on a stage filled with other members
But now I've a craving for songs sung and performed by entirely you
No need to split the stage or screen with others, you're enough, it's true
My attention span is shorter than a Leonid meteor shower
But I listen to your songs and never skip a track hour by hour
These songs you composed, written, and produced, I love them all
Is it the songs that I love or I just love you it's a tough call
If I were given one wish
It's for today to repeat endlessly
Playing like the everlasting bliss
With you forever in front of me
13. March
Secret Agent Man single
February 23, 2000
Secret Agent Man
KJ2 The Great Escape album
June 6, 2007
stereo
pacific album
November 7, 2007
code
color album
November 19, 2008
ordinary
PUZZLE album
April 15, 2009
Half Down
8UPPERS album
October 20, 2010
Monologue
FIGHT album
November 16, 2011
Scarecrow
JUKE BOX album
October 16, 2013
Your WURLITZER
Kanjanism album
November 5, 2014
Ice cream
Kanjani-made genkigaderu CD!! album
November 11, 2015
Banana juice
Nagurigaki BEAT album
January 25, 2017
Tokyoholic
JAM album
June 28, 2017
Traffic
Digital Single
October 30, 2019
Nomad
Digital Single
December 4, 2019
Badge
Digital Single
December 8, 2019
Yakimochi
NOMAD Album
December 11, 2019
Nomad
Honky Tonk Rhapsody
Komainu
Old School
Yakimochi
Itoshi no Eri
Point of Departure
Badge
Batsu Game
Umbrella
Pianomad
Potential
Digital Single
December 20, 2019
Omoide Dorobo
Digital Single
October 16, 2020
Silence
kitchen
Digital Single
January 6, 2021
I don't understand
Digital Single
January 23, 2021
Wakaba
Note album
January 27, 2021
Top note
Tokyoholic
kitchen
Highball
Kono Sekai ni Sayonara
Omoide Dorobo
Middle note
Madoromi
Silence
Wakaba
Scarecrow
I Don't Understand
Last Note
Amazon Music
July 7, 2021
Jinx
Tsuki no Hanashi
Bonus CD
April 6, 2022
Hitomebore
Nocturnal album
November 30, 2022
Nocturnal Animals
Tsuki no Hanashi
Good time
Deja vu
Half Down
dusk
input
Traffic
Shabby
Ehon
Jinx
output
Hitomebore
YouTube Music Video
July 28, 2024
I'm An Osakan
14. biRthday soNg
Today's a special day for you.
But it's a special day for me too.
When the clock signals a change.
My heart beat becomes strange.
It seems you're at the center of it all.
A tapestry of shared memories unfold.
These past years of a life full of you.
How your presence pulled me through.
A gift transcending any material thing.
With you I have a sense of belonging.
Maybe you'd have a freshly baked cake.
Mouth-watering aroma left you awake.
Maybe you'd be surrounded by laughter.
Surrounded by loud and happy chatter.
I wish you'd have balloons dancing.
In shades of surreal colors hanging.
From the ceiling in your living room.
Scattered vases with flowers in bloom.
Birthday candles bathe friends and family.
In a warm light shimmering with revelry.
It's a time to flex
It's a time to reflect
It's a time to look back
And get life back on track
It's a time of bliss
It's a time for stories
It's a time without worries
And to create new memories
A cozy living room, a virtual fireplace.
Crackling, eyes sparkling with happiness.
Smiling, cheeks flushed with excitement.
A joyous symphony of voices, a moment.
Where the pure magic of your birthday.
Is captured, distilled in a happy display.
I hope you won't wear that "PISS ON DISCO".
T-shirt you love so much when you show.
Up at your own birthday party but I'd say.
You'd be shining shimmering splendid anyway.
With every year that passes by quicker.
Than the mind can process and wonder.
The impermanence of things, life's fleeting.
The clock keeps ticking, crisp and sparkling.
The passage of time's a tangible reminder.
How birthdays underscore the finite nature.
Ephemerality, a sobering thought, creeping.
Into dreams at nights as you're sleeping.
Like a series of nightmares made flesh.
Shrug it away tomorrow, wake up afresh.
It's a time to flex
It's a time to reflect
It's a time to look back
And get life back on track
It's a time of bliss
It's a time for stories
It's a time without worries
And to create new memories
In a city buzzing with life, you still thrive.
Brisk air, clear sky, bustling streets alive.
With people strolling and tourists visiting.
Lively landmarks amidst leaves changing.
But today is the day that you celebrate.
Is there takoyaki on your birthday spread?
Watching falling petals outside your window.
Would melancholy still make you wallow?
The world feels quieter on this November.
A time for comfort in a warm atmosphere.
Decades have passed, with decades more to come.
The past is over, but the past remains in some.
Parts of our lives, traces of it never to be.
Erased, with an indelible tattoo for all to see.
The chronicle of your life I'd keep, like an archivist.
Quietly observing, avoiding fanwars, like a pacifist.
Waiting for you to appear on this special day.
With gratitude and blessings, we'd all pray.
Wishes whispered, flames blown out with a cheer.
You're a year older, may you be a year wiser.
15. 誕生日の歌
嬉しいな今日は。
楽しいな今日は。
誕生日おめでとう。
お歌を歌いましょう。
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