A familiar tune they play I stand alone in the park And as they wind down, I toss them a stray coin.
Lost memories afloat Do I still remember his face? Thinking back to the past Hurts...
The leaves rustle as I walk Passers-by ignore my song The footpath I walk everyday Seems so strange now
Would he have remembered the sad face in the crowd? Memories fade away but my tears still fall...
The concert hall is silent The seats are devoid of people But I put down my grocery bag And walk towards the piano
As I sat down on the stage I remember the tune you used to hum... to play... to sing... My fingers are awkward, they fumble on the hard parts the wrong notes echo in the hall
Then your hands take over... And our song plays again.
chiiyo's comments :
I wrote this recently. I was extremely inspired by the style of lyrics found in Spiral's Kakuteru, which had lines chock full of very commonplace meanings, but still ended up very meaningful. I tried to emulate it, but I think I failed. Even so, I like the feel of this song. It's meant to be sung without a chorus, but verses 1, 3 and 5 share the same tune, as do verses 2 and 4, with the whole tune building up to a crescendo in verses 6 and 7. I might translate this to japanese one day too, when I am proficient enough myself. The meaning is kind of slippery even to myself, but it's mostly about a girl who remembers her boyfriend when she hears this song being played in the park. I can't figure out whether the boyfriend is supposed to be dead or not, but it's mostly a song about loss, and about remembering and honouring that loss.