The Gospellers (ゴスペラーズ) is a Japanese a cappella singing group comprised of… Read Full Bio ↴The Gospellers (ゴスペラーズ) is a Japanese a cappella singing group comprised of five members: Tetsuya Murakami, Kaoru Kurosawa, Yuji Sakai, Yoichi Kitayama and Yutaka Yasuoka.

Originally calling themselves the A Cappella Circle when they were at the University of Waseda, they changed their name to the Gospellers in 1991 after graduating. They spent the next ten years working towards national recognition, releasing 24 singles and 9 albums during that time. They became the first complete a cappella group to be in the top 3 of the Oricon chart ranking in Japan with their song, "HITORI".

In early 2006, the group made a side-project release, Gosperats, featuring the members in blackface and singing with a jazzier accompaniment Rats & Star's member Masayuki Suzuki, Nobuyoshi Kuwano and Yoshio Sato. Many of the western Gospeller fans were upset about the outrage it caused on some discussion forums, many non-fans felt offended by the blackface the group members had chosen to take on. Fortunately, this project was announced as a side-project and released only one album under its name.

The members of Gospellers are now producers for several Japanese artists, including Tatsuya Ishii and Masayuki Suzuki. (This text has been cited from Wikipedia)

逃飛行
ゴスペラーズ Lyrics

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優しく頬に触れもできずに
遠ざかる背中見つめた
もしもあなたが消えてしまえば
愛すべき人などない
Hey Hey その前に
このまま世界の果てへ
二人で堕ちてゆけたら
身体も溶け合うまで

燃え尽きたなら同じ空へ
傷付ける術もない弱い自分に
当然のラストシーンさ
いつかあなたがこぼした涙
拾いもできずに抱いた
Hey Hey それだけで
このまま世界の果て
全てを捨てにゆこうか
彷徨うあてさえない
行き先は一つ同じ空へ
愛し合ったそれさえ罪なら
何もかも何もかも

このまま世界の果てへ
二人で堕ちてゆけたら
身体も溶け合うまで
燃え尽きたなら同じ空へ
このまま世界の果て
全てを捨てにゆこうか

彷徨うあてさえない
行き先は一つ同じ空へ

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of ゴスペラーズ's song 逃飛行 depict a sense of desperation and longing for a deep connection with someone. The singer expresses the pain of not being able to touch the person they care for, watching them drift away. They contemplate the possibility of that person disappearing from their life, and in that scenario, they believe there would be no one left to love. The lyrics convey a sense of urgency and a desire for an escape from reality.

The chorus suggests that before the person disappears, the singer wants to fall together with them to the end of the world, where their bodies would dissolve and merge as they burn out. The lyrics acknowledge their own vulnerability and lack of ability to hurt the other person, as they accept the inevitable ending as a natural final scene. The singer reflects on the tears shed by the person they love, unable to pick them up and only holding onto the memories. They contemplate abandoning everything and wandering without any destination, as they affirm that their final destination would be the same sky.

In summary, the lyrics of 逃飛行 articulate the pain of unrequited love and the longing for a deep connection. The singer contemplates the possibility of losing the person they care for and expresses a desire for an intense and all-consuming love before the inevitable end.

Line by Line Meaning

優しく頬に触れもできずに
Unable to gently touch your cheek

遠ざかる背中見つめた
I watched your receding back

もしもあなたが消えてしまえば
If you were to disappear

愛すべき人などない
There would be no one to love

Hey Hey その前に
Hey Hey, before that

このまま世界の果てへ
If only we could fall to the end of the world like this

二人で堕ちてゆけたら
If we could both fall together

身体も溶け合うまで
Until our bodies merge together

燃え尽きたなら同じ空へ
Once burned out, towards the same sky

傷付ける術もない弱い自分に
In my weak self, who has no way to hurt

当然のラストシーンさ
It's the natural last scene