Unicorn was an influential Japanese rock band fronted by 奥田民生 (Okuda Tamio)… Read Full Bio ↴Unicorn was an influential Japanese rock band fronted by 奥田民生 (Okuda Tamio). Formed in Hiroshima in 1986, they were active till 1993. They released 8 albums and 9 singles during that time. In 2009 they reunited after 16 years and released a new album and 3 singles.

The members are:

西川幸一 (Nishikawa/Kawanish Koichi) - Drums
奥田民生 (Okuda Tamio) - Vocals / Guitar
手島いさむ (Tessy/Teshima Isamu) - Guitar
堀内一史 (EBI/Horiuchi Kazushi) - Bass
ABEDON (former: 阿部義晴 (Abe Yoshiharu)) - Keyboard / Vocal

Finally
ユニコーン Lyrics

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吐息で曇ってくサイドウインドー
見えなくなる街の動き
かすかな光で照らしてる
見慣れてるはずの横顔に
最後のたばこに火をつけて
煙指でもて遊んだ
少しだけ開いた窓から
もれてくる街のざわめきが

細い指先が
描いた文字のすきまから
抱きよせた肩ごしに
差し込んで今夜 Twilight
震えてる唇そっとふさいで
夜に溶けてゆく
ぬくもり一つ Twilight

流れてるリズムに合わせて
動かす指にひとしずく
落ちるたびに響く ALL MY LOVING
最後の言葉を言い終えた

作り笑顔でドアを開けて
沈黙と街いれかわる
二度とは言わないさよならの
声が震えて消えた Finally
走り出す車のミラーに映る
遠ざかる姿をさえぎる Twilight
もう少しお互い解り合えても
滲んで落ちてゆく
まばたき一つ Twiiight

細い指先が
描いた文字のすきまから
抱きよせた肩ごしに
差し込んで今夜 Twilight
震えてる唇そっとふさいで

夜に溶けてゆく
ぬくもり一つ Twilight

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to ユニコーン's song "FINALLY" depict a bittersweet moment of farewell and reflection. The first verse sets the scene in a car, with the side window fogging up from their sighs. The movement of the city becomes obscured, and only the faint light illuminates their familiar profiles. Lighting their last cigarette, they play with the smoke between their fingers. As they slightly open the window, the bustling noise of the city seeps in. The slender fingertips, perhaps belonging to the singer or someone they are with, create gaps in the handwritten letters, symbolizing an embrace over the shoulder. They embrace this intimate moment, enveloped in the twilight of the night. They softly close their trembling lips, letting themselves dissolve into the night, holding onto just one warmth - the twilight.

The second verse describes how their fingers move in accordance with the flowing rhythm, as droplets fall and resonate with the phrase "ALL MY LOVING." These words, which were the final ones spoken, hang in the air. Opening the door with a forced smile, the singer enters into a silence that intertwines with the city. The farewell voice, saying goodbye without ever saying it again, trembles and disappears, finally. In the car's mirror, they see their receding figure, obstructed by the twilight. Even if they could understand each other a little more, they would still blur and fade away with just one blink - Twilight.

Overall, the song "FINALLY" captures the delicate and melancholic emotions of parting ways, the fleeting nature of moments, and the yearning for deeper connection.

Line by Line Meaning

吐息で曇ってくサイドウインドー
The side window is clouding up with my sighs

見えなくなる街の動き
The movements of the city become unseen

かすかな光で照らしてる
Illuminated by a faint light

見慣れてるはずの横顔に
To the familiar profile that should be known

最後のたばこに火をつけて
Lighting up the last cigarette

煙指でもて遊んだ
Playing with the smoke using my fingers

少しだけ開いた窓から
From the slightly open window

もれてくる街のざわめきが
I can hear the bustle of the city leaking in

細い指先が
My slender fingertips

描いた文字のすきまから
From the gaps between the written characters

抱きよせた肩ごしに
Embracing over the shoulder