(中森明菜, Akina Nakamori) is a Japanese pop singer and actress born on 13 July… Read Full Bio ↴(中森明菜, Akina Nakamori) is a Japanese pop singer and actress born on 13 July 1965 in Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan. She was one of the most popular singers in 1980s Japan. Best known for 難破船 (Nanpasen), Nakamori made her debut on May 1, 1982 with the single スローモーション (Slow Motion). One of her best-known performances remains that of Desire where she came out in a white kimono and wig, leaving everyone with a very strong image of her. Her own image was always more mature than that of her companions, and her voice much lower and huskier.

She attempted suicide in July 1989 in her then-boyfriend 近藤真彦 (Masahiko Kondo)'s apartment after discovering that 松田聖子 (Seiko Matsuda), her main competition, and her boyfriend were having an affair together. Afterward, she disappeared from the public eye and is rumored to have spent her days drinking heavily in Hawaii. Her career since her suicide attempt has never regained the popularity she experienced in the early- to mid-1980s. But she kept performing even after 1996. Her performances before Japanese audiences continue to be of high quality. Her 2000, 2002 and 2003 concerts attracted large numbers of fans. She still performs and releases original songs (as of 2005). She is also on the New Year’s TV show Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

CRYSTAL HEAVEN
中森明菜 Lyrics

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水晶の叫び声で目醒めた朝は
カブリオレ乗り込み海岸道路飛ばすわ
灼けついた砂の上に躰を投げて
狂喜じみてる真夏に Love me do

せつないね口説き文句陳腐すぎてる
言葉より男らしさ
見せてくれたらホントの愛だと

信じたはずだわ

はしゃぎすぎた街は蜃気楼
あなたも私も過去の快楽主義者
熱い汗を胸に散りばめて
一人きりでもとびっきり気紛れな
夢が見れそうよ Heaven!

突然の shower が今渇いた喉を
癒してくれるなら違う世界も見れるわ
束の間の夕暮れに手をかざしたら
生まれ変われるひとときの処女神

耳元で不埒なコト囁かれても
純白の涙流し
縋りつくよな恋はもう二度と
したくはないから

灼けた肌は太陽の愛撫
あなたに火照った心のせいじゃない
夏が逝けばすべて消えるでしょう
今は一人眠りに抱かれる
永遠のパラダイス Heaven!

はしゃぎすぎた街は蜃気楼
あなたも私も過去の快楽主義者
熱い汗を胸に散りばめて

一人きりでもとびっきり気紛れな
夢が見れそうよ Heaven!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Crystal Heaven by Akina Nakamori paint the picture of a scorching summer day, with the singer waking up to the cry of crystals and hopping into a convertible to speed along the coastal roads. The intensity of the season is palpable, with the singer throwing her body onto the burning sand and reveling in the madness while surrounded by a city that seems like a mirage. She laments the lack of genuine love, feeling that the pickup lines she hears are too cliché, and that true love requires a demonstration of manliness. However, even as she clings to love and the promise of a new world, she admits that hearing the whispered promises of men in her ear only results in white tears. The song ends on a hopeful note with the singer embracing the idea of a dreamy paradise, enjoying the capriciousness of her heart even when alone.

Overall, the song seems to be a reflection on the fleeting nature of pleasure, love, and life itself, with the singer embracing moments of joy and hedonism even as she acknowledges their impermanence.

Line by Line Meaning

水晶の叫び声で目醒めた朝は
The morning awakened by the cry of crystal

カブリオレ乗り込み海岸道路飛ばすわ
I'll get in a convertible and drive on the coastal road

灼けついた砂の上に躰を投げて
Throwing my body onto the scorching sand

狂喜じみてる真夏に Love me do
In the midst of ecstatic midsummer, Love Me Do

せつないね口説き文句陳腐すぎてる
It's painful, your worn-out pick-up lines

言葉より男らしさ
Masculinity more than words

見せてくれたらホントの愛だと
If you show it to me, it's true love

信じたはずだわ
I should have believed it

はしゃぎすぎた街は蜃気楼
The lively city is like a mirage

あなたも私も過去の快楽主義者
Both you and I are hedonists of the past

熱い汗を胸に散りばめて
Studded with hot sweat on our chests