Kagami Seira (加賀美セイラ) is a Japanese pop artist under the VAP record label, a fashion model signed with the Now Fashion Agency, and an actress. She is also a songwriter and writes the lyrics for some of her songs. Her debut mini-album "IdeAnimation" was released in February 2009.
Kagami Seira was born Sara Arbour to a French-Canadian father (who is half French and half Polish) and a Japanese mother on June 13, 1987. She grew up in Tokyo, Japan with her two younger sisters and currently holds Dual Citizenship to Canada and Japan. Kagami has stated that though she is fluent in English, she first learned the language in an International School in Japan.
In the year 2000, Kagami signed with the Now Fashion Agency, and began her career as a Fashion Model.
Kagami began her music career on a compilation album titled A Piece of Water released by a-head records in 2006. She contributed three songs to the album: Loose, Don't Leave, and Christmas Is... which was sung with Lisa Cristobal Miyake, Kawabata Megumi, Sandii, and Ito Rie.
In 2007, Kagami made her debut with the release of カレイドスコープ ／ 孤独のヒカリ (Kaleidoscope / Kodoku no Hikari). The song "Kaleidoscope" was featured on the Japanese singing television series "Song Star", while "Kodoku no Hikaru" was featured as the ending theme song to Demon Detective Nōgami Neuro. The single reached #160 on the Oricon charts.
Early 2008, Kagami released her second single titled, roundabout / 心にカラフル (roundabout / Kokoro ni Colorful). The song "roundabout" was featured as the ending theme song for the anime Noramimi, while the other a-side, "Kokoro ni Colorful" was the ending theme for the Japanese dorama Guren Onna.
On April 10th 2008, Kagami's official website announced she would be releasing two new songs (Never and Carry Me Away) that would be featured in an anime called Kaiba. Kagami wrote the lyrics for both songs and they were released digitally on iTunes and recorded under her first name Seira.
Kagami's third single, Summer Day & Night / Star Sand was released June 24th, 2008. The song was a departure from her usual sound from her previous releases and combined dance and house music with her usual pop sound. "Summer Day & Night" was written and sung by Kagami in English, then remixed by ]Sound Around. The other a-side, "Star Sand" was written by Sato Chikuzen and remixed by Jazztronik].
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Never
加賀美セイラ Lyrics
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Through the curtains and the noise
I awoke to your voice
Thinking you'll be by my side
You and I lay close in heart
Please save us from being apart
Your warmth and love
Never too long or harsh
Always, Beside you
That's all I wished for
Never too sad or hard
Can't bear, loosing, my everything
Walking down flight of stairs
Leaving path of footsteps
Sitting down on a chair
Leaving shadow to share
Standing still with nothing new
Staring down at my shoe in tears
Want to follow what you left behind for me?
Never too short or cold
Always, Beside you
That's all I wished for
Never too sad or hard
Apart from today, you have gone away
Never too long or harsh
Always, Beside you
That's all I wished for
Never too sad or hard
Can't bear, loosing, my everything
These lyrics are from 加賀美セイラ's song Never, which appears to be a song about a person who has lost a loved one. The first verse describes the moment when the person first wakes up, and there is sunlight coming through the curtains, and noise in the background. They are thinking about the person they lost and wishing they were still there beside them. The second verse describes the person going about their day but feeling devastated that their loved one is not there. They are crying and hoping to follow in their loved one's footsteps.
The chorus repeats the idea that the person desires to always be beside their loved one and never experience the sadness and pain of losing them. The final verse describes the person feeling lost and alone without their loved one, but still holding onto the hope that they will be reunited someday.
Overall, the lyrics provide a poignant reflection on the pain of losing someone close and the longing to be reunited with them.
Line by Line Meaning
Eyes still closed Sunshine showed
Through the curtains and the noise
Even though I had my eyes closed, I could still see the sun shining through the curtains and hear the noise around me.
I awoke to your voice
Thinking you'll be by my side
I woke up to the sound of your voice and assumed you would be with me.
You and I lay close in heart
Please save us from being apart
We were emotionally close and I hope we can stay together.
Time ran too fast to feel
Your warmth and love
Time went by too quickly for me to fully experience your affection and care.
Never too long or harsh
Always, Beside you
That's all I wished for
Never too sad or hard
Can't bear, loosing, my everything
I never wanted our time together to be too long or unhappy, I just wanted to always be by your side. I couldn't bear to lose everything I had with you.
Walking down flight of stairs
Leaving path of footsteps
As I walked down the stairs, I left behind a trail of footsteps.
Sitting down on a chair
Leaving shadow to share
When I sat down on the chair, I left behind a shadow to keep me company.
Standing still with nothing new
Staring down at my shoe in tears
Want to follow what you left behind for me?
Stuck in the same place, with nothing new to experience, I stood there crying while looking at my shoes. I wondered if I should follow what you left behind for me.
Never too short or cold
Always, Beside you
That's all I wished for
Never too sad or hard
Apart from today, you have gone away
I never wanted our time together to be too brief or distant, I just wanted to always be by your side. Unfortunately, today you're no longer with me.
Never too long or harsh
Always, Beside you
That's all I wished for
Never too sad or hard
Can't bear, loosing, my everything
I never wanted our time together to be too long or unhappy, I just wanted to always be by your side. I couldn't bear to lose everything I had with you.
Writer(s): 山口 隆志, Seira, ｓｅｉｒａ, 山口 隆志
Contributed by Hudson K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@thekid3947
Eyes still closed Sunshine showed
Through the curtains and the noise
I awoke to your voice
Thinking you'll be by my side
You and I lay close in heart
Please save us from being apart
Time ran too fast to feel
your warmth and love
Never too long or harsh
Always, Beside you
that's all I wished for
Never too sad or hard
Can't bear, loosing, my everything
Walking down flight of stairs
Leaving path of footsteps
Sitting down on a chair
Leaving shadow to share
Standing still with nothing new
Staring down at my shoe in tears
Want to follow what you left behind for me?
Never too short or cold
Always, Beside you
That's all I wished for
Never too sad or hard
Apart from today, you have gone away
Never too long or harsh
Always, Beside you
that's all I wished for
Never too sad or hard
Can't bear, loosing, my everything
@nightsage217
@@clololown Late comer here. Currently I lean towards "human's relationship" as the theme of the show.
It doesn't matter if memory & bodies are manipulate able, the connection between people is often more impactful and meaningful, perhaps should be the ideal priority in this dystopia.
We see bodies/memory are dehumanised to fit society/commercial purpose. But we also see humans triumphs/benefit of such technology.
Kaiba connects with people better with the mind reader. He is able to share people's view.
The aunt in regret retains the girl's memory, at least she recognise and preserve her limited existence.
It doesn't matter Kaiba (men/plant) owns eternal storage of humankind's memory, because... what is memory if it couldn't reflect the passing moment that truly connect individuals meaningfully.
[Never] has good lyrics, because we should strife to spend passing time to make fond memory with the ones we love, because apart today, memory is all we have got.
@mustdieproductions
I'm amazed by how this anime makes me feel so depressed yet so grateful to be alive at the same time. There's just something about this one, something special...
@bobka_old
grateful depression = sweet melancholy?
@lazytitan3928
@@bobka_old Bittersweet
@al8-.W
You should play hypnospace outlaw.
@333Jord
Take acid and youll feel like this, for me i felt this feeling for years but it made me grow so much, im better now but its nice to view this it takes me back.
@an8thdimensionalbeing142
it really does inspire some level of philosophy on what is life in a world where the mind can be easily swapped between bodies like a person between cars. how much of yourself can you replace before you stop being you and at what point does you even matter anymore? are you your body or the collective experiences of said body? is functional immortality even meaningful when you ultimately forget who you were? it's such an underrated anime in my opinion.
@questioninconnu
An UFO in animation. This show have a childish and expressive design, but the story is cruel, adult, and tragic. The two together give a fabulous tone to the series.
@moozooh
Interestingly, there are numerous examples of some of the most somber and adult-oriented anime movies and series taking a decisively cute and/or cartoonish art style: Kaiba, Katanagatari, Spring and Chaos, Cat Soup, Made on Abyss, Tatami Galaxy. I guess Now and Then, Here and There doesn't really count, but it still looks kind of deceptive.
@anamarlylameiradasilva94
moozooh half of these have yuasa in it lol. Guess the man loves to make heavy themes couple with cute art styles
@jirapatthaenphromrat2910
@@moozooh Damn, you know quite a few of these.
EDIT: Does Magicka Madoka and Kino Tabi count?