ブルー・サブマリン
斉藤由貴 Lyrics

The lyrics to 斉藤由貴's song ブルー・サブマリン paint a melancholic picture of two people saying their goodbyes in a park at dawn. The rain has just stopped and the bench looks like it's crying with dewdrops. The two of them swing on a two-seater swing, going back and forth without arriving anywhere. All the while, they express the desire to keep swaying with each other just a little longer, quietly and gently descending into their dreams. The chorus talks about being at the bottom of a blue, airy sea, where time is stopped forever and they float on a sighing submarine. The singer relishes the magic of being with the person they're saying goodbye to, feeling like every second spent with them is eternal. They recall memories spent in a small room of a jungle gym, and no matter how far they move from each other or how big the distance between them gets, their memories and the feelings they have for each other, will always remain.

The lyrics paint a bittersweet picture of the often-unspoken emotions, unfulfilled desires and regrets associated with parting ways. Given that the song became popular in Japan in the 1980s, at a time when music was a powerful medium to speak about emotions that were otherwise hard to express, the lyrics of ブルー・サブマリン touch a deep nerve, reflecting on the melancholy and nostalgia of the past.