Anri (杏里, Anri), real name Eiko Kawashima (川嶋栄子, Kawashima Eiko), is a Japa… Read Full Bio ↴Anri (杏里, Anri), real name Eiko Kawashima (川嶋栄子, Kawashima Eiko), is a Japanese singer and singer-songwriter born on August 31, 1961 in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan . She has written much of her own music as well as singing songs written by others such as her debut release in 1978, Oribia o Kikinagara, by Amii Ozaki. Her song "Cat's Eye" was used as the first opening theme for the eponymous 1983 anime series Cat's Eye and debuted as #1 on Countdown Japan. It was one of the first J-pop songs used as an anime theme song, and it was included in a recent Dance Dance Revolution game. Her popularly skyrocketed following her appearance at the Red and White New Year's Music Special at the end of that same year.

Other hit songs include Summer Candles and Dolphin Ring, both of which became standard songs played at Japanese wedding and receptions. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Anri's albums were bestsellers. She is often cited as being one the first Japanese singers to fuse Britain and American music into j-pop. She has highly successful tours—one with attendance of almost 100,000—and toured Hawaii for the first time in 1987. She was given a boost by singing the closing theme for the 1998 Winter Olympics at Nagano. In 2002, she began collaborating with jazz fusion guitarist Lee Ritenour who produced her 2002 LP "Smooth Jam - Quiet Storm".

Driving My Love
杏里 Lyrics

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突然のあなたのコールに
やすらぎ覚まされた昼下がりよ
しばらく音沙汰も無かったのに
今すぐ会いたいなんて
勝手な人...

だけど気付いた時はあなたの街へ
車とばしてた

Driving my love 恋は不思議
心もおさえきれず
Driving my love お人好しね
私はいつもそうね
今日こそ愛してるよと
言わせてみせたいの！！

いまさらこの海に来たって
見あきた景色だと知っていても
Gearを入れるふりしてふれたこの手に
あなたはこの気持ち
感じるかしら

あなたの目に映った私はいつも
悲しすぎるわ

Driving my love もどかしいの
黄昏あたり染めて
Driving my love 浮気な人
あなたはつかまらない
このまま時が止まれば
素適ね今だけは

黄昏の色も夕闇に溶けはじめたわ
星と夜とあなただけよ

Driving my love 恋は不思議
心もおさえきれず
Driving my love お人好しね
私はいつもそうね
あなたがいつか
気付いてくれるまで！！

Driving my love もどかしいの
黄昏あたり染めて
Driving my love 浮気な人
あなたはつかまらない
Driving my love 恋は不思議
心もおさえきれず
Driving my love お人好しね
私はいつもそうね
Driving my love もどかしいの

黄昏あたり染めて
Driving my...

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are from 杏里's song "Driving My Love" and they depict a story of a person who receives a sudden call from someone they used to have a peaceful relationship with. Despite not having heard from this person for a while, they express a desire to meet immediately. The singer acknowledges the other person's selfish behavior and admits that they also want to see them as well. The lyrics then shift towards a different scene where the singer is by the sea, aware that the view has become mundane. They pretend to put the car into gear and touch the other person's hand, wondering if they can feel the same emotions.

The lyrics reveal the singer's constant sadness when they see themselves reflected in the other person's eyes. The chorus "Driving my love" signifies that the singer's feelings of love are uncontrollable, while they self-deprecatingly refer to themselves as an "easy target" when it comes to love. They also express their desire to be able to say "I love you" to the other person today. The lyrics then continue to convey a sense of frustration, as the singer finds it challenging to catch the attention of the other person who seems prone to infidelity. They wish for time to freeze in this moment, where the twilight colors have begun to mix with the darkness of the evening.

Overall, the lyrics portray a sense of longing, insecurity, and unrequited love. The singer's emotions are characterized by a mix of vulnerability, frustration, and a strong desire to be seen and loved by the other person.

Line by Line Meaning

突然のあなたのコールに
Your sudden call

やすらぎ覚まされた昼下がりよ
Awakened tranquility in the afternoon

しばらく音沙汰も無かったのに
Although there was no word for a while

今すぐ会いたいなんて
Wanting to meet right now

勝手な人...
You selfish person...

だけど気付いた時はあなたの街へ
But when I realized, I was heading to your town

車とばしてた
I was driving my car fast

Driving my love 恋は不思議
Driving my love, love is mysterious

心もおさえきれず
Can't control my heart

Driving my love お人好しね
Driving my love, I'm soft-hearted

私はいつもそうね
I'm always like that