Absence
松岡英明 Lyrics

The lyrics to 松岡英明's song "Absence" seem to be about the end of a romantic relationship, where both the singer and the person they were with are struggling to understand and accept their separation. The first verse describes how the singer feels like their heart is too young and inexperienced to comprehend the vastness of the world around them, while the person they were with was too sweet and innocent to understand the need to be independent. They compare their empty hands and chest to a picture of an arch in the rain, implying that their love has unraveled and dissolved like the picture in the rain. The person they were with is crying, and the singer is trying to numb themselves to the memories of their relationship.

The second verse describes how both the singer and the person they were with have come to the realization that they no longer belong together, but they both struggle with accepting it. The singer realizes that the person they were with had already imagined a future without them, and now they too have come to the realization that they have moved on. The waves breaking against the shore are compared to memories that are constantly being folded away and buried, and the two people in the song realize that what they found in each other was different from what they were looking for. The refrain repeats the lines "I broke your dream, you broke my heart," emphasizing that both parties were hurt and impacted by the end of their relationship.