夜間飛行
矢沢永吉 Lyrics

The lyrics to Yakan Hikou (Night Flight) by Eikichi Yazawa depict a scene of someone looking out of their window in the night during a flight, gazing at the lights framing the Bay Side Canal. As the lights fade further and the scene seems to draw nearer, the singer's chest tightens, and they feel a warmth inside. The song then shifts towards the woman called Yoko, whom the singer paints as a shelter from the storm, someone that he can depend on, someone who has never lied, and who understands his pain. However, it also insinuates that Yoko is in pain too, and she hides it behind a smile. Her heart is like an ice-capped desert, where winds will whirr and dance, incessantly blowing on the surface of her frozen world.

The song seems to be calling out for people to not be afraid of opening up to someone, even in a world where ambiguity and deception reign supreme. The warmth felt by the singer during the flight possibly suggests a realization of the value of human connection and how it can be used to confront the harshness of life.