Her music is by tur… Read Full Bio ↴Akiko Yano is a Japanese pop and jazz musician.
Her music is by turns playful, heartfelt, melodic, ornate, and disarmingly simple, reflecting a love of music in all its forms and colors. She handles moody new wave, virtuosic fusion, traditional jazz ballads, straightahead pop, and singer-songwriter folk songs with equal aplomb.
Though she's recorded with many of the 20th century's greatest pop and jazz musicians, her primarily Japanese-language albums have kept her music below the radar of most English-language listeners. She's recorded with, among many others, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, members of Little Feat, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono, David Sylvian, Mick Karn, Kenji Omura, Jeff Bova, Yukihiro Takahashi, Charlie Haden, Peter Erskine, Anthony Jackson, David Rhodes, the band Quruli, and her son Futa Sakamoto.
Beyond her solo work, Yano has recorded with Thomas Dolby, Yngwie Malmsteen, The Chieftains, The Hammonds, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Kazumi Watanabe, The Boom, Tetsuro Kashibuchi, and Ryuichi Sakamoto. She appeared on the recording "Snowflake" reading a children's story in Japanese with Peter Gabriel reading in English and music by Akira Inoue and David Rhodes accompanying both.
HOW CAN I BE SURE
矢野顕子 Lyrics
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How can I be sure where I stand with you?
Whenever I, whenever I am away from you
I wanna die 'cause you know I wanna stay with you.
How do I know? Maybe you're trying to use me.
Flying too high can confuse me. Touch me but don't take me down.
My alibi is telling people I don't care for you.
Maybe I'm just hanging around with my head up upside down.
It's a pity, I can't seem to find someone who's as pretty
and lovely as you.
How can I be sure? I really really really wanna know.
I really really really wanna know. Oh.
How can I be sure in a world that's constantly changing?
How can I be sure? I'll be sure with you.
"HOW CAN I BE SURE" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter 矢野顕子 (Akiko Yano) which was released as a single in 1981. The song was written by Yano herself and was later included in her album "Japanese Girl" which was released in the same year. The song is often interpreted as a love song about the uncertainties of a romantic relationship.
The first verse of the song poses a question that is relevant today; "How can I be sure in a world that's constantly changing?" The poet is afraid of losing herself in this world that is always in flux. In the second line of the verse, she asks how she can be sure of her position in the relationship, and where her love interest stands with her. The chorus of the song reiterates the question of certainty in love.
The second verse portrays the poet's anxiety when she is away from her lover. She wants to stay with him and doesn't want to be apart from him. The poet is unsure if her lover is genuine or if he's just using her. Flying too high, in this sense, means getting caught up in moments of passion and bliss which blinds one to reality. The final lines of the verse are a plea to touch her, but not to take her down.
Overall, the song conveys feelings of insecurity, vulnerability, and anxiety when it comes to love. It is an introspective look at the self-doubt that one might feel in a new or uncertain relationship. The question of certainty, however, is left unanswered in the song.
Line by Line Meaning
How can I be sure in a world that's constantly changing?
The world is always changing, making it difficult to know what is certain. This uncertainty makes me wonder if I can be sure of anything.
How can I be sure where I stand with you?
I want to know where I stand with you in our relationship. I don't want to be uncertain about our future together.
Whenever I, whenever I am away from you
I wanna die 'cause you know I wanna stay with you.
Being away from you is unbearable because I want to be near you at all times. I feel like I can't go on without you.
How do I know? Maybe you're trying to use me.
Flying too high can confuse me. Touch me but don't take me down.
I worry that you might be using me for your own gain. I am afraid of getting too close to you and losing myself in the process.
My alibi is telling people I don't care for you.
Maybe I'm just hanging around with my head up upside down.
I try to pretend that I don't care about you, but the reality is that I am confused about my feelings. I'm not sure which way is up in this situation.
It's a pity, I can't seem to find someone who's as pretty
and lovely as you.
You are such a beautiful and lovely person, and I am sad that I can't find anyone else who compares to you.
How can I be sure? I really really really wanna know.
I really really really wanna know. Oh.
I am desperate to know if I can trust you and if we have a future together. I need answers to my questions.
How can I be sure in a world that's constantly changing?
How can I be sure? I'll be sure with you.
In a world that is so unpredictable, I know that I can be sure of one thing: my feelings for you. I am certain that with you, I am where I belong.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Edward J Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
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