Kanjani Eight (関ジャニ∞, Kanjani Eito?, Kanjani∞) is a seven member Japanese m… Read Full Bio ↴Kanjani Eight (関ジャニ∞, Kanjani Eito?, Kanjani∞) is a seven member Japanese music and entertainment group hailing from Japan's Kansai region. They are managed by the multimedia talent agency, Johnny & Associates, and signed to Imperial Records. The group was formed in 2002 and made their CD debut in 2004 as "Johnny's modern enka group", though after the year 2006, their sound and style has become a generic mix of pop and rock.
MEMBERS:
You Yokoyama
Subaru Shibutani
Shingo Murakami
Ryuhei Maruyama
Shota Yasuda
Ryo Nishikido
Tadayoshi Okura
Former member:
Uchi Hiroki

Eden
関ｼﾞｬﾆ∞ Lyrics

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同じ夢見る度に失くしてる気がした
溢れる君への言葉諭すように紡いでは
流れる雲と同じような白さを
幾度も求めて僕らはここにいた

Won't you stay by my side
何処かで繰り返してくとすれば
Please stay by my side

また君にめぐり遭いたいよ

We gonna reach for the Eden...

ほら小さなガラクタに生命が宿るような
曖昧でどこか優し気な嘘に包まれていたい
生まれる前から変わらない僕らの変わっていく心を
手の平で愛撫して忘れられるなら

Won't you stay by my side
全てを擦り減らしてくとしても
Please stay by my side
今は君の側で眠りたいよ

ありふれた希望の詩を前にして
僕は何思うのだろう woo la la...
限られた時間の中泳いで
辿り着ける場所を探してる

Won't you stay by my side
何処かで繰り返してくとすれば
Please stay by my side
また君にめぐり遭いたいよ

'Cause we gonna reach for the Eden...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to 関ｼﾞｬﾆ∞'s song "Eden" are full of introspection and desire to hold on to moments of innocence and tranquility. The first verse speaks of a shared dream that the singer seemingly cannot hold on to. They weave words towards the overflowing love that has seeped towards a pure object like the clouds in the sky. Here, the lyrics beautifully sketch a picture of the singers holding on to these moments of purity and seeking them out repeatedly.

The chorus that follows calls upon the person they address, begging them to stay by their side, "Won't you stay by my side, Please stay by my side". They continuously ask for their partner to be with them again and again, as if putting out the fear of losing that moment of purity. The idea of Eden comes in the end where they express their hope to reach a pure place, unburdened with the memories of the past.

The second verse shows a similar desire to hold onto moments of softness and blur out the harshness of the world. The singer speaks of a desire to be surrounded by comfortable lies, even if they know them to be untrue. They ask their audience to touch and caress their changing hearts so that they can forget the old versions. The last set of lyrics seem to communicate a search for meaning or purpose, with the singer confessing they are looking for a place they can reach in the limited time that they have.

Line by Line Meaning

同じ夢見る度に失くしてる気がした
Every time we dream the same dream, I feel like I'm losing something.

溢れる君への言葉諭すように紡いでは
I weave words like I'm preaching to you, who is overflowing with emotions.

流れる雲と同じような白さを幾度も求めて僕らはここにいた
We were here, seeking a whiteness that is like that of the flowing clouds, many times.

Won't you stay by my side
Won't you stay with me?

何処かで繰り返してくとすれば
If it repeats somewhere...

Please stay by my side
Please, stay with me.

また君にめぐり遭いたいよ
I want to meet you again.

We gonna reach for the Eden...
We're going to reach for the Eden...

ほら小さなガラクタに生命が宿るような曖昧でどこか優し気な嘘に包まれていたい
Look, I want to be wrapped in a vague, somewhate gentle lie, like how life resides in small trash.

生まれる前から変わらない僕らの変わっていく心を手の平で愛撫して忘れられるなら
If I could forget while soothing the changing hearts of us who have never changed since birth in the palm of my hand,

全てを擦り減らしてくとしても
Even if everything is worn away,

今は君の側で眠りたいよ
I want to sleep by your side now.

ありふれた希望の詩を前にして僕は何思うのだろう woo la la...
What do I think when faced with a common poem of hope, woo la la...

限られた時間の中泳いで辿り着ける場所を探してる
We swim in the limited time, searching for a place we can arrive at.

'Cause we gonna reach for the Eden...
'Cause we're going to reach for the Eden...

Writer(s): Hikari, ｈｉｋａｒｉ

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