Anna Tsuchiya (土屋アンナ), Born March 11, 1984. Half Japanese half American, An… Read Full Bio ↴Anna Tsuchiya (土屋アンナ), Born March 11, 1984. Half Japanese half American, Anna began modeling at the age of 14, when she was scouted for Seventeen magazine. In 2002, she joined with Ex-Oblivion Dust member Kaz to form Spin Aqua. After a hiatus, they disbanded in 2004, due to her pregnancy and engagement to Joshua, another model. She gave birth later that year.

She became musically active once more in 2005, releasing her solo debut under AVEX's sub-label, Mad Pray Records. Her third single, Rose, was used as the opening song for the Nana anime. She and Olivia Lufkin have since performed all the opening and ending songs for the show, as well as releasing several "inspi' by Nana" project albums and singles.

Anna's music usually features a pop-rock sound and instrumentation, but with a more pop-like style for melody and lyrics, the latter of which she usually writes herself. She frequently writes entire songs or large portions thereof in English, in which she is semi-proficient. She has stated several times that she is not fluent, though her command of the language and accent are such that her overseas fans often assume otherwise. Anna also frequently covers American songs; pop hits such as Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover and True Colors. as well as rock tunes such as Somebody Help Me? and Just Can't Get Enough are in her repertoire. She is a large fan of Queen and Nirvana.

Anna has also gained success as an actress, winning several awards for Best New Actress after her debut in Shimotsuma Monogatari (released in the US as Kamikaze Girls). She has also lent her talents to Cha no Aji (The Taste of Tea), Bashment, the Japanese dub of Herbie: Fully Loaded, Memories of Matsuko, Dororo, and has most recently starred in Sakuran.

Rose
Anna Tsuchiya Lyrics

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When I was darkness at that time
Furueteru kuchibiru
Heya no katasumi de I cry
Mogakeba mogaku hodo tsukisasaru kono kizu
Yaburareta yakusoku hurt me

Nobody can save me
Kamisama hitotsu dake

Tomete saku you na my love

I need your love. I'm a broken rose
Maichiru kanashimi your song
Ibasho nai kodoku na my life
I need your love. I'm a broken rose
Oh baby, help me from frozen pain
With your smile, your eyes
And sing me, just for me

I wanna need your love...
I'm a broken rose
I wanna need your love...

When you are with me at that time
Anata no kage wo oikakete
Hadashi de kake nukete stop me
Tozaseba tozasu hodo motsureteku kono ai
Odayaka ni yasashiku kiss me

Nobody can save me
Kogoeru bara no you ni
Yasashiku nemuritai my tears

I need your love. I'm a broken rose.
Kare ochiru kanashimi my soul
Kuzureteku kodoku na little girl
I need your love. I'm a broken rose
Oh baby, help me from frozen pain
With your smile, your eyes
And sing me, just for me

I wanna need your love...
I'm a broken rose
I wanna need your love...

I need your love. I'm a broken rose
Maichiru kanashimi your song
Ibasho nai kodoku na my life
I need your love. I'm a broken rose
Oh baby, help me from frozen pain
With your smile, your eyes
And sing me, just for me

I wanna need your love...

I'm a broken rose
I wanna need your love...

Overall Meaning

The song "Rose" by Anna Tsuchiya is a poignant ballad about the pain of heartbreak and the desire for love and companionship to heal one's wounds. The song's opening lines, "When I was darkness at that time / Furueteru kuchibiru" (translating to "my lips tremble in the darkness"), set the tone for the rest of the emotional lyrics. The singer is lamenting the broken promises and hurtful actions of a past lover, which leave her feeling shattered and alone. She cries in the privacy of her room, desperate for some kind of relief from the pain.

The chorus expresses the singer's need for love and support to heal her brokenness: "I need your love. I'm a broken rose / Maichiru kanashimi your song / Ibasho nai kodoku na my life / I need your love. I'm a broken rose / Oh baby, help me from frozen pain / With your smile, your eyes / And sing me, just for me." She compares herself to a withered rose that needs nurturing and care to blossom again. The second verse continues this theme, but with a glimmer of hope. She expresses the desire to be chased and stopped by her love interest and professes her readiness to be vulnerable and open to receiving love.

Overall, "Rose" is a heartfelt and relatable song about the depth of pain caused by heartbreak and the healing power of love.

Line by Line Meaning

When I was darkness at that time
During a period of darkness in my life

Furueteru kuchibiru
Trembling lips

Heya no katasumi de I cry
Crying alone in a corner of my room

Mogakeba mogaku hodo tsukisasaru kono kizu
The more I struggle, the deeper the wounds pierce me

Yaburareta yakusoku hurt me
A broken promise that caused me pain

Nobody can save me
No one has the power to rescue me

Kamisama hitotsu dake
Only God

Tomete saku you na my love
A love that's about to break, please stop it

I need your love. I'm a broken rose
I require your love to heal me, like a damaged flower

Maichiru kanashimi your song
Your song makes my overflowing sadness fall

Ibasho nai kodoku na my life
My life is a placeless, lonely existence

Oh baby, help me from frozen pain
Please, my dear, rescue me from this numb agony

With your smile, your eyes
By the warmth of your smile, your gaze

And sing me, just for me
And sing to me, solely for my sake

I wanna need your love...
I want to desperately require your love

When you are with me at that time
During a moment when you were with me

Anata no kage wo oikakete
Chasing after your shadow

Hadashi de kake nukete stop me
Running away barefoot, trying to escape

Tozaseba tozasu hodo motsureteku kono ai
The more I try to restrain it, the more entangled this love becomes

Odayaka ni yasashiku kiss me
Gently and kindly kiss me

Kogoeru bara no you ni
Like a frozen rose

Yasashiku nemuritai my tears
I want to sleep gently, with my tears

Kare ochiru kanashimi my soul
My soul is withering due to my falling sadness

Kuzureteku kodoku na little girl
This crumbling, lonely little girl