Born in March 1997, daoko first attracted attention as a 15 year old in 2012, for rap tracks she shared on NicoNico Douga, including a rap remix of the popular vocaloid song "戯言スピーカー" (Tawagoto Speaker) she posted. She joined LOW HIGH WHO? Productions and appeared on labelmate 不可思議/wonderboy's second album in the song "世界征服やめた" later that year, as she began to receive attention as the "15 year old high school girl rapper." She released her first album HYPER GIRL – 向こう側の女の子 - that December.
In September 2013, daoko collaborated with m-flo for the theme song of a commercial, and in the same month also released the UTUTU EP, produced by Pigeondust. On December 11, 2013, she released her 2nd indie album, GRAVITY. Her debut major album, titled DAOKO, was released 25 March 2015 through TOY'S FACTORY.
Island
DAOKO Lyrics
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紫に染まる空 グラデーション
だいだい色の雲が揺らめく 見て
コントラスト
チカチカネオンにくらくらり
蓋がない茶壷の中で足掻く隈なく探すナイト
細い暗い狭い路地電飾の看板はアイロニー
絢爛豪華な装飾品は偉そうだ
赤い電飾 ゲート潜れば 奥には国
嘘吐きな月 蛍光灯の色をカッ消す
ほら消す明かり 夜は思ってるより永い
ドギツイショッキングピンク
本質に触れることなくシーツに沈む
折れない茎華はとっくに枯れ土
『俺が好き』間違っちゃ無いサディスティック
夜に咲くネオンが好きだった
「ねえねえ、お姉さん私を連れてって。 」
→即決定!
轟音のメーデー 気付かずに鳴り響くハイヒール
愛情無いキス 今私達シンクロ
何時もの紅いリップ 凛々しく
透明化面の舞踏会はこちらわからずや何方
はい オーライ
じゃあ本題: もう必要ない
"空" ごみ箱にポイ
ああ もういかなくちゃ
ママに怒られちゃ
全然遊び足りないの
自由に飛び回る蝶になりたい
あぁ もういかなくちゃ
パパに殴られちゃうわ
全然遊び足りないの
自由に遊び回る女王になりたい
煙で濁る空気は曇り硝子
目の膜かかるエフェクト
この街では誰もが血眼
死んだ里は過去 だって嫌だもん
白髪のオジサマ『クワバラクワバラ』
今宵も誰かを憂いで 血液に溶けるアルコール
あらぬ春のごとく蒸発
情が湧く 乾く 汲む 果て破裂する最下層
蟻が問う 『何故此処に居る』 と
無い的を狙う アイランド
甘い砂糖求めて 繁華街で蠢く
自由奔放な風は去っていった
香りだけ残して去っていった
チクタク時計に四苦八苦 無い街頭の下
ハイライトに咽る 憧れのアノ人の鏡みたいに
タバコと香水の香りに酔う
狂おしいノスタルジィにうずくまるシーン
『ずっと 一緒』 空を切る嘘 とっくに知ってた
黄緑のシャネル 繰り返すファンタジー
ああ もういかなくちゃ
ママに怒られちゃ
全然遊び足りないの
自由に飛び回る蝶になりたい
あぁ もういかなくちゃ
パパに殴られちゃうわ
全然遊び足りないの
自由に遊び回る女王になりたい
Daoko's song Island is a melodic, rhythmic, and atmospheric portrayal of urban life in a big city in Japan. The opening lines of the song describe the singer's fascination with the purple skies and the gradient color tones of the sky. The song then goes on to describe the bustling life in the city with its flashing neon lights, narrow alleyways, street signs, and fancy decorations. The singer enjoys looking at the neon lights and the lit-up city but is also aware of its darker aspects like the people who lie and the superficiality of the urban milieu.
The song's message is about the singer's desire for freedom, wanting to be like a butterfly that flies around freely without inhibition. The lyrics use contrasting imagery, with the brightness of the city-scape contrasting with the singer's disillusionment with the complex city's dark underbelly. The frantic, almost manic energy of the song comes across in the fast-paced, urgent rhythm and the singer's emotive delivery that expresses a sense of unease with the city's surroundings. The song's melody has a feel-good aspect to it but is also tinged with a sense of melancholy, suggesting that the singer may have to leave the city to achieve their desire.
Line by Line Meaning
最初 憧れの対象
The target of my longing from the beginning
紫に染まる空 グラデーション
A sky dyed in shades of purple in a gradient
だいだい色の雲が揺らめく 見て
Watching the vivid orange clouds flicker
コントラスト
A contrast
チカチカネオンにくらくらり
Dizzying neon lights blinking on and off
蓋がない茶壷の中で足掻く隈なく探すナイト
A night spent endlessly searching every nook and cranny in an open teapot
細い暗い狭い路地電飾の看板はアイロニー
The narrow, dark, and illuminated street signs are ironic
絢爛豪華な装飾品は偉そうだ
Lavish and luxurious decorations that seem overly grandiose
「さぁ、一緒にお食事しませう。 」
"Now, let's have a meal together."
赤い電飾 ゲート潜れば 奥には国
A red illuminated gate that leads to a country beyond
嘘吐きな月 蛍光灯の色をカッ消す
A lying moon that cancels out the color of fluorescent lights
ほら消す明かり 夜は思ってるより永い
Look, the lights are going out, and the night feels longer than expected
ドギツイショッキングピンク
A bright, shocking pink
本質に触れることなくシーツに沈む
Sinking into the sheets without touching the essence
折れない茎華はとっくに枯れ土
The unbreakable stems and flowers have long since withered away
『俺が好き』間違っちゃ無いサディスティック
"Liking me" is not a mistake, it's sadistic
夜に咲くネオンが好きだった
I used to love the neon flowers that bloomed at night
「ねえねえ、お姉さん私を連れてって。 」
"Hey, hey, take me with you, big sister."
轟音のメーデー 気付かずに鳴り響くハイヒール
The deafening sound of high heels that ring out unwittingly
愛情無いキス 今私達シンクロ
A loveless kiss, and now we're in sync
何時もの紅いリップ 凛々しく
Always with my proud, red lips
透明化面の舞踏会はこちらわからずや何方
The transparent masquerade ball, who knows what lies here?
はい オーライ
Yes, alright
じゃあ本題: もう必要ない
Well, the truth is, I don't need it anymore
"空" ごみ箱にポイ
I'll just toss the "sky" in the trash
ああ もういかなくちゃ
Ah, I have to go now
ママに怒られちゃ
Or else my mom will get angry
全然遊び足りないの
I haven't played enough yet
自由に飛び回る蝶になりたい
I want to be a butterfly, flying around freely
あぁ もういかなくちゃ
Ah, I have to go now
パパに殴られちゃうわ
Or else my dad will hit me
自由に遊び回る女王になりたい
I want to be a queen, playing around freely
煙で濁る空気は曇り硝子
The smoky, murky air is like cloudy glass
目の膜かかるエフェクト
An effect that blurs my vision
この街では誰もが血眼
In this city, everyone is desperate
死んだ里は過去 だって嫌だもん
The dead village is in the past, and I hate it
白髪のオジサマ『クワバラクワバラ』
An old man with white hair singing "Kuwabara, Kuwabara"
今宵も誰かを憂いで 血液に溶けるアルコール
Tonight, alcohol fills my bloodstream as I worry about someone
あらぬ春のごとく蒸発
Disappearing like an unexpected spring
情が湧く 乾く 汲む 果て破裂する最下層
The deepest layer where emotions well up, dry out, and then burst
蟻が問う 『何故此処に居る』 と
The ants ask: "Why are you here?"
無い的を狙う アイランド
Aimlessly targeting the nonexistent - an island
甘い砂糖求めて 繁華街で蠢く
Seeking sweet sugar, writhing in the bustling city
自由奔放な風は去っていった
The free-spirited wind has gone away
香りだけ残して去っていった
Leaving only the fragrance behind
チクタク時計に四苦八苦 無い街頭の下
Struggling with the tick-tocking clock under the empty streets
ハイライトに咽る 憧れのアノ人の鏡みたいに
Choking on the highlights, like a mirror of my beloved person
タバコと香水の香りに酔う
Getting drunk on the smells of cigarettes and perfume
狂おしいノスタルジィにうずくまるシーン
A scene where I crouch down in a crazy sense of nostalgia
『ずっと 一緒』 空を切る嘘 とっくに知ってた
"Together forever", I already knew that was a lie cutting through the sky
黄緑のシャネル 繰り返すファンタジー
A repeating yellow-green fantasy, like a Chanel outfit
Contributed by Charlie W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@bryjg
At first, an object of yearning
Sky died purple, gradation
Orange clouds wavering, look
Contrast
Dizzy in the flashing neon
Floundering inside a tea jar with no lid, a night spent searching everywhere
In a thin, dark, narrow alleyway, the illuminated sign is Irony
Such dazzling decoration looks self-important
"Come on, let's go for a bite to eat"
Red lights, past the gate, there's a world inside
A lying moon, the color of the florescent lights drowns it out
Hey, turn off the lights. The night is longer than it seemed
Gaudy, shocking pink
Leaving the truth untouched, we sink into the sheets
The unbroken stem has long since withered
"Do you like me?" Unmistakable. Sadistic
I liked the neon that bloomed in the night
"Hey hey, miss, take me with you"
Quick decision!
A raucous mayday, my high heels echoing without me realizing
A loveless kiss, we're now synchronized
The always-red lips, imposing
The transparent-mask-erade ball is this way, which way are the idiots?
Yes, alright
Ok, the main question: Already unnecessary
"Sky" goes right in the trashcan
Ahh, I have to go
My mother will get angry
This wasn't enough playing at all
I wish I was a butterfly, flying about freely
Ahh, I have to go
My father will hit me
This wasn't enough playing at all
I wish I was a queen, playing around freely
The smoke-polluted air is a clouded window
An effect on your eye's membrane
In this town everyone's got bloodshot eyes
This dead neighborhood's the past, I hate it
White-haired old man, "I'm not scared I'm not scared"
Again tonight it's making someone sad, alcohol dissolved in the blood
Like a false springtime, evaporating
Feelings well up, dry out, drink in, in the end the lower class breaks off
An ant asks, "Why am I here?"
Heading for a nonexistent target, island
Wanting sweet sugar, wriggling through busy streets
The freewheeling wind has gone away
With only a scent lingering, it's gone away
Distressed by the ticking clock, underneath nonexistent streets
Choked by highlights, like the mirror of your idol
Drunk on the smells of cigarettes and perfume
A cowering scene in maddening nostalgie,
"Always together", lies that cut the sky, I knew long ago
Yellow-green Chanel, a fantasy on repeat
Ahh, I have to go
My mother will get angry
This wasn't enough playing at all
I wish I was a butterfly, flying about freely
Ahh, I have to go
My father will hit me
This wasn't enough playing at all
I wish I was a queen, playing around freely
@plottingpeace7308
English Lyrics :)
At first, an object of yearning
Sky died purple, gradation
Orange clouds wavering, look
Contrast
Dizzy in the flashing neon
Floundering inside a tea jar with no lid, a night spent searching everywhere
In a thin, dark, narrow alleyway, the illuminated sign is Irony
Such dazzling decoration looks self-important
"Come on, let's go for a bite to eat"
Red lights, past the gate, there's a world inside
A lying moon, the color of the florescent lights drowns it out
Hey, turn off the lights. The night is longer than it seemed
Gaudy, shocking pink
Leaving the truth untouched, we sink into the sheets
The unbroken stem has long since withered
"Do you like me?" Unmistakable. Sadistic
I liked the neon that bloomed in the night
"Hey hey, miss, take me with you"
Quick decision!
A raucous mayday, my high heels echoing without me realizing
A loveless kiss, we're now synchronized
The always-red lips, imposing
The transparent-mask-erade ball is this way, which way are the idiots?
Yes, alright
Ok, the main question: Already unnecessary
"Sky" goes right in the trashcan
Ahh, I have to go
My mother will get angry
But I want to play more
I wish I was a butterfly, flying about freely
Ahh, I have to go
My father will hit me
But I want to play more
I wish I was a queen, playing around freely
The smoke-polluted air is a clouded window
An effect on your eye's membrane
In this town everyone's got bloodshot eyes
This dead neighborhood's the past, I hate it
White-haired old man, "I'm not scared I'm not scared"
Again tonight it's making someone sad, alcohol dissolved in the blood
Like a false springtime, evaporating
Feelings well up, dry out, drink in, in the end the bottom layer breaks off
An ant asks, "Why am I here?"
Heading for a nonexistent target, island
Wanting sweet sugar, wriggling through busy streets
The freewheeling wind has gone away
With only a scent lingering, it's gone away
Distressed by the ticking clock, underneath nonexistent streets
Choked by highlights, like the mirror of your idol
Drunk on the smells of cigarettes and perfume
A cowering scene in maddening nostalgia,
"Always together", lies that cut the sky, I knew long ago
Yellow-green Chanel, a fantasy on repeat
Ahh, I have to go
My mother will get angry
But I want to play more
I wish I was a butterfly, flying about freely
Ahh, I have to go
My father will hit me
But I want to play more
I wish I was a queen, playing around freely
@WaTaShiNo506
하..ㅅㅂ 드디어 찾았다.. 4년전에 공부할때 ㅈㄴ 들었는데 진짜 추억이네..ㅜㅠ
03.18 출첵
03.19 출첵
03.23 출첵
06.10 출첵
07.08 출첵
07.15 출첵
07.19 출첵
07.20 출첵
07.27 ㅊㅊ
08.24 ㅊㅊ
08.26 ㅊㅊ
08.29 ㅊㅊ
10.19 ㅊㅊ
@user-pu7hj2is9y
ㅈ같은 티비플이 아니라 훨씬 낫군
@user-mx8ju4uq4r
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
@user-ne7id2we8g
X ceL 오 한쿡인!!!
@user-kf6gn9gp6w
동의합니다
@user-pu7hj2is9y
내가 이런 댓글을 썼었다고??
@PolarO41
1년전 당신은 이렇게 적으 셨습니다
@OCDONGJA
1:20 킬링포인트
@user-lw8xz7lr2x
음 오늘 이노래통해 입덕합니다
목소리 진짜 매력적이다
@user-sz2pz3xo8e
語りかけてる感じがまたいいですねぇ…。
@user-mx8ju4uq4r
ありがとうございます..