1. (ＤＥＥＮ) , DEEN is a Japanese popular music group. It made its debut in Ma… Read Full Bio ↴1. (ＤＥＥＮ) , DEEN is a Japanese popular music group. It made its debut in March 10, 1993 with a single 'Konomama Kimidake wo Ubaisaritai' that sold over a million disks. Members frequently changed until the release of first album, and from there DEEN had 4 members, the main vocalist 池森秀一(Ikemori Shuichi), the keyboard 山根公路(Yamane Koji), the guitar 田川伸治(Tagawa Sinji), and the drummer 宇津本直木(Utsumoto Naoki). In January 2000, Utsumoto left the group.

2. Deen (aka Fuad Backović) is also a solo singer from Bosnia & Herzegovina. He was born on the 4th of December, 1982 in Sarajevo. From 1997-2002 he was a member of the boyband Seven Up, which competed in the 1999 Bosnian & Herzegovina selection for Eurovision Song Contest with "Daj, spusti se". In 2001 he competed in the same contest, now as a solo artist, with "10 miliona ljubavi" and again in 2003 with "Taxi." In 2004, he represented his country in the Eurovision Song Contest with "In The Disco."

3. Hailing from the streets of Cerritos, California, Deen represents a new era in music. Los Angeles born and bred, rapper/actor “Deen” was give birth to by Pakistani parents with an Afghani background. Deen meaning “way of life” in Arabic is gearing up to be one of the first hip-hop artists of Southeast Asian origin to breakout into the mainstream. Close ties to his homeland and a religious background have paved the way for him to become a major international star and a global commodity.

I PROMISE YOU
DEEN Lyrics

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いつからだろう　閉じ込めてた
夢を夢のままで

忙しさ言い訳に
物分りのいい大人　演じてた

止まってた風景　今ゆっくり動き出す
失くした地図　見つけてくれたのはあなた

This I Promise You
終われないよ　このままでは
自分に賭けてみるさ
心の中　燃えているはず
もう　燻ぶっていた僕に
Good-Bye Loneliness

いつからだろう　多くの人に
支えられていたのは

守るもの言い訳に
戦うことから逃げていたんだね

ひとりですべてのこと
背負ってるつもりになってて
周りに生かされていることも忘れてた

This I Promise You
終われないよ　このままでは
あなたと笑ってたいから
心のまま　あの日の僕
探し続けた道を走り抜く

今　信じてくれる人がいる
だから強く生きてゆけるよ

This I Promise You
終われないよ　このままでは
自分に賭けてみるさ
心の中　燃えているはず

もう　燻ぶっていた僕に
Good-Bye Loneliness

Overall Meaning

" I Promise You" is a song by the Japanese R&B singer DEEN. The song reflects a personal journey of self-doubt and loneliness, but ultimately hope and perseverance. The first paragraph talks about the singer being trapped in a dream, unable to leave it behind, and playing the role of an adult with seemingly logical responsibilities, sabotaging their own dreams with their busyness. However, the person finds a glimmer of hope, as they reconnect with a lost map which they were helped to find by someone special.

The second paragraph is about how the person had been supported by many people but had used excuses to avoid fighting for them. They had pretended to be alone and to carry all their burden alone, forgetting that they had people around them who they could lean on. The chorus is a promise that the singer makes to themselves that they will not end it all, and instead bet on themselves to take a different path that makes them happy. The song’s message is about gained perspective and finding help in others and oneself to overcome loneliness and self-doubt.

Line by Line Meaning

いつからだろう　閉じ込めてた夢を夢のままで
I have been keeping my dreams locked away for so long, letting them remain just as dreams.

忙しさ言い訳に物分りのいい大人　演じてた
As an excuse for my busy life, I had been pretending to be a responsible adult with everything under control.

止まってた風景　今ゆっくり動き出す失くした地図　見つけてくれたのはあなた
The once-stagnant scenery is slowly changing and you helped me find the map that I had lost.

This I Promise You 終われないよ　このままでは自分に賭けてみるさ心の中　燃えているはずもう　燻ぶっていた僕に Good-Bye Loneliness
This I promise you, I won't end up being stagnant like before, I will take a chance in myself, which should ignite a fire in my soul and finally say goodbye to loneliness.

いつからだろう　多くの人に支えられていたのは
For how long have I been supported by many people?

守るもの言い訳に戦うことから逃げていたんだね
I was making excuses to protect my possessions and running away from fighting for what I want.

ひとりですべてのこと背負ってるつもりになってて周りに生かされていることも忘れてた
I thought that I was carrying everything on my own, but I forgot that I was living thanks to the people around me.

This I Promise You 終われないよ　このままではあなたと笑ってたいから心のまま　あの日の僕探し続けた道を走り抜く
This I promise you, I don't want it to end up like this. I want to laugh with you and keep running towards the path that the true me that I have been searching for.

今　信じてくれる人がいるだから強く生きてゆけるよ
Now, I have people who believe in me, so I can live strongly.

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