Dragon Ash started out from humble punk beginnings to become one of the bri… Read Full Bio ↴Dragon Ash started out from humble punk beginnings to become one of the brightest groups in the growing New Japanese Rock movement in the late '90s, blending pop sensibilities with a hard-edged sound, producing albums and singles that play like a tour of Western rock of the '90s. Lead singer and guitarist Kenji Furuya, son of actor Ikko Furuya, met drummer Makoto Sakurai when they were junior high students in a Tokyo suburb, and the two started playing together. Though temporarily sidetracked into following in his father's footsteps, Furuya gave up the few acting gigs that he was getting on TV dramas to concentrate on music in high school. In 1996, knowing what they wanted but needing some sort of mentor, they took on bass player Ikuzo Baba, ten years their senior. Furuya and Sakurai had the talent and drive — Baba brought experience and a wealth of musical knowledge. Dragon Ash was born. The group debuted in 1997 with two EPs at the beginning of the year, The Day Dragged On and Public Garden, which showed their raw, punk hardcore style, influenced by another rock trio, Nirvana. By the end of the year and time of their release, Mustang!, the group had progressed from their simple punk roots to a blend of pop, funk, hardcore, rap, and metal. Through 1998 their popularity increased, and by the time of Buzz Songs, their sound had solidified to rock/rap, helped with the mixing skills of DJ Bots, who occasionally appeared on some songs. Two singles — "Let Yourself Go, Let Myself Go" and "Grateful Days," the latter featuring hardcore rapper Zeebra and soulstress ACO — sold so well that they cracked the Japanese Oricon charts, usually reserved for pop music, and went to number one. Now Dragon Ash had become a four-piece, with DJ Bots essential to the mix. Their third album, 1999's Viva la Revolution, not only signified the arrival of the band as a major group in Japan, but was one of the first volleys in the New Japanese Rock movement. In 2000, Dragon Ash undertook the Total Music Communication Tour, touring Japan with a lineup that included other rising rock acts, such as Missile Girl Scout, Penpals, and Skebou Kings. Meanwhile, Furuya and DJ Bots formed a duo of sorts, writing and producing songs for acts such as Sugar Soul under the name Steady & Co. Likewise, Baba and Sakurai sidelined as a remixing unit called Motor Headphone, popping up on various compilations. If anyone had any doubts that the group was softening around the edges, 2001's Lily of da Valley was as hard, funky, and uncompromising as their earliest work.

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Dragon Ash Lyrics

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たとえば今だってそう残した
Oh 匂い零れ出して
辿ればすり合って夜を越した
Oh 憩いの漏れを溶かして
ほどけたこの手手繰り寄せて
凍えた頃ね爪で書いたんだ
・・・夢で逢えたら
たとえば今だって

そうはしゃいだ
Oh 疲労を紡ぎ取って
窓辺は組み合って夜を跨いだ
Oh 昨日白雪が凍らして
おどけた両の瞳閉ざさない君を
灯せ焚き火よすばらしい日々を
・・・夢で逢えたら
束ねた思い
奏でた今宵
この胸吹き抜けた南風を歌おう
月夜に降りつけた光たちの歌を
白く尚

ほどけたこの手手繰り寄せて
凍えた頃ね爪で書いたんだ
・・・夢で逢えたら
束ねた思い
奏でた今宵
狂えるほどの星空に毎夜
震える頬の少しそばにいたいよ

願いただ・・・
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Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Dragon Ash's "yume de aetara" offer a dreamy, romantic reflection on the power of love and the longing to be reunited with a loved one. The song begins with the singer musing on how even now, the scent of their lover lingers in their memory, and how they wish they could find them again. As they follow the trail of that scent, they recall a time when they stayed up all night together, sharing moments of rest and intimacy. They long to feel that comfort again, and to once more hold hands with their beloved, as they did during a past winter when they wrote the words "If we could meet in a dream".

The chorus repeats the sentiment that if they could only see each other in their dreams, they would be happy. The second verse adds more details to the picture of their life together: they make each other laugh, share each other's warmth, and the singer promises to light a fire for their lover whenever they're feeling down. They want to hold onto this connection forever and cherish each other, singing of the southerly wind that blows through their heart and the light that shines on them on moonlit nights. The song ends with a plea to be able to one day reunite with their loved one in a dream.

Line by Line Meaning

たとえば今だってそう残した
Even now, I can still sense your fragrance lingering.

Oh 匂い零れ出して
Oh, the scent is spilling out.

辿ればすり合って夜を越した
When we meet, we spend the long nights together.

Oh 憩いの漏れを溶かして
Oh, melting away the stress and tension.

ほどけたこの手手繰り寄せて
I reach out with these untangled hands.

凍えた頃ね爪で書いたんだ
Back when we were shivering, I wrote with my claws.

・・・夢で逢えたら
If only we could meet in a dream...

そうはしゃいだ
I laugh and frolic.

Oh 疲労を紡ぎ取って
Oh, spinning away exhaustion.

窓辺は組み合って夜を跨いだ
By the window, we cross over into the night.

Oh 昨日白雪が凍らして
Oh, yesterday the white snow was frozen.