ATSUSHI (also known as EXILE ATSUSHI for his solo releases) is a Japanese R… Read Full Bio ↴ATSUSHI (also known as EXILE ATSUSHI for his solo releases) is a Japanese R&B singer. He is the lead vocalist of the group EXILE.

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Stage Name: ATSUSHI, EXILE ATSUSHI (solo)
Real Name: Satou Atsushi (佐藤篤志)
Birthdate: April 30, 1980 (age 33)
Birthplace: Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture
Blood Type: A
Height: 175cm
Weight: 67kg

BLACK RAIN
EXILE ATSUSHI Lyrics

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言葉の隙間に
静けさの風が吹く
心が少しずつ
冷たくなってく
すべての終わりが
この世界を包むように
悲しみが押し寄せる

時が流れこの瞬間が
未来につながることも
信じられず

つらいことも暗い過去も
何もかもが胸に刻まれて
わかってても何かたりない
Without you, without you, without you

黒い雨が晴れることも
苦い涙乾いてくことも
知ってるけど心にひとつ
Without you, without you, without you

何がリアルで
何が幻想か
境界線すら曖昧になって
それでも確かに
鼓動は魂に
Knock し続けている
止まることなく

つらいことも暗い過去も
何もかもが胸に刻まれて
わかってても何かたりない
Without you, without you, without you

黒い雨が晴れることも
苦い涙乾いてくことも
知ってるけど心にひとつ
Without you, without you, without you

誰かが語る
神話のように
二度と目を覚ますことは
ないだろうか

泣いていても悔やんでても
何も始まらないことくらい
わかってても涙が止まらないよ
Without you, without you

何をしててもどんな言葉も
今は慰めにならないから

黒い雨にうたれるまま
Without you, without you, without you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to ATSUSHI's BLACK RAIN express a feeling of desolation and emptiness that comes with loss. The "quiet wind" blowing in the gap between words drives the singer towards a gradual numbing of their heart. The all-encompassing sadness that envelops the world and a lack of belief in the connection between the present and future further adds to their sense of isolation.

The chorus emphasizes the pain that comes with the knowledge of all those experiences that are etched into one's heart. They know that the bitter tears will dry and the black rain will eventually stop, but their heart carries an understanding that only one thing is true, without the person they lost, nothing else matters. The boundaries between reality and illusion blur, forcing the singer to rely on their heartbeat, the only thing they can be sure is genuine and a reminder of the loved one with whom their heart still beats.

Line by Line Meaning

言葉の隙間に
The wind of silence blows between our words

静けさの風が吹く
A silent breeze brushes past

心が少しずつ
My heart slowly

冷たくなってく
Grows cold

すべての終わりが
The end of everything

この世界を包むように
Envelops the world

悲しみが押し寄せる
As sadness overwhelms me

時が流れこの瞬間が
Time passes, and this moment

未来につながることも
May lead to the future

信じられず
But I cannot believe it

つらいことも暗い過去も
Painful memories and dark pasts