FictionJunction YUUKA is a collaboration project between Yuki Kajiura (梶浦由記… Read Full Bio ↴FictionJunction YUUKA is a collaboration project between Yuki Kajiura (梶浦由記, composition/arrangement/keyboards) and Yuuka Nanri (南里侑香, vocals). The unit was formed in 2003 in Tokyo, Japan as a subproject of Kajiura's FictionJunction project. Their work has been featured in many anime series including Madlax (瞳の欠片, Nowhere, inside your heart and I'm here), Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED DESTINY (暁の車 and 焔の扉), Tsubasa Chronicle (aikoi), Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto (荒野流転), .hack//ROOTS (Silly-Go-Round) and El Cazador de la Bruja (romanesque) as well as a musical, ANGEL GATE -Haru no Yokan- (angel gate).

inside your heart
FictionJunction YUUKA Lyrics

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それはきっと誰かが
水色のリュートで
奏でてた古い歌胸の奥
inside your pain
夜明けの眠たさに漂う街角で
その歌声に呼ばれたら
君はまだ旅の途中
寂しさの轍を辿って

一人きりで行けるかな
もう一つ向こうの丘へ
さよならの背中見送って
君が君に出会う為の Story
今静かに始まる
夜明けの眠たさを貫いて伸びてる
道を一つ選んだら
その地平が君の行方

何処まで見下ろした広さより
少し遠くへ続いている未来へ
晴れ渡る空を横切って
名も知らない鳥の調べ
翼ごと追いかけて行く
慰めの背中見送って
君が君に出会う為の Story
今静かに始まる

それはきっと誰かが
水色のリュートで

奏でてた古い歌いつまでも
inside your heart

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Inside Your Heart" by FictionJunction YUUKA describe an old song being played on a teal lute that resonates deeply within the listener's heart. It is a song that calls to the listener in their tiredness, as they stand on a street corner at dawn, still on their journey of self-discovery. The lyrics reflect on the loneliness of the journey, wondering if the listener can go on by themselves and if they will ever find their true self. The song speaks of bidding farewell to the past and watching over a new horizon of possibilities.

The second verse continues with a bird's melody, with the listener contemplating chasing after the harmony with the bird, leaving behind anything troubling in their past. The song concludes by repeating that the old song played on the teal lute resonates forever inside the listener's heart. The song is an encouraging message that the listener's journey towards self-discovery will continue and that they will eventually find their true self, even if it is a rough path.

Line by Line Meaning

それはきっと誰かが
It is surely someone who plays an old song on a light blue lute

水色のリュートで
The lute is light blue in color

奏でてた古い歌胸の奥
The old song being played resonates deep in your heart

inside your pain
Amidst your pain, you feel the song inside you

夜明けの眠たさに漂う街角で
On a sleepy morning, you find yourself at a street corner

その歌声に呼ばれたら
You feel beckoned by the music

君はまだ旅の途中
You are still in the midst of your journey

寂しさの轍を辿って
You trace the tracks of loneliness

一人きりで行けるかな
You wonder if you can go on alone

もう一つ向こうの丘へ
Beyond the next hill lies another destination

さよならの背中見送って
You bid farewell to the past