(宇多田ヒカル Utada Hikaru, born January 19, 1983), known by her stage name Utad… Read Full Bio ↴(宇多田ヒカル Utada Hikaru, born January 19, 1983), known by her stage name Utada in America and Europe, is a Japanese singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. Since the release of her Japanese debut album First Love, which went on to become the best-selling album in Oricon history, Utada has had three of her Japanese studio albums in the list of Top 10 best-selling albums ever in Japan and six of her albums (including one English-language and one compilation) charting within the 275 Best-Selling Japanese albums list. Utada has had twelve number-one singles on the Oricon Singles chart, with two notable record achievements for a female solo or group artist: five million-sellers and four in the Top 100 All-Time Best-selling Singles. Utada has an estimated more than 52 million records sold worldwide.

She was described by Time Magazine as a "Diva On Campus," a reference to her having attended Columbia University for a brief, career-break semester in 2000. In 2009, she was considered "the most influential artist of the decade" in the Japanese landscape by The Japan Times.

Additionally, Utada is best known in the West for making two theme song contributions to Square Enix and Disney's collaborative video game series Kingdom Hearts: "Simple and Clean" (which is the re-written English-language version of her 10th Japanese single Hikari) for Kingdom Hearts and "Sanctuary" for Kingdom Hearts II (later re-recorded with new Japanese lyrics as "Passion" for the Japanese releases of the game). In 2007, her single "Flavor of Life" reached number 2 in worldwide digital download yearly single chart with over 7.2 million downloads, and contributed to 12 million digital sales for her over the same year.

Drama
Hikaru Utada Lyrics

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落ち着きが無いとはよく言われるの
同じ舞台に長くはいられない

逃げ回るように答えてあてずっぽ
乗り換えるように花から花へと

Baby let me touch you
愛だけの愛でいい

Let me be the one to please you
Baby let me kiss you
明日までの永遠と
呼べばいいだろう

タクシーの匂いがキツすぎるから
そんなに遠くへは行けないだろう

窓を開ければ私はジュリエット
今だけの永遠を「ドラマ」と呼ぶなら

Baby let me touch you
連れて行けない
Let me be the one to leave you
Baby let me kiss you
台詞みたいな涙
似合わない
もっと沢山の歌詞は

Tumbing Tumbing
Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy
Tumbing Tumbing
Can't you hear me whisper to your fantasy
Tumbing Tumbing
Can't you see that I can be your remedy
But if you go another way
Then I might be your enemy

Baby let me touch you
愛だけの愛がいい
Let me be the one to leave you
Tomorrow when I miss you
あの永遠に
もう間に合わない

Tumbing Tumbing
Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy
Tumbing Tumbing
Can't you hear me whisper to your fantasy
Tumbing Tumbing
Can't you see that I can be your remedy

But if you go another way
Then I might be your enemy

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Hikaru Utada's song Drama appears to be a tale of unrequited love and longing for a sense of permanence amidst the chaos of life. The first stanza connotes a sense of restlessness and the inability to stay in one place for too long. The second stanza employs metaphors of fleetingness, such as "answering haphazardly like throwing a dart" and "moving from one flower to another like changing trains." It seems like the singer is struggling to find stability in their life and is searching for an escape from their problems.

However, the chorus of the song shifts the tone and gives a sense of hope amidst the uncertainty. Hikaru sings of wanting to touch and kiss the person they long for, with a promise of eternal love if that's what it takes to be with them. The bridge lists out the singer's needs and aspirations, with a hint of melancholy.

The song's title, Drama, is a reference to the fleetingness of life and the idea that certain moments in time can feel bigger than life, almost like they are staged. The lyrics are deeply personal to Hikaru, who has spoken about themes of loneliness and anxiety throughout her career.

Line by Line Meaning

落ち着きが無いとはよく言われるの
People often say that I lack composure

同じ舞台に長くはいられない
I can't stay on the same stage for too long

逃げ回るように答えてあてずっぽ
I answer without thinking, as if running away

乗り換えるように花から花へと
I move from one thing to the next, like jumping from flower to flower

Baby let me touch you
Let me touch you, baby

愛だけの愛でいい
Only love is enough

Let me be the one to please you
Let me be the one to make you happy

Baby let me kiss you
Let me kiss you, baby

明日までの永遠と
Let's call this momentary eternity until tomorrow

呼べばいいだろう
That should be enough, right?

タクシーの匂いがキツすぎるから
The smell of the taxi is too strong

そんなに遠くへは行けないだろう
We can't go that far

窓を開ければ私はジュリエット
If I open the window, I become Juliet

今だけの永遠を「ドラマ」と呼ぶなら
If we call this fleeting moment 'drama'

連れて行けない
I can't take you with me

Let me be the one to leave you
Let me be the one to leave you

台詞みたいな涙
Tears like they're from a script

似合わない
It doesn't suit me

もっと沢山の歌詞は
There are many more lyrics

Tumbing Tumbing
Tumbling, tumbling

Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy
Can't you see that I can be your ecstasy?

Can't you hear me whisper to your fantasy
Can't you hear me whisper to your fantasy?

Can't you see that I can be your remedy
Can't you see that I can be your remedy?

But if you go another way
But if you choose a different path

Then I might be your enemy
Then I may become your enemy

明日までの永遠と
Let's call this momentary eternity until tomorrow

Baby let me touch you
Let me touch you, baby

愛だけの愛がいい
Only love is enough

Let me be the one to leave you
Let me be the one to leave you

あの永遠に
To that eternal moment

もう間に合わない
It's already too late

Writer(s): Utada Hikaru, Kubo Takuro

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@laladlgd2903

2y↑6

Ochitsuki ga nai to wa yoku iwareru no
Onaji butai ni nagaku wa irarenai

Nigeru mawaru you ni kotaete atezuppo
Norikaeru you ni hana kara hana e to

Baby let me touch you
Ai dake no ai de ii
Let me be the one to please you
Baby let me kiss you
Asu made no eien to
Yobeba ii darou

Takushii no nioi ga kitsu sugiru kara
Sonna ni tooku e wa yukenai darou

Mado o akereba watashi wa jurietto
Ima dake no eien wo "dorama" to yobu nara

Baby let me touch you
Tsurete yukenai
Let me be the one to leave you
Baby let me kiss you
Serifu mitai na namida
Niawanai

Tumbling tumbling
Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy
Tumbling tumbling
Can't you hear me whisper to your fantasy
Tumbling tumbling
Can' you see that I can be your remedy
But if you go another way
Then I might be your enemy

Baby let me touch you
Ai dake no ai de ii
Let me be the one to leave you
Tomorrow when I miss you
Ano eien ni
Mou maniawanai

Tumbling tumbling
Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy
Tumbling tumbling
Can't you hear me whisper to your fantasy
Tumbling tumbling
Can' you see that I can be your remedy
But if you go another way
Then I might be your enemy

[Japanese:]

落ち着きが無いとはよく言われるの
同じ舞合に長くはいられない

逃げ回るように答えてあてずっぽ
乗り換えるように花から花へと

Baby let me touch you
愛だけの愛でいい
Let me be the one to please you oh
Baby let me kiss you
明日までの永遠と
呼べばいいだろう
タクシーの匂いがキツすぎるから
そんなに遠くへは行けないだろう

窓を開ければ私はジュリエット
今だけの永遠を”ドラマ”と呼ぶなら

Baby let me touch you
連れて行けない
Let me be the one to leave you oh
Baby let me kiss you
台詞みたいな涙
似合わない

Tumbling tumbling
Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy
Tumbling tumbling
Can't you hear me whisper to your fantasy
Tumbling tumbling
Can't you see that I can be your remedy
But if you go another way, baby
Then I might be your enemy oh

Baby let me touch you
愛だけの愛がいい
Let me be the one to leave you oh
Tomorrow when I miss you
あの永遠に
もう間に合わないoh

Tumbling tumbling
Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy
Tumbling tumbling
Can't you hear me whisper to your fantasy
Tumbling tumbling
Can't you see that I can be your remedy
But if you go another way, baby
Then I might be your enemy oh

(Tumbling tumbling)

@Zazaza_1122

15w↑2

落ち着きが無いとはよく言われるの
同じ舞台に長くはいられない

逃げ回るように答えてあてずっぽ
乗り換えるように花から花へと

Baby let me touch you
愛だけの愛でいい
Let me be the one to please you
Baby let me kiss you
明日までの永遠と
呼べばいいだろう

タクシーの匂いがキツすぎるから
そんなに遠くへは行けないだろう

窓を開ければ私はジュリエット
今だけの永遠を「ドラマ」と呼ぶなら

Baby let me touch you
連れて行けない
Let me be the one to leave you
Baby let me kiss you
台詞みたいな涙
似合わない

Tumbling Tumbling
Can't you see that I will be your ecstasy
Tumbling Tumbling
Can't you hear me whisper to your fantasy
Tumbling Tumbling
Can't you see that I can be your remedy
But if you go another way
Then I might be your enemy

Baby let me touch you
愛だけの愛がいい
Let me be the one to leave you
Tomorrow when I miss you
あの永遠に
もう間に合わない