With a reported 40 million records sold, L'Arc-en-Ciel are one of the best-selling music artists in Japan. Their 1999 simultaneously-released albums Ark and Ray are each one of the best-selling albums of all time in Japan. L'Arc-en-Ciel have had seven number one studio albums and 21 number one singles. They were ranked number 58 on a 2003 list of the top 100 Japanese pop musicians by HMV Japan, and were the first Japanese act to headline Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Feeling fine
L’Arc〜en〜Ciel Lyrics
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Nemurenai yoru ni wa kimi no maboroshi ga...
She said, "Loving you made me happy everyday"
Ano koro to onaji sa mukaji na kao de hanashikakenaide
Tsunagatteite mo yokan shiteta kara saisho kara tabun
Tooi kako no koto sa oshietekureta wakare no imi
Itsu ni nareba ito wo tachikiri kimi wo norikoeru?
Are you feeling fine?
She said, "Loving you made me happy everyday"
Nanigoto mo nai ka no you sekai wa mawaru boku wo nokoshite
Kagirinaku jiyuu... Tsukaenai kurai jikan wa tsukinai
Harewataru hibi ni tozashiteite mo jiyuu dakedo
Ude wo nobashi door wo hiraite wasurekaketa no ni...
Are you feeling fine?
Nemurenai yoru ni wa kimi no maboroshi ga...
She said, "Loving you made me happy everyday"
Ano koro to onaji sa mukaji na kao de hanashikakenaide
Binetsu karuku doko ka kimi wo...
Imagoro kitto ki ni mo tomezu ni kimi wa yume no naka
Are you feeling fine?
Muda na teikou wa yamete ashita e to mukaou
I said, "Loving you made me happy everyday"
Itsu no ma ni ka nemuri ni togirete kieta egao no mama de
The song "Feeling Fine" by L’Arc〜en〜Ciel speaks about the pain of separation and the struggle to move on after a breakup. The lyrics start with a question "Are you feeling fine?" which expresses the singer's doubt about the other person's emotional state. The first verse also introduces the image of a sleepless night filled with the illusion of the other person's presence, a common experience after the end of a relationship.
The second verse describes the difficulty of accepting the reality of the breakup and the lingering connection that remains. The phrase "tsunagatteite mo yokan shiteta" (even though we were connected, I had a premonition) implies that the singer was aware of the inevitable parting from the beginning. The line "sekai wa mawaru boku wo nokoshite" (the world keeps revolving, leaving me behind) highlights the sense of being left behind and abandoned in the wake of the breakup.
The chorus repeats the main question "Are you feeling fine?" and emphasizes the contrast between the illusion of intimacy and the painful reality of separation. The final verse implies a sense of resignation and acceptance of the loss, with the lines "muda na teikou wa yamete ashita e to mukaou" (let's stop useless resistance and face tomorrow) and "nemuri ni togirete kieta egao no mama de" (disappeared in my sleep, but your smile remains).
Overall, "Feeling Fine" captures the bittersweet feeling of reminiscing on past love, the pain of separation, and the struggle to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
Are you feeling fine?
Asking if the person is feeling well
In sleepless nights, I see your illusion...
In the sleepless nights, the singer sees the illusion of their beloved
She said, 'Loving you made me happy everyday'
The beloved said that loving the singer made them happy everyday
Don't speak with the same stubborn face as you did back then
Don't speak with stubbornness like you did earlier
Though we have been connected, I had a premonition since the beginning
Even though they have been together, the singer had a feeling from the start
Taught me about the things of long ago, the meaning of separation and farewell
The beloved taught the singer about the meaning of separation and farewell from the past
When does it become possible to cut the thread and cross over to you?
When will it be possible to overcome everything and reach the beloved?
Are you feeling fine?
Asking if the person is feeling well
In the middle of a long journey, instead of saying goodbye
While on a long journey, instead of bidding farewell
She said, 'Loving you made me happy everyday'
The beloved said that loving the singer made them happy everyday
Like everything has disappeared except the revolving world leaving me behind
Feeling left behind, with the world still in motion
Unlimited freedom... Unable to use the amount of time that we have
Having freedom but constrained by lack of time
Even if I shut myself in on sunny days, I am free
Even though the singer may hide on sunny days, they are still free
Even though I reach out my arms and open the door, I've started to forget...
Even though the singer extends their arms and opens the door, they still forget
Are you feeling fine?
Asking if the person is feeling well
In sleepless nights, I see your illusion...
In the sleepless nights, the singer sees the illusion of their beloved
She said, 'Loving you made me happy everyday'
The beloved said that loving the singer made them happy everyday
Don't speak with the same stubborn face as you did back then
Don't speak with stubbornness like you did earlier
Somewhere gently warm, you are...
The beloved is somewhere gently warm
By now surely you are lost in a dream without noticing
The beloved must be lost in a dream by now without realizing it
Are you feeling fine?
Asking if the person is feeling well
Let's stop useless resistance and face towards tomorrow
Let's stop resisting and face towards tomorrow
I said, 'Loving you made me happy everyday'
The singer said that loving the beloved made them happy everyday
Before I knew it, in the middle of night's sleep, the vanished smile...
Without realizing it, the smile on the beloved's face disappeared in the middle of sleep
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