Around 2001, two brothers named Gomi Takahisa (vocal /bassist) & Gomi Takut… Read Full Bio ↴Around 2001, two brothers named Gomi Takahisa (vocal /bassist) & Gomi Takuto (guitar) recruited guitarist Shimizu Masaya, who was in another band at the time, and drummer Tanaka Tomokazu into their band; so was the birth of lostage.

A rhythm section that repeats itself through the noisy feedback. Vocals that vibrate with a hysteric feel lyrically entwining within the deafening sound. And at the end of it all, distortion guitars that paint a beautiful landscape.... It's been a while for a band to appear that can give such an overwhelming view of the world through their sound. That band is lostage. A four piece hailing from Nara.

名前
LOSTAGE Lyrics

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同性の愛見せないように
目の前でどうしていたんだい?
生活の上
ダーリン　ダーリン　夜に立つ
カードの絵、写真の迷路
重なっていた
取り合った
スターライト　セイ　グッドバイ

それで　いいさ
ナイトライフ　ナイトライフ
サイレン　都会は耳を裂いた
眠りたいよ
忘れないさ　遅れないさ
零時の芝居を

ほら濡れましょう
明後日の期限も知らないよ
揺れましょう　揺れましょう
笑えば答えはノー

夜のスパイは生死に投射
弱くはないさ　強くもないさ
サイレン　都会は耳を裂いた
眠りたいよ
忘れないさ　遅れないさ
零時の芝居を

名前を呼んで　名前を呼んで
夜に答えた

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are from the song "名前" (Name) by the Japanese band LOSTAGE. The song deals with a complex mix of themes, including same-sex love, self-expression, and the desire to escape from the constraints of society. The opening lines, "同性の愛見せないように目の前でどうしていたんだい?" (Why did you act as if you couldn't show same-sex love right in front of me?), hint at the suppression and hiding of LGBTQ+ relationships due to societal norms or fear of judgment.

The song then moves into a reflection on life and the desire to break free from societal expectations. The lines "ダーリンダーリン夜に立つカードの絵、写真の迷路重なっていた取り合ったスターライトセイグッドバイ" (Darling, darling, standing at night, a maze of playing cards, overlapping photographs, we fought over the starlight, say goodbye) suggest a struggle for personal identity and freedom within a relationship.

The chorus, "ナイトライフナイトライフサイレン都会は耳を裂いた眠りたいよ忘れないさ遅れないさ零時の芝居を" (Nightlife, nightlife, sirens, the city tore my ears apart, I want to sleep, I won't forget, I won't be late, the midnight play), expresses a longing for escape, rest, and the desire to break free from the noise and pressures of urban life.

The final lines "名前を呼んで名前を呼んで夜に答えた" (Calling your name, calling your name, answered by the night) bring a sense of loneliness and longing, suggesting that the night is the only source of comfort and understanding.

Line by Line Meaning

同性の愛見せないように
To avoid displaying same-sex love

目の前でどうしていたんだい?
What were you doing right in front of me?

生活の上
In everyday life

ダーリン　ダーリン　夜に立つ
Darling, darling, standing in the night

カードの絵、写真の迷路
The image on the card, a labyrinth of photographs

重なっていた
They were overlapping

取り合った
They were fighting

スターライト　セイ　グッドバイ
Starlight, say goodbye

それで　いいさ
That's enough

ナイトライフ　ナイトライフ
Nightlife, nightlife

サイレン　都会は耳を裂いた
Sirens, the city tore my ears apart