MAY'S is a J-urban duo from Kiryu, Japan. The group consists of Maiko Katag… Read Full Bio ↴MAY'S is a J-urban duo from Kiryu, Japan. The group consists of Maiko Katagiri (片桐舞子) and NAUGHTY BO-Z (河井純一). Maiko was heavily influenced by traditional Japanese folk music as a child and was an active guitarist/songwriter as a teen. She met NAUGHTY BO-Z while attending high school and decided to pursue her dreams of being a musician and the two started a band together.

Taking note of American performers such as Whitney Houston and Celine Dion they decided to go in a new direction with their music in order to become more accessible and popular. Maiko describes the style as "the essence of the [pop music of the] '90s" mixed with more traditional music styles of Japan.

Despite being active since the early 2000s, they weren't signed to a label until 2005. Their first mini-album, Drawing, was released in late 2005 on 12" and in very limited quantities. Their much anticipated and first full length album, Beginning, was released on September 13th, 2006.

Come Back To Me
MAY'S Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

When the time comes, you'll want me back
I know you're different from the others but you held me back from you
From you
And when you'll miss me you'll call me back
I swear I've never met somebody that will keep me relaxed like you
Oh woah, like you
So don't go running (Don't go running)
Far away from my arms (My arms)

So don't go running far away from my arms
Cause I said
Don't go away
Don't go away
Don't go
Away
Away
Away
Away
I'm not gonna hurt you babe
Not gonna hurt you babe
Not gonna hurt you baby
I don't really know what to say but I need you in my life
No no no
No no no

No no no
Yeah

Overall Meaning

"Come back to me" is a love song by MAY which encourages the loved ones to come back to them. The song uses the metaphor of flying away to communicate the singer's desire to reunite with the person they love. The first verse invites the listener to "fly away" with the singer, promising an adventure that involves "exotic booze" in "far Bombay". The second verse invites the listener to "float down to Peru", where they can listen to a one-man band playing the flute. The chorus emphasizes the singer's desire to be physically close to their lover, promising to hold them "so near" once they reach their destination.

Line by Line Meaning

Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away
Let's escape together and fly away to a new destination

If you can use some exotic booze
If you're in the mood for some unique alcohol

There's a bar in far Bombay
There's an exotic bar located in Bombay

Come fly with me, let's float down to Peru
Let's fly to Peru and enjoy the culture and scenery

In llama-land there's a one-man band
In Peru, there's a musician who plays solo on his flute

And he'll toot his flute for you
He will play his flute specifically for you

Come fly with me, let's take off in the blue
Let's take off into the sky together

Once I get you up there
Once we reach our destination

Where the air is rarefied
Where the air is thin and pure

We'll just glide
We'll smoothly fly without any obstacles

Starry-eyed
In awe and wonder of our surroundings