Kamishiraishi spent one year in university. She is represented with Toho Entertainment. Kamishiraishi's music label is Pony Canyon. Her sister is actress/singer Moka Kamishiraishi (aka adieu).
On My Own from musical "Les Miserables"
Mone Kamishiraishi Lyrics
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Pretending he′s beside me
All alone
I walk with him till morning
Without him
I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way
I close my eyes
In the rain the pavement shines
Like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness,
The trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me
Forever and forever
And I know it's only in my mind
That I′m talking to myself,
And not to him
And although
I know that he is blind
Still I say,
There is a way for us
I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
Without him
The world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers
I love him
But every day I'm learning
All my life
I′ve only been pretending
Without me
His world will go on turning
A world that′s full of happiness
That I have never known
I love him
I love him
I love him
But only on my own
The lyrics of Mone Kamishiraishi's "On My Own" perfectly capture the deep longing and unrequited love of Eponine, a character in the musical "Les Miserables". Eponine sings about her love for Marius, who is oblivious to her feelings and instead loves Cosette. The song conveys Eponine's pain and loneliness, as she imagines being with Marius and how much he means to her. She feels his presence even when he is not there, and the world around her is only meaningful when he is there.
The lyrics also touch upon the theme of reality versus fantasy. Eponine knows that her love for Marius is one-sided and that she is only talking to herself, but she still clings to the hope that there is a way for them to be together. She is aware of his blindness to her feelings but cannot help but love him. The song ends on a melancholic note, as Eponine realizes that she will never have him and that her love will remain unrequited.
Overall, "On My Own" is a masterful depiction of unrequited love, the power of the mind to create alternate realities, and the painful acceptance of reality.
Line by Line Meaning
On my own
I am alone without him.
Pretending he's beside me
I imagine him next to me, even though he is not.
All alone
I am by myself.
I walk with him till morning
In my imagination, we are together all night long.
Without him
When he's not here.
I feel his arms around me
I imagine his embrace.
And when I lose my way
When I am lost and confused.
I close my eyes
I shut my eyes tight.
And he has found me
I feel comforted by my imagination of him.
In the rain the pavement shines
The wet street glistens in the rain.
Like silver
It appears shiny and reflective like the metal silver.
All the lights are misty in the river
The lights blur in the water like a foggy mist.
In the darkness,
When it's nighttime and hard to see.
The trees are full of starlight
The trees sparkle like stars in the sky.
And all I see is him and me
In my mind's eye, there is only us.
Forever and forever
For all eternity.
And I know it's only in my mind
I am aware that this is my imagination.
That I'm talking to myself,
I'm not actually speaking with him.
And not to him
He cannot hear me.
And although
Despite the fact that.
I know that he is blind
I am aware of his inability to see.
Still I say,
Nevertheless, I still believe.
There is a way for us
I think there is a chance for us to be together.
I love him
I have strong feelings for him.
But when the night is over
When the darkness fades and the morning comes.
He is gone
He is no longer with me.
The river's just a river
The waterway is just a simple natural phenomenon.
Without him
In his absence.
The world around me changes
The environment feels different without him.
The trees are bare and everywhere
The trees look sparse and barren all around me.
The streets are full of strangers
The crowds feel unfamiliar and unknown.
I love him
My love for him remains unchanged.
But every day I'm learning
I am growing and changing every day.
All my life
Since I was born.
I've only been pretending
I've been living in an illusion.
Without me
If I were not there.
His world will go on turning
Life will continue even without me.
A world that's full of happiness
There is still joy and happiness in the world.
That I have never known
I have not experienced that happiness myself.
I love him
My love for him persists.
I love him
I am deeply in love with him.
I love him
It's only me who loves him.
But only on my own
I am alone in my love for him.
Writer(s): Herbert Kretzmer, Alain Boublil, Jean-marc Natel, Trevor Nunn, Claude Michel Schoenberg, John Caird
Contributed by Camilla E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.