Nozomi Sasaki (佐々木希, Sasaki Nozomi, born February 8, 1988) is a model from… Read Full Bio ↴Nozomi Sasaki (佐々木希, Sasaki Nozomi, born February 8, 1988) is a model from Akita, Japan. She is known for her many singles stemming from her new found musical career including "Kamu to Funyan" (噛むとフニャン) and the ending for Belzebub "Papepipu ♪ Papipepu ♪ Papepipupo ♪".
In 2010, she started her music career, debuting with the single "Kamu to Funyan" which featured rapper Astro and was used in the tie-in commercials for Lotte Fit's Chewing Gum. Sasaki's debut album Nozomi Collection was released on April 18, 2012.

Merry Go Round
Nozomi Sasaki Lyrics

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しずかな雨が降るすこしつめたい雨
あたたまり続けてるこの心を冷やすように

いつもキミをみつけていた
優しい後ろすがたまわりゆくこの想い
どこへむかうの？

キミがみつめる先には

なにがあるだろう

僕等はひたはしる
とどきそうでとどかない
その距離で

しずかに雨が降るすこしさびしい雨
ひろがり続けてるこの心を宥めるように

いつもキミをみつめている
可愛い後ろすがたまわりゆくこの想い
どこにむかうの？

僕がもとめる先には
なにが待つだろう

僕等はひたはしる
おいつけそうでおいつかない
その距離で

僕等はひたはしる
とどきそうでとどかない
その距離で

その距離で

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Nozomi Sasaki's song "Merry go round" describe the feeling of being lost in a love that feels like it is constantly spinning like a merry-go-round. The opening lines describe a quiet rain that falls, and how it feels cold enough to chill the singer's heart, even though they've been trying to keep warm. They have been looking for the person they love, and they describe them as having a gentle presence that spins around in their thoughts. The singer wonders where this person is going and what they can see when they look in front of them.

The chorus repeats the feeling of the distance that the two lovers feel, and how it feels like they are both running but never getting close enough to touch each other. The second verse continues the theme of the first, describing the gentle presence of the one they love and how they're always looking for them. The end of the verse has the singer wondering what is waiting for them at the end of their journey.

Overall, the lyrics to "Merry go round" are about the feeling of being lost in love, trying to find someone who moves in and out of their life like a constant cycle. The imagery of the merry-go-round represents the feeling of being unable to catch up with the person they love, always running but never quite getting close enough.

Line by Line Meaning

しずかな雨が降るすこしつめたい雨
Quiet rain falls, a little cold rain

あたたまり続けてるこの心を冷やすように
It's as if it's trying to chill my heart that keeps warming

いつもキミをみつけていた
I always found you

優しい後ろすがたまわりゆくこの想い
Your gentle silhouette spins around, as does this feeling

どこへむかうの？
Where are you headed?

キミがみつめる先には
Looking where you gaze,

なにがあるだろう
I wonder what's there

僕等はひたはしる
We run unceasingly

とどきそうでとどかない
Seemingly within our reach but out of grasp

その距離で
Within that distance

しずかに雨が降るすこしさびしい雨
Quiet rain falls, a little lonely rain