1. RAY, a Japa… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least four artists with the name of Ray.
1. RAY, a Japanese shoegaze idol group formed in 2019. Based in Tokyo, they are considered sucessors to ・・・・・・・・・ (Dots), being managed by the same team and playing similar music. Members Uchiyama Yua (former Dots), Kai Marino (former Niji no Conquistador), Tsukihi (former RYUKYU IDOL) and Kotoyama Shizuku (former Avandoned) also promote many solo performances and activities. Their musical focus is on the fusion of "minor genres", such as shoegaze, noise pop, and IDM. The first album Pink was released in May 2020, containing 12 original songs and covers of two Dots songs, "Slide" and "Satellite".
In February 2021, founding member Shirakawa Sayaka graduated from the group. In July 2021, Kotoyama Shizuku joined the group. Their second album, Green, was released in May 2022 featuring a cover of Dots' "Shizuka no Umi". New members joined in September 2022: Ami, Tsukiumi Mao, and Tsumugi Mikoto. Third album Camellia is set to release in October 2023.
2. 中山怜香 (Nakayama Reika, born October 14, 1990), better known by her stage name Ray, is a Japanese singer and radio personality from Hokkaido. She signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment.
Ray originally worked as a gravure idol, performing at a singing audition event sponsored by Avex and Usen called a-motion2007, and releasing a DVD called Peach Collection and a second DVD called Pure Smile in 2008. She tried out for the All-Japan Anime Song Grand Prix in 2010. She also covered songs under the moniker Clione (クリオネちゃ).
She made her debut as a singer in 2012, performing the opening theme song "Sign" for the anime Waiting in the Summer. Her second single "Rakuen Project" (楽園PROJECT Paradise Project) was released on October 24, 2012, which is used as the opening theme to the 2012 anime television series To Love-Ru Darkness. Her third single "Recall" was released on February 6, 2013, which is used as the ending theme to the 2013 anime television series Amnesia.
On a blog post posted on January 25, 2017, Ray announced her retirement from singing to pursue other unspecified activities.
3. RAY - RUSSIAN HARDCORE band, formed in the end of 2004 in Moscow, Russia. They play old school hardcore with lots of melodies and breakdowns. They say they are trying to bring hardcore what it should be with messages to express their personal feelings and beliefs, to reveal what they feel are social and ethical problems of this world.
In spring/summer of 2010, RAY disbanded.
4. Ray, the japanese singer and vocalist in Galactica Phantom and yaiba.
5. A band from New York, an early project of Hugo Stanley from Palm
Dream Is Over
Ray Lyrics
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Don't even know my own name half the time
How'd I get so blind that I couldn't see
What was right in front of me?
I wish I was wrong
I wish that you were right here lyin' in my arms
Deep down inside I got to face the truth
This love is over
This love is over
God knows I tried
Everything I could to keep you satisfied
Being my baby was just a part you played
It's all some kind of game
And just like a child
Just like a child you got to have your way
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Now there's nothing left to say
This love is over
This love is over
Baby, I know I'll get along
Sometimes you got to make it on your own
It's more than my pride that's got me all tied
Up inside, girl, it's all the lying
Think it's time to close the door
I don't wanna cry anymore
It's just not worth fighting for this love
It's over, this love is over
This love is over
This love is over
The lyrics of this song tell the story of someone who has come to terms with the end of a romantic relationship, which was perhaps once fulfilling, but no longer is. The singer is confessing to being haunted by memories of their past relationship, to the point where they feel like they are out of their mind and have lost themselves. They wonder how they could have missed the signs that the relationship was unraveling.
The singer then admits that they wish their ex was still with them, but they must face the truth that their lover has moved on. The chorus of the song repeats the message that this love is over. The singer reflects on how they tried everything they could to keep their lover happy but they were just playing a part in the end. The singer feels that their lover had to have things their way like a child, and in the end, the relationship just wasn't worth fighting for. The song ends with the singer admitting that sometimes one has to make it on their own.
In conclusion, this song is a true reflection of how tough it is to come to terms with the end of a romantic relationship that once meant the world. It speaks to the painful process of moving on when one is still haunted by the memories of a past love.
Line by Line Meaning
Goin' out of my mind
Feeling extremely overwhelmed and unable to focus
Don't even know my own name half the time
Feeling so out of sorts that one's own identity becomes unclear
How'd I get so blind that I couldn't see
Feeling regretful that one failed to recognize the signs of a lost love
What was right in front of me?
Wondering how one could have been so oblivious to what was happening in the relationship
I wish I was wrong
Desperately hoping that the intuition is incorrect
I wish that you were right here lyin' in my arms
Longing for the closeness and intimacy of lost love
Deep down inside I got to face the truth
Knowing that the reality of the situation cannot be denied any longer
You're not comin' home
Acknowledging that the relationship is over and there is no turning back
This love is over
Affirming that the relationship has ended
God knows I tried
Recognizing the efforts that were made to save the relationship
Everything I could to keep you satisfied
Doing everything possible to make the partner happy
Being my baby was just a part you played
Realizing that the partner did not have the same level of feelings and commitment in the relationship
It's all some kind of game
Feeling that the relationship was not genuine
And just like a child
Behaving immaturely like a kid in the relationship
Just like a child you got to have your way
Expecting everything to be done the way one wants, like a spoiled child
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Believing that taking risks is necessary to achieve one's goals
Now there's nothing left to say
Understanding that there is no point in trying to fix the relationship anymore
This love is over
Acknowledging that the relationship is truly finished
Baby, I know I'll get along
Having the confidence to move on from the relationship
Sometimes you got to make it on your own
Learning to be self-sufficient after the end of the relationship
It's more than my pride that's got me all tied
Feeling emotionally distraught after the breakup
Up inside, girl, it's all the lying
Feeling frustrated about the partner's deception and dishonesty
Think it's time to close the door
Deciding that it is time to move on from the relationship
I don't wanna cry anymore
Being tired of feeling emotional pain and sadness due to the relationship
It's just not worth fighting for this love
Realizing that the relationship is not worth fighting for anymore
This love is over
Reiterating that the relationship is truly over
This love is over
Confirming again that the relationship is finished for good
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
Written by: Raycharles Lamontagne
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