There are at least four artists with the name of Ray.

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

I'm Not a Dreamer
Ray Lyrics

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I'm not Lisa
My name is Julie
Lisa left you
Years ago

My eyes are not blue
But mine won't leave you
Till the sunlight

Has touched your face

She was your morning light
Her smile told of no light
Your love for her grew
With each rising run

And then one winter day
His hand led her away
She left you here
Drowning in your tears
Here
Where you stayed for years
Crying, Lisa
Lisa

I'm not Lisa
My name is Julie
Lisa left you
Years ago

My eyes are not blue
But mine won't leave you
Till the sunlight
Shines through your face

I'm not Lisa

Overall Meaning

The song "I'm Not Lisa" by Jessi Colter tells the story of a woman named Julie. She reveals to the man she loves that she is not the person he is still mourning for years after their departure. Lisa was his past love, the one he hoped would never leave him. However, she left him one winter day, leaving him drowning in his tears. The lyrics suggest that Lisa was the man's morning light and the love between the two grew with each rising sun.

Julie empathizes with the man as she watches him cry for Lisa. Despite her name not being Lisa and her eyes not being blue, Julie tells the man that she will stay with him until his long-awaited sunshine has touched his face. The lyrics portray her as a source of comfort and support, willing to stay with the man and love him despite the memories he has of someone else.

Overall, "I'm Not Lisa" speaks of love, loss, and the longing for companionship. It shows how a person can still long for someone who has left them, and how difficult it can be to move on. However, it also shows how someone can come into our lives and offer comfort, love, and support when we need it most, despite not being the person we had originally hoped for.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm not Lisa
I am not the person you think I am; I am not the one who left you

My name is Julie
I have my own identity and name

Lisa left you
The person you were truly in love with is no longer with you

Years ago
This is not a recent event, it happened in the past

My eyes are not blue
I am not the person you remember, but I am here for you now

But mine won't leave you
I will be there for you through everything

Till the sunlight
Until you find happiness again

Has touched your face
Until you are able to see the beauty in life again

She was your morning light
She was the one who brought light into your life

Her smile told of no light
She was not truly happy, even though she smiled

Your love for her grew
You loved her deeply