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
Younger & Younger
Ray Lyrics
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Get rid of me
Because i need some time to run away
Don’t
Keep on
Killing me
Because you know i don't have another way
Cause' back when i was younger
Behind my bedroom door
And now i’m over twenty
And i still stutter
But i don’t really hate you anymore
What if
The concrete could talk back
With all
The tears
It absorbed all of these years
Come back
Please
You’re the only thing i need
Don’t jump
Dear bare with me
Because i can’t really take the lead
Cause back when i was younger
I used to hear the thunder
Behind my bedroom door
And now i’m over twenty
And i still stutter
But i don’t really hate you anymore
Cause back when i was younger
I used to hear the thunder
Behind my bedroom door
And now i’m over twenty
And i have a lover
And i don’t really hate you anymore
The lyrics to "Younger Than Springtime" by Ray Conniff are a beautiful portrayal of the overwhelming love and joy that one feels when they are with their significant other. The singer describes their lover as being "younger than springtime," which can be interpreted as their love being fresh and new, much like the spring season. They compare their lover to starlight, winds of June, gentle lips, and even heaven and earth, emphasizing the depth and intensity of their affection.
The subsequent stanza portrays the singer's feelings when they are with their lover. They are "gayer than laughter," meaning that they are happier with their lover than they would be without them. Their lover is "sweeter than music," demonstrating that the mere presence of their lover brings joy and pleasure to their life. Lastly, they compare their lover to the elements - sunlight, moonbeams, heaven, and earth - indicating that their lover encompasses and elevates everything that is beautiful and wondrous.
The final stanza of the song is a duet between the singer and their lover. The singer declares that they are "Younger than springtime," and "gayer than laughter" when with their lover. This reinforces the idea that their love is joyful and unyielding. They join in unison to sing about how they complete each other and all that they want is to be together forever.
Line by Line Meaning
Younger than springtime are you
You are so full of youth and energy, it's as if you're younger than the season of spring itself.
Softer than starlight are you
You are gentle and delicate, like the soft glow of starlight in the night sky.
Warmer than winds of June
You make me feel alive and loved, like the warm winds that blow in the month of June.
Are the gentle lips you gave me
Your kisses are so tender and sweet, I feel like I'm being wrapped in a warm embrace.
Gayer than laughter are you
You bring so much joy and happiness into my life, it's like the sound of unbridled laughter ringing through the air.
Sweeter than music are you
The sweetness of your personality and love far surpasses that of even the most beautiful music.
Sunlight and moon beans
You are a source of light and warmth, much like the sun, and also have a mystical and romantic quality, like the beams of the moon.
Heaven and earth
With you, I feel as if I have everything, both the divine and the natural world.
Are you to give me
You give me all of your wonderful qualities and love, making my life feel complete.
And when your youth and joy
Whenever I'm in your presence, I am overwhelmed with your energy and happiness.
Invade my soul
Your spirit and love take over my entire being, filling me with warmth and light.
And fill my heart
You leave no space in my heart for anything but feelings of love and adoration for you.
As now they do, then
Just as I feel your love and joy now, I know I will continue to feel them in the future.
Younger than springtime am I
In your presence, I feel youthful and full of energy.
Gayer than laughter am I
The happiness and joy you bring into my life make me feel like I'm always filled with uncontrollable laughter.
Sunlight and moon beans
Just as you are a source of light and warmth, I strive to be the same for you.
Heaven and earth
I too feel like my life is complete, with everything the natural and supernatural world has to offer, by being with you.
Am I with you
By being with you, I feel complete and whole, and couldn't imagine a life without you.
Lyrics © Iricom US Ltd
Written by: Чистякова-Ионова Л.А.
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Zule White
Dots: "..."
Ray: "..."
<Hugs Ray>
Ray: "!"
Dots "H-Hugs.."
<Hugs back>
Dots: "Hugs.."
Ray (POV): "So soft."
(Me: "I really wanted to make a skit of this. Dots is 16, he's about to turn 17 soon and he's Raccoon.")
Yumeko Jabami
Mom: don’t break it!
Emma: we won’t!
Also Emma: accidentally breaks it
Mom: congratulations you three now have shipment dates!
Y/n
😂😂😂😂im literaly wheezing rn-
Y / N
😂✋💅✨
Y / N
@Y/n same
Ghostie The Gay Arsonist
"Emma stop acting like a child! What are you, four?"
"Yes! I AM FOUR!!!!"
Emmaaaa
Lol
Tenshi
"What animal do you wanna see when you get older?
"Snake"
"Awww that's the most adorable animal"
👁👄👁
Luné Summers
Danger noodles are very adorable
charlie
agreed
Tenshi
So true