SHERBETS is a Japanese rock band consisting of four members. Its current it… Read Full Bio ↴SHERBETS is a Japanese rock band consisting of four members. Its current iteration was formed by 浅井健一 (Asai Kenichi) in 1998. Two years earlier – while taking a break from BLANKEY JET CITY – Asai had recorded an album with a band named SHERBET. Keyboardist 福士久美子 (Fucci Qumico) was one of the members featured on this album, and would later go on to become a key member of SHERBETS.

Compared to BLANKEY JET CITY’s often aggressive rock sound, SHERBETS musical approach is generally of much calmer nature. While their music is centered around Asai’s guitar and voice, Fucci’s keyboard and backing vocals are just as integral to the band’s distinctive sound. Asai writes all of the band’s lyrics, and often portrays dreamy landscapes akin to the ones displayed by his many paintings and illustrations.

In May 2011, it was announced that the band would cease activities after the release of one final album – titled "FREE" – in July of the same year. In the announcement, Asai stated that it was dubious that the four members would perform together in the future. A few days later, another announcement made it clear that the band members had changed their minds, and decided not to disband after all. An interview later revealed that there had been tension within the band related to Asai's decision to focus on his garage rock project PONTIACS.

Members:
浅井健一 (Asai Kenichi) – Vocal, guitar
福士久美子 (Fucci Qumico) – Keyboard, chorus
仲田憲市 (Nakata Kenichi) – Bass
外村公敏 (Sotomura Kimitoshi) – Drums

Official Website:
http://sexystones.com/

GOD
SHERBETS Lyrics

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通り過ぎるかわいいギャルたち
関係ないけど関係ないWANNA
道徳的に生きなくちゃいかんよ

出会い求め街うろつく
知らない誰か俺は気分いいぜ
レインボーカラーのサンダル

Passenger
全然ありのままでいいじゃん必死になってあーだこーだ
とりつくろう事なんかない Psychedelic World Psychedelic World World
Passenger
どっちみちどう転んだってありえるのは愛愛

月の裏に住んでるのはうかれきった3匹のこぶた
宇宙遊泳あけくれちゃってはめ外してロープ切れた
そのまま果てまで飛んでく

Passenger
流れる景色を見てたら何だか心が冷たく
冷たく凍りつき始めたんだBaby たんだBaby Baby
Passenger
だからさどう転んだって大切なのは純純

遊牧民内気なるカンガルーシカゴスパニッシュキッズランドナンバーボーイ
レミートゥエンティー弱くたって強くなれるさ

見ためばかりよく見えたって中身なけりゃそれはそこまで
なけりゃないでそれもいいかもねそうやってムギも言いたげさKnuckle

Passenger
全然ありのままでいいじゃん必死になってあーだこーだ
とりつくろう事なんかない Psychedelic World Psychedelic World World
Passenger
どっちみちどう転んだってありえるのは
Passenger
流れる景色を見てたら何だか心が冷たく
冷たく凍りつき始めたんだBaby たんだBaby Baby
Passenger

だからさどう転んだって定めてるのは神神
Passenger

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of SHERBETS's song "GOD" deal with ideas of living within a moral code while still enjoying life's pleasures. The singer observes cute girls passing by and acknowledges that it is irrelevant to his desire to live in a morally acceptable manner. He roams the streets in search of encounters with strangers, feeling good and wearing rainbow-colored sandals. The chorus suggests that it is best to simply be oneself and accept whatever happens in life's psychedelic world, as the outcome could be love. The second verse contains surreal imagery of three crazy pigs living on the dark side of the moon and the singer flying through space until his rope breaks and he continues falling.

The song then returns to the chorus and adds another verse where it speaks of living in various cultures and cites examples of meek kangaroos and numbering boys, concluding that one can be weak yet still become strong. The lyrics then encourage the idea that appearances can be deceiving, and it is the substance of a person's character that matters. The song's final chorus repeats the idea that one should accept oneself and the world for its reality with the added line that life is determined by God's will.

Line by Line Meaning

通り過ぎるかわいいギャルたち
Cute gals pass by

関係ないけど関係ないWANNA
It's irrelevant, but irrelevant Wanna

道徳的に生きなくちゃいかんよ
Have to live morally

出会い求め街うろつく
Searching for encounters, wandering around the streets

知らない誰か俺は気分いいぜ
Feeling good with someone unknown

レインボーカラーのサンダル
Rainbow-colored sandals

Passenger
Passenger

全然ありのままでいいじゃん必死になってあーだこーだ
It's okay to be completely as it is, no need to desperately try to change anything

とりつくろう事なんかない Psychedelic World Psychedelic World World
No need to conform, it's a psychedelic world

Passenger
Passenger

どっちみちどう転んだってありえるのは愛愛
No matter what happens, what's possible is love, love