1. An alternative rock band from Japan… Read Full Bio ↴There are 2 bands with this name:
1. An alternative rock band from Japan
2. An alternative rock band from Slovakia
for the female duo from the United States, please see Pillows
1. the pillows (ザ・ピロウズ) are an alternative rock band from Hokkaidō, Japan, best known outside Japan for their contributions to the soundtrack of the anime series FLCL (Fooly Cooly).
They consist of 山中さわお (Sawao Yamanaka) -vocals & guitar-, 真鍋吉明 (Yoshiaki Manabe) -guitar-, 佐藤シンイチロウ (Shinichiro Sato) -drums-.
The band officially formed on September 16, 1989 as a four-man group. The fourth man and original bassist, 上田ケンジ (Kenji Ueda), left the band in 1992 to become a music producer and do solo work. Since then, 鹿島達也 (Tatsuya Kashima) and later 鈴木淳 (Jun Suzuki) have taken his place as supporting bassists. Neither Kashima nor Suzuki have been named official members out of respect for Ueda.
The band name is intentionally left without any capitalization.
Official website: http://www.pillows.jp/
2. An alternative rock band The Pillows from High Tatras, Slovakia.
サード アイ
The Pillows Lyrics
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濡れた太陽 いつもの目眩
何にも持ってない
掌だけヒリヒリ痛い
熱を覚えた
明日が来ないような重い空が
捲れる瞬間をその目で見た
消えない幻 全てを奪った
姿を変えては又
僕を連れ出しに来るモンスター
墜落したミューズ
乾いた夢 無口な時代
飛び込んでみた海の底で
巨大な泡を見つけ隠れた
平凡なシーラカンス楽しんだけど
満ち足りてるって言えなくなった
消えない幻 全てを奪った
姿を変えては又
僕を連れ出しに来るモンスター
空席はいつだって僕らを待ってる
三番目の目が場所を知ってる
眩しい世界の扉が開いた
もう一度何かを始められそうなんだ
消えない幻 全てを奪った
姿を変えては又
僕を連れ出しに来るモンスター
The song サード アイ by The Pillows talks about a feeling of disorientation and confusion after a heavy rain, where even the sun, now soaked, adds to the dizziness. The singer experiences a physical and emotional pain, as if their hands are burnt and they have a fever. However, in the midst of this disarray, they witness the heavy clouds parting, and it's as if time freezes. The view of the sky gives them a moment of clarity, yet it's followed by an eerie feeling. The singer mentions a monster that haunts them, stealing everything away and morphing its shape, leaving them in a cycle of being taken out only to be brought back in.
Line by Line Meaning
雨上がりのブルー
The blue after the rain
濡れた太陽 いつもの目眩
The wet sun and the usual dizziness
何にも持ってない
I have nothing
掌だけヒリヒリ痛い
Only my palms hurt sharply
熱を覚えた
I feel feverish
明日が来ないような重い空が
The heavy sky that makes it feel like tomorrow will never come
捲れる瞬間をその目で見た
I saw the moment when the sky cleared up
消えない幻 全てを奪った
The non-disappearing illusion took everything away
姿を変えては又
It changes its form again
僕を連れ出しに来るモンスター
The monster that takes me away
墜落したミューズ
The crashed muse
乾いた夢 無口な時代
Dry dreams and a silent era
飛び込んでみた海の底で
At the bottom of the sea where I dived in
巨大な泡を見つけ隠れた
I found a giant bubble and hid inside it
平凡なシーラカンス楽しんだけど
I enjoyed the ordinary coelacanth, but
満ち足りてるって言えなくなった
I couldn't say that I'm satisfied anymore
空席はいつだって僕らを待ってる
Empty seats are always waiting for us
三番目の目が場所を知ってる
The third eye knows the place
眩しい世界の扉が開いた
The door to a dazzling world opened
もう一度何かを始められそうなんだ
I feel like I can start something again
Contributed by Charlie R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
THEGREATMAX
English lyrics here
Blue, after the rain
Wet sun, the usual giddiness
I don’t have a thing
The palms of my hands sting
I remember the fever
With that eye I saw the heavy sky turn inside out for a moment
Like there was gonna be no tomorrow
The never-ending illusion snatched everything away
The shape-shifting monster
Returns once more to take me away
The muse has fallen
A dried-up dream, a voiceless generation
I dove to the bottom of the ocean to see what was there
And found a huge bubble to hide in
The mediocre coelecanth was having fun
But couldn’t say he was really satisfied
The never-ending illusion snatched everything away
The shape-shifting monster
Returns once more to take me away
The empty seats are always waiting for us
The third eye knows where
The door to a dazzling world has opened
And once again it has begun
The never-ending illusion snatched everything away
The shape-shifting monster
Returns once more to take me away
龍
雨上がりのブルー
濡れた太陽 いつもの目眩
何にも持ってない
掌だけヒリヒリ痛い
熱を覚えた
明日が来ないような重い空が
捲れる瞬間をその目で見た
消えない幻 全てを奪った
姿を変えては又
僕を連れ出しに来るモンスター
墜落したミューズ
乾いた夢 無口な時代
飛び込んでみた海の底で
巨大な泡を見つけ隠れた
平凡なシーラカンス楽しんだけど
満ち足りてるって言えなくなった
消えない幻 全てを奪った
姿を変えては又
僕を連れ出しに来るモンスター
空席はいつだって僕らを待ってる
三番目の目が場所を知ってる
眩しい世界の扉が開いた
もう一度何かを始められそうなんだ
消えない幻 全てを奪った
姿を変えては又
僕を連れ出しに来るモンスター
The Anime Man
Man...the rest of the world needs to learn how to make music from these guys.
DMC Tensei
The Anime Man didn't expect to see you here 👍🏻
Tigerwolf130
3CupcakesInAPie well, we're 3 years too late huh
DMC Tensei
Timelordwolfblood pretty much
SouL Animation
fam
Armiter
well man, have a look at dredg
Thomas Wiseau
It's literally impossible for these guys to make bad music.
Dumbfounded Kiryu
True, Kool Spice being the most underrated album
Zarigüista
ZANK U MAI TUALIGHT!!!!
Robot
Oh hi Johnny didn't know it was you