There are 2 bands with this name:
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.

Beyond The Moon
The Pillows Lyrics

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町で一番美しい
キミは向日葵僕は三日月
夜明けの狭間会えるけど
すぐに太陽がキミを奪う

世界中を照らす暖かい光を
誰もが待ってるんだろう

キミが眠ってる間だけ
輝いている僕は三日月
どんなに強く照らしても
眩しいなんて事は無いんだ

星に励まされ今夜も青く光るよ
振り向かれないけれど

叶わぬ夢を見て少しずつ
欠けて無くなりそう

キミが知らない子守唄を
歌い続ける僕は三日月
満月にさえなれないのに
太陽なんてまるで別世界

夏に身を委ね絵画のように微笑む
キミは誰より素敵

届かぬ恋をしてこのまま
闇に吸い込まれそう

涙を見せずに咲き誇る姿を
僕はそっと見てきた

叶わぬ夢を見て少しずつ
欠けて無くなりそうさ
届かぬ恋をしてこのまま
闇に吸い込まれそう

My beautiful sunflower

Overall Meaning

In the town, you are the most beautiful one. You are the sunflower and I am the crescent moon. We can meet at the dawn's border, but the sun will take you away soon. Everyone is waiting for the warm light that illuminates the whole world.

I am the crescent moon that shines only when you are sleeping. No matter how strong my light is, it's not dazzling. Inspired by the stars, I shine blue tonight, but I can't turn back. I see my unfulfilled dreams breaking down into pieces.

I keep singing lullabies that you don't know. I am the crescent moon that can't even be a full moon. The sun is completely in a different world. You smile like a painting in summer, more beautiful than anyone else. I'm in love with you, but it feels like I'm being sucked into the darkness.

The lyrics of "Beyond the Moon" by The Pillows are poetic and metaphorical. The song talks about an unattainable love between the sunflower and the crescent moon. The moon is envious of the sun that takes away the beautiful sunflower it loves. The lyrics also depict the transience of life, the inevitability of losing what we love, and the hopelessness of unrequited love.

Line by Line Meaning

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You are the most beautiful in the town

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You are a sunflower, and I am a crescent moon

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We can meet at the dawn

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But the sun will take you away quickly

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Everyone is waiting for the warm light that shines all over the world

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Doesn't everyone wait for it?

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Only when you are asleep

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I shine as a crescent moon

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No matter how brightly I shine

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It's not dazzling

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Encouraged by the stars, I will shine blue tonight