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.
Crazy Sunshine
The Pillows Lyrics
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未完成のゲームに夢中
死ぬまで離さないバナナのルーレット
縫い合わせた瞼ほどいて
こぼれる涙が映すのは
時代が失くしてしまった感情なんだよ
my friend
痛みのないタイクツに
溺れそうだ
Crazy Sunshine
不機嫌な僕らの未来を照らしてよ
Tightrope Dancing
片足でも跳べる
青い欲望にキミと火をつけて
何も不安じゃない
逃げ足を鍛えてるドンキー
不戦勝のプライドと踊る
いつだってゴールは誰かのものだった
待ち合わせの夜に気づいた
はしゃいでる自分を見てたのは
時代が歪めてしまった残像なんだろ
名前もない怪物に
飲まれそうだ
Crazy Sunshine
不機嫌な僕らの未来を照らしてよ
Tightrope Dancing
片足でも跳べる
青い欲望にキミと火をつけて
何も不安じゃない
(x2)
The lyrics to Crazy Sunshine by the pillows are about the struggles of life and how people cope with them. The first verse talks about people being addicted to unfinished games and never wanting to let go of the banana roulette, symbolizing the many distractions in life that tend to become a way of coping with the harsh realities of the world. The second verse talks about tears that fall from sewn eyelids, representing how sometimes people try so hard to hold in their emotions that they become blind to the beauty of life around them. The chorus emphasizes the idea that no matter how tough life gets, there's always a little bit of light that can help guide us. The tightrope dancing represents how life is a balancing act and that we can always find a way to keep moving forward.
The second verse of the song speaks about a donkey who's always training to run away, even though the goal is not to run. This section refers to how people often focus on things that are not important in life, neglecting the things that matter most. The bridge of the song speaks about a nameless monster that consumes everything in its path, representing the influence of societal norms that force individuals to conform and lose their unique identities. The last chorus emphasizes this idea by highlighting the importance of finding one's purpose and following their desires.
Line by Line Meaning
全世界の腰抜けモンキー
This line refers to people who are lazy and unmotivated to do anything productive in their lives.
未完成のゲームに夢中
These people are addicted to unfinished games because it provides them an escape from their mundane life.
死ぬまで離さないバナナのルーレット
These people hold onto something mediocre like a banana-shaped roulette because it brings them some excitement in their mundane life.
縫い合わせた瞼ほどいて
This line means opening the sewed eyelids, probably representing realizing something about themselves or their life.
こぼれる涙が映すのは
This line suggests that the tears rolling down are reflecting something in their lives.
時代が失くしてしまった感情なんだよ
The lost emotions that they are experiencing now are the result of the times they live in.
痛みのないタイクツに溺れそうだ
They are struggling to come to terms with their mundane existence and are afraid fo being swallowed by their false sense of comfort.
Crazy Sunshine
This is the title of the song and is repeated throughout the lyrics.
不機嫌な僕らの未来を照らしてよ
This line asks someone to shine a light on the sulky future that they are about to face.
Tightrope Dancing
This line describes their current situation as walking on a tightrope. One wrong move, and they may fall off into the abyss.
片足でも跳べる
This line gives a glimmer of hope, that they can still overcome their fear and the difficulties they are facing. Even if it is just taking one step forward.
青い欲望にキミと火をつけて
This line means lighting a fire of desire with someone they want to be with them as they pursue what they want.
何も不安じゃない
They are not afraid of anything and are ready to take the leap in the uncertain future.
逃げ足を鍛えてるドンキー
This line refers to someone who is always running away from their problems and trying to avoid confrontation.
不戦勝のプライドと踊る
These people’s pride comes from their achievements, even if it was just winning by chance and not actual effort.
いつだってゴールは誰かのものだった
This line means that someone else has always taken away the victory, the glory, making them feel inferior, and unworthy of the achievement they crave for.
待ち合わせの夜に気づいた
This line refers to a moment of realization when waiting for someone during a night meet-up.
はしゃいでる自分を見てたのは
They are watching themselves frolicking around, but something seems to be missing or off.
時代が歪めてしまった残像なんだろ
The distorted image that they are seeing is because of the society they are living in.
名前もない怪物に飲まれそうだ
This line refers to being consumed by an undefined entity or emotion that has taken hold of them.
x2
A symbol indicating that the line is repeated twice.
Contributed by Camilla E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.