Arranged by the pillows and 鹿島達也
HYBRID RAINBOW
The Pillows Lyrics
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地球儀にのってない 名前もない
昨日は近くまで 希望の船が来たけど
僕らを迎えに来たんじゃない
太陽に見惚れて少しこげた
プリズムをはさんで 手を振ったけど
Can you feel that hybrid rainbow?
昨日まで選ばれなかった僕らでも
明日を待ってる
ほとんどしぼんでる僕らの飛行船
地面をスレスレに浮かんでる
呼び方もとまどう色の姿
鳥達に容赦なくつつかれるだろう
Can you feel?
Can you feel that hybrid rainbow?
きっとまだ
限界なんてこんなもんじゃない
こんなんじゃない
Can you feel?
Can you feel that hybrid rainbow?
ここは途中なんだって信じたい
I can feel
I can feel that hybrid rainbow
昨日まで選ばれなかった僕らでも
明日を持ってる
The song HYBRID RAINBOW by the pillows tells the story of a group of people who feel like they are stranded on a desert island, with no hope of escape. The island is so small and insignificant that it doesn't even have a name and is not marked on any globe. The only ship that came close to the island yesterday was not there to rescue them, and they remain stranded, with dwindling hope. Despite this feeling of hopelessness, the group remains enamored by the beauty of the sun, even though it has caused their skin to burn. They wave their hands through a prism, hoping to catch a glimpse of a rainbow, knowing that it's a sign of hope.
The chorus of the song encourages listeners to feel the hybrid rainbow, to understand that even though they may feel ignored by the world, they still have a chance for a brighter tomorrow. The group feels like their flying ship has shrunk, and they're hovering only a few inches above the ground. They know that their appearance confuses others, and that birds are likely to peck at them. This is a metaphor for feeling out of place in the world, feeling like they don't belong anywhere. But they continue to hold onto hope, feeling that there is more to come.
Line by Line Meaning
ほとんど沈んでるみたいな無人島
An uninhabited island mostly submerged in the ocean
地球儀にのってない 名前もない
Not on any globe, without any name
昨日は近くまで 希望の船が来たけど
Yesterday, a hopeful ship came nearby
僕らを迎えに来たんじゃない
But it didn't come to pick us up
太陽に見惚れて 少しこげた
Gazed at the sun and got slightly burnt
プリズムをはさんで 手を振ったけど
Waved through a prism
Can you feel?
Can you feel it?
Can you feel that hybrid rainbow?
Can you feel that mixture of colors?
昨日まで選ばれなかった僕らでも
Even those of us who weren't chosen until yesterday
明日を待ってる
Are waiting for tomorrow
ほとんどしぼんでる僕らの飛行船
Our almost wilted airship
地面をスレスレに浮かんでる
Floating close to the ground
呼び方もとまどう色の姿
A confusingly colored appearance without a name
鳥達に容赦なくつつかれるだろう
Will be pecked at mercilessly by birds
きっとまだ
Surely, still
限界なんてこんなもんじゃない
This isn't even close to our limit
こんなんじゃない
This isn't it
ここは途中なんだって信じたい
I want to believe that this is just the middle
I can feel
I can feel it
I can feel that hybrid rainbow
I can feel that mixture of colors
昨日まで選ばれなかった僕らでも
Even those of us who weren't chosen until yesterday
明日を持ってる
Have tomorrow
Contributed by Riley M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@markop.1994
I dont know what hes saying most of the song... but when he shouts "CAN YOU FEEEEL!?" I most certainly do feel it.
@machintosh3008
That's the power of music. You have no idea what they're saying. But you can feel the raw emotion behind it.
@markop.1994
@@machintosh3008 its true! It also dosnt hurt when the music is these guys 😅
@sailorjune2121
i FEEL IT
@Sv_vic
It's amazing that this music makes me feel so much nostalgia . FLCL was a great experience, still go back and watch it from time to time ! Still waiting to see the pillows live !
@zacharysalazar7000
Hang in there it took me about ten years to finally catch them.
They did a show in Portland OR with Noodles.
@encountersltd
I watched the scene this appears on in flcl on a large flat screen... changed my life
@sarkhan7913
Best episode of FLCL, best moment of FLCL, best moment of any anime. At least for me.
@santiagosalas7088
Which episode was that?
@encountersltd
@@santiagosalas7088 firestarter!