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.
Juliet
The Pillows Lyrics
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お気に入りのリザードの靴下を
破ったプレゼント
何も聞こえない雨の夜に
リッキーを内緒で
黙って連れ出した
曇ったメガネで
Juliet,
Don't cry
キミの色で街中を塗り潰せ
意味もなくさえずるカナリヤとは
もう二度と踊らない
誓った日曜日
マチルダとおそろいの
ライフルを手にして
白い十字架を狙って撃ち抜いた
閉ざした心に
歪んだ傷跡かくしてる
Juliet,
Don't cry
キミの影は長くのび続ける
曇ったメガネで
狂った時代を眺めてる
Juliet,
Don't cry
キミの色で街中を塗り潰せ
The first verse of The Pillows' song Juliet portrays a sense of greed and uncontrolled emotions. The singer tears apart a lizard-themed pair of socks, which was their favorite and given as a gift. With tears streaming down their face, they cannot hear the sound of the rain. They secretly take Ricky, whose identity is not known, out somewhere. The second verse paints a picture of a canary which will never sing again, and a solemn Sunday on which Matilda, whose identity is also not clear, takes a rifle and shoots the white cross. The third verse talks about a closed-off heart, and scars that are hidden within. The chorus throughout the song, sung to someone named Juliet, urges her not to cry and to paint the town in her colors.
It seems as though each verse tells a short story or incident that happened in the singer's life - tearing apart the precious socks, taking Ricky somewhere, shooting the cross, and hiding the scars. It is possible that Juliet is a symbol of the singer's hope for brighter, more colorful times, and that the chorus is a reassurance that things will get better. The line "Juliet, Don't cry, キミの影は長くのび続ける" can be translated to "Juliet, Don't cry, Your shadow will continue to stretch long", further emphasizing that there is still a future beyond the present moment.
Line by Line Meaning
欲張って泣いてた
Cried greedily
お気に入りのリザードの靴下を破ったプレゼント
Ripped apart a favorite pair of lizard socks as a gift
何も聞こえない雨の夜にリッキーを内緒で黙って連れ出した
Secretly took Ricky out on a silent rainy night where nothing can be heard
曇ったメガネで狂った時代を眺めてる Juliet, Don't cry キミの色で街中を塗り潰せ
Looking at a crazy era through cloudy glasses, Juliet, don't cry, coat the city in your colors
意味もなくさえずるカナリヤとはもう二度と踊らない 誓った日曜日
On a Sunday where I promised not to dance with the meaningless singing canary again
マチルダとおそろいのライフルを手にして 白い十字架を狙って撃ち抜いた
Holding a matching rifle with Mathilda, aimed at and shot the white cross
閉ざした心に歪んだ傷跡かくしてる Juliet, Don't cry キミの影は長くのび続ける
Etching distorted scars into a locked heart, Juliet, don't cry, your shadow will continue to stretch long
曇ったメガネで狂った時代を眺めてる Juliet, Don't cry キミの色で街中を塗り潰せ
Looking at a crazy era through cloudy glasses, Juliet, don't cry, coat the city in your colors
Contributed by Alaina C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Nigel Weetom
欲張って泣いてたお気に入りの
リザードの靴下を破ったプレゼント
何も聞こえない雨の夜に
リッキーを内緒で
黙って連れ出した
曇った 曇った 曇った眼鏡で
狂った 狂った時代を眺めてる
Juliet, don't cry
君の色で街中を塗りつぶせ
意味もなくさえずるカナリヤとは
もう二度と踊らない
誓った日曜日
マチルダとおそろいの
ライフルを手にして
白い十字架を狙って撃ち抜いた
閉ざした 閉ざした 閉ざした心に
歪んだ 歪んだ傷跡隠してる
Juliet, don't cry
君の影は長くのび続ける
曇った 曇った 曇った眼鏡で
狂った 狂った時代を眺めてる
Juliet, don't cry
君の色で街中を塗りつぶせ
Juliet
Juliet
Nigel Weetom
Crying selfishly, her favorite
Present was to destroy (the) lizard's socks
In nothing but the inaudible rain of the night
She goes out with Ricky in secret
With clouded, clouded, clouded lenses
She gazes at a crazy, crazy time, Juliet
Don't cry
Paint the whole town with your colors
Like a canary warbling nonsense
She's vowed not to dance once again, on Sunday
Armed with Matilda and a matching rifle
Aiming at the white cross and opening fire
In the shell, shell, shell of a person
Concealing a distorted, distored scar, Juliet
Don't cry
Your shadow continues to grow longer
With clouded, clouded, clouded lenses
She gazes at a crazy, crazy time, Juliet
Don't cry
Paint the whole town with your colors
Don Z
One of my favorites by them. Great stuff.
Viteaification
god that solo had me by the throat when i first heard it in 2010 and it still has me in its grip
Vicente Allende
if i someday have a daughter, her's name's going to be juliet for this masterpiece
Spread Tha LOVE
THANK YOU! my favorite song from The Pillows
numburger
God that intro is so good
melon
really easy to recognize
numburger
This was the only song I listened to for a month straight. It was fun but it was during the summer so a lot of being outside in hot weather and sweating. That part wasn't fun lol
Squint Eastwood
same here. I listened to this for the last month straight. Still not sick of it.
Corn Jeebus
Happy Bivouac has been my favorite album by them for a while, but I think I've just been sleeping on this album
Nigel Weetom
欲張って泣いてたお気に入りの
リザードの靴下を破ったプレゼント
何も聞こえない雨の夜に
リッキーを内緒で
黙って連れ出した
曇った 曇った 曇った眼鏡で
狂った 狂った時代を眺めてる
Juliet, don't cry
君の色で街中を塗りつぶせ
意味もなくさえずるカナリヤとは
もう二度と踊らない
誓った日曜日
マチルダとおそろいの
ライフルを手にして
白い十字架を狙って撃ち抜いた
閉ざした 閉ざした 閉ざした心に
歪んだ 歪んだ傷跡隠してる
Juliet, don't cry
君の影は長くのび続ける
曇った 曇った 曇った眼鏡で
狂った 狂った時代を眺めてる
Juliet, don't cry
君の色で街中を塗りつぶせ
Juliet
Juliet