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.

Lemon Drops
The Pillows Lyrics

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Unskillful play and sugary voice
Self-confident girl's thoughtless idea
Just funny
What is it? First taste
Just fuzzy

My honest rule was broken right away
And you removed my fetter easily

I can fly, I can fly
And I dry
This feeling is true

I want to hear more of her songs
Hello, hello, her rock
It's homesick, and new and unique
That changed my world

The word which is probably unfounded
Though it's so, it has been attracted
I will try, I will try
And I cry
This feeling is real

I want to hear more of her songs
Hello, hello, her rock
It's homesick, and new and unique
That changed my world
Break that wall
And shake this soul
That changed my all

I want to hear more of her songs
Hello, hello, her rock
She makes me excited many times
I want to hear more of her songs
Hello, hello, her rock
It's homesick, and new and unique
That changed my world
That changed my world
That changed my all

More lemon drops
More lemon drops
More lemon drops

More lemon drops
Lemon drops

Overall Meaning

The song "Lemon Drops" by The Pillows talks about the singer's admiration for a female musician's music. The lyrics mention unskillful play and a sugary voice, which could refer to the musician's style or the perception of it. The singer acknowledges that the girl's music might seem funny, but the first taste of it was fuzzy and intriguing. and it broke his honest rule right away. He feels freed from his restraints as he listens to her music and that the feeling is true. He wants to hear more of her songs and her rock.

As the song progresses, the singer feels homesick and appreciates that the music is both new and unique. The word which is probably unfounded or irrational, yet it has attracted the singer's attention. He wants to try harder, and that makes him emotional, and he believes that this feeling is real. He wants to break down the walls and shake his soul. This female musician's rock music has not only changed his world, but it has changed his all.

The song speaks to the power of music and how it can change individuals' lives. The singer was initially suspicious of the musician's music, but after hearing it, he was hooked. It gave him a sense of freedom, and he couldn't get enough of it. This song is a tribute to the transformative power of music.

Line by Line Meaning

Unskillful play and sugary voice
A girl with no skill in playing instruments and a voice that's too sweet

Self-confident girl's thoughtless idea
A girl who's overconfident and has an idea without much thought

Just funny
It's amusing to watch

What is it? First taste
This is a new experience for me

Just fuzzy
It's unclear and uncertain

My honest rule was broken right away
I broke my own rule and fell for her immediately

And you removed my fetter easily
She freed me from my doubts with ease

I can fly, I can fly
I feel weightless and unburdened

And I dry
I feel a sense of clarity and resolution

This feeling is true
I know in my heart that this feeling is real

I want to hear more of her songs
I can't get enough of her music