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.

Tonight
The Pillows Lyrics

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夢を見るのはとっても寂しい
覚めてしまうのがこわい
君と会うのも何だか寂しい
帰る時間が気になる

tonight
I wanna keep on smiling

黙りこむのは僕にはたやすい
すぐには言葉は見つからないよ
独りぼっちもちょっとだけ楽しい
誰にも見せない僕がいる

tonight
I wanna keep on smiling
oh, yeah

tonight・・・

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Pillow's song Tonight describe a sense of loneliness and fear of waking up from a dream. The singer shares that it's lonely to meet with someone they care about and that they worry about the time they have to leave. They can easily become silent and struggle to find words to say. They also admit to finding some enjoyment in being alone, but only to a small extent. The repeated chorus emphasizes the desire to keep smiling and suggests that by doing so, they can overcome their feelings of loneliness and worry for a little while longer. Overall, the song expresses a bittersweet feeling of trying to hold onto something or someone they care about, but knowing that it cannot last forever.

Line by Line Meaning

夢を見るのはとっても寂しい
Dreaming is very lonely, and I'm afraid of waking up.

覚めてしまうのがこわい
I'm scared of waking up from my dreams.

君と会うのも何だか寂しい
Even being with you feels a little lonely.

帰る時間が気になる
I'm worried about what time I have to go home.

tonight
Tonight

I wanna keep on smiling
I want to keep smiling, despite feeling lonely and worried.

黙りこむのは僕にはたやすい
It's easy for me to fall silent.

すぐには言葉は見つからないよ
I can't find the words right away.

独りぼっちもちょっとだけ楽しい
Being alone is a little bit enjoyable.

誰にも見せない僕がいる
I exist as someone who doesn't show themselves to anyone.

tonight
Tonight