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.

Wake Up Frenzy!
The Pillows Lyrics

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どこへ行った　飛べない鳥
雲の上の上を散歩中
天国って馴染めるのかい
古いロックミュージック
聴けるのかい
時間切れで僕らも死ぬんだ
'まだ足りない'って目覚めたい
宇宙の眩しさに

Wake up!
夢中でキミを探してる
邪魔になった　ぶ厚い羽
羽ばたいたってちょっと浮くだけ
キミが作った世界地図
僕はちゃんと今日も広げてる
予言通り終わりが来たって
行儀良くなんて眠れない
おとなしい未来を揺らして
Wake up!
新しい僕を探してる

逃れられず君らも死ぬんだ
遊び足りないぜ　誘いたい
宇宙の眩しさに
Wake up!
夢中で君を探している
おとなしい未来を揺らして

Wake up!
新しい僕を探してる

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of The Pillows's song Wake up Frenzy! explore the themes of mortality, the search for purpose, and the yearning for something greater than oneself. The verses begin with a metaphorical reference to a bird that cannot fly, walking on the top of the clouds, pondering whether heaven would feel like home, and if one could appreciate old rock music up there. The lyrics then shift to the mortality of humans and the fear of dying before achieving all that one wishes to accomplish. This fear is expressed in the line "our time is up, and we too will die," followed by the desire to "wake up" and realize one's potential before it's too late.

The chorus of the song reinforces the theme of searching for something more prominent, represented by a quest to find someone or oneself passionately. The references to space and brightness suggest the futility of limiting oneself to the mundane and the need to explore the endless possibilities of the universe. The final section of the lyrics still reiterates the desire to rebel against conformity and predictability and find a new version of oneself.

Line by Line Meaning

どこへ行った　飛べない鳥
Where did the bird, which cannot fly, go?

雲の上の上を散歩中
Taking a walk above the clouds

天国って馴染めるのかい
Can you get used to heaven?

古いロックミュージック聴けるのかい
Can you still listen to old rock music?

時間切れで僕らも死ぬんだ
We will also die when time runs out

'まだ足りない'って目覚めたい
I want to wake up and say, 'It's not enough yet'

宇宙の眩しさに Wake up!
Wake up to the brilliance of the universe!

夢中でキミを探してる
I'm searching for you with all my heart

邪魔になった　ぶ厚い羽
Thick feathers that get in the way

羽ばたいたってちょっと浮くだけ
Even if I flap my wings, I can only hover a little

キミが作った世界地図僕はちゃんと今日も広げてる
I am properly spreading the world map you created today