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.
We Have a Theme Song
The Pillows Lyrics
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やむ頃さって
無防備な僕はとび出した
そしてダメにした濡れた地図
持て余してるけど
泣いて笑って指さして
空っぽじゃない どんな日も
We have a theme song
うたってる わめいてる
ここにいる
明日きっと たぶんそう
大丈夫だって
無敵なキミは翔ばたいた
We have a theme song
空っぽじゃない どんな日も
We have a theme song
聴こえてる 響いてる
届いてる
We have a theme song
空っぽじゃない どんな日も
We have a theme song
身勝手な夢を見て
プレゼント持って
雨の中キミに会いに行く
The lyrics of "We Have a Theme Song" by the Japanese band the pillows are about perseverance and the strength that comes from knowing that you have a theme song, a personal anthem that keeps you going no matter what. The song opens with the singer stepping out into the rain, vulnerable and exposed, but still determined to face the world. They feel lost and overwhelmed, but they take comfort in the fact that they have a theme song, a melody that anchors them and gives them strength.
As the song progresses, the singer's confidence grows. They declare that they are not empty, even on the toughest days, because they have a theme song that they can sing and shout out to the world. They are not alone, either, because the people around them can hear their theme song and feel its resonance. The song ends with the singer being emboldened by their theme song to chase after a dream and to face the rain in search of someone special.
Overall, "We Have a Theme Song" is a triumphant ode to the power of music and the human spirit. The song's lyrics celebrate the fact that, no matter how daunting the challenges we face, we all have a personal anthem that can inspire and motivate us to keep moving forward.
Line by Line Meaning
昨日降り出した雨はもうやむ頃さって
Yesterday's rain has stopped by now
無防備な僕はとび出した
I, defenseless and vulnerable, rushed out
そしてダメにした濡れた地図
And ruined the wet map
持て余してるけど泣いて笑って指さして
But despite feeling overwhelmed, I cried, laughed, and pointed
We have a theme song
We have a song that defines us
空っぽじゃない どんな日も
Even on the toughest days, we are not empty
うたってる わめいてる ここにいる
Singing, shouting, and present in this moment
明日きっと たぶんそう 大丈夫だって
Tomorrow will definitely, probably, be okay
無敵なキミは翔ばたいた
You, invincible, took off and soared
聴こえてる 響いてる 届いてる
We can hear it, feel it, and it's reaching us
身勝手な夢を見て プレゼント持って 雨の中キミに会いに行く
Having selfish dreams, holding a gift, and going to meet you in the rain
Contributed by Ella D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Carlos A
Absolutely my favorite song of theirs!
たろたろ
昨日降り出した雨はもう
やむ頃さって
無防備な僕はとび出した
そしてダメにした濡れた地図
持て余してるけど
泣いて笑って指さして
We have a theme song
空っぽじゃない どんな日も
We have a theme song
うたってる わめいてる
ここにいる
明日きっと たぶんそう
大丈夫だって
無敵なキミは翔ばたいた
We have a theme song
空っぽじゃない どんな日も
We have a theme song
聴こえてる 響いてる
届いてる
We have a theme song
空っぽじゃない どんな日も
We have a theme song
身勝手な夢を見て
プレゼント持って
雨の中キミに会いに行く