On May 15th, 2013, Tokyo Shoegazer released their second album, turnaround. By then, Yuki had already replaced by new member Gomi Makoto of Zeppet Store. Shortly after, on May 23rd, actress and model Ananda Jacobs joined the band as vocalist.
After receiving a resignment notice from the K, the band split following a final live performance on October 18th, 2013. In 2014, Sasabuchi, Watanabe and Yoshi formed shoegazing band, CQ.
In April of 2019 they reunited and latter the same year in November 28th they released their third album, Moondiver.
On June 8th, 2022, they released their fourth album, Moonworld Playground.
Their songs are mostly draws element from shoegaze, post-rock, noise rock and dream pop.
Bright
Tokyo Shoegazer Lyrics
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Fearful of the real world.
Everything goes white.
I can't see anything.
Your whisper is also gone.
What can I do?
A world of long silence.
A clear heart and clear eyes.
But I don't know what it is.
I want to find it.
Far away, yet so close.
But I can see only you.
I'm relying on the slightest hope.
The world's been colored pure white.
But I can see only you.
I'm relying on the slightest hope.
You close your eyes slowly.
Fearful of the real world.
Everything goes black.
I can't see anything.
It has gone out of view and your mind has changed.
A world of long silence.
She gazes at me with a sad look.
Far away, yet so close.
But I can see only you.
I'm relying on the slightest hope.
The world's been colored pure white.
But I can see only you.
I'm relying on the slightest hope.
The lyrics of Tokyo Shoegazer's song "Bright" are full of melancholy and yearning for something unknown. The song seems to be about a person who is struggling to navigate the realities of life, and is seeking solace in another person. The imagery of "everything goes white" and "everything goes black" suggests a feeling of being overwhelmed and lost in the vastness of the world. The repetition of "far away, yet so close" reflects the distance between the singer and the person they are relying on for hope.
The song suggests a sense of ambiguity and uncertainty. The line "what can I do?" suggests a feeling of helplessness, while "I'm looking for something, but I don't know what it is" reflects a deeper longing for meaning and purpose. The reference to a "world of long silence" also indicates a feeling of isolation and disconnection from others.
Overall, "Bright" is a haunting and introspective song that captures the complexities of the human experience. The lyrics evoke a sense of longing and a quest for meaning that many people can relate to.
Line by Line Meaning
I close my eyes slowly.
I'm hesitant to face reality and choose to escape by closing my eyes.
Fearful of the real world.
I'm scared of the harsh and unforgiving nature of the world outside.
Everything goes white.
My mind goes blank and I feel overwhelmed with emotions.
I can't see anything.
I'm unable to perceive anything in my current state of mind.
Your whisper is also gone.
Even the voice of my beloved has disappeared in this abstract world.
What can I do?
I'm lost and helpless and don't know what steps to take next.
A world of long silence.
The world around me is devoid of any sound or meaning.
A clear heart and clear eyes.
I have a transparent and pure heart and eyes that see things for what they truly are.
I'm looking for something.
I have a yearning in my heart to find something valuable and meaningful.
But I don't know what it is.
I'm uncertain of what I'm searching for and it fills me with doubt.
I want to find it.
Despite the uncertainties, I have a strong desire to find what I'm looking for.
Far away, yet so close.
The object of my search seems to be distant yet somehow close enough to touch.
But I can see only you.
In this abstract world, all I can perceive is my beloved's presence.
I'm relying on the slightest hope.
The slightest chance of finding what I'm looking for is enough to keep me going.
The world's been colored pure white.
The harsh and unforgiving reality of the world outside is replaced with a blank canvas of possibility.
You close your eyes slowly.
My beloved also closes their eyes, indicating a shared desire to escape reality.
Everything goes black.
All emotions and sensations disappear, replaced with a void of nothingness.
It has gone out of view and your mind has changed.
Whatever object of our search was there before has disappeared and my beloved's mindset has shifted.
She gazes at me with a sad look.
My beloved looks at me with a sorrowful expression, as if acknowledging the difficulty of our search.
Contributed by Colin J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Anticipassion
I close my eyes slowly
Fearful of the real world
Everything goes white
I can't see anything
Your whisper is also gone
What can I do?
A world of long silence
A clear heart and clear eyes
I'm looking for something
But I don't know what it is
I want to find it
Far away, yet so close
But I can see only you
I'm relying on the slightest hope
The world's been colored pure white
But I can see only you
I'm relying on the slightest hope
You close your eyes slowly
Fearful of the real world
Everything goes black
I can't see anything
It has gone out of viеw and your mind has changed
A world of long silence
Shе gazes at me with a sad look
Far away, yet so close
But I can see only you
I'm relying on the slightest hope
The world's been colored pure white
But I can see only you
I'm relying on the slightest hope
And now, and now
And now, and now
Far away, yet so close
But I can see only you
I'm relying on the slightest hope
The world's been colored pure white
But I can see only you
I'm relying on the slightest hope
Ah-ah, ah-ah, oh
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah
@Anticipassion
I close my eyes slowly
Fearful of the real world
Everything goes white
I can't see anything
Your whisper is also gone
What can I do?
A world of long silence
A clear heart and clear eyes
I'm looking for something
But I don't know what it is
I want to find it
Far away, yet so close
But I can see only you
I'm relying on the slightest hope
The world's been colored pure white
But I can see only you
I'm relying on the slightest hope
You close your eyes slowly
Fearful of the real world
Everything goes black
I can't see anything
It has gone out of viеw and your mind has changed
A world of long silence
Shе gazes at me with a sad look
Far away, yet so close
But I can see only you
I'm relying on the slightest hope
The world's been colored pure white
But I can see only you
I'm relying on the slightest hope
And now, and now
And now, and now
Far away, yet so close
But I can see only you
I'm relying on the slightest hope
The world's been colored pure white
But I can see only you
I'm relying on the slightest hope
Ah-ah, ah-ah, oh
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah
@TatsuhiroTheKidA
please ppl, come here more, this band should be known wider
@ryant1090
This song is absolutely awesome. Right up there with When The Sun Hits by Slowdive. I know that might be blasphemous to say, but I don't care.
@evanever
Weird that I was just thinking about my favourite shoegaze tracks and simultaneously opened this and When The Sun Hits.
@MMZS528
you can say what you want really. To equate your opinion as something blasphemous as if to say that a song by slowdive was sacred, that just seems silly. Here's a blasphemous take: most of the shoegaze tracks I've heard are formulaic and boring. This is one of them. I've always thought that a lot of great shoegaze tracks lean towards the saccharine pop of the 1970s and are not so reliant on this heavily repeated technique of droning guitars. Now if shoegaze has become exactly this technique as to define the entire genre, then a lot has really changed since the 1990s when it wasnt so well defined and could include bands like the cocteau twins, bloody valentine, coaltar of the deepers, galaxie 500, pale saints all the way to the carpenters, selected sonic youth and broadcast songs. If that's the case, then the genre is really dead and has me cringing
@jeppyjep
When The Sun Hits isnt even the best shoegaze song. Ride, Chapterhouse, Lush, Curve and Swervedriver have better songs that that.
@servandomoreno3066
shoegaze cat UwU
@i7ami
Was looking for the video with the cat surrounded by thousands of guitar pedals, but this video is nice and super melancholic, the emotion I long for when I'm looking for Shoegaze and Dreampop songs. Thank you for this upload and for making this art <3.
@pixlpix79
Were you looking for Tasogare Perspective ? :3
@ZoepX
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