One shaves his head, the other gets his wife to do it. Both went to dub basket east to mix the record with the Pheasants and ferretts. One eats a good cold noodles for dinner (when atsko is cooking), the other likes to reduce his sauce till ready. They both have various names and have a label called red egyptian jazz.Though neither make jazz music, one has a photograph of himself on top of a train in india as the sun is rising. The other may well buy a velour tracksuit from Ridley Road market.
One Day
Two Banks of Four Lyrics
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Nakimushi datta koro no boku wo omou
Dareka no senaka wo
Gamushara ni oikaketa
"Tsuyoku naritai" tte
Ima wa kaze ni kieta "Arigatou"
Boku wa tsuyoku nareteiru no kana?
Yappari mada
Aruiteiku yo
Saa yukou
Tachidomaru koto naku
Nagareru toki ni makenai you ni
Nando mo tachimukai tsuzukeyou
Taisetsu na mono ushinai takunai kara
Yuugure ni mau tori no you ni
Mienai asu wo sagashiteru
Tsumazuki nagara kowakute mo
Ashimoto ni me wa otosanai yo
Akirameru kotoba wa
Korogatteru kedo
Akiramenai gooru wa hitotsu dake
Yorokobi kanashimi norikoete wa
Sukoshizutsu aruiteku yo
Hateshinai sora ni
Te wo kazasou
Tatta hitotsu no mirai wo shinjinagara
Modoranai toki wa utsurou kedo
Taisetsu na mono ushinai takunai kara
Boku no naka ni nagareru koe wa
Zutto zutto boku wo sasaeteru
Itazura na ame ga jama suru kedo
Nigedasenai kara
Oh
Saa yukou
Tachidomaru koto naku
Nagareru toki ni makenai you ni
Nando mo tachimukai tsuzukeyou
Taisetsu na mono ushinai takunai kara
Shinjita sono saki e to...
The lyrics to Two Banks of Four's "One Day" express a strong sense of determination and resilience in the face of challenges and obstacles. The opening lines describe the act of looking up at the clear sky after a storm, which brings back memories of a more vulnerable and sensitive time in the singer's past. This nostalgia is tempered by a desire to become stronger and more capable. The singer thinks back to a time when they chased after someone who they saw as a model of strength, asking themselves if they too have become strong like this person. However, they acknowledge that they still don't have all the answers and are still walking forward, steadily striving towards their goals without faltering.
The lyrics go on to describe a mindset of perseverance in times of trouble. The singer compares themselves to a bird flying in the evening, searching for a future that is still invisible to them. Even if they trip and fall, they refuse to be deterred and will not give up. The chorus repeats the idea of not standing still, but rather facing the flow of time head-on and continuing forward, because they don't want to lose anything meaningful. The final lines express a belief in oneself and in the possibilities of the future, even in the face of uncertainty and change.
Line by Line Meaning
Ameagari no sora wo aogu tabi
Every time I look up at the clear sky after the rain
Nakimushi datta koro no boku wo omou
I think of the version of myself who used to be a crybaby
Dareka no senaka wo
Chasing after someone's back
Gamushara ni oikaketa
Desperately, recklessly pursuing them
"Tsuyoku naritai" tte
Thinking to myself, "I want to be strong"
Ima wa kaze ni kieta "Arigatou"
Now I express my gratitude to the wind
Boku wa tsuyoku nareteiru no kana?
I wonder if I have really become stronger
Kotae wa mada dasou ni nai kara sa
Since I still don't have an answer
Yappari mada
Even after all
Aruiteiku yo
I keep walking forward
Saa yukou
Come on, let's go
Tachidomaru koto naku
Without stopping
Nagareru toki ni makenai you ni
So that I won't lose when time flows by
Nando mo tachimukai tsuzukeyou
I'll keep standing up to face it time and time again
Taisetsu na mono ushinai takunai kara
Because I don't want to lose anything important
Yuugure ni mau tori no you ni
Like a bird dancing in the evening sky
Mienai asu wo sagashiteru
I search for a future that I cannot see
Tsumazuki nagara kowakute mo
Even if I stumble and feel scared
Ashimoto ni me wa otosanai yo
I won't lose sight of what's right in front of me
Akirameru kotoba wa
Words of giving up
Korogatteru kedo
Keep swirling around in my head
Akiramenai gooru wa hitotsu dake
But I have only one goal and I won't give up on it
Yorokobi kanashimi norikoete wa
Overcoming joy and sadness little by little
Sukoshizutsu aruiteku yo
I'll keep walking forward, one step at a time
Hateshinai sora ni
Towards the endless sky
Te wo kazasou
I'll raise my hand
Tatta hitotsu no mirai wo shinjinagara
Believing in just one future
Modoranai toki wa utsurou kedo
Even though I cannot turn back time
Taisetsu na mono ushinai takunai kara
Because I don't want to lose anything important
Boku no naka ni nagareru koe wa
The voice that flows within me
Zutto zutto boku wo sasaeteru
Is always, always supporting me
Itazura na ame ga jama suru kedo
Even though mischievous rain gets in the way
Nigedasenai kara
I won't run away
Shinjita sono saki e to...
Towards the place that I believed in...
Contributed by Sophie G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@TerrenceAybar
One of those songs that I’m glad did not pass me by in life. I have a driving playlist and this is a featured track.
@johnallison6474
What other songs would you suggest for a driving play list mate?
@sonichotel
Such a fantastic song.
@Ibunshi
Awesome track!
@jazzforever4631
Yes! Love it!
@dabliuem3nighty
Galliano's evolution... yeah!
@user-xh4wp3ig7c
Perfect.
@pierotrafficante8280
Love you guys
@maruitje
<3
@andrescabreraf
¿Is Valerie Etienne the singer?