There are multiple artists with this name:

1) ZAQ (born March 16, 19… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with this name:

1) ZAQ (born March 16, 1988) is a female Japanese singer-songwriter signed to Lantis. ZAQ began to learn the piano at age three. During her college years, her idol was Minori Chihara, and it was during this time she decided to become a singer. However, she failed all her auditions. In junior high school, ZAQ's favorite bands were Mongol800 and Going Steady, two rock groups which she was addicted to. She is self-taught in composing and her works were characterized by a unique style which is unrestricted by music theory and musicology. She started writing songs for other artists in 2012, and made her solo debut with Lantis with the single "Sparkling Daydream" released on October 24, 2012; the title song is used as the opening theme to the 2012 anime series Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!.

2) ZAQ (born February 8, 1996) is a Kazakh rapper, songwriter and a member of a Q-Pop band Ninety One. He has been rapping since the second grade of elementary school and attended various rap battles in Kazakh language. After becoming one of the winners of the "K-Top Idols" project in 2014 he joined a boy band Ninety One formed by JUZ Entertainment. The band enjoyed a wide success among the young audiences and became one of the most successful Kazakh bands in recent years. In 2020 ZAQ debuted his solo album Do Lot (the title references his real name Dulat). ZAQ is continuously working as both a member of Ninety One and as a solo artist.

カーストルーム
ZAQ Lyrics

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キラリ蝶が飛んでった
砂埃が大地に舞う
遥か彼方それでも空に憧れた
睨めど星は落ちない
どうやって捕まえよう?
この場所から

遠ざかる群青の下で

平等が罠をはる
部屋に針が落ちる
日陰と日差し交わり
エントロピーが満ちてく
制限的自由の中で
君はどう生きるのかって
問われたみたいだ
Step by Step 少しずつ
掴みとるんだ光を
変化は怖くない進化を遂げよう
這い上がる何度でも
空はいつでも待っている
僕らは地球って部屋を歩く旅人

迫り来る嘘の音不安定な欺き
逃げようとは思わない
思い出を積み上げて
色濃くなる室温
差し伸べるから掴んで
世界は君だけじゃない
共に戦うよ
Day by Day みつかった
居場所の中で確かに
結び付いてく絆があるから
虚像たち崩れてく
本当の力剥き出す
僕らは行くべき空に近づいている

フワリ蝶が花に問う
「今の場所で満足かい?」
空を背にして美しくあざ笑ってた
大地を蹴り蝶に続く
僕らは今飛び立つ
Step by Step 少しずつ
掴みとるんだ光を
変化は怖くない進化を遂げよう
這い上がる何度でも
空はいつでも待っている

一人じゃ開けない扉の前
君と一緒ならば自由になれる

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of カーストルーム by ZAQ paint a picture of a journey of self-discovery and overcoming limitations. The opening lines portray a butterfly taking flight amidst swirling dust and desiring the open sky in the distance, while the singer wonders how to capture the fleeting beauty before them. The following lines lead into a discussion of inequality and entrapment, where the concept of freedom is complicated by limitations. The words encourage the listener to take small steps towards seizing the light and evolving without fear, the journey persisting despite obstacles as the stars in the sky remain constant.

The lyrics continue to describe the anxiety and onslaught of lies that threaten to topple the singer, yet they stand their ground and gather memories to sustain their spirit. Nevertheless, the room grows darker, left without light or warmth as entropy takes root. Yet hope rears its head in the form of bonding and connections with others, the ties that enable the seeker to break down illusions and bare their true strength to strive towards the open sky in the distance, a place of freedom and liberation. In the end, the lyrics express a determination to fly up and away from this place, echoing the opening image of the butterfly but with a stronger conviction, resisting the weight and limitations of a caste system.

Line by Line Meaning

キラリ蝶が飛んでった
A brilliant butterfly flew away

砂埃が大地に舞う
Dust dances in the air

遥か彼方それでも空に憧れた
Far away, yet still yearning for the sky

睨めど星は落ちない
Though I glare, the star won't fall

どうやって捕まえよう?
How can I catch it?

この場所から
From this place

遠ざかる群青の下で
Underneath the receding blue sky

平等が罠をはる
Equality sets a trap

部屋に針が落ちる
A needle falls in the room

日陰と日差し交わり
The shade and the sunlight intersect

エントロピーが満ちてく
Entropy fills up