In December 2009, they released an album 0. as a limited release of 500 copies in Aomori. Since the album created a lot of buzz and they were flooded with inquiries, they eventually released the album nationwide as 0.6.
As the intense worldview of their lyrics grabbed the attention of listeners with quick ears, they made a major debut with 爆弾の作り方 (How to Make a Bomb) released from Sony Music Associated Records in June 2010.
“a band led by Hiromu Akita from Aomori”
It was the only information officially shared about the band, but they have expanded their fan base by word of mouth, mostly through the Internet, to such an extent that their latest album ねえママ あなたの言うとおり (Hey Mom, It's Just as You Say) went up to number 8 in the Oricon weekly album chart.
When performing live, they have a unique style where they play behind a screen that covers the whole stage and projects various images to go along with the music. Their shows have been much talked about, and some say it gives the audience a sense of watching a film and enjoying live music at the same time.
They are also known as their music videos with CG animation and have won a variety of awards worldwide.
In 2010, their music video for 夏を待っていました ("Waiting for the Summer") won the Excellence Award at the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival. amazarashi’s 夏を待っていました and サカナクション's アルクアラウンド were the only music videos that won the awards that year.
Furthermore, they have attracted interest throughout the world as they won prizes at Annecy International Animated Film Festival (originally a part of Cannes Film Festival) in France, SIGGRAPH ASIA 2011 (the world’s biggest computer graphics event), one dot zero 2011 (a digital animation festival in London), and more.
More info can be found on their official homepage at http://www.amazarashi.com.
Shounen Shoujo
amazarashi Lyrics
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体育座りしてぼんやりと見てる
野球部のフライを眺めるように
なんとなく未来を見てる
いつかは変わってしまうかな
大好きなあの子の笑顔とか
馬鹿だったあいつらも
大人になってしまうかな
4番バッターのあいつは
一年後の冬に
飲酒運転で事故って死んだ
その時 誰もがあまりの空っぽに
立ち尽くしていた
母さんが汚れたバットを
抱きながら泣き叫んでいた
僕が憧れた彼女は
男に逃げられたストレスで
過食気味になったと笑った
こけた頬を引きつらせ
右手には悪趣味な指輪と
かさぶたの吐きだこ
諦めるのは簡単と
コーヒーをすすった
夜の街を彷徨いながら
昔話に夢中になってた
そんな事もあったねと
彼女は笑いながら泣いた
それでも それでも
頑張れなんて言えなかった
さよなら さよなら
せめて笑いながら手を振った
少しずつ 諦める事ばっかり
上手になってた
我慢する事が
人のためになると思ってた
記憶の隅に積み重ねた
無謀な夢と悔し涙
押し殺したホントの気持ちが
むなぐらに掴みかかる
「どうしてここに居るんだよ
今すぐに逃げ出せよ
望んだ様に生きられないなら
死んでんのと同じだ」
そうだ 僕も君ももう一度
新しく生まれ変われるよ
傷ついて笑うのは
金輪際もうやめにしよう
凍える夜に一人だから
僕等は間違った事もやった
心無い人が多すぎて
僕らは無駄に強くなった
それでも それでも
間違いじゃないと信じたいな
さよなら さよなら
強がりは夜の闇に溶けた
校庭の隅っこで
体育座りしてぼんやりと見てる
野球部のフライを眺めるように
なんとなく未来を見てる
僕は変わってしまったかな
時々不安で恐くなるよ
ホームインした四番バッターが
はしゃいで笑う声
それぞれの不安を抱えて
それぞれ未来へ歩んでいった
それぞれが痛みを抱いて
それぞれ今日に立ち尽くした
なんだろう なんだろう
涙が溢れてしょうがないよ
さよなら さよなら
思い出なんて消えてしまえ
どうせ明日が続くなら
思い出なんていらないよ
この足を重くするだけの感傷なら
どぶ川に蹴り捨てた
それでも それでも
涙が枯れる事はないから
さよなら さよなら
せめて僕は笑いながら泣いた
The lyrics to amazarashi's song "Shounen Shoujo" depict a sense of nostalgia and reflection on the changing nature of life. The singer observes the baseball team in the schoolyard, silently contemplating their futures and wondering if their loved ones and friends will change as time goes on. The song then highlights a tragic event where the fourth batter, who had just hit a home run, dies in a drunk driving accident a year later. This event leaves everyone feeling empty, as the singer's mother clings to a dirty baseball bat, crying out in anguish.
Line by Line Meaning
校庭の隅っこで
In the corner of the schoolyard
体育座りしてぼんやりと見てる
Sitting cross-legged, absentmindedly watching
野球部のフライを眺めるように
Like watching a fly ball from the baseball team
なんとなく未来を見てる
Vaguely looking into the future
いつかは変わってしまうかな
I wonder if someday it will change
大好きなあの子の笑顔とか
Like the smile of the girl I love
馬鹿だったあいつらも
Even those idiots
大人になってしまうかな
Will they also become adults?
今まさにヒットを放った
The clean hit just now
4番バッターのあいつは
That fourth batter
一年後の冬に
In the winter a year later
飲酒運転で事故って死んだ
Died in an accident caused by drunk driving
その時 誰もがあまりの空っぽに
At that moment, everyone was overwhelmed by emptiness
立ち尽くしていた
Standing still
母さんが汚れたバットを
My mother, holding the dirty bat
抱きながら泣き叫んでいた
Was crying out while embracing it
僕が憧れた彼女は
The girl I admired
男に逃げられたストレスで
Stressed from being abandoned by a man
過食気味になったと笑った
Laughed saying she became prone to overeating
こけた頬を引きつらせ
Her fallen cheeks twitched
右手には悪趣味な指輪と
In her right hand, a tacky ring
かさぶたの吐きだこ
With a scab on her lip
諦めるのは簡単と
It's easy to give up
コーヒーをすすった
She sipped her coffee
夜の街を彷徨いながら
While wandering the streets at night
昔話に夢中になってた
She was engrossed in old tales
そんな事もあったねと
Saying things like that happened too
彼女は笑いながら泣いた
She laughed while crying
それでも それでも
Still, still
頑張れなんて言えなかった
I couldn't say 'do your best'
さよなら さよなら
Goodbye, goodbye
せめて笑いながら手を振った
At least waving with a smile
少しずつ 諦める事ばっかり
Gradually, all I do is give up
上手になってた
I had become good at it
我慢する事が
I had thought that enduring
人のためになると思ってた
Was for the sake of others
記憶の隅に積み重ねた
I piled up in the corner of my memory
無謀な夢と悔し涙
Foolish dreams and bitter tears
押し殺したホントの気持ちが
The true feelings I suppressed
むなぐらに掴みかかる
Grip my chest
「どうしてここに居るんだよ
"Why am I here?
今すぐに逃げ出せよ
Escape right now
望んだ様に生きられないなら
If I can't live the way I wanted
死んでんのと同じだ」
It's the same as being dead"
そうだ 僕も君ももう一度
That's right, both you and I
新しく生まれ変われるよ
Can be reborn anew
傷ついて笑うのは
To laugh despite being hurt
金輪際もうやめにしよう
Let's never do it again
凍える夜に一人だから
Because I'm alone in this freezing night
僕等は間違った事もやった
We've also made mistakes
心無い人が多すぎて
There are too many heartless people
僕らは無駄に強くなった
We have become needlessly strong
それでも それでも
Still, still
間違いじゃないと信じたいな
I want to believe it's not a mistake
さよなら さよなら
Goodbye, goodbye
強がりは夜の闇に溶けた
My bluff melted in the darkness of the night
校庭の隅っこで
In the corner of the schoolyard
体育座りしてぼんやりと見てる
Sitting cross-legged, absentmindedly watching
野球部のフライを眺めるように
Like watching a fly ball from the baseball team
なんとなく未来を見てる
Vaguely looking into the future
僕は変わってしまったかな
I wonder if I have changed
時々不安で恐くなるよ
Sometimes I become anxious and scared
ホームインした四番バッターが
When that fourth batter came home
はしゃいで笑う声
Their joyful laughter
それぞれの不安を抱えて
Holding their respective worries
それぞれ未来へ歩んでいった
They each walked towards their own future
それぞれが痛みを抱いて
Each of them carrying pain
それぞれ今日に立ち尽くした
Each of them standing still today
なんだろう なんだろう
What is it? What is it?
涙が溢れてしょうがないよ
Tears are overflowing and it can't be helped
さよなら さよなら
Goodbye, goodbye
思い出なんて消えてしまえ
Let memories disappear
どうせ明日が続くなら
If tomorrow will continue anyway
思い出なんていらないよ
I don't need memories
この足を重くするだけの感傷なら
If it's just sentiment that weighs me down
どぶ川に蹴り捨てた
I kicked it into the gutter
それでも それでも
Still, still
涙が枯れる事はないから
Because tears will never dry up
さよなら さよなら
Goodbye, goodbye
せめて僕は笑いながら泣いた
At least I laughed while crying
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Written by: 秋田ひろむ
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春紀
English lyrics
She definitely won't be coming back.
Amid the clamor of the tumultuous night, the red, yellow,
and pale blue lights of the city were like a winter constellation
All that's left, smoldering in the ashtray
are her cigarette butts and paltry sentiments.
These memories can just go ahead and disappear.
Sitting at the corner of the schoolyard, grasping my knees and staring aimlessly.
Like I'm watching a fly ball from the baseball club, I stare idly at the future.
I wonder if some day things will change. Like the smile of that girl I really like.
I wonder if those stupid guys will grow up to be adults, too.
The cleanup batter, who struck a hit right then and there,
died the next winter in a drunk driving accident.
At that time, everyone just stood there, engulfed in emptiness.
And his mother, clinging tightly to his dirty bat, wept and wailed.
The girl I had long admired joked that from the stress of guys leaving her,
she had turned to binge-eating - her sunken cheeks cramping as she smiled.
On her right hand were unsightly rings and the scabs of her knuckle calluses.
"Giving up is easy", she said as she sipped her coffee.
We wandered about town at night, engrossed in recounting old stories.
She cried while laughing, "Right, I almost forgot about that!"
And yet. And yet. I couldn't bring myself to tell her, "Stay strong!"
Goodbye. Goodbye. All I could do was smile as I waved her off.
Little by little, I've gotten better at always giving up.
I used to think that perseverance was actually useful for people.
Piled up in the corner of my memory are spur-of-the-moment dreams and tears of regret.
My true feelings, which I've long concealed, grab me by the lapels:
"What are you doing here? You have to make it out of here now!
If you can't live the way you want, that's no different from being dead!"
That's right. You and I can start our lives all over again.
So till kingdom come, let's put an end to smiling through the pain.
Since we're on our own in this freezing night, we've made some mistakes.
There are too many heartless people, and we grew stronger for nothing.
And yet. And yet. I'd like to believe it wasn't a mistake.
Goodbye. Goodbye. Our show of courage dissolved in the darkness of the night.
Sitting at the corner of the schoolyard, grasping my knees and staring aimlessly
Like I'm watching a fly ball from the baseball club, I stare idly at the future
I wonder if I've changed. At times the uncertainty gets frightening.
After scoring a run, the cleanup batter celebrates and laughs.
We all carry our own uncertainties. We all walk toward our own futures.
Each one of us carries some pain. Each one of us stands here today.
How do I put this? How do I put this? I can't help but be flooded with tears.
Goodbye. Goodbye. These memories can just go ahead and disappear.
If tomorrow comes either way, then I don't have any need for memories.
Since sentiments only weigh me down, I kicked them off into the street gutters.
And yet. And yet. Since these tears never quite dry up:
Goodbye. Goodbye. At least I'll cry while smiling.
Kt
3:17 なんて心強くて優しい言葉だろうか
たくさん聴いているのにいつも涙が出そうになる
｢どうしてここに居るんだよ 今すぐに逃げ出せよ
望んだ様に生きられないなら 死んでんのと同じだ
そうだ僕も君ももう一度新しく生まれ変われるよ
傷ついて笑うのは金輪際もうやめにしよう｣
この言葉には本当に何度も救われている
625 huma
中学生の頃から現在に至るまでずっとamazarashiに支えられてきました。
人生の底でとにかく鬱々としたい時、自分から這い上がれるようになるまでそっと寄り添ってくれたり、時には優しく背中を押してくれたり、暗闇の中を蝋燭のように照らしてくれたり、愛ある叱咤激励をしてくれたりとその時々に見合った形で沢山救われてきました。
大好きな曲や歌詞は沢山ありますが、スターライトの「いつか全てが上手くいくなら涙は通り過ぎる駅だ」という言葉をずっと心に刻んでいます。
amazarashiは私の人生の一部です。私が多く救われてきたように、私の辛い思い出もその時感じた事も、いつか誰かの糧になってくれると信じて日々生きています。
いつもありがとうございます。amazarashiがずっと大好きです。
普段コメントなんて全くしないので言葉がまとまっていませんが、どうしても感謝を伝えたく思いました。熱くなってしまって恥ずかしい限りです。長文失礼しました。
まぬん
amazarashiは人生が割と上手くいってる時にはあんまり見ようと思わない
でも、悲しくなった時必ず寄り添ってくれる
言葉1つ1つに魂が込められているようで、何度聴いても感動する
はなまる
巡り合うんだよな
RO RO
まじでわかる。amazarashiの歌はむしろ詩で、歌詞が心に染み渡って癒されるっていうか救われるんですよね。
・3・
僕らはなんて都合のいいやつらなんだ
太田隆輔
その通り過ぎて泣けてきた…
ハオ
わかる
陸奥宗光Official YouTube Channel
「心無い人が多すぎて 僕等は無駄に強くなった」
この曲はこういう名言が多すぎる。本当に名曲。
あおぺん
おれが最後に頼る音楽には何故かいつも”陸奥宗光official YouTube channel”の足跡があって、無限の世界にいる知ってる存在が、「君はひとりじゃないって」言ってるみたいで励まされた
ありがとう
強固.
気付いたら聞かなくなっていて、でも数年後に気付いたらまた聞いてるんだよね、amazarashiって。
Sanou Unou
よくわかります。
急に聴きたくなる。