Born in March 1997, daoko first attracted attention as a 15 year old in 2012, for rap tracks she shared on NicoNico Douga, including a rap remix of the popular vocaloid song "戯言スピーカー" (Tawagoto Speaker) she posted. She joined LOW HIGH WHO? Productions and appeared on labelmate 不可思議/wonderboy's second album in the song "世界征服やめた" later that year, as she began to receive attention as the "15 year old high school girl rapper." She released her first album HYPER GIRL – 向こう側の女の子 - that December.
In September 2013, daoko collaborated with m-flo for the theme song of a commercial, and in the same month also released the UTUTU EP, produced by Pigeondust. On December 11, 2013, she released her 2nd indie album, GRAVITY. Her debut major album, titled DAOKO, was released 25 March 2015 through TOY'S FACTORY.
流星都市
daoko Lyrics
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祈った願い 流れ星になり 眺める きみと
ふたり消えゆく 光りに包まれ 輝く こども
銀河のベッド 夜空の毛布で おやすみなさい
見せかけの命を燃やして
きみは疲れて
散っちゃった
きらめく夜空に浮かぶは
ウタウタウふたり
線は繋いで
星座にして
目合う視線
弧描く 墜ちる
星 もしかして
着地点ないの地平線
流星都市に生まれて消え行く 命の粒に
祈った願い 流れ星になり 眺める きみと
ふたり消えゆく 光りに包まれ 輝く こども
銀河のベッド 夜空の毛布で おやすみなさい
こわいこわい夜を超えてきたの
くらいくらい夜はきらめきが増すよ
伝えたいことば笹の葉に乗せて
天の川まで届けにゆくよ
流れ流れてきみのもと
任せ任せてきみの音となり
鼓動となり
一生いっしょ巡るよ
今日は星が綺麗でしょう
流星都市はきらめき消えゆく 星座の元に
叶った願い 流れ星になり 降り注ぐ 空に
繋ぐ手と手を 離さないでいて 必ず逢える
来世も一緒 この世はさよなら またあとでね
流星都市に生まれて消え行く
流星都市に生まれて消え行く
きみと夢をみていたい
夢をみていたい 心地よい夢
流星都市に生まれて消え行く
The lyrics of 流星都市 (“Meteor City”) by Daoko speak about a fleeting life born in a city of meteor showers that disappears as quickly as it appeared. The song talks of a shared dream between two people who have watched each other disappear instantly like the meteors. The lyrics continue to describe the view of the shining child disappearing into the disappearing light. The child sleeps on a bed in the galaxy, wrapped in the blanket of the midnight sky. The song continues on to describe how the person speaking burns away at their feigned life until they are tired, and their line connects with the one of the other person making a constellation.
The night sky is a common theme throughout the song, specifically the “Meteor City” night sky where births and deaths are swift and the stars are beautiful. The song both begins and ends with the phrase "born and disappeared into Meteor City." Daoko's 流星都市 is ultimately a song of fleeting beauty, transience, connection, and shared dreams.
Line by Line Meaning
流星都市に生まれて消え行く 命の粒に
Born in a meteor city, fading like a grain of life
祈った願い 流れ星になり 眺める きみと
A wish was made and became a shooting star, gazing at it with you
ふたり消えゆく 光りに包まれ 輝く こども
The two of us disappear, wrapped in light, shining like children
銀河のベッド 夜空の毛布で おやすみなさい
Fall asleep on the bed of the Milky Way, covered by the blanket of the night sky
見せかけの命を燃やして
Burning a false life
きみは疲れて
You are tired
散っちゃった
Scattered
死んじゃった いま
Died now
きらめく夜空に浮かぶは
What floats in the sparkling night sky
ウタウタウふたり
Us singing
線は繋いで
Connecting lines
星座にして
Make it a constellation
目合う視線
Eyes meet
弧描く 墜ちる
Drawing a curve, falling
星 もしかして
The star, perhaps
着地点ないの地平線
The horizon with no landing point
こわいこわい夜を超えてきたの
I have overcome the scary, scary night
くらいくらい夜はきらめきが増すよ
The darker the night, the more it sparkles
伝えたいことば笹の葉に乗せて
I want to convey my message, riding on a bamboo leaf
天の川まで届けにゆくよ
I will deliver it to the Milky Way
流れ流れてきみのもと
Flowing, flowing to you
任せ任せてきみの音となり
Leave it to me, I will become your sound
鼓動となり
Becoming a heartbeat
一生いっしょ巡るよ
We will travel together for a lifetime
今日は星が綺麗でしょう
Today, the stars are beautiful, aren't they?
流星都市はきらめき消えゆく 星座の元に
The meteor city's sparkle fades under the constellation
叶った願い 流れ星になり 降り注ぐ 空に
The wish, granted, becomes a shooting star and falls into the sky
繋ぐ手と手を 離さないでいて 必ず逢える
Hold hands and don't let go, we will definitely meet
来世も一緒 この世はさよなら またあとでね
We will be together in the next life too, goodbye to this world, see you later
きみと夢をみていたい
I want to dream with you
夢をみていたい 心地よい夢
I want to dream a comfortable dream
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Daoko, Kikuo
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Juan Medina
on Ututu
Mienai no hutsu ga watashi no kutsu
kono mama kantan to hopputsu tsukurou
utsukushii utsutsu no naka de
hekuutsuki sha huron ni kukyou su hai
tsurai kako mo sage chikakunai ketsu
kake ja nakute suru sasete agete
jijitsu wa kiezu ni sara mienatte aketsuku
iya na kioku dakedo (kaesu wa) oshiete
youku wa soko e kieta
kuraku naru sekai hitori torinoko sareta
hashite ga dono tsubu ga kowaku ni harizu yo
watashi no kioku wo shira oshiete tokimozu
kagami no mukou no sekai no hou kara
kocchi no rizu to hopp aru you da
kaemono ni soushite mono ni ryoukute
ryousou yumemite kodoku hottoku
ouzou nari kaeru nara
imasugu ga itai yo
kya ge kimi no senaka kakedashiru o
Yume wa yume to tatekure
someru subete datta tadashii yume o miru
hata no tage tsuro o muge butsukerareta jigoku
su beki no sekai no naka de kyou mo ikiru
iya na kioku dakedo (kaesu wa) oshiete
youku wa soko e kieta
kuraku naru sekai hitori torinoko sareta
hashite ga dono tsubu ga kowaku ni harizu yo
watashi no kioku wo shira oshiete tokimozu