"I want to show the people I care about that I care about them."
When I heard that it was an interview about love songs, I honestly hesitated... I wondered if I could answer properly. That's because the only song I've written with the intention of writing a love song is "Koi Nante." It's an older song, but I was young at the time, so I think it's about a slightly unhealthy relationship.
Also, the song "Cure" from the new album is about love, but it's a song about what happens after two people are separated. I'm interested in how two people recover and move on with their lives. I prefer to write about those sorts of things rather than when they're at the height of their love. But who knows, maybe in a few years I'll be writing a really happy song...
I love Chara's song "kiss" and listen to it often. Not only the lyrics, but every note is filled with the sadness of love, loneliness, and warmth. When I listen to it at night when I think I might not be able to sleep, it somehow calms me down and helps me fall asleep.
Nowadays, when I think of love, I think of family love and deep emotional connections rather than romantic love. I wrote the song "About Love" on my new album, thinking that it's miraculous that people can be together and feel happy about it, not just in romantic relationships. Everyone has lived a different life, so it can be scary to take that step, but the song is about wanting to show how much you care about the important people you've miraculously met.
I think it's fair to call these two a miracle.
Hitsuji Bungaku's "About Love"
Also, when I look back at my lyrics, I realize that while some of them are about love for people, many of them are also written for myself. People often talk about the dark times of your late twenties, right? Looking back, I realize that it was really tough. Because those were such difficult days, many of my songs are about love for life, or are meant to inspire me.
Even today, somewhere, there is someone suffering through no fault of their own. There is someone sitting on a train platform looking miserable. I want to remember the existence of those people who have not been able to do anything because things have not gone well, and I consider myself to be one of them. I don't think music can save everyone, but I want to affirm the act of living life to the fullest. I think that's what the love songs I sing are about. I don't know about everyone else, though.
Oh, I just noticed that my cap today has "BIG LOVE" written on it in big letters (lol).
