I just noticed that she was broadcasting live at the same time on Instagram. So its now available as her current story

Damn the song she sang breaks my heart. Possibly referring to her ears getting worse?

輝く未来がこの腐敗の中に
もしもあるのなら君と見てみたい
こんな願いがまだ許されるなら
なんとかもう少し歩き続けるよ
こんな時代を

それでも未来は明るいものだって
君が信じていたいと言う限り
僕はここにいて 叶え続けるから
必要なくなった時にはどうか
同情しないできっぱり捨てて

If there's possibly a bright future
amidst this detoriation*, I want to see it with you
If such a wish will still be allowed
I want to keep walking through these times
a little longer, somehow

Even so, as long as long you say
you want to believe the future is bright
I will stay here, continuing to make your wish come true
When you no longer need me, please,
don't feel sorry for me and throw me away, without a second thought


* 腐敗 literally means the decay/decomposition of living beings after death, and figuratively means 'corruption/degradation/detoriation' (of a government, relationship, etc).

She sounded really good and the beginning acapella part was really cool. I love how she really got into it but at the same time was pretty controlled and not extreme/overly dramatic, it fit for the song.

My heart is broken...

Oh my... now I understand why I have a tear in my eye when she started to sing. Ayu I will never throw you away!!!

Thanks for the translation.

This is for us, her fans, or maybe for Avex. Heartbreaking :cry

https://image.ibb.co/nx24UT/37981977...96946944_o.jpg

The song titled is "The way I am"

Well, that's track 5, lol.

That last bit is so sad!

The way I am! it's so on-brand, I feel :laugh

Oh god yeah, lady dynamite was the biggest disappointment of her career for me.

Reading all this and knowing what WORDS is about is so heartbreaking. I think her lyrics are stronger than ever. She really had a lot to say (still bummed there are no more songs, but from what I have read now; there is a lot she is saying in these new songs.)

So we can basically confirm that æterna is the one from Spotify/insta-teaser on the street and W is the rock song.

She may not give s quantity but with her minis I feel she definitely delivers quality. FIVE and Sixxxxxx are really solid albums and I think TROUBLE will follow the same path.

I am really touched by the song, its lyrics, performance.

Oh damn, this breaks my heart! So intense... :cry

She sounds great in the Line live!
Tho I don't like the song that much.
And the lyrics...well, she sounds to me like delving in self-pity? At least like she doesn't value herself (or her career in relation to her body) that much. Don't really like that.

Bye bye!

Anyways, I just can't wait for the new songs, it may be short but hopefully I would be able to get great lyrics with the few songs we're about to get.

The sonng and lyrics and delivery was beautifulllll. What did they talk about in the LIVE?

The performance was so wonderful. Ayu's raw vocals sounded amazing. Perhaps Ayu is at her best in a smaller more relaxed environment to sing. This acapella version seems superior to the studio recorded version. The beauty of the song really comes to life in this acapella arrangement.