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Old 29th October 2011, 05:08 AM
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^ M does talk about break-ups in general, but only in one verse. The rest of it's definitely more of a love song. I feel that it's a song about a prayer to the Virgin Mary for lasting love, hence the 'Maria' in the lyric (In Japan, the Virgin Mary is not known as Mary, but as Maria) and the reason for the title being "M". Last year December, she performed M on TV (I forgot which show), and she wrote on TA that we'll soon know the reason why she chose to perform it, a few days later she got married. So yep, M's definitely a love song.

Translation of lyrics I did a while back:
Quote:
‘MARIA’ To everyone who has been hurt
Because there is someone they love

Looking around
Everyone seems to be in a hurry
Rushing off past me to someplace else

Once again, this year
Winter has arrived so quickly
Before anyone even realized

Today, surely, somewhere in this city
Two people will meet and look into each others’ eyes
And the curtains open violently

Even so, everything
Will surely, someday
Come to an end

Today, surely, somewhere in this city
Two people will choose the road of separation
And the curtains close silently

‘MARIA’ Because there is someone to love
Sometimes, the feeling of loneliness is strong
But because there is someone to love
Everything will be fulfilled in the end

‘MARIA’ Because there is someone to love
Sometimes, the injury goes deep, so deep
But because there is someone to love
Everything will be healed in the end

‘MARIA’ Everyone, everyone is crying
‘MARIA’ But we all want to believe
‘MARIA’ That’s why we are praying
That this will be our final love

Beginnings can happen without reason
But endings always come with one…
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