[marty]

Many thanks to waterbaloon, you finally gave me a reason to not skip Days while I listen to this amazing cd! XD I love that 7 symbolism theory!
I love NEXT LEVEL, 'cause I don't feel it's connected to Ayu's personal life. It was something really fresh after GUILTY, because she was talking "in general", not about a specific relationship or stuff like that.
It was a eager, excited Ayu, wanting to experiment, taking a look around her and talking about what she was seeing. Her current state of mind (NEXT LEVEL, Rule), her work world and the people that sorrounded her there (Sparkle, identity), the days she was living in (rollin'), her feeling like trying something new and make new experiences, and basically just living (Energy).
Of course, a lot of lyrics are bittersweet, but that's just Ayu imo. That's the way she sees things, with a melancholic veil. But I will always link this album with happiness and fierceness, and wanting to live at most!