I tweeted her a hug.
Today's the anniversary of when her grandmother died (the anniversary of when she recorded FRIEND and poker face)... I wish I could remember the source of that info so I could link you guys, but I do remember coming across that information.
Given that information, I wonder if Last minute is about her grandmother then. It would make sense for Ayu to be angry that her grandmother died before she could get back to Fukuoka after recording.
Of course it could be anger about those who have passed away in general. She's lost a few people who were really important to her over the years.
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Originally Posted by freedreamer
reading this. you just made me respect and love her even more  |
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Originally Posted by ~StarCatcher~
I agree. Since I don't understand much Japanese I can now totally love her even more knowing how much work is done by Ayu in her lyrics  |
I know people here think I just plain don't like Ayu anymore, but god, after 15 years, and all the changes I've seen, I have a hard time believing that'll EVER be the case. Ayu said in I think the SCawaii interview regarding "Pray" that just because your path diverges from someone else's, it doesn't mean "farewell" because there's still SOMETHING there. You know, you've left an impression on one another, and nothing that happens in the future can change that aspect of the past between you.
It's true that I may not love Ayu's concerts, and the mixing of her albums may make it hard for me to enjoy them, and I don't agree with her approach on a good deal of things anymore. Absolutely. Being an Ayu fan does REALLY frustrate me at times because I feel like being unapologetically herself was a big part of why I loved her so much, and I don't think she's as honest with herself anymore as she used to be. BUT. Even despite all that, her lyrics are still amazing, even now, and they always have been. And yeah she's had some lyrical rough patches where she was rehashing things a lot and using similar phrases, but even within those, you still find treasure.
The amazing thing about words is that they don't NEED good mixing or cool visuals to still be good. And her past lyrics, every time I read them I notice something else, a different interpretation or a structure I didn't notice before. Or my own life will have changed and I'll suddenly relate to a song I barely noticed before. So no matter what else happens, I'll probably be a fan of her lyrics forever.