First of all, I do not have a lot of vocabulary and my English is bad, I tried to explain myself the best I could. My opinions or what I try to express might vary a lot without the right words or the right way to express them.
In mi opinion the covers are simple but beautiful and it represents the Ayu of that era, more into sports and a healthy life (thanks to her husband?), with a more relaxed and clear mind. The title itself can mean a lot of things, I always thought that it conveys the differents colours Ayumi Hamasaki has, the tracks in the album are quite different despite working with international producers, you can listen new styles for her but at the same type the old ones (pray, NOW & 4EVA for example). And at the same time, the title tries to show how important colours (metaforically) can be in our life after Ayu have sung about monocromatic points of views.
XOXO's PV is a parody, I think there is no doubt about it, or am I being delusional? I recall the moment I read the startin PV thread and a lot of people criticized it without understand that it was a parody even when others tell them that it was lol
On the other hand, despite being it a parody, I think Ayu tries to show more the funny side than the critical side. Another good point is that she included Lico as a representation of LGTB people which is perfect for an era like COLOURS, which seems like an era about changes, superation, freedom and joy (with the typical dark side of Ayu).
I think we can read more in XOXO's PV, but I don't feel now like I want to rewatch it, I like the PV though.
Lelio's PV is simple like lyrics of the song, which I love, both are very directly.
I'm quite sure that
Angel, PV and song, both have a beautiful meaning than can be connected with the performance, but apart from the performance, I hate the PV and the song lol so it never takes my attention.
I agree with Andrenekoi in his opinion about the lyrics. I need to revisit every song but Ayu is always playing with duality in her lyrics. Her lyrics can be about love, can be about something more or even autobiographical, I would like to add that in NOW & 4EVA she is expressing her fears about losing her fandom and her place in the scenary.
I would like to remember that after COLOURS Ayu started working in A ONE, which was an album about meeting again with her fans, a way to apologize for running away and she talked about the feelings we can read in NOW & 4EVA, even in songs like sorrows.
Quote:
I’ve wanted to see you
I don’t want anyone except you
Dreaming of you, I woke and cried
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It makes sense with the fact that Ayu was separate from her fans in this era, she felt disconnected.
Quote:
I noticed that we were separating
I noticed that we were drifting apart
Like we had forgotten the warmth of our joined hands
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Quote:
I want your smile all to myself
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Typical when Ayu is talking about her fans.
Quote:
These memories won’t fade away
Won’t change even a little, can’t change
Now, I remain insecure as usual
Continuing to evolve
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This is my favorite part, I think differentes meaning can be read here.
Now I'm remembering a cute moment in Cirque de Minuit Tour If I'm recalling well, where she sang this part touching her left ear (which can be a coincidence because she had the mic in the other hand lol)
I love COLOURS but it never takes my attention in a conceptual way because I felt like the most important thing about this album is to have fun the same way Ayu did while doing it.