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Originally Posted by hallelujah_united
STEP you sounds so silly, but in a very cute way. 
Lyrical meaning? I think most of her earlier works will make for interesting research. |
Actually STEP you is a lot deeper than everyone thinks.
The whole 1.2.3.4. thing is talking about stages/phases people (especially girls) go through in a crush. If you read the lyrics while watching the PV at the same time it's a little clearer.
The first stage is like, the flirtacious 'friendly' kinda polished persona. The innocent playful one as seen as the first 'Ayu' in the PV:
Talking about nothing at all,
We acted in a moment and displayed our habits.
Though I don't have to remind myself not to forget,
From somewhere within me, fully...
I remember YOU and ME
in this way
I want to know you well
At this point, the second Ayu appears, the dark one who is kind of obsessive and want power. As in someone who wants to make sure he won't be distracted by another girl:
in this way
No one can stop me now
After that phase, it turns into that 'i'll do anything for you!'. The love sick and weak hearted for you sort of thing. Ayu seen as the white 'cute' ayu.:
"Where are you, what are you doing around this time?"
Right after I thought such things,
Even for just a moment,
I wanted you to remember me.
I wished for YOU and ME
Then about now the third Ayu appears, who resembles what would happen if she DID give up and fall into the traps of a lust. This last part talks about how then people become completely obsessive, a total mess when something goes wrong with their partner and all. The only thing they can think of is that person and they don't care about anything.:
sometime soon
I am becoming greedy
sometime soon
Will I begin to want only your smile?
This last part basically sums it all up. It questions the strength of human beings and women in general. Probably the best line in her whole 'power woman' theme.:
The gap between idealism and reality
Is so very cutting
And as we cannot cut them off, they are opening up.
In this place, will we give up?
Or will we persevere and do our very best?
And the ending just goes through all the stages again to emphasize the whole 'structure' of it all.
Ayu has lots of great lyrics, but a lot of them lack subtleness. For a poem analysis, i'd suggest you don't pick lyrics which are kinda obvious like CAROLS, Ladies' Night, A Song for XX etc. I recommend Moments or Criminal/(miss)understood/Game out of her more recent music. If you do Moments, you could make up for own chorus using your own incarnation ^_^ like 'If I were a the sun, I'd always shine light onto you' or something