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1. Party queen
2. NaNaNa
3. Shake It♥
4. taskebab
5. call
6. Letter
7. reminds me
8. Return Road
9. Tell me why
10. a cup of tea
11. the next LOVE
12. Eyes, Smoke, Magic
13. Serenade in A minor
14. how beautiful you are
Party Queen was Ayu's 13th studio album, released in 2012 after another turbulent year on Ayu's life, having she gone through a divorce with Manuel Schwarz after less than a year of marriage and the whole country still feeling the recent tsunami + nuclear disaster. Party Queen was announced as Ayu's first concept album, and it's released faced a lot of controverse due to the sexed-up cover of one of its versions. Party Queen's biggest hit was the ending track, "how beautiful you are", after a tie-in with the succesful drama "Saigokara Nibanme no Koi".
Party queen! Party queen!
Party queen! Party queen!
Party queen! Party queen!
Saturday night☆
Just a little earlier than usual, “kanpai”
The tension quickly escalates
Just like magic, rosy colors before my eyes
I want to be fascinated with these gold bubbles here
It’s ok to let it get to your head
Let go and let it get to your head
This is the centre of the world, and I’m the princess
The world is sparkling with light, let only convenient things
And fun things come into my sight
I am the party queen! I am the party queen!
We need a drink☆
Friends gather and “kanpai”
And we continue with nothing but that till morning
All you people here
And all you people over there
It’s as if everyone’s already friends and family
The world is spinning round and round, who are you again?
I don’t even know who I am anymore
It doesn’t matter if the world is up or down, left or right
As long as we wish for it, we can go anywhere
I am the party queen! I am the party queen!
I am the party queen! I am the party queen!
Tomorrow’s hangover and retrospection, just forget them now
“If that’s too difficult for you, I won’t drink with you again”
The world is sparkling with light, let only convenient things
And fun things come into my sight
The world is spinning round and round, and we keep on repeating
No matter how many painful experiences come, we will never be defeated
I am the party queen! I am the party queen!
I am the party queen! I am the party queen!
NaNaNa
Spoiler:
tick tick tick tick tock tick
tick tick tick tick tock tick
tick tock tock don’t stop
Oh let’s go (coz) Life is short
Don’t just think about things all the time
Life is really short, so
kiss me kiss me
Walking down the street
Come on, move your feet
Feelings going deep
Every kiss is sweet (mwah)
All the gorgeous boiz
Come and make some noise
Listen to my voice
You don’t have no choice
We can run
Crazy girl! na-na-na-na-na
Fun fun No.1
Uh- We’re done…
Right or Wrong?
The night is long
We be strong
Go, go, go – c’mon!!
I’m glad that you are here as yourself
Because that is something only you can do
Don’t be bogged down by today’s defeats
Tomorrow will be a brand new day
Enjoying your life in this moment to the fullest
Is there anything more important than that?
tell me tell me
Go on a date
Stay up late
No heartbreak
So we shake shake shake
Let’s stay out
Crazy and proud
Love the sound
Play the music loud!!!
Club goes boom
Sing it girl na-na-na-na-na
Everybody swoon
Hot in the room
You’re the Party Queen
And you’re the Dancing Queen
I’m a Lonely Queen
Life is just a dream!
I’m glad that you are here as yourself
Because that is something only you can do
Don’t let yesterday’s regrets take precedence
Pride after victory will be your regret after defeat
There’s magic that you can only use if you’re a girl
I’ll count, so come with me to heaven, yes 1.2.3.4
shake it (2 more)
shake it shake it lala (c’mon babe)
shake it (2 more)
shake it shake it lala
O-Lailaila O-Lailaila
O-Lailaila O-Lai
(I ♥ girls)
Innocently making easy things look tough
I admire such a charming talent, but
Easily meeting unexpected difficulties
That kind of charm is what I really love
(More) Let’s hear it (More) Let’s go
(More) We can be free Hey, girls?
(Not enough) Let’s hear it (Not enough) Let’s go
(Not enough) We can be free Hey, girls???
There’s secrets that you can only understand if you’re a girl
I’ll count, so come with me to heaven, yes 1.2.3.4
shake it (2 more)
shake it shake it lala (one more time)
shake it (2 more)
shake it shake it lala
That girl seems to get more love than me
I know it, even if you don’t say it out loud
There’s magic that you can only use if you’re a girl
I’ll count, so come with me to heaven, yes 1.2.3.4
There’s secrets that you can only understand if you’re a girl
I’ll count, so come with me to heaven, yes 1.2.3.4
shake it (2 more)
shake it shake it lala (c’mon babe)
shake it (2 more)
shake it shake it lala
shake it (2 more)
shake it shake it lala (one more time)
shake it (2 more)
shake it shake it lala
O-Lailaila O-Lailaila
O-Lailaila O-Lai
(I ♥ girls)
call
Spoiler:
You probably won’t remember this
The sunrise which we saw that day
Was an end which seemed like a beginning
And so I couldn’t say anything
I just smiled, with all and everything I had
I heard a voice
Saying “Don’t leave me alone”
Saying “I’m fine as long as you’re by my side”
At that time, I was always searching
Until I felt that I have found something
Hey, but just what should I call this?
“Everything was an illusion”
“You were just dreaming”
Someone, please look me straight in the eye
And somehow say these things to me
Pretending that I’ve forgetten it all
I can do that really well now, but
You were warm as you wiped away my tears
You held me tight with those hands
For the first time in my life, I felt it
Sentimental, I felt like crying again
Hey, but just what should I call this?
I heard a voice
Saying “Don’t leave me alone”
Saying “I’m fine as long as you’re by my side”
At that time, I was always searching
Until I felt that I have found something
You were warm as you wiped away my tears
You held me tight with those hands
For the first time in my life, I felt it
Sentimental, I felt like crying again
Hey, just what
Hey, just what should I call this?
Letter
Spoiler:
How are you? Is life
Still difficult for you now?
People you can truly talk to
Do you have such friends now?
Today, I passed by that place
And there, I thought I heard the voices
Of us that night
So straight, so straight, always misunderstood
Nobody really understands you
But you try, you try
It’s ok even if you’re uncool
I like you just that way
Just maybe, happiness
Exists only in tiny amounts
That is really bitter and painful
We may often feel that way
But just for that tiny bit
Of warm happiness
With our noses dripping with snot
We have to grovel on the ground
So lonely, so lonely, drinking the night away
Reflecting, but right after that
You have fun, have fun
And drink a little too much
I like you just that way
So straight, so straight, always misunderstood
Nobody really understands you
But you try, you try
It’s ok even if you’re uncool
So lonely, so lonely, drinking the night away
Reflecting, but right after that
You have fun, have fun
And drink a little too much
I like you just that way
I like you just that way
Reminds me
Spoiler:
When, with this tired body
I reach my darkened room
And realize that I need to turn on the lights
I absolutely hate that moment
Because always, without fail
My returning memories flip to that page
From the supposedly buried distant past
Of events I wish to erase
Everyone has one or two things
Which they wish they could forget
But what they cannot forget
Is the pain of knowing that they cannot afford to forget
In the end, the road hasn’t ended
But still continues on
lalala…..
Someday, I’ll be able to accept it all
That day will surely come, right?
When that happens, it’ll be great
If I can forgive your everything
Everyone has one or two things
Which they wish they could forget
But what they cannot forget
Is the pain of knowing that they cannot afford to forget
In the end, the road hasn’t ended
But still continues on
When, with this tired body
I reach my darkened room
And realize that I need to turn on the lights
I absolutely hate that moment
Return Road
Spoiler:
The you reflected in my eyes and
The me reflected in your eyes
Caught each other’s gaze, and forgot to breathe
That moment when we first met
Alone now, I silently close my eyes
And gently cast my thoughts back
It’s just this small thing, but why am I like this
Unable to stop my tears?
We saw, we felt, we promised about
That formless thing
Is it still out there somewhere, smiling gently at us?
The two of us are no longer in each other’s eyes
That’s true, but it’s not that
Other things are reflected there
It’s just that the definite thing we saw that day
No longer exists anywhere
Others call it interesting and ridiculous
How we were together
No matter how understanding anyone looks
As they talk about us
Yes, the two of us cannot be understood by anyone else
It’s just this small thing, but why am I like this
Unable to stop my tears?
We saw, we felt, we promised about
That formless–
Others call it interesting and ridiculous
How we were together
No matter how understanding anyone looks
As they talk about us
Yes, the two of us cannot be understood by anyone else
Tell me why
Spoiler:
What are you thinking of now?
In truth, in your eyes
Gentle things and heartwarming things
I want just these to be reflected in your eyes
Why do your eyes look so sad, yet you force yourself
To show me a look of excitement?
Why do you try your best to hold strong,
Telling me that you’re ok?
I want to hear your voice say
That you can’t truly reach me through the monitor screen
Trivial things and silly things
Even these all hold meaning
Why do you always shoulder everything
On your own, suffering alone?
Why do you take all the blame for this
Saying it’s all your fault?
If you do this, I become powerless wow oh
Can’t I even give you a little bit of support?
Hey, I want to share the burden too
Share your pain, your doubt, your past
Why do your eyes look so sad
Yet you force yourself…
Why do you try your best to hold strong,
Telling me that you’re ok?
oh oh Tell me why
oh oh Tell me why
oh oh Tell me why
oh oh Tell me why
oh oh Tell me why
oh oh Tell me why
oh oh Tell me why
Why did you say all that?
the next LOVE
Spoiler:
Lalala…..
Standing in front of Mama’s mirror
Has such an extraordinary appeal
That even a childish girl like me
Can become whatever I wanted to be in my dreams
Believing in things I can’t see with my eyes, someday, I stopped doing that
Believing only in things I can see with my eyes, have I become an adult?
Mama used to say this to me
“Because you are beautiful,
A prince will come and wake you up
With a kiss someday”
Loving the person I am, when did I last do that?
Coming to hate the person I am, have I become an adult?
That thing which they call love
Just where can I find it?
What does it look like?
How much do I need to pay?
Hey, where did you buy it?
Lalala…..
Eyes, Smoke, Magic
Spoiler:
Papa, holding his popcorn in one hand
Is with his buddy, the TV remote, again today
Seeing him, Mama, as usual
Shows a melancholy face, a wrinkle between her brows
Watching them, I pretend not to notice
Yes, my best friends are
Diamonds and roses
Is there anything more valuable?
Mama didn’t teach me about that
Papa is a little different today
Holding nachos in one hand, he watches TV
Again, Mama shows a sullen face
Yes, so again, I’ll remain silent today
Say 「Eyes, Smoke, Magic」
Watching them, I pretend not to notice
Again, Mama shows a sullen face
how beautiful you are
Spoiler:
Thank you again for today
Your smile saved me
Thank you again for today
Just stay there as you are
Because you cried for me
Watching you made me want to cry again
I wish that the feelings I feel through these held hands
Will always be here
You don’t know You don’t know
how beautiful you are
More than you’ll ever know
You don’t know You don’t know
how beautiful you are
Because you are always beautiful
Thank you again for today
Your tears taught me
Thank you again for today
For bringing me through
As long as you keep moving forward
Watching you, I’ll be encouraged again
I wish that this gentle and calm breeze
Will envelop me
You don’t know You don’t know
how beautiful you are
More than you’ll ever know
You don’t know You don’t know
how beautiful you are
You have grown kind and strong
You don’t know You don’t know
how beautiful you are
you are you are
You don’t know You don’t know
how beautiful you are
Because you are always beautiful
7th July 2014, 01:22 AM
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