Key and clock

[masa]

I think many people who bought this album have already noticed that keys and clocks are all around in the booklet. What do you think they mean?

1. Key --- I think this is very clear, after reading the interview of "Oricon Style". She says that it was so hard and oppressed experience to create this album and it was like when she had been creating the first album. One thing I was surprised is that she said she had thought of nothing but being honesty while making this album, because I thought she had always been honest enough and sometimes too honest. I'm sure she is confessing many thoughts and experiences of her own honestly in this album. For example, "Liar" would be about her first love experience, which I think she confessed for the first time. And I suppose "Replace" might be for the parted friend she once sang for in the songs "FRIEND" and "FRIEND II". And "HONEY" is about --- I don't need to say that. I think the key is the symbol of opening many boxes of her secret.

2.Clock --- There are illustrated clocks in almost every page. It seems they show each time in 24 hours. What's the meaning of it? I suppose they show that the songs are arranged in time order except first four songs. "WONDERLAND" reminds me of her childfood when reality and dream are mixed. (The horrible laughters are so effective. I love it.) And I think the songs from "Liar" to "CAROLS" are about her past and the songs after "Kaleidoscope" are about her present time. How do you think?