Are fans not satisfied?

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

I've seem people saying the same thing to some of her latest songs lyrics. Why do people actually forgets that the "ayu of amazing lyrics" also has songs like AUDIENCE? A song from the time Duty was released, so yep, the moment she was on top, from a time most people considered her stuff to be decent. The lyrics of that song are as empty as B&D. "YES! Datte, clap your hand, spread your arms, shout blah blah blah". But people tend to forget she sometimes writes songs like that and blame it all that she has changed lately so much, because she never ever wrote stupid lyrics until recently. I guess it's because whatever is new has actually got to be extremely criticized. I'm not sure why fans get dissapointed as if it's the first time she is doing that becaused she always release at least 1 song that's all about being random, jumping, etc.

But "AUDIENCE" came from somewhere; it's a tribute. "Bold and Delicious" just feels so random and careless.

Her lyrics really are going down in meaning, though. And it makes sense -- how much can she have left to write about? She's done being lonely, being confused, being angry, being sad, being happy, being in love, being lost, being shy, being weak, being strong, and every combonation of those. In great depth, I might add, and detail. But "MY STORY" was very watery, it didn't dig quite so deep and wasn't as gritty. Of her singles since then, only "alterna" has really had powerful lyrics. "STEP you" has average J-pop lyrics; "is this LOVE?" is great, but a very different style for Ayu - it's kind of a story song more than any of her others; "fairyland" is sweet, and there's nothing really to attack about it - it sets a mood, more than expresses emotion, which is fine; "HEAVEN" ... I love the song, but I'm not so sure how genuine the lyrics are - I get the impression she wrote mostly from the film, rather than personal experience, or at least embellished her experience to meet the movie's story; "Will" has 2 good lines, really, and then just a lot of imagery.

I'm not saying any of this is bad, because a good writer can never really write a bad lyric without cringeing. But it seems to be that her lyrics have already begun a transition into a different place. She's written everything already. She seems to be happy in her life now, and all the nitty-gritty stuff is out of the way and in the past.

"alterna" warned us, didn't it? "If you're afraid of change, watch from far away." She's different now. And while I can totally appreciate her new stuff, her older stuff is just much more me. Some people grow with an artist and follow them all the way through to the end. Others don't, and go their own way. You can't say she hasn't changed, that would be blatantly ignorant. You've gotta look at the big picture. Looking back on Ayu 20 years from now, you'll see a pattern of hills and valleys. She had her high points and her low points.

"A Song for XX" was really rough around the edges, her writing was good, her voice was bad, she had potential. "LOVEppears" was much more polished and had a completely new sound; her thoughts were much more gathered, as well as her voice being much stronger. "Duty" was another reinvention, with more serious music and her lyrics delving even deeper into her heart. "I am..." was where the music and the lyrics met at a really really strong place. "RAINBOW" was where "new Ayu" started to emerge; it was very similar to "I am...," but more shiny and glossy where "I am..." was gritty. "Memorial Address" was kind of a grab bag; level ground. "MY STORY" was a little watery all around, in that it was kind of a summary of her entire career wrapped into one album; nothing incredibly substantial, because it was kind of a review -- still good material, though. I feel like "MY STORY" was even a goodbye to the old Ayu, and now we're in new Ayu land. She's happy, she lovin' life, she's done it all, she's said it all, she has it all... of course she's changed.

But "Bold and Delicious" still sucks.