Your Opinion about Pray

[kaito_moonlove]

Pray is the super great song released within 1 week but we don't have any news about the release. Single ,digital single or album, having PV or not !
Let's discuss about this song !

[Livey~]

Best song for the past year or so, imho.

[waterballoon]

just for the lyrics, I'd say it's one of her best pieces since NEXT LEVEL.

musically, it's standard Ayu with the theme song feel to it (progress, Song 4 u, Dearest). but I appreciate the arrangement very much cos it's finally not boring. also the singing was quite decent and there's nothing really much to complain about it - it's classic Ayu and it's candy to my ears.

10/10

[tsumekaze_]

entered into my top ballads by ayu. It's so beautiful. <3
I hope it gets a physical release as a single, and maybe tie-in for CM/dorama ost.
If it gets released she could do three editions as for FIVE, with the cd, limited ed. and limited edition with the cover of Buddha2 or something for fans XD!
Don't really care about PV, it's fine for me even if she doesn't do it!

[jiarongisme]

It's just brilliant. Swell arrangements, beautiful composition, great lyrics. It's probably up there with my favorite Ayu ballads.

[AyuGAME]

Love it...Love it...

Since it's out, i just listened to this song and not get tired of it....this song can be my fav song from her, so far CAROLS still my fav Ayu's song.

i believe the PV is on its way, hopefully the PV is so AMAZING with high budget and symbolsym.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

I agree that the song doesn't feel like a 6 min. song.

crossroad, for example, feels like a chore to listen to despite it being less than 5 min. long lol. Despite liking it, I tend to skip it a lot... I don't have that feeling for this song.

[AYUCREA]

one of her best songs

[Zeke.]

I was kinda hoping this thread wouldn't pop up because everyone discussed it in other areas, lol.

[Darkifrit]

Originally Posted by AYUCREA

one of her best songs

Just my opinion~

[marcoba]

It's really good!!, just wish it would have some more promo of even a video to it

[NintendoHTF1242]

It's a very beautiful song; although I don't regard it as her best. I do love the piano near the end that sounds like the chords to HANABI. It's like a really cute self-sample.

[stepYOU1234]

Really lovely song. Too soon to say if it will become a favourite but I will certainly enjoy listening to it at the moment! I was worried because I couldn't get into the album songs from Love Again. I did like FTL single but I think I needed something like this to get back to full Ayu love. I do wonder if this had been on a single with merry go round how that would have charted. I think this will attract the general public more as this kind of song is what Ayu is known for.

[anna_ayu]

One of my favorite ballads! It´s pretty nice! The song is beautiful.

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

It's a very beautiful song; although I don't regard it as her best. I do love the piano near the end that sounds like the chords to HANABI. It's like a really cute self-sample.

That's exactly the part I absolutely love!
But sadly the rest is pretty boring for me, don't know, it doesn't grab me.
Won't listen to it again, just one part doesn't give much replay value.

[ayu-michan]

It's definitely a good song, her vocal was very emotional. I love Pray, but I think without actual promotions whatsoever, this song won't get anywhere except among us fans. Not that I mind that either.

[Surreal17]

A beautiful song

[maururu-roa]

Not sure if it's just me, but it really reminds me of Sakura. I like it but it's not her best.

[Coelacanth]

I'll repost my thoughts from the other thread:

Well, it's certainly a gorgeous song. Almost too gorgeous, in the sense that it's actually somewhat boring and MOR.

My first impression is that it's in the same class as HEAVEN and Voyage. Really beautiful ballads at face value, but unabashedly overproduced, schmaltzy, and trying way too hard to capture that "timeless" essence... and well, the sentiment just ends up feeling halfhearted for me.

JEWEL, walking proud, Key, TO BE, Dearest, Together When..., November, Wishing (that's right), no more words, Who... These are just a few of her ballads that best capture that distinct pathos that only Ayu can convey, IMO.

After finishing Pray, I was left with the exact same feeling I had after listening to HEAVEN after its initial leak back in 2005. Just incredibly unmoved.

People forget that some of her most popular ballads are actually pretty subdued and "folky." SEASONS, for instance. Dearest as well. I actually find the chorus of the latter song to be discordant (always have), but it's so inexplicably moving! And so Ayu!

[perfectodub]

i think this song is in the same level of "HEAVEN" "Days" "SEASON" or any other epic ayu song
leaving behing SAKURA ,progress, beloved or any other "try-to-be-epic" song