I was watching UVERworld's 2010 last tour final when Takuya∞ (Uverworld's vocalist) said something that struck me. He said he read an interview of himself a few years back.
Back then, he said he would quit music when he couldn't get along with his band mates anymore. He would quit music when he couldn't make music that was better than what he was making at that time. He thought he sounded cool but looking back at it, he said "It was very selfish of me. Where did the feelings of the staff and the fans go to?"
Takuya∞ started writing lyrics when he was 20 years old. He said to everyone at the concert venue that it is not too late to start what you want to do even at that age. Life goes past in a flash, soon you will be in your 20s, 30s, even 40s. Shout out your dream, if you cant even do that much then it will never come true. Fight for your dreams and it will come true.
This song, MONDO PIECE was played at the ending credits roll along with a photo montage of the band, their staff and fans.
必要なものは全部ここにある
あいつらに奪われた宝物は 殴って取り返したってよかったけど
この手に余るものは 置いとかない主義さ
大人になって金を手にしてからは 欲しいものは容易く手に入る
子供の頃それが幸せと疑わなかった
とんだ間違いだったなぁ
「それは失敗すると火傷するよ」と言われてもピンとこないから
本当に熱いかどうか 確かめる主義なんだ
正しいことが幸せと限らないでしょ
たくさんの間違いをして おろかでも純粋に
誤解されたって 理解のひもを解いて行こう
どうしたって幸せすぎると 僕たちは何も残せない
確かめた火傷の痛みも 大切にしなくちゃな
分かり合えることのほうが少ないから
僕らは「さよなら」を言われるかもな
でもね そう思ったのならそれがいいんだよ
君が選んだ道が 何より大切さ
それに もしも君が戻ってきてくれたら
もう 僕たちは離れたりやしないだろう
それだって 本当に素敵なことさ
目の前の現実は この空のように広く
限りない可能性が 僕らを待つよ
これから話すことは べつに悲しい話じゃないんだよ
こんなにも惹かれあって
一緒にいる僕たちが十年後にバラバラだったとしても
信じた道を進めたのなら
どこにいてもどんな状態でも笑っていられる気がするんだ
それでこそ人生が輝く
いつだって感受性は不安定
人に言えずそのストレスをぶつけられる
唯一のMUSICなら本音が言える それは間違いない
でも 肝心な時カッコつけて
弱音に思われるのも嫌で
言えずにいた心の奥底のほうにある言葉だって本音なんだ
大切なものが離れる前に言っておくよ
本当は十年先 二十年だって一緒にいたい そう願ってるんだよ
全部壊れたって 一緒にいるなら作り直せる きっと何度でも
自分が信じれなくなった日があった
でも この仲間を信じれなくなった日はなかった
言葉にするとちょっと恥ずかしいけど
本当に出会えてよかったと思ってるよ
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hitsuyou na mono wa zenbu koko ni aru
aitsura ni ubawareta takaramono wa nagutte torikaeshitatte yokatta kedo
kono te ni amaru mono wa oitokanai shugi sa
otona ni natte kane wo te ni shite kara wa hoshii mono wa tayasuku ni te ni hairu
kodomo no koro sore ga shiawase to utagawanakatta
tonda machigai datta naa
sore wa shippai suru to yakedo suru yo to iwaretemo pin to konai kara
hontou ni atsui kadouka tashikameru shugi nanda
tadashii koto ga shiawase to kagiranai desho
takusan no machigai wo shite oroka demo jyunsui ni
gokai saretatte rikai no himo wo toiteikou
dou shitatte shiawase sugiru to boku tachi wa nani mo nokosenai
tashikameta yakedo no itami mo taisetsu ni shinakucha na
wakariaeru koto no hou ga sukunai kara
bokura wa "sayonara" wo iwareru kamo na
demo ne sou omotta no nara sore ga iindayo
kimi ga eranda michi ga nani yori taisetsu sa
sore ni moshimo kimi ga modotte kitekuretara
mou bokutachi wa hanaretari ya shinai darou
sore datte hontou ni suteki na koto sa
me no mae no genjitsu wa kono sora no you ni hiroku
kagirinai kanousei ga bokura wo matsu yo
korekara hanasu koto wa betsu ni kanashii hanshi jyanain dayo
konna ni mo hikare atte
issho ni iru bokutachi ga jyuunengo ni bara bara datta to shitemo
shinjita michi wo susumeta no nara
doko ni itemo donna jyoutai demo waratte irareru ki ga surunda
sore de koso jinsei ga kagayaku
itsu datte kanjyusei wa fuantei
hito ni iezu sono sutoresu wo butsukerareru
yuitsu no MUSIC nara honne ga ieru sore wa machigai nai
demo kanjin na toki kakko tsukete
yowane ni omowareru no mo iya de
iezu ni ita kokoro no okusoko no hou ni aru kotoba datte honne nanda
taisetsu na mono ga hanareru mae ni itte oku yo
hontou wa jyuunen saki nijyuunen datte issho ni itai sou negatterun dayo
zenbu kowaretatte issho ni iru nara tsukuri naoseru kitto nando demo
jibun ga shinjire nakunatta hi ga atta
demo kono nakama wo shinjire nakunatta hi wa nakatta
kotoba ni suru to chotto hazukashii kedo
hontou ni deaete yokatta to omotteru yo
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We have everything we need here
We could fight and take back the treasure they stole from us but
the principle is to not leave what is overflowing alone
Becoming an adult and having money, I can easily get what i want
I didn't doubt that this was happiness when I was a kid
but what a huge mistake
I won't get it even if you told me "If you failed, you'll get burnt"
The principle is to test whether it is hot or not with my own hands
Doing the right things does not equate to happiness
Make lots of mistakes, foolish but pure and genuine
Even if there is a misunderstanding, you just need to solve it with mutual understanding
If we are filled with too much happiness, we won't be able to leave anything behind
The pain from the burns we ascertained, we got to cherish it
Misunderstandings happen more often than not
so we might even need to say "goodbye" to each other
but it's ok to think like that
because the path that you choose is more important than anything else
Besides, if there comes a time when you decide to return
then we won't ever part again, right?
Even this is a beautiful thing
The reality before our eyes is as wide as the skies above
Infinite possibilities are awaiting us
What I'm about to tell you now, isn't meant to be sad
We are so close to each other
and yet if ten years down the road, should we go our separate ways
As long as we are pursuing what we believe in
I feel that no matter where we are or what circumstances we're in, we can always stay smiling
and that is when life itself will shine
My sensitivity level is always unstable
I always end up needing to fight the stress of not confiding in anyone
but with music, I can express my true thoughts. There is no mistake about that
At crucial times, I like to appear cool
yet I dislike it being thought of as complaints
Unheard words in the depths of my heart are my true thoughts too
I shall say this before the important things leave us
I really wish that for the next ten years, the next twenty years, we will still be together
Even if everything is destroyed, we can always rebuild it no matter how many times
There are days when I could not believe in myself
but there are none when I lost trust in my friends
Saying it is a little embarrassing but
I am really glad that we met
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