Friday 1 June 2012

Hemenway - Escape

This time, it's the opening song for Eureka Seven AO. I didn't watch the original Eureka Seven (and am too lazy to start it) so there are a lot of unfamiliar terms in AO. The animation is top-notch though and hey I'm a mecha person so the IFOs in the series really attract me. The plot seems to be picking up speed with the appearance of Truth who is supposed to be an alien as I understand from comments I read.
Pardon my little knowledge of the series and let's move on to the song. This song is written and performed by Hemenway, a 4-man band. All 4 of them studied in the same music college in Boston and Hemenway is the name of a street there where they shared many memories. The interesting thing is that 2 of them are Korean-Americans with great interest in Japanese culture. As such, the band can freely write between 3 languages.
The song is based around the feeling of escaping. Not really running away but more like the feeling of soaring into the skies and away from worry. Personally, I really like the guitar in this song and there is even a Lightning Guitar Version of Escape in the single where the guitar take over the vocals part.

Escape
この風に、涙を乗せ
涸(か)れるまでスピードあげて
飛び越えて行ける
きっと答えは
遥かなあの空の向こう

答えが見つからないここでは
ため息をついて空を見る
青く染められた瞳の奥で
輝いてるのは
どこでも行ける、夢を見てる
自分なのさ

Escape
この風に、心乗せて
今すぐ君に届け
言葉尽きるまで
歌うことが
僕でいられる証だから

心が涸(か)れてしまうほどに
涙を流した夜もある
一人で背負うべき夢がいつも重すぎて
諦めたい時は
何を、歌えばいい?

Escape
Escape
ほら、輝く空へ
両手を伸ばして

そう、もう泣かないよ
きっと答えは自分だからさ

Escape
この風に、願いを乗せて
伸ばした手は未来(あす)を描く
もう怖くなどない
涙の跡
虹色に染まって飛んでゆく
あの空の向こう
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Escape
kono kaze, namida wo nose
kareru made supi-do agete
tobi koete yukeru
kitto kotae wa
harukana ano sora no mukou

kotae ga mitsukaranai koko de wa
tameiki wo tsuite sora wo miru
aoku somerareta hitomi no oku de
kagayaiteru no wa
doko mademo yukeru, yume wo miteru
jibun nanosa

Escape
kono kaze ni, kokoro nosete
ima sugu kimi ni todoke
kotoba tsukiru made
utau koto ga
boku de irareru akashi dakara

kokoro ga kareteshimau hodo ni
namida wo nagashita yoru mo aru
hitori de seou beki yume ga itsumo omosugite
akirametai toki wa
nani wo, utaeba ii?

Escape
Escape
hora, kagayaku sora e
ryoute wo nobashite

sou, mou nakanai yo
kitto kotae wa jibun dakara sa

Escape
kono kaze ni, negai wo nosete
nobashita te wa asu wo egaku
mou kowaku nado nai
namida no ato
nijiiro ni somatte tondeyuku
ano sora no mukou
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Escape
Let your tears ride on the wind
Keep accelerating until you run out of energy
We can overcome everything
The answer is definitely
in the far horizon

In this place where I cannot find the answer
I sighed and looked up at the sky
What is sparkling
in those ocean blue eyes
Following their dreams to the ends of the Earth
It's us

Escape
Let your heart ride on the wind
I will reach you this instant
Until i run out of words
because singing is proof
that I can stay myself

The more your heart dries up
the more nights spent crying
It will always be too heavy for one person to shoulder his dream
When I feel like giving up
What should I sing?

Escape
Escape
Let's head towards the shining sky
with our hands outstretched

That's right, there is no need to cry anymore
because the answer is us

Escape
Let your wishes ride on the wind
Our outstretched hands will paint our futures
There is no need to be afraid anymore
Our shed tears
will dye us in the colors of the rainbow
as we fly into the far horizon


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