Aimer

Released: September 21, 2016

Songwriter: Takahiro Moriuchi Jamil Kazmi Aimer

Producer: 玉井健二 (Kenji Tamai)

[Verse 1]
Here I am again
Wandering
What road will take me where

[Pre-Chorus]
I’m not turning back
Not this time
How high can I go?
I’m not coming down
Don’t know why, don’t know why
Don’t know what’s begun

[Chorus]
I will find my higher ground
So close I could touch a star
Oh so long, oh so long
So long left to go
Searching for my higher ground
If I fall, please catch me now
I know it’s alright
Here with you
Here with you

[Verse 2]
Here I am again
Wandering
What road will take me where

[Pre-Chorus]
Modorenai yoru ya hibi ni
How high can I go?
Sugarenai nara
Don’t know why, don’t know why
Don’t know what’s begun

[Chorus]
Akogare to higher ground
Soko ni imi wa nakutemo
Oh so long, oh so long
So long left to go
Te o nobashita higher ground
Ima wa todokanakutemo
I know it’s alright
Here with you
Here with you
(Oh so long, oh so long)
(Oh so long, oh so long)

[Chorus]
I will find my higher ground
So close I could touch a star
Oh so long, oh so long
So long left to go
Searching for my higher ground
If I fall, please catch me now
I know it’s alright
Here with you
Here with you

[Outro]
Here I am again

Aimer (エメ Eme, [eme]) is a Japanese pop singer and lyricist signed to SME Records and managed by FOURseam. Her name comes from the verb “Aimer” in French which means “to love”.

Aimer grew up around music and has a strong music background. Her father is a bassist in a band and she began studying piano in elementary school. She held Ringo Sheena and Utada Hikaru up to be her role models. In her years of junior high, Avril Lavigne inspired her to study guitar and begin writing English lyrics. At the age of fifteen, Aimer lost her voice due to the over-usage of her vocal chords, prompting her to undergo silence therapy to treat her condition. Fortunately, she recovered and the incident resulted in acquiring her signature husky voice.

Aimer started her career with a group called Agehasprings to collaborate on writing, producing and distributing music to various artists, including Yuki, Mika Nakashima, Flumpool, Superfly, Yuzu and Genki Rockets. She released her first album in May 2011 titled “Your favorite things” comprised of various genres like jazz and country western music. Though, Aimer went on to provide a signature genre of pop rock under her name, with her songs being featured in Japanese animes.

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