Released: September 8, 2010

Songwriter: Kono Shin Angela Aki

[Verse 1]
正直過ぎることは時に 人を傷つけ夢を奪う
正義を盾にして弱さを隠している

[Verse 2]
つきたくない嘘をつくのは 大事な人を守りたいから
優しさは時折悪者になり愛の味方になる

[Chorus]
それが
Life, life 苦しい時も
Life, life 信じていたい
「正しい」と「間違い」の間に真実はあるから

[Verse 3]
この世に永遠はないけど それでも幸せはあること
あなたの温もりが教えてくれた 今でも会いたいよ

[Chorus]
それが
Love, love 苦しい時も
Love, love 忘れないから
Ah,「出会い」と「別れ」までの間に真実があること

[Bridge]
動けなくても 歩けなくても
なくしたものは 取り戻せるから もう一度踏み出せば, oh

[Chorus]
それが
Life, life 苦しい時も
Life, life 信じていたい
「正しい」と「間違い」の間に真実はある
Love
苦しい時も
Love, love 忘れないから
「出会い」と「別れ」までの間に真実があること
真実はあるから

Angela Aki

Angela Aki (born September 15, 1977) is a Japanese singer-songwriter best known for her Final Fantasy XII theme song, “Kiss Me Goodbye.” She was born in Tokushima, Japan as Kiyomi Aki to a Japanese father and Italian-American mother. Aki has a strong musical background, and started learning how to play the piano, violin, guitar, and drums at the tender age of 3. Aki and her family moved to Hawaii, U.S. at the age of 15.

Her debut album, January 2000’s These Words was released for the American market, with its lyrics being all in English. After moving back to Japan and signing with Sony Music Japan, Aki released Home in June 2006, which peaked at #2 in the Japanese charts. Included on the album was “Kiss Me Goodbye,” which attracted composer Nobuo Uematsu’s attention and included it on the Final Fantasy XII soundtrack.