Angela Aki

Released: September 8, 2010

Songwriter: Angela Aki

[Verse 1]
I still make the coffee for two
At the table, I still set a place for you
Just in case you come home, I always keep
The light on even while I sleep

[Verse 2]
Every time the telephone rings
I think it's you and suddenly my heart starts to sing
But your sweet voice is only a memory
Fragments of a fading melody

[Chorus]
How am I supposed to carry on
When the road in front of me is gone?
How can I believe this really is goodbye
How, when the truth is like a lie?

[Verse 3]
Constantly living yesterday
That is why I am slowly dying here today
Holding onto time framed in photographs
Frozen moments caught between the glass

[Chorus]
How am I supposed to carry on
When the road in front of me is gone?
How can I believe this really is goodbye
How, when the truth is like a lie?

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Tell me, how am I supposed to carry on
When the road in front of me is gone?
How can I believe this really is goodbye
When the truth is just like a lie?
Tell me, how am I supposed to carry on
When the road in front of me is gone?
How can I believe this really is goodbye
How, how, mm how, when the truth is like a lie?

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.

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