Released: January 11, 2012

[Verse 1]
ほのお の なか で あなた を みた
あい が こげ つく せんじょう で
きん の じしん の けん を て に
とき を さいて
わたし の ほう へ と ちかづいて きた

[Chorus]
Baby, じひ を ねがう わたし の さけび
しろい はた わ すで に あげた が
あい で しぬ なら きす で ころして
Ba-da-da-da-da-dal-la-la-la

[Verse 2]
たびびと の よう に いきて きた
やど の ない この こころ が, baby
さまよい たどり ついた ところ わ
あなた と いう だいち
あかい じょうねつ の ね を はり
ばら の はな が さいた

[Chorus]
Baby, つい に あなた に こうさん する
しろい はた わ すで に あげた が
あい で しぬ なら きす で ころして

[Bridge]
あなた の くちづけ で
あなた の まなざし で
ひ が ついた からだ が
はい に なる よ
There is so much a man can tell you, so much he can say
You remain my power, my pleasure, my pain
To me, you’re like a growing addiction that I can’t deny
Won’t you tell me is that healthy, babe?
But did you know, that when it snows, my eyes become enlarged
And the light that you shine can be seen?

[Chorus]
Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grave
The more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah
Now that your rose is in bloom
A light hits the gloom on the grave
Ba-da-da-da-da-dal-la-la-la
Ba-da-da-da-da-dal-la-la-la

[Outro]
Da-da-la-la-la
Da-da-la-la-la
Oh, da-da-la-la-la
Oh, da-da-la-la-la
Ooh
Mmm, mmm
あい で しぬ なら きす で ころして

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.