Released: November 30, 2005

Songwriter: Roberto “Geo” Rosan 浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki)

Producer: Max Matsuura

浜崎あゆみ「Pride」の歌詞

「君のその自由が眩し過ぎる」
と言う少女に
「存在する意味すら見付けられなくても?」
と答えた
人間がもしないものばかりをねだる
生き物だとしたら
あぁ僕達が本当に欲しい物は一体何だろう
それからの少女は
ただひたすらにもがいたあげく
込み上げる虚しさに気付いた時
新たな発見を
僕達はいつも夢を見る事で
明日への扉開く
あぁこの世界に確かな物などない事を
知ってても
きっとある
まだ見ぬ場所には
僕達を待つ花が
飽きる事に
慣れて
?#12381;の前に
あぁそこがもしこの夜の果てでも
他人が無駄だと笑っても
共に行こう諦めるよりも
怖い事などないのだから

浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki)

Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎 あゆみ Hamasaki Ayumi, born October 2, 1978) is one of the most prolific singers to have emerged on the Japanese pop scene. Having debuted in the late ‘90s with a mini-album that failed to gain any commercial recognition, only to get catapulted a few years after into stardom with the release of her major studio album. She has released seventeen studio albums and seven extended plays, as well as a series of compilations, remix and live albums.

She is one of the best-selling solo artists of all time in Japan, and holds an impressive amount of record achievements under her belt, including the most number-one hits as well as the most consecutive number-one hits by a female artist.

Ayumi Hamasaki is a recognized figure not only in Japan, but throughout several other Asian countries as well.