SPEED (JPN)

Released: November 14, 2012

Songwriter: Yuki “Jolly Roger”

[SPEED「WORLD DANCE」歌詞]

一番大事なことはいつでも単純な事で
さり気ない程にとても自然にすぐ側にあって
歌い出すのは Dream, Hope, Love, and Truth...
恵まれた世界の中で　忘れてしまいそうになるけれど

We just wanna make World Dance
過去と未来と今を繋ぐ様に
Just like a Merry-Go-Round
この全ての想いを乗せてゆく
Dream, Hope, Love, and Truth...
We just wanna make World Dance
巡りゆく時を越え Oh oh... Oh oh...

保証も保険もなにも無いけど偉大な力で
どんな心も動かす程の存在だから
響きだすのは Friends, Lover, Home, and Life...
物に溢れた世の中で　時に見失いそうになるけれど

We just wanna make World Dance
哀しみも喜びも包み込んで
Just like a Merry-Go-Round
どんな時も世界を踊らせたい
Friends, Lover, Home, and Life...
We just wanna make World Dance
光で包み込んで Oh oh... Oh oh...

在り来たりな言葉になってしまったのは
絶え間なく使われ過ぎてしまったから?
Just wanna make World Dance
Like a Merry-Go-Round　それでも変わらずに
歌われ続けてるのは　必要だから

We just wanna make World Dance
過去と未来と今を繋ぐ様に
Just like a Merry-Go-Round
この全ての想いを乗せてゆく
Dream, Hope, Love, and Truth...
Wе just wanna make World Dance
巡りゆく時を越え Oh oh... Oh oh...

SPEED is a four piece Japanese girl group consisting of Hiroko Shimabukuro (島袋寛子), Eriko Imai (今井絵理子), Takako Uehara (上原多香子), and Hitoe Arakaki (新垣仁絵) with the single “Body & Soul” in 1996 with the main vocalists being Hiroko and Eriko; the youngest members at the time were only 13 years of age.

The group would go on to win the Japan Gold Disc Awards such as New Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. However, by 2000, the group decided to disband, much to the dismay of loyal fans, but did get together numerous times – twice to release music, and many other times for charity. During their disbandment, the members embarked on solo careers, most notably Hiroko.

On August 20, 2008, the group announced that they would be reuniting permanently, and made their major comeback on November 12, 2008, with the single “あしたの空”, which translates roughly as “Tomorrow’s Sky”.

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