SPEED (JPN)

Released: November 27, 2003

Songwriter: Hiromasa Ijichi

[SPEED「Bridge to Heaven」歌詞]

生きてるって証明して　あなたの唇で
私を壊してほしい　みじめなくらい全部

争いのない日常なんて
もはや望む術もないね
自分の足でしっかり立って
生きていくのさ
いつか見つかる
Bridge to Heaven

失ってしまう事は　悔やむ事ではない
失ってしまう度に　強くなっていくのさ
未来へ身を投げろ!　立ち向かえ吹雪へ
荒れ狂う嵐へと　翼広げるように

退屈なシナリオ破り捨て
空っぽのハートに蹴り入れろ
荒ぶる胸に終わりなき
明日を感じて
君は自由さ
Bridge to Heaven

陽が昇る街角で　耳鳴りだけしてた
バイト明け見た星は　遠すぎて泣いたよ
夏空に燃え尽きた　あの夕陽の行方
過ぎた日は帰らない　どんなに叫んでも

偽りの戯れに　眠れぬ朝見つめ
捨てきれぬフォトグラフ　破くのは今だよ
キレイな嘘はいらない　本当の愛しか求めない
生きてるって証明して　あなたの唇で
向かい風逆らえず　躊躇してた自分を
痛切に悔やんだなら　振りほどけ弱気を
幸福の橋渡り　共に歩んでいこう

Bridge to Heaven
Bridge to Heaven
Bridge to Heaven
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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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