SPEED (JPN)

Released: April 29, 1998

Songwriter: Hiromasa Ijichi

[SPEED「Reset 99 to 00」歌詞]

矛盾してるこの街のすべてに DOWN!
もがきつづける空回りの夢に FIGHT!

欲望も失望も膨張続けて
積み上げてきたものをすべて失って
追いつめられたこの現実に
行き場をなくした魂叫ぶよ

この瞬間にもどこかで Sun Rise
どこかでは Sun Set 世界は回るから

いつか必ず風向き変わるよ
昨日までの自分を Reset しなきゃね

叫びたい! 憂鬱な日常に CRY! (99 to 00)
立ち向かえ! 泣くだけ泣いたら TRY! (99 to 00)

こんな時代こそ真価が問われてる
乗り切らなきゃね HEY!
誰だって必死で生きぬいているのさ
つらいのはひとりじゃない HEY!
居場所がないこの国でも何処かに
愛すべき人がいる HEY!
来たるべき未来へ 0 から Reset
陽はまた昇るよ HEY!

“他人の痛みが初めて
わかった気がするよ最近”

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”.

more tracks from the album

RISE

From the album

RISE (1998)

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