Angela Aki

Released: January 4, 2000

Songwriter: Angela Aki

Producer: Tony Alany

[Verse 1]
Light as the burdens of angels
Sometimes we fly just a little too long
The smell that leads me to being
Loses its fragrance once in a while
The center of this voice
Echos in beats of one and two and three
Too heavy for me
Too heavy for now

[Chorus]
In this lonely sky
Let you magic soar
When the oceans reply
They'll gently kiss your shore

[Verse 2]
Sensing the edge at my fingertips
No one seems to be speaking a word
Hush my little self
Hush my little self

[Chorus]
In this lonely sky
Let you magic soar
When the oceans reply
They'll gently kiss your shore

[Bridge]
When you pour that sweet life into me
Let it be so real
The ground pulls out it hangs me in space
Darkness let us escape

[Chorus]
In this lonely sky
Let you magic soar
When the oceans reply
They'll gently kiss your shore

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.

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