The year 2020 is coming to a close.
Needless to say, 2020 was a tough year for everyone.
It was a tough year for us, too. But at the same time, we were more productive than ever.
We finally finished making “Nabeshima” album. (Hopefully we will release it next year.)
We made an acoustic EP and released it.
We made a secret side project EP. (We will announce when it’s ready.)
We started Patreon and recorded monthly songs every month.
We were featured in a popular YouTube movie.
We released a collaboration song with an American rapper.
We did a Japanese National Anthem Christian Metal Version with duo style.
We made some music videos, too.
Now here is the song called “Fireworks Night”.
In Japanese, we call it “花火の価値”.
It’s a song I wrote as a Patreon Monthly Song.
We made 3 versions: Japanese version, English version, and English in higher voice.
Because we have 3 versions, we decided to share one of them with public. (The other versions are Patreon exclusive.)
We were not sure which one we should post, but we decided to go with the Japanese version. Just because it’s more natural and it has more feeling to it.
This is a quiet, calming song that has some “year end / new year” vibe to it.
As usual with our monthly song project, we did a simple easy home made video. It’s a cheap movie done in the kitchen of our small apartment, but I like the indie vibe.
This song is our year end greeting to you.
I hope this song will bring some peace to you.
If you like the song, English versions are available on Patreon. I think English versions are equally tasty. I’m glad if you support us on Patreon.
https://www.patreon.com/imaritones
For this year 2020, we did most of our activities without Koji, our drummer. But now we are talking with him on email and we will find out what we can do for 2021.
I really hope we can play music as a band again next year.
Here is the Japanese lyrics and English translation.
「花火の価値」
人は忘れる生き物だ
祭が終わり
花火が打ち上がる
あれだけの大騒ぎをしたのに
終わってみれば
何も変わっていない
なんらかわっていない
皆は大きな声をあげている
打ち上がる花火に
光り輝くレーザーに
皆は集まってステージを眺めている
変化というものを求めて
奇跡というものを求めて
一夜の奇跡を求めて
けれども奇跡は何もないところで毎日のように起きている
あまりにもそれは 大き過ぎるので
だいたいの人はそれに気付かない
何も気付かずにただ、人生を通り過ぎていく
ものさ
ただ笑いながら
人は忘れる生き物だ
だからこそ繰り返すあやまちは
毎回決まっている
気付くことこそが
一番難しい
私は今、とても幸せなのだということに
それを思い出すだけでも
花火を打ち上げる価値はある
犯したあやまちに
許された自らの罪に
それを思い出すだけでも
花火を打ち上げる価値はある
ただ気付くために
ただ思い出すために
同じことを何度も思い出すために
けれども大切なことはだいたいすでに
もうとっくに為されているものだ
ものすごく遠い昔に ものすごく長い時間をかけて
だいたいの人はそれに気付かない
何も気付かずにただ、人生を通り過ぎていく
ものさ
ただ笑いながら
人は忘れる生き物だ
幸せになれる生き物だ
きっとそれでいいんだ
“Fireworks Night”
Man is a creature that keeps forgetting
The festivity is over
Fireworks fly in the sky
All that fuss and mess
When it’s over nothing has changed
everything is the same
exactly the same
People shouting and chanting at the fireworks in the sky
at the flashing laser beams
at the sound of the kick drums
People watching the stage hoping for a change
Hoping for a miracle
for a one night miracle
Hoping for a miracle
for the one night miracle yeah
But those miracles are happening everyday when no one is watching
where no one makes cellphone movies
They are just too big to see
People don’t really notice
They just walk on by
to go back to their life
Laughing and smiling
As if nothing has happened
and they say nothing has happened
Man is a creature that keeps forgetting
We make the very same mistakes every single time
The hardest thing in life is to realize
That how happy we are at this very moment
It is worth shooting fire flowers in the sky – just to remember that
To see our own mistakes and our sins forgiven
It is worth shooting fire flowers in the sky in my humble opinion
Just to realize
Just to remember
Just to rediscover the same thing again and again
But the most important things in this world
They are done long before – Very long time back
God’s plan takes a long long time
People don’t really notice
They just walk on by
to go back to their every day life
Laughing and smiling
As if nothing has happened
and they say nothing has happened
Man is a creature that keeps forgetting
We are a creature that can be happy
I guess things are alright