Final Distance

About Final Distance

"Final Distance" is a song by Japanese recording artist Hikaru Utada for her third studio album Deep River (2002). Written by Utada herself, the song was produced and composed by long-time collaborators Akira Miyake, Utada's father Teruzane Utada and herself. "Final Distance" was originally recorded as "Distance" which was taken from the album with the same name, despite not being a single. The song was re-recorded and re-arranged after Utada learned that a young girl, who was inspired by Utada, had been murdered during the Osaka school massacre. Musically, "Final Distance" incorporates more instrumentation than the previous, including violins, an acoustic piano and synthesizers. The song strips the original pop music from "Distance" and is a pop ballad song. Despite being written in 2000 from the original version, Utada reflected on emotions of sorrow, pain, anger and celebration upon hearing the Osaka massacre. Utada personally dedicated the track to six-year-old student Rena Yamashita who, being a fan of Utada and written an essay about her, was murdered during the event. more »

Year:

2001

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気になるのに聞けない
泳ぎつかれて 君まで無口になる

会いたいのに 見えない波に押されて
また少し遠くなる

途切れないように keep it going, baby
同じ気持ちじゃないなら tell me
無理はしない主義でも
少しならしてみてもいいよ

I wanna be with you now
二人で distance 縮めて
今なら間に合うから
We can start over ひとつにはなれない
I wanna be with you now
いつの日か distance も抱きしめられるようになれるよ
We can start sooner やっぱり 
I wanna be with you

ひとことでこんなにも傷つく君は
孤独を教えてくれる

守れない時 keep on trying, baby
約束通りじゃないけど trust me
無理はしない主義でも
君となら してみてもいいよ

I wanna be with you now
二人で distance 見つめて
今なら間に合うから
We can start over 言葉で伝えたい
I wanna be with you now
そのうちに distance も抱きしめられるようになれるよ
We should stay together やっぱり 
I need to be with you

Ah yeah, ooh

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Hikaru Utada

Hikaru Utada (宇多田 ヒカル, Utada Hikaru?, born January 19, 1983) is a Japanese-American singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. She is known by her stage name Utada (English /uːˈtɑːdə/) in America and Europe. Since the release of her Japanese debut album First Love, which went on to become the best-selling album in Oricon history, Utada has had three of her Japanese studio albums in the list of Top 10 best-selling albums ever in Japan (number 1, 4, 8) and six of her albums (including one English-language and one compilation) charting within the 275 Best-Selling Japanese albums list. Hikaru has had twelve number-one singles on the Oricon Singles chart, with two notable record achievements for a female solo or group artist: five million-sellers and four in the … more »

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