Looks like everything I like nowadays have something to do with the end of the world somehow, in the figurative sense. For those who watch anime, this is the new opening theme for Code Geass.

世界の終わりで生まれた光　
今風の中

綺麗事だけじゃ生きれない
優しさだけじゃ癒せない

奪われたのは何だ
変わらない世界で
聞こえてきたのは何だ
祝祭の歌

Everything is wild

砕け散った夢を明日の果てに響かせるように
世界の終りで生まれた光
僕ら一つに　
今風の中

何者見返笑えない
寂しさだけじや拘われない

立ち止まったものはなんだ
祖恋果てに
聞こえてきたのは何だ
悲しい息叫び

Everything is wild

砕け散った夢を明日の果てに響かせるように
世界の終りで生まれた光
僕ら一つに　
今風の中

誰も待たせないで
変えれ身だけころに
もう何もかも取れて

everything is wild

あの日見た空をでかいの先へ
ここ乾せるように

世界の始はりすろぞろの朝に
僕ら真っ白に
今風になろぅ

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The light that was born at the end of the world
Now is in the wind
I can´t live just by whitewashing
I can´t heal just by kindness

What was stolen?
In this never-changing world
What is it that I hear?
A festival song

Everything is wild

Echoing at tomorrow´s edge are the dreams that are broken and shattered
The light that was born at the end of the world
We will become one
Now in the wind

Someone is looking back he can´t smile
I can´t just wipe away the loneliness

What is that thing standing still?
At the end of this flawed love
What is it that i hear?
A shout with a sad tone

Everything is wild

Echoing at tomorrow´s edge are the dreams that are broken and shattered
The light that was born at the end of the world
We will become one
Now in the wind

Please don´t keep anyone waiting
Change your form just this much
You can take just about everything

Everything is wild

Go to the large beyond in the sky that we saw that day
It´s drying up here

In the world´s beginning, the respective mornings
We are pure white
Now let´s become the wind

Credit: Flow Generation

And the Lyrics for track 8, my favourite song

陽だまり

雨の日でも 風の日でも 幸せはきっと
いつもつないだ手の中にあるから

Sharing love with you is a pleasure in my life
Share the joy, share the happiness with you

Falling in love with you is a treasure in my life
Share the light, share delight with you

この日を迎えられた喜び
隣でうれしそうに微笑む 君を見てろと感じるよ
そっと目を閉じれば浮かんでくる 何気ないあの日々が

何度もケンカしたね その 度あきらめずに
真面目すぎるくらいに向き合って お互いを理解し合う心を
育てて来れたから

*共に笑い 共に泣いて 築いて行こう
僕たちの新たな未来を
雨の日でも 風の日でも 幸せはきっと
いつもつないだ手の中にあるから

僕に無い物は君がくれて 君に無い物は僕があげる
ほらね 満ち足りているでしょ
さして それと同時に気づいたんだ もうひとりじゃないって事

変わらないその笑顔で 支えてくれていたね
何かと素直になれないけれど 弱さを見せられるのは君だけ
出会えてほんと良かった

共に笑い 共に泣いて 歩いて行こう
迷ったりもするだろうけど
雨の日でも 風の日でも 幸せはきっと
いつもつないだ手の中にあるから

重ね合うこの手に 幸せの約束溢れ出してく
いつまでも 二人の愛は 未来つないでSharing love with you

偶然という 必然から 運命に変わり
だからこそ尊いこの日に
いつまでも 信じてたい 変わらぬ愛を
僕は誓うよ

*repeat
寄り添う笑顔は 陽だまりのように。。。

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Hidamari (sunny spot) feat.azumi from Wyolica

Lyrics : Kohshi Asakawa, azumi
Music : Takeshi Asakawa
Arrangement : FLOW

ame no hi demo kaze no hi demo shiawase wa kitto
itsumo tsunaida te no naka ni arukara

Sharing love with you is a pleasure in my life
Share the joy, share the happiness with you

Falling in love with you is a treasure in my life
Share the light, share delight with you

kono hi wo mukae rareta yorokobi
donaride ureshisou ni hohoemu kimi wo miteru to kajiruyo
sotto me wo tojireba ukandekuru nanigenai ano hibiga

nandomo KENKAshitane sono tabi akiramezuni
majime sugirukuraini mukiatte otagai wo rikaishiau kokoro wo
sodatete koretakara

* tomo ni warai tomo ni naite kizuite yukou
bokutachi no aratana mirai wo
Ame no hi demo kaze no hi demo shiawase wa kitto
Itsumo tsunaida te no naka ni arukara

boku ni nai mono wa kimi gakurete kimi ni nai mono wa boku gaageru
horane michidari teiru desho
soshite soreto doujini kizuitanda mou hitori janaitte koto

kawaranai sono egao de sasaete kureteitane
nani kato sunao ni naranaikeredo yowasa wo misetateru nowa kimi dake
deaete honto yokatta

tomo ni warai tomo ni naite aruite yukou
mayottarimosuru darou kedo
ame no hi demo kaze no hi demo shiawase wa kitto
itsumo tsunaida te no naka ni arukara

kasane au kono te ni shiawase no yakusoku ga afuredeshiteku
itsuma demo futari no ai wa mirai tsunaide Sharing love with you

guuzen toiu hitsusen kara unmei ni kawari
dakara koso toutoi kono hi ni
itsumademo shinjitetai kawaranu ai wo
boku wa chikauyo

*repeat

yorisou egao wa hidamari noyouni…

Flow is a Japanese band featuring two vocalists. I don’t think they are that famous outside of Japan because a quick browse through HMV today didn’t yield any albums by FLOW at the J-pop section. Anime watchers might recognise some of their works being used in series like Naruto (*shudder*).

What I like about their music is the fact that there are two vocalists. They take turns singing various verses of the songs and even though I don’t really understand 90% of what they are singing, the dynamics between the two vocalists seem to make the songs sound better. With reference to lyrics and translations, the songs make more sense and you can really feel the song.

Their songs are generally of a cheerful tune and are pretty catchy, much like Wu Yue Tian, a Taiwanese band. You could probably say I dislike hard metal music with lots of screaming and stuff.

Here are a few of my favourite songs that you could try listening to, if you please.