Angela Aki, you shining person you.
You know why I love Angela Aki?
It's not because she's bilingual.
It's not because she plays one mean piano.
It's not because she can make a song soar with ONLY the piano and her voice.
It's not because she's the only christian pop artist I regularly listen to (it's true!)
It's certainly not because when we were wondering what her next piano single would be, she goes and plays a goddamn GUITAR.
It's because whenever I feel my worst, when I'm depressed, when I believe my life has amounted to nothing and will continue to, Angela Aki just pumps out a bunch of lyrics and a song that tells me I am wrong.
Always.
Soppy as this sounds, god damn I love Angela Aki.
(But never more than Sakimoto)
Kagayaku Hito - Angela Aki
anzen shitai no ie wo dete kaban wo ryoute ni kata te
maiasa aruku kodoku no ippon michi ( Um )
taiyou ga boku wo misute te jibun no kage ga usurete yuku
daremo kizukanai keredo kono mune wa naite iru
kagayaku hito ni naritakute
me wo tojite souzou shite miru
takusan warai koi mo shitari
kitto shiawase darou shiawase darou
kotoba ga boku wo misute te todoka nu omoi dake wo nokosu
daremo kikoenai keredo kono mune wa sakende iru
kagayaku hito ni naritakute
me wo tojite souzou shite miru
takusan warai yume mo mitari
kitto shiawase darou shiawase darou
kagami ni utsuru jibun ga kirai desu ka , suki desuka ?
( You gotta learn to love yourself )
hito ni mirareru jibun wa kagami ni utsuru jibun dakara
kagayaku hito ni naritakute me wo tojite souzou shite miru
kagayaku hito wa jibun no naka de
mitsuke dasanakya ikenai kara
suki touru hitomi wo sora sanaide sora sanaide
kagayaku hito wa jibun no naka ni kanarazu iru to shinjiteru
takusan warai yume mo mitari kitto shiawase ni nareru darou
itsu no hi ka kono boku mo
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I leave the comfort zone of my house carrying my bag in both hands
Every morning I walk this lonely road (Um)
The sun has abandoned me and my presence grows dim
No one notices but my heart is crying
I want to be a shining person
So I close my eyes and imagine it
I’ll laugh a lot, fall in love
And surely be happy, so happy
Words have abandoned me, leaving me with thoughts I can’t express
No one can hear me but my heart is screaming out
I want to be a shining person
So I close my eyes and imagine it
I’ll laugh a lot, dream
And surely be happy, so happy
When you see your reflection in the mirror, do you hate it or love it?
(You gotta learn to love yourself)
Because the reflection in the mirror is what everyone else sees
I want to be a shining person so I close my eyes and imagine it
The shining person’s within me
I have to find out where she is
Don’t turn away from those clear eyes, don’t turn away
I believe the shining person is definitely within me
I’ll laugh a lot, dream, and surely be happy
Someday I’ll be one too
It's not because she's bilingual.
It's not because she plays one mean piano.
It's not because she can make a song soar with ONLY the piano and her voice.
It's not because she's the only christian pop artist I regularly listen to (it's true!)
It's certainly not because when we were wondering what her next piano single would be, she goes and plays a goddamn GUITAR.
It's because whenever I feel my worst, when I'm depressed, when I believe my life has amounted to nothing and will continue to, Angela Aki just pumps out a bunch of lyrics and a song that tells me I am wrong.
Always.
Soppy as this sounds, god damn I love Angela Aki.
(But never more than Sakimoto)
Click to viewKagayaku Hito - Angela Aki
anzen shitai no ie wo dete kaban wo ryoute ni kata te
maiasa aruku kodoku no ippon michi ( Um )
taiyou ga boku wo misute te jibun no kage ga usurete yuku
daremo kizukanai keredo kono mune wa naite iru
kagayaku hito ni naritakute
me wo tojite souzou shite miru
takusan warai koi mo shitari
kitto shiawase darou shiawase darou
kotoba ga boku wo misute te todoka nu omoi dake wo nokosu
daremo kikoenai keredo kono mune wa sakende iru
kagayaku hito ni naritakute
me wo tojite souzou shite miru
takusan warai yume mo mitari
kitto shiawase darou shiawase darou
kagami ni utsuru jibun ga kirai desu ka , suki desuka ?
( You gotta learn to love yourself )
hito ni mirareru jibun wa kagami ni utsuru jibun dakara
kagayaku hito ni naritakute me wo tojite souzou shite miru
kagayaku hito wa jibun no naka de
mitsuke dasanakya ikenai kara
suki touru hitomi wo sora sanaide sora sanaide
kagayaku hito wa jibun no naka ni kanarazu iru to shinjiteru
takusan warai yume mo mitari kitto shiawase ni nareru darou
itsu no hi ka kono boku mo
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I leave the comfort zone of my house carrying my bag in both hands
Every morning I walk this lonely road (Um)
The sun has abandoned me and my presence grows dim
No one notices but my heart is crying
I want to be a shining person
So I close my eyes and imagine it
I’ll laugh a lot, fall in love
And surely be happy, so happy
Words have abandoned me, leaving me with thoughts I can’t express
No one can hear me but my heart is screaming out
I want to be a shining person
So I close my eyes and imagine it
I’ll laugh a lot, dream
And surely be happy, so happy
When you see your reflection in the mirror, do you hate it or love it?
(You gotta learn to love yourself)
Because the reflection in the mirror is what everyone else sees
I want to be a shining person so I close my eyes and imagine it
The shining person’s within me
I have to find out where she is
Don’t turn away from those clear eyes, don’t turn away
I believe the shining person is definitely within me
I’ll laugh a lot, dream, and surely be happy
Someday I’ll be one too