# Ayumi Hamasaki

Ayumi Hamasaki (born October 2, 1978) is a Japanese pop singer.

## Quotes

* It is necessary that I am viewed as a product. I am a product.
* I don't have dreams. How can I say it? I myself am a dream.
* I don't set goals. Like, that's what I want to be doing however many years from now. I do what I love to do at the moment.
* I thought Mommy's life was strange, not mine.
** Interview with Time, 2002
* My job is simply to be myself, to be Ayumi Hamasaki.
* [...]Everyone has a secret. Right? Of course I have a secret. I think maybe you too?
* I don't want to become adult!
* If people will listen, I will go anywhere in the world!
* Music is my life, if I am without music or if I can't sing any more, I die, I'm nothing...because music is everything.
* [...] I don't know my future. I don't know about tomorrow. I can just control for today or present, right now. [...] I don't want to think about future too much, because present is most important for me.
** Interview with TalkAsia, November 2007
* …I guess the very first thing is to own your true self, and that includes achieving the point of not lying to others; the first step should be not lying to yourself.
** Interview with Cawaii, December 2007

## Lyrics
### A Song for XX

* By your faith in people, you will someday be betrayed. I thought it was the same as being rejected. At the time I didn't have that kind of strength. Certainly, I knew too much. It was said that I was a strong child. I was praised, saying "you must have strength not to cry" The more things like that were said, the more even laughing was painful.
** A Song for XX

### Loveppears

* The lovers, appearing happy, walk, holding hands. Though it appears everything is perfect, only they know the truth.
** Appears
* Who taught me true strength? Who taught me kindness? Whom do I walk for? Who did I want to stroke my hair? Who didn't give up for me? I'll never forget.
** Who...
* When I lost my way, and When the road was too long, I was muttering to myself. Life is just that way...
** Who...
* Today's happy face, today's sad face. Yesterday, a weak self, tomorrow, a strong self. If it's you, who are you showing it to? If it's I, whom should I show it to?
** Trauma

### Duty

* Everyone, including I, is certain that "that thing" they're searching for is in the future. But how many people have realized that "that" is actually in the past? I can't even guess.
** Duty
* I saw the end of an age with these, my eyes. But I didn't want to know that it's my turn next.
** Duty
* Choosing only the things you like isn't irresponsible. If you can't find anything you like then why take the responsibility? I take only the possibilities that I'm ready to accept.
** Surreal
* If you don't need it, then it is useless to be compassionate. If it's important then it will probably be followed with pain. Loneliness that you feel with someone is worse than one you feel alone.
** Surreal
* This year, once again, the seasons have passed. Memories have faded. The border between my blurry dream and reality has become blurred. Even so, the dream I once told you of did not have a single lie.
** Seasons
* Today was very sad, and even if tomorrow, I cry, someday I will be able to laugh and remember our time together. How many seasons must pass, in this, our finite existence? If we live in the "now", what will we find?
** Seasons
* You once said long ago while stroking my hair, "When you wake up, there'll be a nice present by your pillow."
** Teddy Bear
* Your back always looked small and weak but we could laugh together at funny stories. But if people keep making the same mistakes over and over can they really regret them?
** Teddy Bear
* When I woke up, I found by my pillow a teddy bear instead of you.
** Teddy Bear

### I am...

* Isn't it? It's as if we have just entered a new age It's a miracle; we will never experience it again Let's remember it once more
** Evolution
* No matter how far apart we are, don't forget that we're still under the same sky, both traveling to the place we once dreamed of.
** Daybreak
* Today, in this city two people will meet and lock eyes; the curtains are then turbulently thrown open. [...] Today, in this city two people will separate their paths; the curtains are then silently lowered.
** M
* But, for everything, there is an end, someday, inevitably.
** M
* "Maria" There is someone I should love. At times I sustain deep, deep wounds. But, by the person I should love, they are all healed. "Maria" Everyone is crying. "Maria" But I want to believe. "Maria" So I'm praying now that this is my final love. Beginnings come at random, but endings always have a reason.
** M
* But in such a place as this, I can only tell you by singing this song.
** A Song Is Born
* If you'd listen, even for a little while I'd be pleased Remember, once more we were born into this world crying. Your dreams and hopes for tomorrow are all in this world.
** A Song Is Born
* Remember, once more how our world should be. And please, don't forget, please, please don't forget.
** A Song Is Born
* Surely, no one hoped for so many things. Hold the flowers close to your heart; they may someday bloom.
** A Song Is Born
* If you were alone and suddenly became blind, and even so you keep walking forward.
** Endless Sorrow

### Rainbow

* A woman could be having fun A woman could be like a nun In order to survive We cannot be kind Until we are hurt
** Real Me
* In a city [world] as dirty as this, You gather up, save, and show me Purely beautiful things.
** Free & Easy
* I don't want a weak heart that can't cry or the strength not to cry. I'll search for a shooting Star to cast my wishes on, but Daybreak will come too soon And I won't be able to find one.
** Hanabi
* In times when I encounter sad things I have a habit of saying "I'm all right". On that day, something had stopped for me And no matter how much I pray, I can't find a single star.
** Hanabi
* How many times have I lost my way? Every time, the one who gave me a hand Was you.
** Voyage
* We go on this voyage to find happiness. You see? A smile really suits you.
** Voyage
* If time is a fading dream Then it would be like a flower Even if destined to fall It would be all the more valuable in its transience.
** Dolls

### Memorial Address

* Really, we are Not only dots But are the whole
** Forgiveness
* If one day They are connected And form lines
** Forgiveness
* Certainly everyone, in order to protect love, Certainly wishes to believe in something
** Forgiveness
* Even in my age now, I'm the same as before and just as fearful I only learn how to pretend to be strong
** No Way To Say
* Though my heart is filled with feelings I want to convey You see, I can't express them in words If I had not met you I wouldn't even have such an embarrassing pain
** No Way To Say
* Slowly, I've come to realize That I cannot heal my past And that fearing the unavoidable future Is pointless
** No Way To Say
* Goodbye. You have gone to the place where we can never meet again I can't accept the coldness of an eternal parting I wish I could have heard you say That surely, you had loved me Only once, even if it were a lie
** Memorial Address ~Take 2 Version~

### My Story

* You see? The times have changed But why do I still hear people say "Tears are woman's weapons"? We don't cry easily We are not always flirty We are not dolls Who are only dressed to the nines.
** My Name's Women
* An interested stranger asked me How do I see the scenery from here? I reply It's how you think it would be. It's useless to explain Everybody GO! Everybody JUMP!
** Humming 7/4
* My lips told a lie For a trivial reason It wasn't for anyone else But only to protect myself And I didn't think about anyone else
** Walking Proud
* But I escaped from reality Escaped from the pain I said to myself "Some day, I'll be as I should be Though I'm far from there now" After such excuses, my eyes were opened All I could do was to live in the present time.
** Walking Proud

### (Miss)Understood

* Yayayaya Gagagaga Dadadada Wowowowo Yayayaya Gagagaga Dadadada Wowowowo Even if you think you are too bold It's all fine In all honesty, I'm hesitant To be prudent and reserved OK, together now, "Bold & Delicious!" Don't watch me quietly, stand up please, "Bold & Delicious!"
** Bold & Delicious
* I feel most miserable When I can't step "step up to the plate" You know? People often say Regret from doing it is better than regret for not doing it
** Bold & Delicious
* This is a common case, seriously, It looks like a fight with him But she's really fighting with herself.
** Ladies Night
* If you are afraid of changes Watch from a distance Whether or not I might do something If you're going to talk about me behind my back It is what it is.
** Alterna
* It is sad To lose sight of myself for the sake of myself I believe in scenery no one has ever seen, And next to you, I wish to stay in that place that doesn't exist
** Will
* Daybreak comes quickly nowadays The scent of wind has changed It seems familiar yet unfamiliar It makes my heartbeat quicker It's sweet and sad We ran along the road to the sea Screaming with laughter innocently In the far-away summer days
** Fairyland
* It was not coincidental that we chose what's left If the universe has a will I think we are part of it Tender and precious How many times have I searched for something Found and lost it Since then?
** Fairyland

### Secret

* Why are you ashamed of yourself? What happens after that? But I really like your way of walking In which you head straight and always hit a wall.
** Startin'
* I feel that these glass shoes are too fragile for running through this era.
** Beautiful Fighters

### Guilty

* Just because this age is full of information and temptations We should decide on our own You know That creation comes after destruction
** Talkin' 2 Myself
* Reality will always deceive us But in that, you see, only your answer is hidden If you feel you have not seen it It is something you brought about with your own hands.
** Decision
* This summer, our new journey begins I sense a slight discomfort in the distance We saw that place in our dreams Today, let's find the road there again.
** Glitter
* Where does this road lead? And where does it go from there? Even if I imagine [the possibilities] Of course, I have no clue. I feel the more I wish to be strong The weaker my heart becomes In inverse proportion
** Fated
* We notice it the moment our eyes meet someone else's We feel it when coming into contact with him [or her] But then once We feel weak in the knees The wind strokes my cheeks and makes it feel real And whispering quietly That this is not an illusion at all
** Fated
* On that day, you decided That you would walk by yourself On the endless road that crosses the clouds [and leads] to the sky Leaving so much here I want to tell you and talk about.
** Untitled ~For Her~
* What if everyone goes on the endless road Sooner or later Over the clouds to the sky Be sure to wait for me. And then, we will talk away About our countless memories.
** Untitled ~For Her

### Miscellaneous

* I was forgiven by forgiving many things Including my long-ago childhood I was healed, but I intended [to] heal I've just noticed, the way I was saved by love Though I tried to keep love away.
** Rainbow
* Because we want the same happiness We keep carving the same wounds onto our hearts. Forever, forever So I won't forget you I call you over and over again Please don't cry any more I won't leave you alone.
** Part of Me