Long Season (song)

*Note: this is the page for the song. For the album, see Long Season. For the poetry book, see Long Season (book).*

***Long Season*** is a song written by Shinji Sato for Fishmans' sixth album, Long Season. It is the only song on the album. The piece is heavily based on a song from their previous single, Season.

*Long Season* is typically divided into five parts: the first establishes the main theme, the second is a variation, the third is a breakdown, the fourth is a departure, the fifth is a climax and resolution.

The song is the longest composition the group has created, usually averaging around 35 to 40 minutes in length. The track would gradually gain the band notoriety to global audiences and is considered by most to be their magnum opus.

## Appears on

* Long Season - Track 1. Original recording of song. (35:15)
* 98.12.28 男達の別れ - Song 14. (41:31)
* Long Season '96~7 - 96.12.26 Akasaka Blitz - Song 12. (40:04)

## Known performances

* December 1, 1996 @Shimokitazawa Club Que
* December 3, 1996 @Nagoya Club Quattro
* December 4, 1996 @Kobe Chicken George
* December 26, 1996 @Akasaka Blitz
* May 31, 1997 @Kobe Chicken George
* June 7, 1997 @Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall
* July 4, 1997 @Shibuya Club Quattro
* July 31, 1997 @Osaka Castle Music Hall
* August 24, 1997 @Akasaka Blitz
* August 31, 1997 @Sendai MACANA
* September 6, 1997 @Fukuoka Drum Logos
* September 7, 1997 @Hiroshima Namiki Junction
* September 8, 1997 @Okayama Pepperland
* September 10, 1997 @Kobe Chicken George
* September 14, 1997 @Kanazawa AZ Hall
* September 15, 1997 @Niigata Club Junk Box
* September 20, 1997 @Nagoya Club Quattro
* September 21, 1997 @Shinsaibashi Club Quattro
* September 27, 1997 @Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall
* December 17, 1998 @Nagoya Diamond Hall
* December 19, 1998 @Shinsaibashi Club Quattro
* December 20, 1998 @Shinsaibashi Club Quattro
* December 22, 1998 @Fukuoka Drum Logos
* December 27, 1998 @Akasaka Blitz
* December 28, 1998 @Akasaka Blitz
* July 11, 1999 @Shinsaibashi Club Quattro
* July 13, 1999 @Nagoya Club Quattro
* July 15, 1999 @Shinjuku Liquid Room
* November 22, 2005 @Shibuya-AX
* November 25, 2005 @Nagoya Diamond Hall
* November 27, 2005 @Namba Hatch
* July 20, 2016 @Zepp Namba Osaka
* August 10, 2018 @Rising Sun Rock Festival
* January 7, 2022 @Kichimu Event Space & Cafe

## Remixes

* Seasons (Life) - Song 3. (10:18) Title: *Long Season (Live@渋谷Club Quattro '97.7.4)*

## Music Video

Titled "Long Season The Video (Quiet Version)". Found on In Space Shower TV Episode.2.

## Lyrics

*[INTRO]*
静かに
*[PART 1]*
夕暮れ時を二人で走ってゆく
風を呼んで　君を呼んで
東京の街のスミからスミまで
僕ら半分　夢の中

くちずさむ歌はなんだい?
思い出すことはなんだい?

バックミラーから落っこちて行くのは
うれしいような　さみしいような
風邪薬でやられちまったみたいな
そんな　そんな　気分で

走ってる　走ってる　走ってる　走ってる
くちずさむ歌はなんだい?
思い出すことはなんだい?
*[PART 2]*
GET ROUND IN THE SEASON
GET ROUND IN THE SEASON
GET ROUND IN THE SEASON
GET ROUND IN THE SEASON
*[PART 4]*
GET ROUND IN THE SEASON
GET ROUND IN THE SEASON
僕ら半分　夢の中
僕ら半分　夢の中
夢の中…
*[PART 5]*
夕暮れ時を二人で走ってゆく
風を呼んで　君を呼んで
東京の街のスミからスミまで
僕ら半分　夢の中
夢の中…

*[INTRO]*
Shizukani
*[PART 1]*
Yūgure toki o futari de hashitte yuku
Kaze o yonde, kimi o yonde
Tōkyō no machi no sumi kara sumi made
Bokura hanbun yume no naka

Kuchizusamu uta wa nan dai?
Omoidasu koto wa nan dai?

Bakkumirā kara okkochiteiku no wa
Ureshī yōna, samishī yōna
Kazekusuri de yararechimatta mitaina
Sonna, sonna kibun de

Hashitteru, hashitteru, hashitteru, hashitteru
Kuchizusamu uta wa nan dai?
Omoidasu koto wa nan dai?
*[PART 2]*
GET ROUND IN THE SEASON
GET ROUND IN THE SEASON
GET ROUND IN THE SEASON
GET ROUND IN THE SEASON
*[PART 4]*
GET ROUND IN THE SEASON
GET ROUND IN THE SEASON
Bokura hanbun yume no naka
Bokura hanbun yume no naka
Yume no naka…
*[PART 5]*
Yūgure toki o futari de hashitte yuku
Kaze o yonde kimi o yonde
Tōkyō no machi no sumi kara sumi made
Bokura hanbun yume no naka
Yume no naka…

*[INTRO]*
Quiet...
*[PART 1]*
The two of us driving at dusk
Calling the wind, calling you
From one end of the city of Tokyo to the other
We were half way in a dream

What is that humming song?
What do you remember?

Watching the sunset in the rearview mirror
Feeling happy, feeling lonely
Seems I've been messed up by my cold medicine
Like that, in that kind of mood

Driving, driving, driving, driving
What is that humming song?
What do you remember?
*[PART 2]*
Get 'round in the season
Get 'round in the season
Get 'round in the season
Get 'round in the season
*[PART 4]*
Get 'round in the season
Get 'round in the season
We were half way in a dream
We were half way in a dream
In a dream...
*[PART 5]*
The two of us driving at dusk
Calling the wind, calling you
From one end of the city of Tokyo to the other
We were half way in a dream
In a dream...

*[INTRO]*
Quiet...
*[PART 1]*
At dusk we drove
Calling the wind, and calling you
Driving from one end of Tokyo to the other
Halfway dreaming

What's that song you're humming?
What's on your mind?

Watching the sunset in the rearview mirror
Feeling kinda happy, feeling kinda lonely
Seems like I've been done in by my cold medicine
And like that, in that mood, I'm…

I'm driving, driving, driving, driving…
What's that song you're humming?
What's on your mind?
*[PART 2]*
Get 'round in the season
Get 'round in the season
Get 'round in the season
Get 'round in the season
*[PART 4]*
Get 'round in the season
Get 'round in the season
We were halfway dreaming
We were halfway dreaming
Halfway dreaming...
*[PART 5]*
At dusk we drove
Calling the wind, and calling you
Driving from one end of Tokyo to the other
Halfway dreaming
Dreaming...