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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?
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New York was a relief - not all hierarchical and rule-bound.
Ayumi Hamasaki
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The lovers, appearing happy, walk, holding hands. Though it appears everything is perfect, only they know the truth.
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I read and watch movies. I can't go to the movie theater much anymore, though, because I get recognized. It's worse sometimes if I wear a costume and try not to get recognized. I watch most of my films on airplanes.
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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.
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I understand it's my role to realize people's dreams.
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If I write when I'm low, it will be a dark song, but I don't care. I want to be honest with myself at all times.
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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.
Ayumi Hamasaki
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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.
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Slowly, I've come to realize That I cannot heal my past And that fearing the unavoidable future Is pointless.
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In the beginning, I was searching for myself in my music. My music was for me. I didn't have the mental room to be conscious of the listener; I wrote to save myself.
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I understand it's my role to realize people's dreams. I'm O.K. with that so long as my songs are my own. No one can take my songs away from me.
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Of course, my motto is still, 'Work is work, private is private.
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The way I work, typically, I do everything at the very last minute. Even if I was given two months, I'd do it in the last three days.
Ayumi Hamasaki
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If there are rules and regulations, I can't help it, I want to break them.
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I didn't understand my loneliness until I moved to Tokyo. I moved at 14. I came alone, without Mommy. She came later.
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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.
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The way I work, typically, I do everything at the very last minute.
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It is necessary that I am viewed as a product. I am a product.
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I can't write a lie; the world of imagination is no good. I objectively capture my own experiences and those of my friends. I want to put true feelings into words. If I make a song when I'm sad, it's a dark one, but I think that's good. No matter when I want to be true to myself.
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If people will listen, I will go anywhere in the world!
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My job is simply to be myself, to be Ayumi Hamasaki.
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Surely, no one hoped for so many things. Hold the flowers close to your heart; they may someday bloom.
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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.
Ayumi Hamasaki