TAMI (Music & Words by Nikki Matsumoto)
Aiming high when my stakes are low
My time is ticking fast like a falling leaf
Say you’re feeling fine but your air is vertical
Lay your head down low
‘Cos the world is spinning round and round
Empty stride on the road of dismay
No one wants to see a jester cry
So move on and conceive the notion We Are
Don’t say why coz your mind is pliable
Your eyes are open wide as a heaven’s gate
Now you’re losing ground while your fate is turnable
Don’t you ever let down when you see it clear what’s ahead of you
Restless dream and the call of the wild
Days are shorter but the skies are much higher
So take hold and conceive the notion We Are
Oh oh oh oh oh oh…
Join my tribe if your sight is sensible
Your quest is lost inside the deepest pit
We are one, we are waves of lights
Now you say you will
‘Cos the world is spinning round and round and round
Shameless scheme on the minds of handshakers
We don’t wanna see them taking control
Don’t look back just conceive the notion We Are
Oh oh oh oh oh oh…
Empty stride on the road of dismay
No one wants to see the heroes bleed
So move on and conceive the notion We Are
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Capital In Your Vein (Music & Words by Nikki Matsumoto)
Capital in your vein, system in your brain
Words you say are synchronized
Play the game of trust and doubt
Rich man loves the trend in the sense of treasury
Mighty dollars, truth of lies
People say we’re safe and sound
You have wandered in the maze of strife
Just remember, you’ve been dramatized
Time is now to be yourself and see
What they did to us without a voice
Your mind is ever free
But you’re always in your dream
I have to change the rules
‘Til the day I die, I won’t be framed
You have wandered in the maze of strife
Just remember, you’ve been hypnotized
Time is now to be yourself and see
What they did to us without a choice
Don’t surrender, don’t you ever dare
Just remember, you’ve been traumatized
Time is now to be yourself and see
What they did to us without a face
You have wandered in the maze of greed
Just remember, you’ve been dramatized
Time is now to be yourself and see
What they did to us without a voice
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Sunbright (Music & Words by Nikki Matsumoto)
Sunbright, all I see is shining lights
Your eyes, tell a story, fairy tale
One by one, it is fading
Sinking down to the sea
Sunlight, you’re a guide in my very soul
You’re my pride and joy
People, gather around to celebrate
Island, we are floating hand in hand
Long forgotten fable
Life of give and take
Sunbright, now I’m living in peace of mind
You’re my pride and joy
Sunbright, all I see is shining lights
Your eyes tell a story, fairy tale
One by one, it is falling
Sinking down to the sea
Sunlight, you’re a guide in my very soul
You’re my pride and joy, you’re my pride and joy….
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OCEAN (Music & Lyrics : Nikki Matsumoto)
Oh oh oh, Oh oh oh, Oh oh oh, Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Day to day, I have stood by the ocean
Yesterday and today
Oh the waves of the sea, how they grieve
Singing along with my heart beat
Sail away, now my boat of the ages
Cast away and away
I’m alone in the land, born to roam
And it’s calling again in my sleep
Life is a journey and life is a drif
Wander the darkness to home, home
So I lay here alone by the stream
Dream about all the past
You were there now you’re gone from the haven
And I know that I don’t belong here
Life is a journey and life is a quest
Wander the darkness to home, home
Oh oh oh, Oh oh oh, Oh oh oh, Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Day to day, I have stood by the ocean
Yesterday and today
Oh the waves of the sea, how they grieve
And I know that I don’t belong here
Belong here, don’t belong here here uh uh
Oh oh oh, Oh oh oh, Oh oh oh, Oh oh oh oh oh oh
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Nikki's Note :
This song was supposed to be about a fisherman who lost his family while
he was out in the ocean. Japanese fishermen sometimes spend days out in
the water. As a vegetarian and lover of Sushi, I wanted to pay a tribute
to fishermen. But all these fishermen in the northern Japan were struck
by the incredible Tsunami.
I realized that the song has more meaning to it now. It is just so mind boggling that I receive this CD 3 hours before the quake hit. And this particular song was being played at the moment..
Life is a journey and life is a drift. Wander the darkness to home..home.
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LAL DHAGA (Music & Lyrics : Nikki Matsumoto)
La La La Lal Dhaga
I see the weaving of lights
Way up in the sky, there is someone who calls
Oh let me climb higher than clouds
Free from this land
Drain all of my tears
Let my love flow like a sea
Gagan, Dharthi, Admai, Hamara Ghar
La La La Lal Dhaga
Breeding the children of god
He, only the one that is brighter than stars
Oh save me from demons of greed
And all of my fear
Stay out of the war
Let my love flow like a sea
Gagan, Dharthi, Admai, Hamara Ghar
La La La Lal Dhaga
Reason is clear when you’re born
Life given to all of the wombs that are blessed
Oh let me climb higher than clouds
Free from this land
Drain all of my tears
Let my love flow like a sea
Gagan, Dharthi, Admai, Hamara Ghar
Gagan, Dharthi, Admai, Hamara Ghar
A drift then will seize all the pains of searching in vain
Searching in vain
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VISION LED ON (Music & Lyrics : Nikki Matsumoto)
Drawing near, a feeling of cold embrace
Voices heard, a tone in dismay
Lord I’m in fear
And the stars may fall from grace oh oh
Well can you hear the man scream, he’s right beside you
One place he had in his mind
He’d seen it all, the madness in you
One day he waved the world good-bye
Vision led on, if you were here with us today
Would you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders
If you were here with us today, ah ah ah
Bring on the power of
Man within a man, song without a rhyme
I know that I was a slave
I gave it all and I’ll go on giving all I can
Until I wave the world good-bye
So if you're standing in the back at the theater of pain
Don't play with madness and lies
Insanity, the world is so wrong
Someone controlling your lives
Vision led on, if you were here with us today
Would you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders
If you were here with us today, ah ah ah
Vision led on, if you were here with us today
Would you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders
If you were here with us today, ah ah ah
Vision led on, if you were here with us today, ah ah ah
Vision led on, if you were here with us today
Would you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders
If you were here with us today, ah ah ah
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Nikki's Note :
I wrote this song on December 8th, 2005, It was the 25th anniversary of
John Lennon's death and it was important for me to do this.
On December 8th, 2010, I made the video of it. I and some of band members went to Budokan where Yoko and Japanese musicians
were playing Lennon's songs.
On that day, CNN and BBC were spreading the news of WikiLeaks as the problem
of the world. And yes, the world is STILL so wrong |
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BELIEF (Music & Lyrics : Nikki Matsumoto)
Everything I say is just a fraction in my head
But I know it’s true, take me as I am
Oh they say and they hear
They go wild on little lines they find untrue
No it’s never real
Wait and see, their lies fade
Override, our friends are the ones that are meek
Got me standing in line and when the cries are close to hear
On the run with the heart of stone, taking no ashes of life
Lead your way, we’re the one that you should trust
Guiding light on your way
Take my word, this story never ends
Follow my belief
Like a flash in the dark
No matter where you stand and see my point of view
It’ll always be the same
Never fear your life flies
Night and day, no mystery ever reveals
Hear the voice from above and we’ll fight the fire with fire
We’ll be building your sacred ground
Burning it all and for all
Lead your way, we’re the one that you should trust
Guiding light on your way
Take my word, this story never ends
Follow my belief
Lead your way, we’re the one that you should trust
Guiding light on your way
Take my hand, this story never ends
Follow my belief, belief
---- Dedicated to Bush & Chaney ----
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THE UNSAID (Music & Lyrics : Nikki Matsumoto)
Hiya hahaha hohoho
I am black and white as night and day
Hiya hahaha hohoho
I am high and low as ocean waves
Long lost friend, can you hear my sigh
Might as well remind you
Bringer of the seasons says it's here
Hiya hahaha hohoho
We just can't turn away from the unsaid
Hiya hahaha hohoho
I am here to stay through lonely days
Hiya hahaha hohoho
I am seeing faces turn away
Why just me, don't you ever ask
No one might have told you
Bringer of the seasons says beware
Hiya hahaha hohoho
We just can't turn away from the unsaid
Hiya hahaha hohoho
I am black and white as night and day
Hiya hahaha hohoho
I am high and low as ocean waves
Day from day, little damage done
Fracking all around you
Bringer of the seasons says it's real
We've gone mad and the nature warns
It's not too tale to save her
Bringer of the seasons says it’s time
Hiya hahaha hohoho
We just can't turn away from the unsaid, the unsaid
Hi hi hi essa, Hi hi hi essa, Hi hi hi essa...
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