Hamasaki Ayumi - is this LOVE?

"is this LOVE?"
2005.04.20
"STEP you / is this LOVE?" [Single] / (miss)understood [Album]
Morinaga's "Bake" CM song

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Is This Love?

Lyrics: ayumi hamasaki
Composition: Miki Watanabe
Arrangement: HΛL

Beyond your gently watching gaze
is a girl with narrow shoulders
and she smiled and nodded
with a gentle and happy face

I felt like something crumbled
with a loud sound,
but I just stood stock still, unable to move

I won't ask something ridiculous and stupid
like "Why isn't it me?"
But you're there, like I'd never seen before
and you just felt so, so far away
Just what can I call this feeling?

I've learned the reason for your sad eyes
that you sometimes showed me

I also understand that there's just one person
who can do something for you
It's not me, and it's not anyone else

Since when have I been this attracted to you?
I pretend to realize it now
and tried to deceive myself with an obvious lie,
but it was needlessly vain
I wonder if people call a feeling like this love?

I won't ask something ridiculous and stupid
like "Why isn't it me?"
But you're there, like I'd never seen before
and you felt so far away

Since when have I been this attracted to you?
I pretend to realize it now
and tried to deceive myself with an obvious lie,
but it was needlessly vain
I'm sure feelings like this are what they call love

is this LOVE?

Sakushi: ayumi hamasaki
Sakkyoku: Watanabe Miki
Henkyoku: HΛL

Anata ga yasashiku mitsumeru shisen no
Saki dewa hosoi kata wo shiteru
Kanojo ga yasashiku shiawasesou na kao de
Warai-nagara nozoiteta

Nanika ga ooki na oto wo tate-nagara
Kuzurete itta you na ki ga shita'n dakedo
Miugoki dekizu tada tachitsuku shiteta dake

Doushite watashi ja nai no tte kokkei de kudaranai
Toikake nante shinai kedo
Watashi ga mita koto nai you na anata ga soko niwa ite
Tada tada tooku ni kanjita no
Konna kimochi ittai nante ittara ii

Anata ga tokidoki miseru kanashii hitomi no
Riyuu wo shitte shimatta kara

Nanika shite ageru koto ga dekiru nowa
Watashi demo nakute dareka demo nakute
Tada hitori dake nante koto mo wakatta no

Itsu kara anata ni konna ni hikarete ita no nante
Imagoro kizuita FURI shite
Miesuita uso toka tsuite gomakashite mita'n dakedo
Tada tada yokei munashikute
Konna kimochi wo hito wa koi da to yobu no kana

Doushite watashi ja nai no tte kokkei de kudaranai
Toikake nante shinai kedo
Watashi ga mita koto nai you na anata ga soko niwa ite
Tooki ni kanjite shimatta no

Itsu kara anata ni konna ni hikarete ita no nante
Imagoro kizuita FURI shite
Miesuita uso toka tsuite gomakashite mita'n dakedo
Tada tada yokei munashikute
Konna kimochi wo kitto koi datte iu no ne

is this LOVE?

作詞：ayumi hamasaki
作曲：渡辺未来
編曲：HΛL