Bassist/Vocal RAYJI (ex-ViV) released the song TATTOO as his brand new digital single.
After performing three FREE live streams via YouTube and his 3rd anniversary live at Shibuya DESEO, RAYJI finally drops his new single TATTOO which has been releases on September 8th. TATTOO is for RAYJI a special song himself, since the lyrics contains a lot of his own true feelings, read below to learn more about his feelings about this song.
His goal for the upcoming year? He hopes to perform overseas again as soon COVID-19 has been beaten!
Beside this RAYJI will be on the same stage as Yeti, as Yeti holds a sponsored event on October 1st, which will be also possible to watch behind your desk via Twitcast. The watch and purchase period is one week (until October 8th) and will cost you 3,500 yen excluding Twitcast fees. However RAYJI's performance isn't planned to be streamed.
About TATTOO
The first part of the lyrics says; “A man huddled on the side of the road, many people passed by, pretending not to see him. The man puts on a hoodie and starts walking". The man hides his TATTOO that contains his strong will and thoughts and then he disappears among the people walking aimlessly.
Of course, this is about me. I still have those moments now and then. (laugh)
It's like, “This is what was written on the TATTOO“, and from that point on, it's from a third person's perspective; “What we lack is the power to love people. We sometimes quarrel, but we just wanted to protect the things and people that are important to us. We are always chased by time and can only see what is in front of us.”
This is a story about the power of love contained in a TATTOO.
From that point on, it's all about me again. I've been through a lot in my life. I was playing the bass guitar at that time too. This is the first time I've ever said this kind of feeling to someone in writing. I've never said this to anyone in writing before, but it's probably still with me to this day, and it's the reason I'm not flirtatious with girls. Lol
Grumbling; “If you were still here, I wonder what you would say to me? I don't know how to live my life“.
Then it leads to the chorus, but after the chorus, there is a section where it calms down. It's the sound of the rain coming up, if you know what I mean. The rain has stopped. Let's not look down anymore. In the live performance, I take off my hoodie at this point. I show my own TATTOO. My strong will and thoughts come back again.
And from here on, this is the section I added after the world of Corona. “We need you. It's you. So let's live strong together. The rain has already stopped. I'm not afraid of anything. I'm not afraid of anything, because we're not alone” If Corona wouldn't exist, I don't think I would have added this part..
I hope the world will come to a point where people don't hurt each other and people care more about each other. And if there are people who are hurt, I hope this song will help them to understand that “You are not alone” but that there are always people who do care for you.
