TiDE’s ‘Airo’ mixes soft, drifting melodies with a thought-provoking story. The track is part of their album ‘Taidou’ and features lyrics by Inoue Daigo and しょにー. The music comes alive with contributions from Inoue Daigo, しょにー, yasu2000, Tsubasa Yamazaki, and Wada Genki.
Inoue Daigo writes about love that slips away like a heat haze, caught in a blurry world. The lyrics mention a ‘papier-mâché version of you,’ symbolizing fragile connections. The song follows a couple wandering through a shaky era, searching for meaning at a Möbius crossroads.
Fuwatto shita rikai no naka deIn a vague and hazy understanding,
Egaki dasu you egaki dasu you na anata wayou seem to sketch out a shape.
Tsugou no yoi kitai no naka deAmidst these convenient expectations,
Moroku kieyuku kagerouyou’re a heat haze, fading fragilily away.
Boyatto shita jidai no naka deIn this blurry, indistinct era,
Motomeau you motomeau you na bokura wawe seem to search for one another.
Tada hitori no anata woBut I take you, my only one,
Mata uzoumouzou ni shite ikuand lose you in the faceless crowd again.
Bokura maru deIt’s as if we are…
Haribote no kimi to tozasareta ima no naka deTrapped in this closed-off moment with a papier-mâché version of you,
Hibi waraiau you dawe seem to laugh together day after day.
Mukaiau tabi niEvery time we face one another,
Hirakareru ima to umareyuku imi wo idaitewe embrace the opening moment and the meaning being born,
Ai wo sosogu you nias if pouring out our love.
Honogurai sekai no naka deIn this dimly lit world,
Fuwatto shita senbiki no hate deat the edge of a vague boundary,
Sosonomeau you sosonomeau you na bokura wawe seem to incite one another,
Ategawareta kubunke nias if we’re clinging tightly
Shigamitsuite iru ka no youto the categories assigned to us.
Guratto shita jidai no naka eInto a shaky, unstable era,
Susumitai you susumitai you da bokura wait seems we want to move forward.
Kawariyuku ego no naka deBut within our changing egos,
Mata uousaou shite iruwe’re just wandering back and forth again.
Bokura maru deIt’s as if we are…
Haribote no kimi to tozasareta ima no naka deTrapped in this closed-off moment with a papier-mâché version of you,
Hibi waraiau you dawe seem to laugh together day after day.
Mukaiau tabi niEvery time we face one another,
Hirakareru ima to umareyuku imi wo idaitewe embrace the opening moment and the meaning being born.
Ai wo sosoguWe pour out our love.
Mebiusu no kiro niAt this Möbius crossroads,
Ayumi dasu watashi nias I begin to step forward.
Mebiusu no kiro niAt this Möbius crossroads…
Ugoki dasu sekai niIn a world that begins to move,
Mebiusu no kiro niat this Möbius crossroads,
Ayumi dasu watashi nias I begin to step forward.
Mebiusu no kiro niAt this Möbius crossroads…
Ugoki dasu sekai niIn a world that begins to move.
What does ‘Airo’ mean? The lyrics explore the tension between love and uncertainty. ‘Airo’ by TiDE is a heartfelt Japanese track that captures the struggle of moving forward in a changing world.
