Lilas Ikuta’s 2025 album Laugh features Koikaze, composed with Shuya Yamamoto. The lyricist and vocalist crafts a hesitant protagonist thawing through newfound connection. Past emotional scars yield to direct human contact in this delicate recovery narrative.
Released: April 7, 2025
Koikaze
Lilas • From “Laugh”
Lyricist
Lilas Ikuta
Composer
Lilas Ikuta, Shuya Yamamoto
Laugh’s Koikaze Japanese Lyrics English Translation
Frozen time resumes when Ikuta’s character notes ‘the stopped clock-hand begins to move.’ Lyrical progression shows active choice: ‘riding the wind you blew/ a sure step I’ll take now.’ Physical metaphors track vulnerability changing into purposeful motion through relational influence.
Itsuka No Koi No Kouishou DeFrom the scars of a past love,
Fumidasenaku Natte Shimatte ItaI’d become unable to take a step forward.
Tamani Uzui Te Itaku TteSometimes it throbs and hurts,
Okubyou Ni NaruAnd I become a coward.
Sonna Boku Ni WaTo someone like me,
Mabushii Kurai NiWith a gaze so bright it’s blinding,
Massugu Na Hitomi DeAnd so very honest,
Kimi Wa Mitsumete KuretaYou looked right at me.
Tomatte Ita Hari Ga UgokidasuThe hands of the clock that had stopped began to move.
FuwariLightly,
Sora Ita Kokoro Ni SottoSoftly into my empty heart,
Maikon DaYou drifted in.
Soyokaze No You DaYou’re just like a gentle breeze.
MarudeIt’s as if…
Kono Mama Sarawa Rete Itai NaI want to be swept away just like this.
Mou Isso Tsurete ItteJust take me away already,
Tooku MadeTo somewhere far away.
Afure OchitaOverflowing and falling,
Konoha No You NiJust like the autumn leaves,
Boku No Kokoro Mo Kimi E ToMy heart also drifts toward you,
Sora Ni Matte Yura YuraSwaying and dancing in the sky,
Ittari KitariWandering back and forth.
Sono Hitomi Ni Boku WaIn those eyes of yours,
Donna Fuu Ni Utsutte Iru NoHow do I appear to you?
Guruguru MegutteruMy thoughts are spinning ’round and ’round,
Karada Atsuku Natte Iku You NaAnd it feels like my body’s heating up.
Aimai Na Kokoro Ni SottoSoftly into my uncertain heart,
Mebae Hajimeru Kimochi NiTo these feelings that are starting to sprout,
YureruI’m swaying.
Kono Mama Mi Wo Makasete SaIf I just surrender myself like this,
Tobikon De Mita No NaraAnd try to dive right in.
Kimi Ga Ima Nani Wo ShiteI wonder what you’re doing right now,
Nani Sho De Dare To Waratte Irun Darou Tte KangaeteWhere you are and who you’re laughing with,
Aitaku NattariAnd I start to miss you.
Utsukushii Mono Wo Miru ToWhen I see something beautiful,
Shiraseta Kunattari ShiteI want to tell you all about it,
Laugh provides accessible lyrics in English for Koikaze documenting gradual re-engagement with affection. Ikuta’s careful imagery balances past pain against present possibility, framing timid hearts rediscovering forward momentum.
