asmi sings ‘Night in Tokyo’, a neon lit ode to longing. The lyrics are penned by Shun Maruno and co produced with Akihisa Nakatani. The lyrics blend city lights with quiet resolve.
Released: June 18, 2025
Night in Tokyo
Asmi
Night in Tokyo Lyrics English Translation by Asmi
asmi writes that ‘The Tokyo night, the stars are so beautiful, aren’t they’. The artist tells of heavy armor shedding like a rusted coat under neon lights. The lyrics describe a lone flower blooming in the city, a quiet promise against bustling streets.
Toukyou no yoru waThe Tokyo night,
Hoshi ga kirei nethe stars are so beautiful, aren’t they,
Muda no nai sorain this sky where nothing’s wasted.
Omoi yoroi gaThe moment my heavy armor
Oritetta shunkan nifinally slipped away,
Anata wo omouI started thinking of you.
Tsuyoku nattemitaikaraSince I wanted to try being strong,
Tsumorikitta sabishisa woI sealed all the accumulated loneliness
Buatsui futa de fuujitebeneath a heavy lid,
Hitamuki de gasatsu na hibi wo sugoshitaand spent my days being both earnest and clumsy.
Furikaette omou no waLooking back, I’ve realized
Mukiau tte kurushii kedothat facing things is painful, but
Daiji na mono ushinau kurai naraif the alternative’s losing what’s precious,
Kokoro goto ageruI’ll give you my whole heart.
Kono machi de hitokiwa utsukushii hana woI’m living here all alone
Sakaseru tame hitorijust to make a flower bloom
Kurashite imasumore beautifully than any other in this city.
Anata ni morattaI’ll keep singing,
Kimirashikunette kotobausing those words you gave me, ‘just be yourself’,
Mejirushi ni shite utau tauas my guiding light.
Toukyou no yoru waThere’s a reason why
Shizuka ni narenaithe Tokyo night
Riyuu ga aru no necan never truly be quiet, isn’t there.
Dare ga doko deHonestly, I don’t really care
Naitatte hontou wawho’s crying or where they are,
Kamawanai kedobut even so…
Hoshi no you niIf I could become a light
Kurayami wo kowasuthat breaks through the darkness like the stars,
Hikari ni naretarathen I probably wouldn’t
Ikiru imi wo miushinawanai darou naever lose sight of why I’m alive.
Fui ni chotto yowaru tokiWhen I suddenly feel a bit weak,
Watashi wo fukumu subete gaeverything, myself included,
Tsumaranaku omoete shimaustarts to feel completely hollow,
Sore demo utaeru uta nante nakuteand yet there’s no song I’m able to sing.
Iki ga sutto suenakattaI couldn’t even take a proper breath,
Koe ni mo narenakatta koe wabut I believed that once my silent voice finally gathered,
Tamatta koro ni sono subete wo sukuu toit would eventually be the thing
Shinjitetawathat saved everything.
Kono machi de hitokiwa utsukushii hana woI’m living here all alone
Sakaseru tame hitorijust to make a flower bloom
Kurashite imasumore beautifully than any other in this city.
Anata ni morattaI’m relying on the words you gave me, ‘it’ll be okay’,
Daijoubu yotte kotobaand the warmth of that embrace
Gyutto dakishimete kureta nukumori wo tayori niwhere you held me so tight.
Hitokiwa utsukushii hana woI’m living here all alone
Sakaseru tame hitorijust to make a flower bloom
Kurashite imasumore beautifully than any other.
Anata ni morattaI’ll keep singing,
Kimirashikunette kotobausing those words you gave me, ‘just be yourself’,
Mejirushi ni shite utau tauas my guiding light.
Night in Tokyo Music Video
The track shines as a gentle anthem for solitary hearts, and the ‘Night in Tokyo’ lyrics inspire hopeful longing. asmi delivers the Japanese lyrics with quiet strength.