Bump Of Chicken – Sailing Day (2004) reaction commentary – Alternative Rock

Today I listen to Japanese rock band, Bump Of Chicken perform Sailing Day from their 2004 album, Yggdrasil.

Chapters
0:00 – Intro
0:26 – Sailing Day
4:52 – My thoughts
6:30 – Who are Bump Of Chicken?

Links
Original music video: https://youtu.be/F9L7QAL5m5g?si=q-krDTAv_QzraHNH

J-Rock playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBB2gzIfBhnWCrVPe5y20QbKTJlG7tjBC

Alternative Rock playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBB2gzIfBhnWSEyUxhzwHDr2ZiEHNOvqs

Bump of Chicken (バンプ・オブ・チキン, Banpu Obu Chikin) is a Japanese alternative rock group from Sakura, Chiba. The band members are Motoo Fujiwara (vocals, rhythm), Hiroaki Masukawa (guitar), Yoshifumi Naoi (bass) and Hideo Masu (drums). Since their conception in 1994, they have released 27 singles and 10 albums. They are a popular group in Japan; every release since their third single, “Tentai Kansoku”, has charted in the top ten on the Oricon Weekly Charts. Their music has been used in various video games and as theme songs for movies, television shows and anime in Japan.

Yggdrasil (ユグドラシル, Yugudorashiru) is the fourth studio album by Bump of Chicken, released on August 25, 2004. he album peaked at #1 on Oricon Weekly Charts and was #19 on the 2004 Oricon Top 100 Albums.

“Lost Man/Sailing Day” (ロストマン/sailing day, Rosutoman/seiringu dei) is the sixth single by Bump of Chicken. Both songs were written by Fujiwara Motoo.

Lyrics (English translation)
I closed my eyes and there
I saw a faint brightness
Like a foolish dreamer, I reached out to grab it

I can’t see my outstretched hand
With my eyes closed and the way is dark
It’s so far away that it becomes a distant blur

Somehow I’m still living as myself, without giving in
I can laugh just once, it doesn’t matter how many times I cried

I’ll resist my fate with all I’ve got, Only I have the right
To judge what’s correct or incorrect

Sailing day, take the helm
Without waiting for daybreak I set sail, Foolish dreamer

Even with innumerable dangers and misgivings
I loved and fought back, Amazing believer

The light I could see before my open eyes
Fills my empty heart with a reason

With that I push myself forward again
In order to get just one thing, I would lose everything

I’ll prove that i exist with all I’ve got
All my faults and mistakes are treasures, valuable only to me

Sailing day, take the helm
The amazed believer goes to gather sadness and hopelessness

Everyone sets sail on their own ship
The light each one sees is from a lighthouse

That’s right, I still have my own soul
Of course just to live for one second, you have to always put your life on the line

I’ll prove that I exist with all I’ve got
All my faults and mistakes are treasures, valuable only to me

Sailing day, take the helm
The amazed believer goes to gather days full of adventure

I’ll resist my fate with all I’ve got
The lighthouse that shines only for me will never go dark

Sailing day, take the helm
I set sail happily in an eye of a storm, so go ahead foolish dreamer

Yeah~ We are all believers

Eternal dreamers