Touching Lyrics

For me, a great song must contain touching lyrics. Although the melody is the first impression for listeners, the lyrics are the most important part of a song.

In this blog, I want to make a comparison between the lyrics of Jpop music and Taiwan's.

In my opinion, JPOP music has many great lyrics which are poetic and full of romantic thinking. On the other hand, Taiwan's lyrics of music are more realistic which emphasize on the reality and people's aspects.

For example,

GReeeeN -- 遙か
窗外變換的風景  從不變的那條街啟程
春風吹落的櫻花  懷著越來越強的憧憬
就算會感到寂寞  相信自己決定的道路
信紙的最後一行  像那傢伙一樣的笑著

林宥嘉 -- 說謊

我沒有說謊 我何必說謊
妳懂我的 我對妳從來就不會假裝
我哪有說謊
請別以為妳有多難忘 笑是真的不是我逞強 

For this example, though there is just a comparison, you can see the differences.
In 遙か's lyrics, there is really a conception which is hard to understand. However, in Japan, such lyrics are too much to count and they are very similar. So is it a good phenomenon? Or it is just exaggerative. 


In 說謊's lyrics, I think everyone can catch the idea easily. In Taiwan, such poetic lyrics are often written by some bands and creative singers, or a few famous lyricists.