Don't Let Me Go Front Cover

Lyric

As fate would have it

Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

海を越えてやってきた

女たちの宿り木は

夕日の眩しい部屋と

饐えたにおいのする通り

時どき口ずさむ歌は

知らず知らずの恋のうた

眠れないときはなぜか

昔のわたし思いだす

この世に生まれ

育ったころを

学校に通っていた日々

今のわたし

何をしてる

まったく想像つかなかった

とても遠いところまで

運ばれてきました

おー

運命のままに

目を閉じてみる

思いだす

オリーブと葡萄酒のにおい

あたりまえだと思ってたけど

この国にはそれがない

ある日あるとき

意識が薄れ

空の果てまで昇った

手をとりあって

飛んでいた

慈愛を受けたひとたちと

ともに

わたしの誇りと願い

祈り続けましょう

おー

運命のままに

海を越えてやってきた

あんたたちの安らぎさ

眠れないときはいつでも

わたしの胸を貸してやろう

迷えるひとたちのすべてを

受けとめてあげるから

そいつがわたしの役目

わたしのうたさ

おー

運命のままに

  • Lyricist

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

  • Composer

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

  • Producer

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

  • Co-Producer

    Iwashita Tomomi

  • Recording Engineer

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

  • Mixing Engineer

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

  • Graphic Design

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

  • Guitar

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

  • Bass Guitar

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

  • Synthesizer

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

  • Vocals

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

  • Background Vocals

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

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    Wait at Z bridge

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

  • 2

    Upside down world

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

  • 3

    In the crowd

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

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    As fate would have it

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

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    Restless person

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

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    Cigarette at night

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

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    Hug

    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

"Don't Let Me Go" was released in September 1996 and is Keisuke Iwashita's only self-produced CD. Production began in April and took about three months to complete. All lyrics, composition, arrangement, performance, singing, recording, editing, and cover illustrations were done by Iwashita himself. My partner gave me appropriate advice during the recording, so I credited her with "directions." At the time, I didn't have a computer, so I asked Kojima Recording in Yoyogi to do the mastering and printing. I ordered 500 sheets and 5 cardboard boxes. I priced it at 2,000 yen, but only about 200 copies were sold. Afterwards, I handed them out to people (I still have about 100 copies left in my closet).
The following is a quote from Kazuhiko Yukikawa, which was published in the "Independent Edition" of "Music Magazine January 1997" (pages 266-267).
"Don't Let Me Go" is a CD containing seven songs, mostly played and sung on the piano. It has a smooth flow similar to the quiet songs of Elton John, Todd Rundgren, and Pete Townshend, an oozing pop sensibility, and a heartrending voice and melody that remain in your heart.

Artist Profile

  • Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

    My name is Iwashita Keisuke, also known as Sardine. Over the 18 years from 1985 to 2002, I recorded about 150 songs that I recorded over multiple tracks by myself. I will release these songs one by one in 2024. First, I released the anthology "Catchy 22" a collection of familiar songs, on February 24th. Next, I released the bitter-sweet second anthology, "Sardine's Confession" on March 23rd. On April 27th, I released a collection of socially conscious works, "21st Century Protest Songs." Then, I will release "50/50," a piano and vocal album, on May 24th. After that, she released her first collection of works, "Everything/Nothing," on June 23rd, followed by a gem of a collection of lyrical poems, "Don't Let Me Go," on July 15th, and "Cut 'N' Paste," a collection of controversial works. It is scheduled to be Released on August 10th. "Henshin" will be released on November 16th, where I attempted a love song. These are oldies but evergreen songs that depict a mixture of romanticism, cold-heartedness, and passion, as well as incoherent anxiety and a longing for something that cannot be reached. Please listen to Sardine's songs.

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