Old streets, summer glow
Shadows move so slow
Echoes of your laugh
In the afterpath
We were light and free
Who we used to be
Running through the days
Lost in endless ways
Time just slipped away
Nothing felt too far
Now I see it clear
How perfect we were
Every little sound
Brings those moments back around
Like a song we knew
Still plays me to you
I miss the way it was
All the little things we lost
Every quiet night
Felt so right
We were more than dreams
Living in between
Now it's just a trace
Time can't replace
Oh oh oh, take me back there
Oh oh oh, through the air
Every memory feels so real
Time can't heal
Oh oh oh, shadows calling
Oh oh oh, gently falling
In the silence I still find
You in my mind
Faded polaroids
Filled with little noise
Every glance we gave
Moments we would save
Did we know back then
How it all would end
Or just let it flow
Never letting go
Every little sound
Brings those moments back around
Like a song we knew
Still plays me to you
I miss the way it was
All the little things we lost
Every quiet night
Felt so right
We were more than dreams
Living in between
Now it's just a trace
Time can't replace
If I close my eyes
I can feel the light
Frozen in that time
You were still mine
Oh oh oh, take me back there
Oh oh oh, through the air
Every memory feels so real
Time can't heal
Oh oh oh, shadows calling
Oh oh oh, gently falling
In the silence I still find
You in my mind
Old streets, summer glow
Now I walk alone
But inside my heart
We're not torn apart
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Listen to The Way It Was by aokiemi
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- 1
Almost Ours
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- 2
AftergAfterglow Flowlow Flow
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- 3
Sunset Without You
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The Way It Was
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- 5
Dancing On My Own Light
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- 6
Open Road Memories
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- 7
Afterlight Drive
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- 8
Under Your Weight
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- 9
On Repeat
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- 10
Passing Spark
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This album is an exploration of emotions that cannot easily be put into words.
Instead of using Japanese lyrics, it focuses on melody, atmosphere, and flow to communicate feeling.
The central theme, "Almost Ours," reflects moments that felt within reach connections, memories, and possibilities that never fully became ours.
It captures fragments of joy, misalignment, afterglow, and the quiet that follows.
All of these are reimagined through catchy, melodic EDM.
This album is also designed with driving in mind.
Late-night roads, sunset highways, and those in-between moments where thoughts drift freely.
The music moves with the scenery, allowing emotions to settle naturally.
Rather than leaving a sense of loss,
this work aims to leave a feeling of quiet release.
Artist Profile
aokiemi
aokiemi creates soundscapes from the landscapes within the heart. These gentle background tracks are made to accompany your quiet moments. Healing, calm, tenderness, and a touch of hope if this music brings peace to your heart, even just a little, then it has done its job.
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