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Upside down world

Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

ねじれた線路をたどって

まっさかさま螺旋へと向かう

しゃがみこんだその刹那

勝ち誇った男が

反対のホームに立っていた

それは

もう一人の俺だった

見たこともない俺だった

自信たっぷりに笑ってた

さかさまの世界に、ようこそ

とうとう地面がひっくり返った

膨らみすぎた風船はじけた

墜落する丸太の船

這いずり回る宇宙船

俺は

ジョーカーみたいに狼狽えるばかり

Ah

もう一人の俺がいう

突き抜けてこい、ここまで

自信たっぷりの口調で

さかさまの世界へ誘った

ねじれた線路はやがて

奈落の底へと続く

目の前の黒い影

蝙蝠よろしく男が

天井からぶら下がっていた

He said

きみが怖気ずいてるのは

コップの中の嵐さ

さあ、のるかそるか、やってみるか

さかさまの世界へ

まっしぐら

まっしぐら

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    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

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    Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

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    Wait at Z bridge

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    Upside down world

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    In the crowd

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    As fate would have it

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    Restless person

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    Cigarette at night

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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.

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  • 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. 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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