Remi For Always （れみにいつまでも）

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This song is written in memory of our sweet friend Remi, who we were supposed to reunite with in Tokyo, Japan after the pandemic has settled down. She died last July 2020 due to cardiac arrest and eventual brain damage after collapsing in a hotel that she is working in.

I (Erick F) wrote this song initially as a gentle reggae-acoustic ballad, but the style changed over the course of revisions. Punk rock, particularly pop-punk, has always been a naturally emotionally expressive style of music that I resonated with even when I was only 18 years old. I've always felt that punk and synthwave should go well together because of the inherent nostalgic character of both genres.

This is the first time for me to write a song entirely in Japanese and treat it as a serious release. I've tried writing in Japanese before but it just didn't come out right because, as a non-native speaker, my pronunciation was still unclear and my skill in the language was questionable. This time, the lyrics really came from my feelings and it felt natural to write in Nihongo because Remi is, after all, from Japan, and a great example of the best traits that Japanese people are known for (even if it isn't necessarily true for every individual -- there is good and bad in all cultures).

This song is also dedicated to her colleagues and friends in Nihongo Partners Batch 5 - Philippines, who knew about her kindness and sunny disposition.

Special thanks to Miku Kadowaki and Akiko Namiki for helping me finish this song.

The cover art is based on a photo by my friend Fumie Okubo. Notice the 'red thread of fate'.

Remi-chan, we will always remember you. You now live in the starlit skies.

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Remi For Always

一世一代皆が
Issei ichidai mina ga
Once in a lifetime, everyone
特別の人を会う
Tokubetsu no hito wo au
Will encounter a special person
人生は短いだけど
Jinsei ha mijikai dakedo
Life is short but still
どうして君は急に
Doushite kimi ha kyuuni
Why do you have to suddenly
すぐに出発したの
Sugu ni shuppatsu shita no
Just leave right away

レミ、今のこと
Remi, ima no koto
Oh Remi, right now at this moment
星空で住んでいるね
Hoshizora de sundeiru ne
You live in the starlit skies, right?
優しさを覚えている
Yasashisa wo oboeteiru
Your kindness, I'll remember
いつも、いつまでも
Itsumo, itsumademo
Always until the end

君のおかげで
Kimi no okage de
Because of you
皆の人生が変わられた
Mina no jinsei ga kawarareta
Everyone's life was changed
毎日笑顔の明るさ考えて
Mainichi egao no akarusa kangaete
Everyday I think of the brightness of your smiling face
起きて見せたい
Okite misetai
It makes me want to wake up and show it

Always and forever

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released July 12, 2021
Words and music: Frederick A. Fabian/CERUMENTRIC.
Cover art by Erick A. Fabian Sr./TicTiger! Productions

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CERUMENTRIC Manila

Neon Lights Heal Broken Hearts.
CERUMENTRIC aka Erick A. Fabian Sr. makes songs influenced by pop/punk/synthwave/postrock to present a hopeful alternate future amidst the wasteland of reality.

CERUMENTRIC is a two-time Asia Voice Independent Music Awards (AVIMA) nominee for Best Electro/Dance Act. ... more

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