いのちの食べ方 Eve Music Video
いのちの食べ方 is song made by the popular rock pop artist Eve. The entire album Smile includes themes of identity, longing, loss, and the unending human struggle of trying to find out who you are. Eve says, 時間がないんだ君には 盲目でいたいの退屈な今日を 超えていきたいんだ These lyrics reflect feelings of aimlessness, or being without a goal--and the feeling in the back of your mind that your time is running out to figure your life out. I could not only relate to the uppity catchy feel of Eve's music but also the underlying meaning in his lyrics. It has showed me that Japanese music, just like the American music I listen to on the daily, includes just as deep self expression and reflection. To make this even better, it is accompanied by amazing animated visuals that add another layer of depth to "Eating Life", a metaphor for the daily search in finding one's identity.