Maaya's Prescription for Those in Need

Taking a break from Maaya's essays for a while just to ease myself back into the blog after a period away.

Maaya Sakamoto’s Counselling – prescriptions for readers who are feeling troubled.
TV Bros. Interview February 20th 2010

For people who find it hard to get up in the morning: Magic Number
This song is a prescription for me too, it really switches me on. If you listen to it before going to work you’ll be able to hype yourself up: ‘here I go!’

For people who want to get rid of the fatigue everyday life can cause: everywhere
This is a song I composed while travelling alone around Europe last year. The theme I had when I was writing was ‘a feeling of complete well-being’. Travelling offers a complete change of mood and recharges one’s batteries so I really felt able to take up the challenge of writing a composition for the first time. I think that finding a new challenge is important when you find you are sick of life in general.

For people who just want to feel happy: Platina
I sang this when I was 17 years old and I think it has a really fresh feel to it. The proactive lyrics and the line ‘there are limitless possibilities’ really leave a strong impression on me. This is my recommendation for anyone who wants to feel upbeat.

For people who are searching for themselves: Kazamidori
This song was the centre of my album ‘Kazeyomi’. It brought together every experience I’ve had in my life up until now. It’s very important to me, to the point where I think everything I’ve ever encountered has all been in order for me to sing this song…but instead of offering some sort of conclusion, it’s a message which says that I’m still travelling on a road that’s continuing on and on.

For people who can’t seem to get over their heartache: Remedy
I wrote these lyrics while thinking of the words ‘natural remedy’. The pain to our hearts that the end of love brings, isn’t it precisely because we can’t see the wound that we find it so difficult to bear? But I think that just like a graze will eventually heal and disappear; our bodies will also naturally heal those invisible wounds for us.

For people who can’t stand themselves: Kaze ga fuku hi
Another song that I sang when I was 17 years old. Even now I sing it quite a lot and there is this phrase within the lyrics: ‘how can I learn to love myself?’ I think this fits however old you are. This will be an always be a central idea to me.

For people who want to open the door to love: Koucha
No matter if you are dumped or if you are the dumper, it is sad when love has to end. But time won’t wait for you and we have to continue on whether we like it or not, through the countless events which unfold each day. That’s what this song is about. I think that by giving everything you’ve got and moving forward you will be able to find a new love.