前前前世
by RADWIMPS
- Album: 人間開花
- Year: 2016
- Genre: J-rock
- Length: 4:42
A song of destined love that finds you across time, sung with headlong momentum. As the theme of the film "Your Name", the narrator declares he has been searching for you "since the life before the life before our previous lives". The longing that existed before they ever met, the rush of running straight toward the one finally found — a love that leaps over time.
Themes
- Love and desire
- Destined love across lifetimes
- Searching since before they met
- Finding the one
Mood
- Headlong
- Exhilarated
- Hopeful
References & context
- The title "Zenzenzense"
The life before the previous life, and the one before that. The exaggerated time-phrase becomes a unit for measuring the boundlessness of longing — I have searched for you since unimaginably long ago.
- The "Your Name" link
The film's story of two people swapping across time and space and searching for each other maps exactly onto the lyric's "reunion across time". It is the film's emotional engine.
- The rushing band sound
The fast tempo and tumbling words make the lyric's impulse — "don't stop, run to the other person" — embodied in the sound itself.
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Frequently asked
What is the meaning of "前前前世" by RADWIMPS?
A song of destined love that finds you across time, sung with headlong momentum.
What is "前前前世" about?
A song of destined love that finds you across time, sung with headlong momentum. As the theme of the film "Your Name", the narrator declares he has been searching for you "since the life before the life before our previous lives". The longing that existed before they ever met, the rush of running straight toward the one finally found — a love that leaps over time.
What are the main themes in "前前前世"?
The recurring themes are Love and desire, Destined love across lifetimes, Searching since before they met, Finding the one.
Is "前前前世" available in my language on Lyrithm?
Yes — this meaning analysis is published natively in English, Bahasa Indonesia, Español, Português, Français, 日本語. Lyrithm does not auto-translate; each language is written from scratch.