Empress Yui: When I write lyrics, I turn the lights off and make the room totally dark. I burn a candle and watch its flame sway. I write words that spring from me. When words don’t flow, I go to somewhere in nature. Nature always inspires me visually and by its tactile sensations. It’s either shutting myself inside or go outside to touch many things. They are polar opposites, but both work on me.
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