Lemon hits not without reason. Apart from the meaningful rhythm and lyrics, several things behind it are also its main attraction. Here are some interesting facts from this song.
Kenshi Yonezu shared that the creation of the Lemon song was inspired by the death of his grandfather. He mentioned, singing songs about death is not something foreign to him. However, the event of his grandfather's death changed his perspective.
The concept of death as understood by him must be rebuilt. At first it was seen as ideological. But then everything turned into a personal thing. Because of that, this song has quite a personal meaning for him.
The bitter taste of the lemon makes it interpreted as an icon of loss. This is also expressed in the lyrics of the song. If translated into Indonesian, the lyrics are something like this: "the bitter lemon scent still lingers in my heart".
Another lyric read: "Like a splinter of fruit that has been cut." In an interview, it was stated that Kenshi actually did not think of giving the title Lemon. He even found the above lyrics just moments nearing the recording.
The depiction of the atmosphere of death using the metaphor of lemon seems to be quite effective. With no lyrics that explicitly mention death, the atmosphere of the song is representative of that.
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