Listen to this when
Lemon
Grief tastes like a lemon: bitter, bright, and you never forget it. 🍋 #KenshiYonezu
Who it's for
Yonezu wrote it while grieving his grandfather's death, and he has said he deliberately set sad words against a lively, rhythmic arrangement rather than making it purely gloomy.
Sad→Comforted
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Lemon" is a 2018 single written and performed by Japanese musician Kenshi Yonezu, recorded as the theme song for the TV drama Unnatural and later included on the album Stray Sheep. Yonezu wrote it during a nationwide tour around the time his grandfather died, and he found it hard to finish.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available). Official music video on Yonezu's YouTube channel.
Before you start
Heads up: Death and bereavement.
Age: All ages
Love! when you come with the burning lamp of pain in your hand, I can see your face and know you as bliss.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 162
