Ame Onna

from Myth of Tomorrow by ERIKA DOHI

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"Since I was a little kid, I knew I was an ame onna—a ‘rain woman.’ In Japanese folklore, she’s a yōkai who brings rain wherever she goes. I was born in June, right in the heart of Japan’s monsoon season, and I felt like I was always surrounded by rain. It followed me on school trips, birthdays, any day I really wished it wouldn’t. It even rained on my wedding day. Over time, I’ve learned to embrace that part of me—not as bad luck, but as something quietly powerful and deeply tied to emotion.

Ame Onna was born from that emotional landscape. The song weaves personal myth with the universal tension between holding on and letting go. The image of a flower that doesn’t wilt speaks to our unnatural obsession with permanence, perfection, and emotional control. But rain teaches us something softer—that there is strength in vulnerability, and that release can be a form of resilience. In a world that often silences emotion, this song is a quiet permission to cry, to feel, and to honor the beauty in impermanence.”

lyrics

Ame Onna
By Erika Dohi

枯れない花 
永遠に
枯れないのはなぜ
本物は枯れる
当たり前の事

泣けない君
泣くのは弱虫って教えられたから
泣き方を知らない
君のせいじゃない

知らない顔をして
気にしないフリをして
本当のことは
あなただけしかわからない

枯れない花
色あせる
枯れるから新しい花が咲く
Don’t change that cycle

枯れない花は不自然
We try to hold on
We’re barely holding on
本物の命は短い
泣くのも大事だよ
泣いたっていいよ
Yes you can cry
You’re allowed to cry

今は今の事だけ見つめて
We try to hold on
What we know, what we love.

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Ame Onna
By Erika Dohi / Andrew Wells

For forever the flower
doesn’t wilt. Why doesn’t
it wilt? The real flower wilts.
It’s the obvious thing.

You can’t cry. You’re taught
you’re weak so you don’t know
how. It’s not your fault.
You can’t cry.

It looks like:
You don’t know.
Pretend:
You don’t care.

And yet,
the real thing, only you know.

Does the flower wilt
or fade? If it wilts,
a new one blooms.
Don’t change that cycle;

What doesn’t fade
is unnatural. We are barely
holding on. The real life
is a short life,

It’s important to cry, okay to cry,
Why don’t you cry, Yes you can cry,
You’re allowed to cry, to think
About tomorrow, it’s tomorrow

What’s going on? Find the beauty
In what we try to hold on,
What we know what we love

credits

from Myth of Tomorrow, track released August 11, 2025
Erika Dohi, Composition, vocal and synths

Metropolis Ensemble
Lauren Cauley, violin
Adam O’Farill, trumpet
Morgan Guerin, bass synth and bass guitar
David Leon, flute and saxophone
Miyama McQueen-Tokita, Japanese koto and additional vocal
Kyle Poole, drums, percussion and drum programming

John Blackford, Fairlight CMI programming
Michael Hammond, recording/ mixing engineer
Lily Wen, additional engineer
Zach Hanson, mastering engineer
William Brittelle, producer

Photography by Shervin Lainez
Creative Visual Director by Huascar Miolan
Makeup by Cherry Le
Hair by Keita Watanabe

Video by DIR.Michael VQ
Makeup and Hair by Ai Kamijyo

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ERIKA DOHI New York, New York

Described as "virtuosic" (NY Times) and "barrier-defying artist" (Mix Magazine), Osaka-born and New York-based pianist Erika Dohi is a multi-faceted artist with an eclectic musical background. From highly polished traditional classical to bold improvisation, she is a dynamic performer whose timeless style and unidiomatic technique set her apart in contemporary NYC avant-garde circles. ... more

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