 Ayumi Hamasaki 's track " Audience " appeared on her third studio album , Duty ( 2000 ) . Hamasaki begun work on Duty and followed a similar musical concept like her first two albums A Song for × × ( January 1999 ) and Loveppears ( November 1999 ) . " Audience " was written by Hamasaki . Majority of the lyrics were about loneliness , chaos , confusion , and the burden of her responsibilities , aimed mostly towards her public image as an recording artist . In contrast to " Audience " , the trilogy singles focused on hopelessness , a reflection of Hamasaki 's disappointment that she had not expressed herself thoroughly in any of her previous lyrics . She described her feelings after the writing as " unnatural " and was constantly " nervous " for the final result . 
