. . . . "Connected (November 2002) and A Song Is Born (December 2001) were the exceptions.[2] I Am... also showed evolution in Hamasaki's lyrical style: it was a retreat from the themes of loneliness and confusion of some of her earlier songs.[38] Moved by the September 11 attacks, Hamasaki revised her vision of I Am..., focusing on issues such as faith and world peace." .