24karats GOLD SOUL – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: EXILE
• Album: 24karats GOLD SOUL

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the power of Japanese music with '24karats GOLD SOUL' by EXILE. This song is a perfect entry point to learning Japanese through music, offering a strong, repetitive chorus and confident, impactful lyrics that are easy to follow. It’s a track that embodies the 'soul' of EXILE, allowing listeners to experience the energy and passion that has made them one of Japan's most legendary groups.

[English]

We are back

EXILE, 24karats

Clap your hands

A brilliance unlike any other becomes a legend — Here we come back

Never forgetting the初心, always staying true to our roots

Even a fleeting mistake can trip us up in this business

Haters are always talking (showing their faces), appearances are just superficial

Oh, fun parties always end quickly, like a magic hour

In this high-speed world, I catch and strike in slow motion

Oh, returning to the essence reveals a world where the light hasn't faded

That brilliance will shine forever

24, 24karats

Running freely with a golden soul, competing with overwhelming purity

The fight against sorrow is a dialogue with my own heart

Unshakable, authentic style — no one can catch up

What I lift high is

24karats

Everything is transient — people, eras, even this city

It's all up to me; I can endure the flow or go with it

Choosing to stand on the side that stirs the tide

The answer isn’t clear — that’s what life is about

The only thing I know is that even now, time ticks away silently

Moving quietly without footsteps passing by

If there’s still an uncharted stage, I can't stop

That light driving me forward is

24, 24karats

Running freely with a golden soul, competing with overwhelming purity

The fight against sorrow is a dialogue with my own heart

Unshakable, authentic style — no one can catch up

What I lift high is

24karats

This golden soul carved into my chest

Flowing endlessly

Pure blood flowing through me, 24karats

24, 24karats

24, 24karats

Running freely with a golden soul, competing with overwhelming purity

The fight against sorrow is a dialogue with my own heart

Unshakable, authentic style — no one can catch up

What I lift high is

24karats

All the people, raise your hands high

Raise your hands up

Everyone, lift your hands now

If you’re feeling us

Everyone, raise your hands up

Lift your hands up

Everyone, raise your hands now

24karats

[Japanese]

We are back

EXILE, 24karats

Clap your hands

類の無い輝きが伝説となり Here we come back

いつでも忘れない初心は常に back to basics

刹那のミスでさえも足をすくわれちゃうビジネス

いつも Haters が評（アゲツラ）う 表象は末節（マッセツ）

Oh 楽しいパーティは マジカルアワーのようにすぐ終わる

このハイスピードの世界を スローモーションで捉え撃つ

Oh 原点回帰して見える世界 その光は色褪せてはいない

永久にその光放つは

24, 24karats

駆け出してく黄金のSOUL 圧倒的な純度で競う

憂き身との戦いは 己の心との対話

揺ぎ無い生粋のスタイル 誰にも追いつけはしない

高く上に掲げるは

24karats

全ては移ろいゆく 人も時代もこの街さえも

自分次第 流れに耐え忍ぶも身を任せるも

潮流起こす側 立つという選択肢でも

答えなどわからない それが生きるってこと

ただひとつわかってるのは今も tick tuck と時間は

足音もなくひっそりと通りすぎてゆく

まだ未踏のステージの存在があるなら止まれない

突き動かすあの光は

24, 24karats

駆け出してく黄金のSOUL 圧倒的な純度で競う

憂き身との戦いは 己の心との対話

揺ぎ無い生粋のスタイル 誰にも追いつけはしない

高く上に掲げるは

24karats

この胸刻んだ黄金の魂

止めどなくあふれる

混じり気ないこの血が流れる24karats

24, 24karats

24, 24karats

駆け出してく黄金のSOUL 圧倒的な純度で競う

憂き身との戦いは 己の心との対話

揺ぎ無い生粋のスタイル 誰にも追いつけはしない

高く上に掲げるは

24karats

all the ppl get your hands up

get your hands up

all the ppl get your hands up right now

if you feeling us

all the ppl get your hands up

get your hands up

all the ppl get your hands up now

24karats

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart, mind
戦い /tatakai/ B1	noun - battle, fight
スタイル /sutairu/ B1	noun - style
純度 /jundo/ B2	noun - purity
黄金 /ougon/ B2	noun - gold
存在 /sonzai/ B2	noun - existence
時代 /jidai/ B2	noun - era, age
選択肢 /sentakushi/ C1	noun - option, choice
流れ /nagare/ B2	noun - flow, current
光放つ /hikari hanatsu/ C1	verb - to emit light
パーティ /pāti/ A2	noun - party
世界 /sekai/ A1	noun - world
存在 /sonzai/ B2	noun - existence
未踏 /mitō/ C1	adjective - unexplored

Key Grammar Structures

• いつでも忘れない初心は常に back to basics

  ➔ いつでも (itsudemo) + verb-negative form + ない (nai): expresses 'always do not' or 'never forget'.

  ➔ 'いつでも' means 'at any time', and combined with the negative form, it emphasizes 'never forget'.

• 刹那のミスでさえも足をすくわれちゃうビジネス

  ➔ の (no): possessive particle linking '瞬間' (moment) and 'ミス' (mistake).

  ➔ The particle 'の' connects two nouns, showing a possessive or descriptive relationship.

• 全ては移ろいゆく 人も時代もこの街さえも

  ➔ は (wa): topic marker indicating 'all' or 'everything'.

  ➔ 'は' marks '全て' (everything) as the topic of the sentence, emphasizing that all things are changing.

• 答えなどわからない それが生きるってこと

  ➔ って (tte): colloquial quoting particle similar to 'to' or 'that'.

  ➔ 'って' is used colloquially to quote or emphasize what precedes it, similar to 'that' or 'what'.

• 振る舞いは末節（マッセツ）

  ➔ は (wa): topic marker indicating 'behavior'.

  ➔ 'は' marks '振る舞い' (behavior) as the topic, focusing on one's conduct.

• 高く上に掲げるは 24karats

  ➔ は (wa): topic marker emphasizing '24karats'.

  ➔ 'は' is used as a topic marker, emphasizing '24karats' as the main idea.