AS ONE – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: UVERworld

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into UVERworld's "AS ONE," a compelling rock track that served as a movie theme, offering a rich blend of hard rock and electronic elements with thought-provoking lyrics. This song is an excellent opportunity to explore modern Japanese rock vocabulary and poetic expressions, especially its exploration of duality and interconnectedness. Its intricate rhythm and powerful vocals make it a captivating listen for language learners and music enthusiasts alike.

[English]

Even with a dead heart, I can no longer return to that place...

...

Tightening the reins of ideals and fighting spirit, I pull them closer

Because there is righteousness, even things that go wrong, this light, darkness, and love

AS ONE

Before I knew it, from town to town, as if creating an escape route

Even good people easily become bad, so numb they can't distinguish between sadness and joy

Unable to say goodbye, thoughts, lifespan, and time fade away

Unbelievable tragedies easily occur in these days

Yin and yang, so the void and reality, good and evil are born the same

Will you adapt to the things that go wrong with shadows? Or will you change them?

AS ONE

Before I knew it, my heart has drifted so far that I can no longer catch up

Even good people easily become bad, so blurred they can't distinguish between sadness and joy

Thoughts, lifespan, and time that can't reach the desired line

Even stimulating madness easily occurs in these days

Tightening the reins of ideals and fighting spirit, I pull them closer

Everything surely comes from nothing to something, capturing that

Yin and yang, so the void and reality, good and evil are born the same

Because there is righteousness, even things that go wrong, this light, darkness, and love

AS ONE

...

3,2,1

Imagine and create

Reflect and drop

The invisible things, their duality

Everything AS ONE

Imagine and create

Reflect and drop

The invisible things, their duality

Everything AS ONE

Sudden blackouts easily occur in these days

Tightening the reins of ideals and fighting spirit, I pull them closer

Because we are here, even things that go wrong, this light, darkness, and love

Yin and yang, so the void and reality, good and evil are born the same

From here on, will you adapt to it? Or will you change it?

Even with a dead heart, I can no longer return to that place

Imagine and create

Reflect and drop

The invisible things, their duality

Everything AS ONE

Imagine and create

Reflect and drop

The invisible things, their duality

Everything AS ONE

...

[Japanese]

心死んだままでもう 帰ること出来ぬ場所...

理想と闘争心の手綱を締め引き寄せてく

正しさがあるから ダメになるものも この光も闇も愛も

AS ONE

気づけばもう 街から街 まるで逃げ道作るかのように

善人も容易く悪人に 悲しみと喜びの区別もつかぬほど麻痺してく

さよならも言えず 消えてく想いと寿命とTime

信じがたい悲劇もさ 容易く起こる日々に

陰と陽も そう虚と実 善悪も産まれは同じ

陰りが生じてダメになるものに 馴染んでくか？ 変えてゆくか？

AS ONE

気づけばもう 追いつくことも無いほどに離れた心に

善人も容易く悪人に 悲しみと喜びの区別も出来ぬほど霞んでく

望んだラインに 届かぬ想いと寿命とTime

刺激的な狂気もさ 容易く起こる日々に

理想と闘争心の手綱を締め引寄せてく

全ては きっと無から有 それを生け捕り

陰と陽も そう虚と実 善悪も産まれは同じ

正しさがあるから ダメになるものも この光も闇も愛も

AS ONE

3,2,1

想像し創造

考察して投下

目に見えぬもの その表裏

全てAS ONE

想像し創造

考察して投下

目に見えぬもの その表裏

全てAS ONE

突然ブラックアウトもさ 容易く起こる日々に

理想と闘争心の手綱を締め引寄せてく

俺達が居るからダメになるものも この光も闇も愛も

陰と陽も そう虚と実 善悪も産まれは同じ

此処から先は そこに馴染むか？ それを変えていくか？

心死んだままでもう 帰ること出来ぬ場所

想像し創造

考察して投下

目に見えぬもの その表裏

全てAS ONE

想像し創造

考察して投下

目に見えぬもの その表裏

全てAS ONE

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
心 /こころ/ B2	noun - heart; mind; spirit
闘争心 /とうそうしん/ B2	noun - fighting spirit; will to fight
光 /ひかり/ A2	noun - light
闇 /やみ/ A2	noun - darkness
愛 /あい/ A1	noun - love
悲しみ /かなしみ/ B1	noun - sadness
喜び /よろこび/ B1	noun - joy; happiness
想い /おもい/ B2	noun - thought; feeling
日々 /ひび/ A2	noun - days; daily life
正しさ /ただしさ/ B2	noun - correctness; righteousness
変える /かえる/ B1	verb - to change
生け捕り /いけどり/ C1	noun - live capture
刺激的 /しげきてき/ B2	adjective - stimulating; exciting
虚 /きょ/ C1	noun - emptiness; void
実 /じつ/ C1	noun - reality; truth

Key Grammar Structures

• 心死んだままでもう 帰ること出来ぬ場所...

  ➔ Conditional form (まま) indicating a state or condition.

  ➔ The phrase "心死んだまま" means "with a dead heart," indicating a state of emotional numbness.

• 正しさがあるから ダメになるものも この光も闇も愛も

  ➔ Causative form (から) indicating reason or cause.

  ➔ The phrase "正しさがあるから" means "because there is righteousness," indicating a reason for the subsequent statement.

• さよならも言えず 消えてく想いと寿命とTime

  ➔ Negative form (も言えず) indicating inability to perform an action.

  ➔ The phrase "さよならも言えず" means "unable to say goodbye," indicating a sense of loss.

• 刺激的な狂気もさ 容易く起こる日々に

  ➔ Adverbial form (容易く) indicating ease or frequency.

  ➔ The phrase "容易く起こる" means "easily occurs," indicating that certain events happen frequently.

• 全ては きっと無から有 それを生け捕り

  ➔ Expressive form (きっと) indicating certainty.

  ➔ The phrase "きっと無から有" means "surely from nothing to something," indicating a belief in creation or transformation.

• 此処から先は そこに馴染むか？ それを変えていくか？

  ➔ Interrogative form (か) indicating a question.

  ➔ The phrase "馴染むか？" means "will it blend in?" indicating a question about adaptation.

• 想像し創造 考察して投下

  ➔ Imperative form (し, 創造) indicating commands or requests.

  ➔ The phrase "想像し創造" means "imagine and create," indicating a call to action.