BACK TO THE FUTURE – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: EXILE SHOKICHI, VERBAL, SWAY

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

“Wake me up...”

Wake me up...

届かないまま

Without reaching you

言葉はネオンの中に消えた

Words disappeared into the neon lights

これが幻じゃないこととは

That this isn’t just a illusion

今なら理解したけど

Now I understand it

想像さえも出来ない

Can’t even imagine

キミが不在の未来はない

There’s no future without you

止まらない時の中でずっと

Throughout endless time

変わらずにまだキミを想っているよ

Still thinking of you, unchanged

There's no

There’s no

Going back Going back no no

Going back, going back, no, no

There's no

There’s no

Going back Going back

Going back, going back

もう一度描いたあの未来へ

Back to that future I drew once more

Back to the future

Back to the future

Let me down

Let me down

鳴り止まない Noise & Pain

Unending noise and pain

今さらだけど覚悟はできた

It's late now, but I’ve made up my mind

その声でしか心

My heart only responds to your voice

蘇ることは出来ない

It can’t come back to life

止まらない時の中でずっと

Always in endless time

変わらずにまだキミを想っているよ

Still thinking of you, unchanged

There's no

There’s no

Going back Going back no no

Going back, going back, no, no

There's no

There’s no

Going back Going back

Going back, going back

もう一度描いたあの未来へ

Back to that future I once imagined

Back to the future

Back to the future

Right now, Future, Past

Right now, Future and Past

どのOne sceneでも

In any scene, no matter where

途絶えないMy loveは常に

My unbreakable love is always there

Into your heart

Deep into your heart

何時何処にいたとしても

Wherever I am, whatever time

I Believe it, Believe it

I believe it, I believe

Uh going back to the future (Wow)

Yeah, heading back to the future (Wow)

ハッキし見た Future (Wow)

A clear view of the future (Wow)

仲間達と天下とるまでは一日も休暇無し

No days off until we rule the world with my crew

Never too much

Never too much

見るだけオンリー Please dont touch

Just to watch, don’t touch, please

スケジュール通り容赦無く Invasion

On schedule, relentless invasion

雲の上が Destination

Above the clouds is our destination

時はTwenty first あの夢見た

It's the 21st century, that dream I saw

Yozgenポケットはない

No pockets for regrets

でも大事なもんならちゃんと

But if it’s important, I keep it close

奥の奥の胸ポケットにある

Deep inside my chest pocket

そうさ 過去、今 彷徨っても

Yes, wandering through past and present

大丈夫さ そこで待ってろ

It’s okay, just wait there

パスワードは ふたつの“S”と“V”

The password is two letters: S and V

魅せてやるぜ 未来のHistory

I’ll show you the history of the future

まだ見ぬ明日のTime machine

A time machine to the future yet unseen

けど何度だって見つけ出す

But I’ll find it again and again

止まらない時の中でずっと

Forever in endless time

変わらずにまだキミを想っているよ

Still thinking of you, unchanged

There's no

There’s no

Going back Going back no no

Going back, going back, no, no

There's no

There’s no

Going back Going back

Going back, going back

もう一度描いたあの未来へ

Back to that future I envisioned again

Back to the future

Back to the future

There's no

There’s no

Going back...

Going back...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
未来 /みらい/ B1	noun - future
時 /とき/ A2	noun - time
声 /こえ/ A2	noun - voice
心 /こころ/ B1	noun - heart/mind
想う /おもう/ B1	verb - to think/feel
描く /えがく/ B1	verb - to draw/depict
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
仲間 /なかま/ B1	noun - companion/partner
歴史 /れきし/ B2	noun - history
時間 /じかん/ A2	noun - time
痛み /いたみ/ B1	noun - pain
信じる /しんじる/ B1	verb - to believe
道 /みち/ A2	noun - road/path
景色 /けしき/ B2	noun - scenery
希望 /きぼう/ B1	noun - hope
変わる /かわる/ B1	verb - to change
大事 /だいじ/ B2	adjective - important

Key Grammar Structures

• There’s no Going back

  ➔ Use of the structure "There is/are no" to indicate absence or impossibility.

  ➔ This expresses the absolute absence of something, emphasizing the impossibility of going back.

• 想像さえも出来ない

  ➔ Use of the construct "さえも" to emphasize even the simplest or smallest thing, meaning "even".

  ➔ This grammatical structure emphasizes that even the smallest or simplest thing is beyond imagination or possibility.

• 想像さえも出来ない

  ➔ Use of the potential form "出来ない" to express inability or impossibility.

  ➔ This grammatical form indicates that something cannot be done or imagined, emphasizing impossibility.

• 変わらずにまだキミを想っているよ

  ➔ Use of "ずに" to indicate 'without doing' something, here meaning "without changing".

  ➔ This grammatical pattern expresses doing something in a state of unchanged condition, emphasizing persistence.

• 止まらない時の中でずっと

  ➔ Use of the causative "止まらない" in the present non-past tense to describe ongoing inability to stop.

  ➔ This grammatical structure indicates an ongoing, unceasing inability to stop, emphasizing persistence over time.