CAN WE STiLL BE?? – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BiSH
• Album: GOiNG TO DESTRUCTiON

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the introspective world of BiSH's "CAN WE STiLL BE??" and uncover the nuances of Japanese pop-punk. This song offers a chance to delve into themes of love, uncertainty, and the search for meaning, all while experiencing BiSH's dynamic musical style.

[English]

こぼれ落ちた悲しみも

And the overflowing memories

Have become something so precious, so precious, so precious

Mostly fragile things

Only kindness overflows

A fate that can’t stop, comes crashing with impatience

Just a fleeting moment

Ah, it’s not nearly enough

I ask myself

What is love? Is it certain?

Can I still go further?

Can I really say that?

But how much further can I go?

Still, it’s not enough, not enough at all

To endless questioning

Facing it down, monsters have come this far

Even if we disappear

Somewhere we’ll go and head toward, right?

Please, let us keep going

Deep, deep inside my heart, strongly

Mostly fragile things

Only kindness overflows

A fate that can’t stop, comes crashing with impatience

Can I still go further?

Can I really say that?

But how much further can I go?

It’s not enough, not enough at all

So I won’t lose sight

Holding hands, monsters walk forward

Even if we disappear

Somewhere we’ll go and head toward, right?

Please, let us keep going

Deep, deep inside my heart, strongly

Mostly fragile things

Only kindness overflows

A fate that can’t stop, comes crashing with impatience

...

To endless questioning

Facing it down, monsters have come this far

Even if we disappear

Somewhere we’ll go and head toward, right?

Please, let us keep going

Deep, deep inside my heart, strongly

Mostly fragile things

Only kindness overflows

A fate that can’t stop, comes crashing with impatience

...

[Japanese]

こぼれ落ちた悲しみも

溢れ出した思い出も

すごく大切なものになってて なってて なってて

壊れやすいものばかり

優しさだけ溢れてて

立ち止まれないさだめが襲うよ 焦燥感

一瞬の出来事

あぁ もう全然足りない

自問自答だ

愛とは？定まってる？

まだまだいけるの？

それは本気で言えるの？

えでもどこまでできるの？

えまだまだまだ足りないじゃん

果てのない問いかけに

立ち向かって 化物たちはここまできて

もしも 僕ら消えたとしても

どこかへ行きどこか向かってくでしょ?

どうか 僕ら続きますように

心の中奥に深く深く強く

壊れやすいものばかり

優しさだけ溢れてて

立ち止まれないさだめが襲うよ 焦燥感

まだまだいけるの？

それは本気で言えるの？

えでもどこまでできるの？

えまだまだまだ足りないじゃん

見失わないように

手を取りあって 化物たちが歩いてきて

もしも 僕ら消えたとしても

どこかへ行きどこか向かってくでしょ?

どうか 僕ら続きますように

心の中奥に深く深く強く

壊れやすいものばかり

優しさだけ溢れてて

立ち止まれないさだめが襲うよ 焦燥感

果てのない問いかけに

立ち向かって 化物たちはここまできて

もしも 僕ら消えたとしても

どこかへ行きどこか向かってくでしょ?

どうか 僕ら続きますように

心の中奥に深く深く強く

壊れやすいものばかり

優しさだけ溢れてて

立ち止まれないさだめが襲うよ 焦燥感

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
悲しみ /kanaɕimi/ A2	noun - sadness
思い出 /omoide/ A2	noun - memory
大切 /taisetsu/ A2	adjective - important, precious
壊れやすい /kowareyasui/ B1	adjective - fragile, delicate
優しさ /yasashisa/ A2	noun - kindness, gentleness
襲う /osou/ B1	verb - to attack, to strike
焦燥感 /shousoukan/ B2	noun - feeling of impatience or anxiety
出来事 /dekigoto/ A2	noun - event, happening
問いかけ /tōikake/ B1	noun - questioning, challenge
化物 /bakemono/ B1	noun - monster, apparition
続きます /tsuzukimasu/ A2	verb - to continue
深く /fukaku/ B1	adverb - deeply
強く /tsuyoku/ A2	adverb - strongly, powerfully

Key Grammar Structures

• 壊れやすいものばかり

  ➔ Noun + ばかり (bakari) indicates 'only' or 'just'.

  ➔ In this line, it expresses that there are 'only fragile things'.

• 立ち止まれないさだめが襲うよ

  ➔ Verb (potential form) + ない (nai) indicates inability.

  ➔ This line means 'the fate that cannot stop attacks'.

• 果てのない問いかけに

  ➔ Noun + のない (no nai) indicates 'without' or 'lack of'.

  ➔ This line expresses 'in the endless questioning'.

• 愛とは？定まってる？

  ➔ Noun + とは (to wa) is used to define or question the nature of something.

  ➔ This line asks 'What is love? Is it defined?'.

• えでもどこまでできるの？

  ➔ Question word + まで (made) indicates 'up to' or 'until'.

  ➔ This line asks 'But how far can we go?'.

• 手を取りあって

  ➔ Verb (te-form) + あう (au) indicates doing something together.

  ➔ This line means 'holding hands together'.

• どうか 僕ら続きますように

  ➔ どうか (douka) is used to express a wish or hope.

  ➔ This line expresses the hope that 'we continue'.