Clock Strikes

• By: ONE OK ROCK
• Album: 人生×僕=

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
wait /weɪt/ A2	verb - to stay in a place until something happens
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into pieces or to stop functioning
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
forever /fərˈɛvər/ B2	adverb - for all future time; for always
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ B1	verb - to have actual being; to be real
cruel /ˈkruːəl/ B2	adjective - willfully causing pain or suffering to others
page /peɪdʒ/ A1	noun - one side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine, etc.
keep /kiːp/ A2	verb - to have or retain possession of
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
end /ɛnd/ A1	noun - the final part of something
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
sure /ʃʊr/ A2	adjective - certain; confident

Grammar:

• Believe that time is always forever

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive/modal verb 'that' after 'believe' to introduce a noun clause.

  ➔ The sentence demonstrates the use of a subordinate clause introduced by 'that' to specify what is believed.

• Nothing for good

  ➔ Use of 'nothing' as a pronoun meaning 'not anything', paired with 'for good' to express finality.

  ➔ The phrase indicates that there is no possibility of something being good or lasting forever.

• It doesn't have to be friend

  ➔ Use of the conditional phrase 'doesn't have to' to indicate that something is not obligatory.

  ➔ This structure conveys that there is no obligation or requirement to be a friend; it's optional.

• And the time will stay

  ➔ Use of the simple future tense with 'will' to express a future action or state.

  ➔ The phrase indicates that the 'time' will remain unchanged or preserved in the future.

• You can keep it till the end

  ➔ Use of modal 'can' with 'keep' to express ability or possibility to retain something.

  ➔ The sentence expresses the ability or permission to continue holding or maintaining something until the end.

• The song employs conditional constructions such as 'If' sentences to hypothesize about possibilities.

  ➔ Use of 'if' clauses to create conditional sentences expressing hypothetical situations.

  ➔ The song features if-clauses to explore hypothetical or possible situations about eternity and belief.

• The use of the present continuous 'are believing' in Japanese would be '信じている'.

  ➔ Use of the present continuous tense to indicate ongoing belief or action.

  ➔ The phrase '信じている' is the Japanese equivalent of the present continuous tense 'are believing', showing ongoing belief.