Clock Strikes – English Lyrics

• By: ONE OK ROCK
• Album: 人生×僕=

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with ONE OK ROCK’s "Clock Strikes," a deeply emotional rock ballad that masterfully blends poignant lyrics with powerful vocals. Its recurring themes of enduring hope and commitment, coupled with its passionate delivery, offer an excellent opportunity to grasp key vocabulary and expressions related to human emotion and perseverance in English and Japanese.

[English]

What waits for you?

What's breaking through?

Nothing for good

You're sure it's true

永遠なんてないと言い切ってしまったら

あまりにも寂しくて 切ないでしょ？

誰もが本当は信じたいけど

裏切られれば深く傷ついてしまうモノ

永遠がある世界が理想ではなく

ソレを信じ 続けている姿

それこそ僕らが望むべき世界 と気づくことができたなら

What will we have?

Believe that time is always forever

And I'll always be here

Believe it till the end

I won't go away and won't say never

It doesn't have to be friend

You can keep it till the end

ためしに永遠なんて無いと言い切ろう

そしたら希望や夢はいくつ死ぬだろう

ソレが存在しない事の絶望と

存在する事の残酷を

想像してみて僕は少しまた

めくるページの手を止める

How will we have?

Believe that time is always forever

And I'll always be here

Believe it till the end

I won't go away and won't say never

It doesn't have to be friend

You can keep it till the end

...

Believe that time is always forever

And I'll always be here

Believe it till the end

I won't go away and won't say never

It doesn't have to be friend

You can keep it till the end

Can keep it till the end

You can keep it till the end (And the time will stay)

You can keep it till the end (Time goes by)

You can keep it till the end

...

Key Vocabulary

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

Key Grammar Structures

• 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.