EXPerience Greatness – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

数えきれないくらいに毎日 通いつめたこの場所

This place I've visited countless times every day

この街並みに なんでこんなに心躍るんだろう?

Why does this town make my heart race so much?

刻むリズムに合わせ Feel it

Feel it to the rhythm that beats

隣で同じ Step 踏む Friends

Friends stepping together in the same step

汗を流して 息切らして 背中追いかけた

Sweating and panting, chasing each other's backs

Move your body now

Move your body now

今日は昨日より高く飛べるはず

You should be able to jump higher today than yesterday

Don’t give up on your dream

Don’t give up on your dream

明日は今日より近くに行ける

Tomorrow you can get closer than today

高鳴る胸のまま 一歩ずつ進めば

If you take one step forward with a racing heart

きっと輝く瞬間がやってくる

Surely, a shining moment will come

日に日に変わり続ける景観(ランドスケープ) 完成図を描く

The landscape changes day by day - drawing the complete picture

僕も少しずつでも未来を描けていたらいいな

I hope I can gradually sketch my future too

「もっとうまく踊れたら…」

“If only I could dance better…”

そんな風に思うときも

There are times I think like that

積み上がってる 君の Experience 志す Greatness

Your experiences are piling up, aspiring for greatness

Move your body now

Move your body now

今日は昨日より高く飛べるはず

You should be able to jump higher today than yesterday

Don’t give up on your dream

Don’t give up on your dream

明日は今日より近くに行ける

Tomorrow you can get closer than today

高鳴る胸のまま 一歩ずつ進めば

If you take one step forward with a racing heart

きっと輝く瞬間がやってくる

Surely, a shining moment will come

僕らの物語(クロニクル)には そう

In our story, yes

たくさんのチャプターがある

There are many chapters

今なにかに気づけたら次のページ開くよ

If I can notice something now, I'll turn to the next page

世界中の誰の言葉より信じられるのは

More than anyone's words in the world, what I believe in

今ここまで自分が歩んできた道のり

Is the path I've walked up to now

Move your body now

Move your body now

今日は昨日より高く飛べるはず

You should be able to jump higher today than yesterday

Don’t give up on your dream

Don’t give up on your dream

明日は今日より近くに行ける

Tomorrow you can get closer than today

高鳴る胸のまま 一歩ずつ進めば

If you take one step forward with a racing heart

きっと輝く瞬間がやってくる

Surely, a shining moment will come

Just keep on moving

Just keep on moving

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
経験 /けいけん/ B1	noun - experience
偉大 /いだい/ B2	adjective - great
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
瞬間 /しゅんかん/ B1	noun - moment
高く /たかく/ A2	adverb - high
進む /すすむ/ B1	verb - to advance
輝く /かがやく/ B2	verb - to shine
友達 /ともだち/ A1	noun - friend
体 /からだ/ A1	noun - body
流す /ながす/ B1	verb - to flow
気づく /きづく/ B2	verb - to notice
道のり /みちのり/ B2	noun - journey
場所 /ばしょ/ A1	noun - place
街 /まち/ A1	noun - town
リズム /りずむ/ A2	noun - rhythm
刻む /きざむ/ B2	verb - to carve

Key Grammar Structures

• Feel it

  ➔ Imperative mood (command/request)

  ➔ The phrase "Feel it" uses the imperative form of "feel," giving a direct command or encouragement to experience or be aware of something.

• Don’t give up on your dream

  ➔ Negative imperative with "don’t" + base form of verb

  ➔ The phrase "Don’t give up" uses a negative imperative, instructing someone not to quit or lose hope, with "give up" as the verb phrase.

• 進めば (Susumeba)

  ➔ Conditional form of the verb "susumu" (to advance/go forward) with "ba" indicating "if/when"

  ➔ The "ba" particle attached to "susumu" creates a conditional clause, meaning "if" or "when" the action of moving forward occurs.

• きっと輝く瞬間がやってくる (Kitto kagayaku shunkan ga yattekuru)

  ➔ Using "きっと" (kitto) for certainty + future tense expression "やってくる" (yatte kuru) indicating "will come"

  ➔ The word "きっと" means "certainly" or "definitely," emphasizing strong certainty, while "やってくる" is a future tense verb meaning "will come," together expressing that "certainly, the shining moment will arrive."

• Moving your body now

  ➔ Present participle (verb + -ing) used as a gerund or emphasis on continuous action

  ➔ The phrase "Moving your body now" uses the present participle "Moving" to emphasize ongoing action or to give a dynamic feel, often used in imperatives or motivational contexts.