FACE – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

太陽がのまれてく

The sun is being swallowed

夜がときどき　強がり

The night sometimes pretends to be strong

晴れた日は　月灯かり

On sunny days, it's the moonlight

自分の逃げ道を知ってる

I know my escape route

反省は毎日で

Reflection happens every day

悔やまれることが多すぎて

There are too many regrets

青春が消えてゆく

Youth is fading away

でも情熱はいつまでつづくの

But how long will the passion last?

少しくらいは　きっと役にはたってる

Surely, it must be of some use

でもときどき　自分の生きがいが消えてく

But sometimes, my reason for living disappears

泣いてたり　吠えてたり　かみついたりして

Crying, howling, and biting

そんなんばかりが　女じゃない

That's not what being a woman is about

鏡に映った　あなたと2人

You and I reflected in the mirror

情けないようで　たくましくもある

It seems pathetic, yet it's also strong

顔と顔寄せ合い　なぐさめあったらそれぞれ

When we bring our faces close and comfort each other

玄関のドアを　1人で開けよう

I’ll open the front door alone

There's no place

There's no place

希望の中愛を求めていた

I was seeking love within hope

Face to Face

Face to Face

あなたを探しに公園まで散歩して

I took a walk to the park to find you

Feel the space

Feel the space

眩しすぎる月の灯かりの下で

Under the dazzling moonlight

Need your caress

Need your caress

恥ずかしくて　照れくさくて

It's embarrassing and shy

繰り返し　何度も同じ道歩いていたね

Repeatedly, we walked the same path

時間も言葉も無駄にして

Wasting time and words

通り過ぎていたね

We were just passing by

Just your hand

Just your hand

先に君に気付いて欲しかった

I wanted you to notice me first

Take a Deep Breath

Take a Deep Breath

深い愛はどこにむかって

Where is deep love headed?

どーもこーもない事情で　疑う余地もない私たちの

With circumstances that are nothing to worry about, there's no room for doubt between us

平凡でとがった　ところもない

Ordinary and sharp, there's nothing special

こんな毎日じゃ　はじけようもないじゃない

In such everyday life, there's no way to burst out

経験が邪魔をする

Experience gets in the way

ほらあの人の横顔　抱きしめて

Look, that person's profile, hold it tight

バス停で　おしゃべりしている学生

Students chatting at the bus stop

明日の事は考えて　もちろんいるけど

Of course, I'm thinking about tomorrow

切実さは　比べようもない程明るい

But the urgency is brighter than anything else

あの人の胸には　すぐ飛び込めない

I can't just jump into that person's heart

鏡に映った　あなたと2人

You and I reflected in the mirror

情けないようで　たくましくもある

It seems pathetic, yet it's also strong

顔と顔寄せ合い　なぐさめあったらそれぞれ

When we bring our faces close and comfort each other

玄関のドアを　1人で開けよう

I’ll open the front door alone

In My Heart

In My Heart

びくびくしながら瞳閉じるなんて

Closing my eyes while trembling

In your Soul

In your Soul

朝の光が　差し込むまで

Until the morning light comes in

In Their Eyes

In Their Eyes

永遠に今のままで

Forever just as we are now

I SEE THE SKY

I SEE THE SKY

太陽にのまれてみたい

I want to be swallowed by the sun

峠は越えたって終わらない　道は死ぬまで

The road doesn't end even after crossing the peak, it continues until death

続くよ胸が苦しくて困るよね

It’s tough because my heart aches

ときめきあの人で　決めたい　決めたい

I want to decide with that person, I want to decide

バス停で　おしゃべりしている学生

Students chatting at the bus stop

明日の事は考えて　もちろんいるけど

Of course, I'm thinking about tomorrow

切実さは　比べようもない程明るい

But the urgency is brighter than anything else

あの人の胸には　すぐ飛び込めない

I can't just jump into that person's heart

鏡に映った　あなたと2人

You and I reflected in the mirror

情けないようで　たくましくもある

It seems pathetic, yet it's also strong

顔と顔寄せ合い　なぐさめあったらそれぞれ

When we bring our faces close and comfort each other

玄関のドアを　1人で開けよう

I’ll open the front door alone

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
太陽 /たいよう/ A1	noun - sun
夜 /よる/ A1	noun - night
情熱 /じょうねつ/ B2	noun - passion
生きがい /いきがい/ B2	noun - purpose of life
経験 /けいけん/ B1	noun - experience
胸 /むね/ A2	noun - chest
道 /みち/ A1	noun - road
光 /ひかり/ A1	noun - light
愛 /あい/ A1	noun - love
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart
顔 /かお/ A1	noun - face
月 /つき/ A1	noun - moon
道 /みち/ A1	noun - way, path
学生 /がくせい/ A2	noun - student
時間 /じかん/ A1	noun - time
場所 /ばしょ/ B1	noun - place
希望 /きぼう/ B1	noun - hope

Key Grammar Structures

• 自分の逃げ道を知ってる

  ➔ Verb + ている (teiru) for ongoing actions or states

  ➔ The form *知ってる* is a colloquial contraction of *知っている*, indicating possession or knowledge of something.

• 晴れた日は　月灯かり

  ➔ Past tense adjective + は to set the topic and describe a state

  ➔ Using the past tense form of an adjective with は emphasizes the topic and describes how the weather or scene was.

• 顔と顔寄せ合い

  ➔ Noun + と + Noun + て form (te) for conjunction and action

  ➔ The construction links two nouns with と and uses the て form, implying mutual action or interaction.

• 経験が邪魔をする

  ➔ Noun + が + verb in dictionary form to indicate the subject performing the action

  ➔ The particle *が* marks the noun as the subject of *邪魔をする* (to interfere or obstruct).

• 太陽にのまれてみたい

  ➔ V stem + てみる to try doing something

  ➔ Adding てみる implies trying or experimenting with the action expressed by the verb.

• 終わらない　道は死ぬまで

  ➔ ない form + まで to indicate 'until' something happens

  ➔ The negative form *終わらない* means 'not ending', and combined with まで indicates 'until it ends' or 'up to the point'.

• 顔と顔寄せ合い

  ➔ Noun + と + Noun + て form (te) for conjunction and action

  ➔ The pattern Noun + と + Noun + て is used to connect nouns and describe joint action or interaction in a compound verb form.