First Flight

• By: DXTEEN
• Album: First Flight

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

あの日追いかけた夢は

The dream I chased that day

全てが眩しく、美しかった。

Everything was dazzling and beautiful.

もしこの翼が折れたとしても

Even if these wings were to break

僕達はきっと

We will surely

また羽ばたく

fly again

何度でも、

no matter how many times,

何度でも。

no matter how many times.

あの日見た夢へ

To the dream I saw that day

悩みや偏見は Thick eggshell

Worries and prejudices are thick eggshells

ほら殻を破って

Look, break the shell

生まれ変わる為 Look up to the sky

To be reborn, look up to the sky

前ならえの習慣

The habit of standing at attention

他人(みんな)が同じ空間

Everyone in the same space

飛び出した先に

What lies ahead when we leap out?

何があるのかな?

I wonder what's there?

危ないって引き止める

They say it's dangerous and try to stop me

その声に背を向けて

Turning my back to that voice

光に手を伸ばす

I reach out for the light

縮こまった翼は孤独を抱いて

My shriveled wings embrace loneliness

I'm stuck. But I…

I'm stuck. But I…

Reborn! Reborn!

Reborn! Reborn!

Oh 堂々胸張っていこう

Oh, let's go with our heads held high

More ドンドンぶつかっていこうぜ

More, let's crash into things more and more

Reborn! Reborn!

Reborn! Reborn!

何万回だってTry and try

No matter how many thousands of times, try and try

さぁドンドンと Yea Break it all down

Now, let's break it all down

高い空へ I'm gonna fly away

To the high sky, I'm gonna fly away

闇を切り裂いて 眩しい光へ

Cutting through the darkness to the dazzling light

“今”を 壊せ I'm gonna fly away

Break the "now," I'm gonna fly away

限界の先へ Don't stop me now

To beyond the limits, don't stop me now

I will just find my way

I will just find my way

Really wanna be changed

Really wanna be changed

残された不安感

The lingering sense of anxiety

目の前遮った Stop sign

The stop sign blocking my view

投げたら 3points shot Score

If I throw it, it's a 3-point shot score

I knew I did 言った通り

I knew I did as I said

Tell me how to cut it out

Tell me how to cut it out

「ダメ」や「無理」なんて言葉は

Words like "impossible" or "no good"

Remove Remove Burn up 意志 空まで

Remove, remove, burn up, will to the sky

傷ついた 翼は 孤独を抱いて

The wounded wings embrace loneliness

I'm stuck. But I…

I'm stuck. But I…

Reborn! Reborn!

Reborn! Reborn!

Oh 堂々胸張っていこう

Oh, let's go with our heads held high

More ドンドンぶつかっていこうぜ

More, let's crash into things more and more

Reborn! Reborn!

Reborn! Reborn!

何万回だって Try and try

No matter how many thousands of times, try and try

さぁドンドンと Yea Break it all down

Now, let's break it all down

一歩一歩 理想に向かって

Step by step towards the ideal

裂け目から降り注ぐ Light

Light pouring down from the cracks

だんだん見えてくる My sight

My sight is gradually becoming clear

隠せない好奇心を信じて

Believing in the curiosity that can't be hidden

飛び立てば No doubt

If I take off, no doubt

潤いを 求めて 未知の世界へと

Seeking moisture, into the unknown world

I'm changing now

I'm changing now

Reborn! Reborn!

Reborn! Reborn!

Oh 堂々胸張っていこう

Oh, let's go with our heads held high

More ドンドンぶつかっていこうぜ

More, let's crash into things more and more

Reborn! Reborn!

Reborn! Reborn!

何万回だってTry and try

No matter how many thousands of times, try and try

さぁドンドンと Yea Break it all down

Now, let's break it all down

高い空へ I'm gonna fly away

To the high sky, I'm gonna fly away

闇を切り裂いて 眩しい光へ

Cutting through the darkness to the dazzling light

“今”を 壊せ I'm gonna fly away

Break the "now," I'm gonna fly away

限界の先へ Don't stop me now

To beyond the limits, don't stop me now

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
追いかけた /おいかけた/ B1	verb - to chase after
眩しい /まぶしい/ B2	adjective - dazzling
羽ばたく /はばたく/ B1	verb - to flap one's wings
偏見 /へんげん/ B2	noun - prejudice
殻 /から/ B1	noun - shell
光 /ひかり/ A2	noun - light
孤独 /こどく/ B2	noun - loneliness
Reborn /rɪˈbɔrn/ B2	verb - to be reborn
堂々 /どうどう/ B2	adverb - proudly
胸張る /むねはる/ B1	verb - to puff out one's chest
闇 /やみ/ A2	noun - darkness
切り裂く /きりさく/ B1	verb - to cut through
限界 /げんかい/ B2	noun - limit
Stop /stɔp/ A1	verb - to stop
好奇心 /こうきしん/ B2	noun - curiosity
潤い /うるおい/ B2	noun - moisture
未知 /みち/ B2	noun - unknown

Grammar:

• 僕達はきっとまた羽ばたく

  ➔ Use of 'は' for topic marker and 'きっと' for certainty.

  ➔ 'は' is a topic particle emphasizing the subject of the sentence; 'きっと' means 'surely' or 'certainly'.

• 何度でも

  ➔ Use of 'でも' to mean 'any number of times' or 'repeatedly'.

  ➔ 'でも' is a particle indicating 'any number of times' or 'repetition'.

• 悩みや偏見は thick eggshell

  ➔ Use of 'や' for listing examples and metaphor 'thick eggshell' to describe obstacles.

  ➔ 'や' is a conjunction used to list multiple examples, similar to 'and' or 'such as'.

• 光に手を伸ばす

  ➔ Use of 'に' as a direction marker and '手を伸ばす' for 'reach out hand'.

  ➔ 'に' indicates direction or target of an action; '手を伸ばす' means 'to reach out one's hand'.

• 一歩一歩 理想に向かって

  ➔ Use of '一歩一歩' for gradual progression and 'に向かって' to indicate 'toward' an aim.

  ➔ '一歩一歩' emphasizes gradual progress; 'に向かって' indicates moving toward a goal.