HADASHi NO STEP

• By: LiSA
• Album: LANDER

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

しくじったな 涙をみせちゃった

I messed up, showing my tears

こんな私キライ

I hate this me

いじっぱりだとしても じぶんに負けたくないや

Even if I’m stubborn, I don’t want to lose to myself

しかめっつら 照りつける日差しは

The scowling face, the blazing sunlight

こちらを睨んでる

Is glaring at us

ポケットに まだ膨らまない夢がつまったまんま

My pockets still hold dreams that haven’t inflated yet

黒い髪 季節の香り

Black hair, the scent of the seasons

楽しいことばっか思い出して

Remembering only happy things

急に妙に歳をとった気分

Suddenly, I feel oddly older

だから今日を大事にしなきゃ

That’s why I have to cherish today

世間はいつも愛だ恋だ それもいいけど

The world always talks about love and romance, which is fine

じぶんを ねぇ ちゃんと 抱きしめてたいよね

But hey, I want to hold myself tight

いつか履けなかった ガラスの靴

The glass slipper I once couldn’t wear

いまはまだ裸足で踊れそうよ

Now, I think I can dance barefoot

泣いて ぶつかって 不器用なステップで

Crying, bumping into things, awkward steps

近づけば I love you?

If I get closer, I love you?

...

...

四六時中 危険予測ばかり

All day long, I’m just predicting danger

あれこれ浮かんでる

A lot of thoughts come up

願うなら 寝起きみたいな心で飛び込みたいわ

If I wish for something, I want to jump in with a heart like waking up

淡い夢 甘いトキメキ

A faint dream, a sweet heartbeat

大人を理由に遠ざけてる

Using being an adult as an excuse to stay away

好きになったあとのことなんて

About what happens after falling in love

"あと"からでいいはずなのに

It should be okay to worry about that ‘later’

みんな いつもyes, noで 決めたがるけど

Everyone always wants to decide with yes or no

私 ねぇ ちゃんと 愛を知りたいんだよ

But hey, I really want to know love properly

恋と隣り合った孤独さえも

Even loneliness that comes with falling in love

いまはまだ少し楽しめそう

For now, I think I can enjoy it a little

悩んで 傷ついて 五線譜のノートに

Worrying, getting hurt, with clumsy steps

はじまりのメロディー

On the sheet of music, a beginning melody

私らしくない

Not really like me

趣味も 主義も 思想も 嫉妬も 涙とか

Hobbies, principles, thoughts, jealousy, tears—

どれもこれも全部 知らなかった私

All of these are things I didn’t know about myself

...

...

ふいに脳裏によぎった あなたが笑った

Suddenly, I thought of you smiling

鼻歌うたってる

Singing a humming tune

いびつな旋律も あなたとなら

Even the rough melodies, with you, they're

それほど悪くもない

Not so bad after all

いつも愛だ恋だ それもいいけど

Everyone talks about love and romance, which is okay

じぶんを ねぇ ちゃんと 抱きしめてたいよね

But hey, I wanna hold myself tight

いつか履けなかった ガラスの靴

The glass slipper I once couldn't wear

いまはまだ裸足で踊れそうよ

Now, I think I can dance barefoot

泣いて ぶつかって 不器用なステップで

Crying, stumbling, with clumsy steps

近づけば I love you?

If I get closer, I love you?

言わせてよ I love you

Let me hear you say I love you

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tears
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
愛 /あい/ A2	noun - love
踊る /おどる/ A2	verb - to dance
孤独 /こどく/ B1	noun - loneliness
傷 /きず/ B1	noun - wound
心 /こころ/ B1	noun - heart/mind
思い出 /おもいで/ B1	noun - memory
大事 /だいじ/ B2	adjective - important
楽しい /たのしい/ A2	adjective - fun/enjoyable
歳 /とし/ A1	noun - age
靴 /くつ/ A1	noun - shoes
ステップ /すてっぷ/ B1	noun - step
予測 /よそく/ B2	noun - prediction
理由 /りゆう/ B2	noun - reason
思考 /しこう/ C1	noun - thought
旋律 /せんりつ/ C1	noun - melody

Grammar:

• こんな私キライ

  ➔ Using 'こんな' as a demonstrative adjective to mean 'such' or 'like this'

  ➔ 'こんな' is used to specify or emphasize the type or nature of '私' (I or me), meaning 'such a' or 'like this'

• じぶんに負けたくないや

  ➔ Using the verb '-たい' form to express 'want to not lose'

  ➔ '負けたくない' combines the negative form of the verb '負ける' (to lose) with '-たい' to mean 'want to not lose'

• 季節の香り

  ➔ Using 'の' as a possessive or descriptive particle to connect noun '季節' with '香り'

  ➔ 'の' indicates possession or descriptive relationship, meaning 'the scent of the season' or 'season's aroma'

• 願うなら 寝起きみたいな心で飛び込みたいわ

  ➔ Using 'なら' as a conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'assuming that'

  ➔ 'なら' introduces a condition, meaning 'if (I) wish' or 'assuming that I want to jump in with a heart like waking up from sleep'

• 傷ついて

  ➔ Using the te-form of the verb '傷つく' (to hurt) to connect actions in a sequence or describe ongoing experience

  ➔ The te-form '傷ついて' connects the actions of being hurt and creating a sequence of emotional or physical experience

• 私らしくない

  ➔ Using 'らしい' to mean 'like' or 'typical of', combined with negative form to mean 'not like myself'

  ➔ 'らしい' describes something being characteristic of someone or something, and when combined with negative, means 'not like (me)' or 'uncharacteristic of me'

• 言わせてよ I love you

  ➔ Using the causative form '言わせて' of '言う' (to say) to mean 'let me say' or 'allow me to say'

  ➔ '言わせて' is the causative form of '言う' (to say), meaning 'let me say' or 'allow me to express', paired here with 'I love you' to express a desire to say those words