HIGHER EX – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

(yea... BBZ... Let's get in HIGHER)

(yeah... BBZ... Let's get in HIGHER)

Yeah 幕開けの合図なら Okay

Yeah, if this is the signal to start, okay

まず賭けてるこれに俺

First, I bet on this, myself

仲間とマイクは手放さねぇ

Holding on tight with my crew and the mic

飛べるだけ飛ぶ為 生やしてる羽

With wings to fly as high as I can

人生賭けてやる最後まで

Putting my life on the line, till the very end

BBZ やる全部自分の手で

BBZ, doing everything with my own hands

ここで止まってる暇はねぇ

There’s no time to stand still here

家族仲間、皆の為に走る俺ら未来まで

Running for my family, friends, and everyone I care about, heading toward the future

光が差す方に

Toward the direction where the light shines

動き出すよ Sorry

We’re about to move. Sorry

Can’t stop us 誰も

Can’t stop us, no one

邪魔者の相手してる暇ない

No time to waste dealing with the haters

壊れかけた

We almost broke apart

上辺の鎧脱ぎ捨てて

Shedding the superficial armor

覚悟胸に上に

With resolve in our hearts, moving upward

今こそ Time has come, we burn

Now’s the time, the moment has come, we burn

BBZ We goin' HIGHER

BBZ, we’re going HIGHER

Can’t be a liar

Can’t be a liar

Bang bang We goin' HIGHER

Bang bang, we’re going HIGHER

Burning up like a fire

Burning up like fire

Keep your head up like getting to the top...

Keep your head up, aiming for the top...

We getting to the top

We’re reaching the top

(yea... this is the HIGHER EX aye)

(yeah... this is the HIGHER EX, aye)

まだまださ We goin’ HIGHER

Still pushing forward, we’re going HIGHER

Ain’t stop 俺らに敵なんて居ないな

There’s no stopping us, no enemies can beat us

後ろ振り返ってる暇なんて無いな

No time to look back

ほら見な We seven stars never retire, we on fire

See? We seven stars, we never retire, we’re on fire

何があっても Don't worry aye

Whatever happens, don’t worry, aye

ANTI-HERO'Sのように aye

Like anti-heroes, aye

変わってくシーンでも変わらない Motivation

Changing scenes but our motivation stays the same

世に広がり出す Notification

Spreading notifications worldwide

これが Hot line

This is the hotline

光が差す方に

Toward the direction where the light shines

動き出すよ Sorry

We’re about to move. Sorry

Can’t stop us 誰も

Can’t stop us, no one

邪魔者の相手してる暇ない

No time to waste dealing with the haters

壊れかけた

We almost broke apart

上辺の鎧脱ぎ捨てて

Shedding the superficial armor

覚悟胸に上に

With resolve in our hearts, moving upward

今こそ Time has come, we burn

Now’s the time, the moment has come, we burn

BBZ We goin' HIGHER

BBZ, we’re going HIGHER

Can’t be a liar

Can’t be a liar

Bang bang We goin' HIGHER

Bang bang, we’re going HIGHER

Burning up like a fire

Burning up like fire

Keep your head up like getting to the top...

Keep your head up, aiming for the top...

We getting to the top

We’re reaching the top

Um 止まれないもう

Uh, can’t stop anymore

Say nothing

Say nothing

誰に何言われたとしても Ignore

No matter what anyone says, ignore it

Hey everybody 準備は万全

Hey everyone, we’re fully prepared

Hey everybody 空に誓って

Hey everyone, swearing to the sky

“We are just not found from the world“

“We are just not found from the world”

BBZ We goin' HIGHER

BBZ, we’re going HIGHER

Can’t be a liar

Can’t be a liar

Bang bang We goin' HIGHER

Bang bang, we’re going HIGHER

Burning up like a fire

Burning up like fire

Keep your head up like getting to the top...

Keep your head up, aiming for the top...

We getting to the top

We’re reaching the top

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
賭ける /kakeru/ B1	verb - to bet or wager
仲間 /nakama/ A2	noun - friend or companion
光 /hikari/ A1	noun - light
走る /hashiru/ A1	verb - to run
未来 /mirai/ A2	noun - future
覚悟 /kakugo/ B2	noun - determination or readiness
火 /hi/ A1	noun - fire
時間 /jikan/ A1	noun - time
準備 /junbi/ B1	noun - preparation
敵 /teki/ B1	noun - enemy
変わる /kawaru/ B1	verb - to change
通知 /tsuuchi/ B2	noun - notification
火花 /hibana/ B2	noun - spark
上 /ue/ A1	noun - up or above
止まる /tomaru/ A2	verb - to stop

Key Grammar Structures

• Let's get in HIGHER

  ➔ Imperative phrase using 'Let's' + base form of the verb

  ➔ 'Let's' is a contraction of 'let us', used to make suggestions or commands together

• Cannot stop us

  ➔ Negative form of modal verb + verb

  ➔ 'Cannot' is a contraction of 'cannot' (cannot = can not), expressing inability or impossibility

• We getting to the top

  ➔ Present continuous tense with 'getting' + infinitive

  ➔ 'Getting' here is part of a present continuous structure indicating ongoing movement toward a goal

• 光が差す方に

  ➔ Using 'に' (particle indicating direction or target)

  ➔ 'に' is a particle in Japanese that indicates direction, target, or goal

• Ignore

  ➔ Imperative verb form

  ➔ Imperative form used to give a direct command or instruction

• Followed by 'so' (conjunction)

  ➔ Use of 'so' as a coordinating conjunction to connect clauses

  ➔ 'so' is a coordinating conjunction used to link two clauses or phrases to show cause, effect, or emphasis