Living My Life – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: milet
• Album: 5am

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of milet with "Living My Life." This poignant J-Pop track is not just a song; it's an encouraging narrative about self-discovery and resilience. By exploring its lyrics, you can learn common Japanese phrases related to emotions, personal growth, and everyday reflections. Its blend of powerful vocals and relatable themes makes it a special piece for understanding modern Japanese music and the language's capacity for deep emotional expression.

[English]

Swallowed it all, always

Holding onto sharp words tightly

Spitting them out, My God it's 5 am

I ask myself in the mirror, who am I?

Surrendered my future to the flow, misfortune

Hoping I can change when morning comes

Again, notice I’m half praying to the gods

I realize

When I realize

Look

On days I can't cry or even laugh

While stacking up days I won't give up

I am here, I am right here

Someday

Beyond the storm, a rainbow appears

Smiling in the middle of a muddy world

Yeah, I'm living my life

I'm living my life

Jumped in, surely

The future was a mirror ball

Lighting someone’s tomorrow, while I remain lost

Empty cartoons that make my chest tighten

Your new tunes no longer cut through

If I understand the steps I need to take, soon

I realize

Now I realize

Look

On days I can't cry or even laugh

While stacking up days I won’t give up

I am here, I am right here

...

It's not for someone else, but for your present

The world looks so beautiful now

Still

Night I wished wouldn’t dawn,

Overcoming days that seemed unsalvageable,

I am here, I am right here

Someday

Inside the mirror, a rainbow appears

Laughing in the middle of a muddy world

Yeah, I'm living my life

I'm living my life

...

It's not for someone else, but for your present

The world looks so beautiful now

...

[Japanese]

飲み込んだ いつも

鋭い声を ぎゅっと

吐き出す My God it's 5am

鏡に問うよ what I am

流し委ねた未来 misfortune

朝がくれば変われるように

また 気付けば神頼みの途中

I realise

When I realise

ほら

泣けない日も笑えない日も

負けない日を重ねながら

ここにいる 私はここにいる

いつか

嵐の奥 虹がかかる

泥だらけの世界の一番真ん中で笑う

Yeah I'm living my life

I'm living my life

飛び込んだ きっと

未来はミラーボールだった

誰かの明日を照らして 自分は迷子のままで

胸が詰まる空っぽの cartoons

もう刺さらないよあなたの new tunes

踏み込む足がわかればもうすぐ

I realise

Now I realise

ほら

泣けない日も笑えない日も

負けない日を重ねながら

ここにいる 私はここにいる

誰かのためじゃないあなたの今を

The world looks so beautiful now

まだ

明けないでと願った夜も

救えないような日々も超えて

ここにいる 私はここにいる

いつか

鏡の中 虹がかかる

泥だらけの世界の一番真ん中で笑う

Yeah I'm living my life

I'm living my life

誰かのためじゃないあなたの今を

The world looks so beautiful now

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
飲み込む /nomikomu/ B1	verb - to swallow
鋭い /surudoi/ B1	adjective - sharp
ぎゅっと /gyutto/ A2	adverb - tightly
流し /nagashi/ B1	verb - to flow
委ねる /makaseru/ B2	verb - to entrust
嵐 /arashi/ B1	noun - storm
虹 /niji/ A2	noun - rainbow
泥 /doro/ B1	noun - mud
世界 /sekai/ A1	noun - world
ミラーボール /mirābōru/ B2	noun - mirror ball
迷子 /maigo/ B1	noun - lost child
胸 /mune/ A2	noun - chest
空っぽ /karappo/ A2	adjective - empty
cartoons /kātūnz/ B2	noun - cartoons
刺さる /sasaru/ B1	verb - to pierce
踏み込む /fumikomu/ B2	verb - to step into

Key Grammar Structures

• 流し委ねた未来 misfortune

  ➔ Past tense of 'entrust' (委ねた)

  ➔ The verb "委ねた" is the past tense, meaning 'entrusted' or 'deferred,' indicating an action completed in the past.

• 泣けない日も笑えない日も

  ➔ Negative potential form of 泣く (to cry) and 笑う (to laugh)

  ➔ The pattern "〜ない" indicates the negative form of potential capability, meaning "cannot" do something.

• Here I am

  ➔ Subject + linking verb 'am' to express existence

  ➔ The phrase "Here I am" uses the very common construction of subject + 'am' to signify presence or being.

• The world looks so beautiful now

  ➔ Present tense of 'look' + adjective phrase

  ➔ The verb "look" in present tense describes the current appearance or perception of "the world".

• 負けない日を重ねながら

  ➔ The phrase "負けない日" uses the negative potential form of 'to lose' (負けない).

  ➔ The phrase "負けない" is the negative potential form of "負ける" (to lose), meaning 'cannot lose'.

• 虹がかかる

  ➔ Subject + verb in plain present tense indicating occurrence

  ➔ The verb "かかる" in plain present tense indicates that "a rainbow appears" or "is cast" over the sky.