Make Me Better – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE
• Album: Up & Down

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a joyful journey, and "Make Me Better" by GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE is the perfect song to accompany you. Its catchy melody and positive, easy-to-understand lyrics about happiness and love make it a fun way to pick up Japanese phrases. The song's blend of Japanese and English also provides a great opportunity for learners to see how the two languages can be interwoven in modern J-pop music.

[English]

Baby, I don’t know what to say to you

This is my first real feeling, it’s like

It’s so overwhelming, I can’t help but notice

You’re a pretty young thing

No one compares—you’re the one

Always, baby, you’re so fine

Every time I think of you, I feel like I’m flying

I just can’t get you out of my mind anymore

Come on girl, just ride with me

Put your hand in mine

If I could be with you, just us two

I don’t need anything else, baby, I’m all into you, girl

Oh, when you smile

Hey, girl, you make me better

You make me better

Now I feel so fancy when I’m with you

You know you make me better

Smiles overflow when we’re together

We’re better when we hold hands

We’re better if I’m with you

Every day feels like a holiday

(We’re better, we’re better)

We’re better when we hold hands

We’re better

You know you make me better

Together, we’re better

Baby, I can tell

When you’re here, everything’s gonna change

Any day feels like a lie—right away

It turns into a bright day

Shining on me just like sunshine

Feeling sunny and the breeze feels alright

Just being with you makes my day

Come on, baby, just take my hand

Come on girl, ride with me

Take my hand

If we can just spend time together

I need nothing else, baby, I’m all into you, girl

Oh, when you smile

Hey, girl, you make me better

You make me better

Now I feel so fancy when I’m with you

You know you make me better

Smiles overflow when we’re together

We’re better when we hold hands

We’re better if I’m with you

Every day changes like a holiday

(We’re better, we’re better)

We’re better when we hold hands

We’re better

You know you make me better

Together, we’re better

Thinking about you all day and night

There’s never been a meeting like this

I’ve never seen anyone like you before, can’t get you out of my head

Oh, you’re so kind

You’re the only one who makes me feel right

No matter what happens

I don’t want to let go anymore, yeah

Oh, when you smile

Hey, girl, you make me better

You make me better

Now I feel so fancy when I’m with you

You know you make me better

Smiles overflow when we’re together

We’re better when we hold hands

We’re better if I’m with you

Every day feels like a holiday

(We’re better, we’re better)

We’re better when we hold hands

We’re better

You know you make me better

Together, we’re better

[Japanese]

Baby, I don’t know 君へ what to say

初めての想いさ まるで

どうしようもない程に気になる

You’re pretty young thing

誰もかなわない You’re the one

いつだって Baby you’re so fine

思い出す度 I feel like I’m flyin’

もう I can’t get you outta mind

Come on girl, ride with me

その手を出して

君と二人いられるなら

何もいらない Baby, I’m all into you girl

Oh 君が笑えば

Hey, girl you make me better

You make me better

So fancy now 君といれば

You know you make me better

笑顔が溢れる When we together

We’re better 手を繋げば

We’re better 君とならば

Everyday が変わる like a holiday

(We’re better We’re better)

We’re better 手を繋げば

We’re better

You know you make me better

二人なら better

Baby I can tell

君がいると Worlds gon’ change

どんな日だって嘘のよう Right away

変わる Bright day

僕を照らす まるで Sunshine

晴れる気分 風も Feel alright

そばにいるだけで You gonna make my day

さあ Baby, just take my hand

Come on girl, ride with me

その手を出して

二人だけで過ごせるなら

何もいらない Baby, I’m all into you girl

Oh 君が笑えば

Hey, girl you make me better

You make me better

So fancy now 君といれば

You know you make me better

笑顔が溢れる When we together

We’re better 手を繋げば

We’re better 君とならば

Everyday が変わる like a holiday

(We’re better We’re better)

We’re better 手を繋げば

We’re better

You know you make me better

二人なら better

Thinking about you all day all night

こんな出会いなんてそうない

Never see before 頭からもう離れない

Oh you’re so nice

君が Only one who makes me right

例え何があっても

放したくないもう Yeah

Oh 君が笑えば

Hey, girl you make me better

You make me better

So fancy now 君といれば

You know you make me better

笑顔が溢れる When we together

We’re better 手を繋げば

We’re better 君とならば

Everyday が変わる like a holiday

(We’re better We’re better)

We’re better 手を繋げば

We’re better

You know you make me better

二人なら better

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
想い /おもい/ A2	noun - thought
気になる /きになる/ A2	verb - to be worried about
思い出す /おもいだす/ B1	verb - to remember
飛ぶ /とぶ/ A1	verb - to fly
手 /て/ A1	noun - hand
繋げば /つなげば/ B1	verb - to connect
晴れる /はれる/ A2	verb - to clear up
風 /かぜ/ A1	noun - wind
晴れ /はれ/ A1	noun - clear weather
日 /ひ/ A1	noun - day
嘘 /うそ/ A2	noun - lie
Bright /braɪt/ B2	adjective - giving off a lot of light
Sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ B2	noun - the sun's rays
Holiday /ˈhɒlɪdeɪ/ B2	noun - a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done
Only /ˈoʊnli/ B1	adverb - alone in kind or class
Right /raɪt/ A1	adjective - correct or true

Key Grammar Structures

• You’re pretty young thing

  ➔ Contracted form of 'you are' (you’re)

  ➔ Uses the contraction to indicate 'you are' in a descriptive way.

• Come on girl, ride with me

  ➔ Imperative phrase used to encourage someone to do something

  ➔ The phrase 'Come on' is used to urge or encourage someone to participate or take action.

• I feel like I’m flyin’

  ➔ Use of 'like' to express similarity or feeling

  ➔ 'Like' is used here to compare the feeling to flying, indicating a joyful or elevated emotional state.

• We’re better 手を繋げば

  ➔ Conditional form with 'if' implied, equivalent to 'if we hold hands'

  ➔ Expresses a hypothetical situation where holding hands leads to improvement or betterment.

• Everyday が変わる like a holiday

  ➔ Using 'like' as a simile to compare everyday change to a holiday

  ➔ 'like' introduces a simile comparing the daily change to the joyful, celebratory feeling of a holiday.

• You know you make me better

  ➔ Use of 'you know' as a discourse marker to emphasize the statement

  ➔ 'You know' is used here to draw attention to the speaker's confidence and sincerity in the statement.

• Never see before 頭からもう離れない

  ➔ Negative form 'never' to express something has not happened before

  ➔ Uses 'never' to emphasize that the prior experience or sighting has not occurred before.