Lyrics & Translation
Learn Japanese with Taiga Kyomoto's "Night rider"! This dynamic and rhythmic song offers a unique learning experience with its mix of Japanese and English lyrics. You can practice your listening and pronunciation by following along with the fast-paced and emotive vocal delivery, which captures the feeling of a thrilling and desperate drive through the night.
Take a ride in a city with no justice, we survive
Speeding up, a crazy life (Like whoa)
Ignored sins (Whoa)
Dreams are trampled on, I lose my mind, I go “Oh oh oh…”
Let’s break out of this madness
We can make it, they say I’m dangerous
But still, don’t give up
Just stay free
Always, don’t lose yourself
Hit it hard, hit it hard, hit it hard hey
I can’t stop this feeling, right now Oh
Hit it hard, hit it hard, hit it hard hey
Nowhere to go, driving all night long again
Those eyes realize a meaning that can’t be reached
Just like the Taxi Driver
Hit it hard, hit it hard, hit it hard hey
Using up the future, just like a Taxi Driver
Living in this crazy world
With these hands, say my name now
If you can hear this wish
Now come and set me free
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
Hit it hard, hit it hard, hit it hard hey
I can’t stop this feeling, right now Oh
Hit it hard, hit it hard, hit it hard hey
Nowhere to go, driving all night long again
Those eyes realize a meaning that can’t be reached
Just like the Taxi Driver
Hit it hard, hit it hard, hit it hard hey
Using up the future, just like a Taxi Driver
Oh hit it now
Hit it hard, hit it hard, hit it hard hey
Key Vocabulary
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ride /raɪd/ A2 |
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life /laɪf/ A1 |
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dreams /driːmz/ A2 |
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mind /maɪnd/ A2 |
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free /friː/ A2 |
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feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1 |
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driving /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/ A2 |
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eyes /aɪz/ A1 |
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future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ B1 |
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world /wɜːld/ A1 |
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break /breɪk/ A2 |
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dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ B1 |
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crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1 |
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meaning /ˈmiːnɪŋ/ B2 |
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set /set/ A2 |
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smack /smæk/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Take a ride 正義なんてない街で We survive
➔ Present Simple for general truth/habitual action
➔ The phrase 'We survive' in the present simple indicates a continuous state of being or a general truth in that city.
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加速してく Crazy life (Like whoa)
➔ Verb + ていく (te-iku) to express continuing action/change
➔ '加速してく' (kasoku shiteku) uses the ていく form to show the 'crazy life' is continuously accelerating.
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見過ごされる Sins (Whoa)
➔ Passive voice: Verb (stem) + れる/られる (reru/rareru) for being acted upon
➔ '見過ごされる' (misugosareru) is the passive form of '見過ごす' (misugosu), meaning the sins are being overlooked.
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踏み荒らされていく Dreams Lose my mind, I go “Oh oh oh…”
➔ V + ていく (te-iku) with negative/unpleasant nuance
➔ '踏み荒らされていく' (fumiarasarete iku) uses the ていく form to emphasize the continuous destruction and worsening state of dreams.
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Let’s break out from this madness
➔ Let's + Verb (base form) for suggestion/invitation
➔ This structure is used to propose a joint action or to invite someone to do something together.
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They say I’m dangerous
➔ Reported speech: 'They say' + clause
➔ This is a common way to report what other people believe or say, often implying a generalization.
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Nevertheless, Don’t give in
➔ Imperative: Don't + Verb (base form) for negative command
➔ Used to tell someone not to do something, in this case, not to surrender or yield.
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いつだって Don’t lose yourself
➔ Possessive pronoun + Noun ('yourself') for reflexivity
➔ 'Yourself' refers back to the subject 'you', emphasizing the importance of maintaining one's identity.
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届かない意味に気付くその目は
➔ Relative clause (implied): [Noun] + を + Verb
➔ This implies 'the eyes that realize the meaning that does not reach' where the relative pronoun is omitted in Japanese.
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未来を使い果たして Just like a Taxi Driver
➔ Verb + てしまう (te-shimau) for completion/regret
➔ '使い果たして' (tsukai hatashite) implies the future has been completely used up, possibly with a sense of regret or finality.
