NOW LOADING – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: マカロニえんぴつ

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a journey of understanding not just words, but also the emotions and cultural nuances behind them. Macaroni Empitsu's "NOW LOADING" offers a beautiful opportunity to explore the subtleties of Japanese expression. The song's theme of unspoken feelings and the process of falling in love is a universal experience, but the lyrics, penned by hattori, use delicate and poetic language that is uniquely Japanese. By listening to this song, you can learn how to express complex emotions and the beauty of what is left unsaid, all while enjoying a catchy and heartfelt rock melody.

[English]

Get Ready

We were supposed to be shoulder to shoulder, but somehow I've fallen behind

No more dark echoes of 'just the two of us.'

Whatever. I’ll live how I want!

Profit talks carried by the breeze, jealousy, tears of laughter, and a bit of a drinker

Let it be to fleeting encounters

Still resenting kindness, biting into prayers desperately

In my love that I can't bare myself

Are you aware of it?

If I put it into words, it might become real or drift away

Cunningly, shyly, I run away

Then I decide to think of it in my own way

I've just decided to keep thinking about it

Now loading...

Sharing an umbrella felt like forever

I slowly tried to get closer to your unfamiliar voice

If I put it into words, it might come true or go far away

Just falling as smoke

Then I decide to think of it in my own way

Just keep thinking about it

Now, holding you close, focusing on what's missing

Because I realize it's not an unbeatable love

So I decide to think of it in my own way

I've made up my mind to just keep thinking about it

[Japanese]

on your mark

肩を並べてたはずが、ちょっと置き去りだ

no more暗い響きの「二人だけで」

構うか。好きに生きる！

そよ風に乗せた儲け話や嫉妬、笑い泣き上戸

行きずりの出会いに任せて

まだまだ優しさを憎んだり ガリガリ祈りを噛む

裸になれないわたしの恋に、

気付いていたりはしますか？

言葉にすれば叶うばかりか遠くへゆく

ずるく、はにかんで逃げてゆく

ならばそれなりに想っていようと

ただ想っていようと決めたんだ

now loading

傘を分け合う時間が永遠に感じたんだ

微かに、慣れないあなたの声に近づいてみたんだ

言葉にすれば叶うばかりか遠くへゆく

ただ煙になって落ちる

ならばそれなりに想っていようと

ただ想っていようと

いま抱きしめる 足りないだけを

敵わない愛じゃないからと、腑に落ちる

だからそれなりに想っていようと

ただ想っていようと決めたんだ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
肩 /kata/ A2	noun - shoulder
暗い /kurai/ A2	adjective - dark, gloomy
響き /hibiki/ B1	noun - echo, sound, resonance
風 /kaze/ A1	noun - wind
笑い /warai/ A1	noun - laughter, smile
出会い /deai/ A2	noun - meeting, encounter
優しさ /yasashisa/ A2	noun - kindness, gentleness
憎む /nikumu/ B2	verb - to hate, to detest
祈り /inori/ B1	noun - prayer, wish
噛む /kamu/ A2	verb - to bite, chew
裸 /hadaka/ B1	adjective - naked, bare
恋 /koi/ A2	noun - love, romance
言葉 /kotoba/ A1	noun - word, language
遠く /tooku/ A2	noun - distant place
煙 /kemuri/ A2	noun - smoke
抱きしめる /dakishimeru/ B1	verb - to hug, to embrace
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love

Key Grammar Structures

• ちょっと置き去りだ

  ➔ The casual form of the verb 'おき去る' (to leave behind) with 'ちょっと' indicating 'a little'.

  ➔ 'ちょっと' means 'a little' or 'slightly', and here it softens the statement about being left behind.

• 構うか

  ➔ Casual expression using 'か' to express a rhetorical or dismissive question, meaning 'Whatever' or 'Who cares'.

  ➔ 'か' at the end of the sentence gives a questioning or dismissive tone, implying indifference.

• 気付いていたりはしますか？

  ➔ Use of the volitional form 'いる' + 'とか' to indicate ongoing or potential awareness, with 'はしますか' as a polite question.

  ➔ The combination suggests ongoing awareness or realization, and 'はしますか' politely asks if someone has noticed.

• 今抱きしめる

  ➔ Using the purpose or intention form '今' + '抱きしめる' (to hug), expressing the act of hugging in the present moment.

  ➔ '今' indicates the present moment, and combined with '抱きしめる', it emphasizes the act of hugging happening now.

• 敵わない愛じゃないからと

  ➔ Negative form of '敵わない' (cannot compete or match), combined with '愛じゃない' (not love) and 'から' to indicate reason, meaning 'Because it's not an unbeatable love'.

  ➔ '敵わない' means 'cannot compare or compete with', and negating it clarifies that the love isn't unbeatable.