One Reason – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: milet
• Album: visions

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of milet's "One Reason," a J-Pop ballad that poignantly captures the complexities of lost love. Explore the rich lyrical content to deepen your understanding of Japanese emotional expression and discover how music conveys profound feelings of longing and resignation.

[English]

It's time to give up

But I just don't want to

If I try to erase it, it just seeps into me

If someday I understand, it's what I want to know now

Before it turns into a lie, tell me

Maybe I'm just too much

But I can't forget your touch

I can still remember the warmth too

There's one reason to love

A million reasons to leave

Now, beyond the voice that’s no longer returning

Like rewinding, trying to get back to you

I miss you, I miss you now

But you'll never, you'll never know

It's time to get up

Nothing has yet faded in songs like this

I still remember your love

Can you believe in me?

Tell me the reason to keep breathing

Maybe I'm just too much

But I can't forget your touch

If only this were a dream, I could remember

There's one reason to love

A million reasons to leave

Now, beyond the voice that’s no longer returning

Like rewinding, trying to get back to you

I miss you, I miss you now

But you'll never, you'll never know

I will never let you go

It's still the same in my dreams

Don't leave me lonely

I want to hold you tight

I won't let you go

No, I won't let you go

...

There's one reason to love you

Still I call your name

Let's just swim through endless nights

Like rewinding, searching for you

I miss you, I miss you now

But you'll never, you'll never know

There's one reason to love you

Still I'm calling out your name

I miss you, I miss you now

But you'll never, you'll never know

...

[Japanese]

It's time to give up

But I just don't wanna

消そうとすれば 染み付いていく

いつかわかるなら 今知りたいこと

嘘に変わるその前に教えて

Maybe I'm just too much

But I can't forget your touch

温度も思い出せるのに

There's one reason to love

A million reasons to leave

今はもう戻らない声の向こう

巻き戻すように 取り戻すように

I miss you, I miss you now

But you'll never, you'll never know

It's time to get up

何一つまだ こんな歌じゃ薄まらない

I still remember your love

信じてくれるかな

息継ぐための理由を教えて

Maybe I'm just too much

But I can't forget your touch

夢なら思い出せるのに

There's one reason to love

A million reasons to leave

今はもう戻らない声の向こう

巻き戻すように 取り戻すように

I miss you, I miss you now

But you'll never, you'll never know

I won't ever let you go

It's still the same in my dreams

Don't leave me lonely

I wanna hold you tight

I won't let you go

No I won't let you go

There's one reason to love you

Still I'm calling your name

ただ 終わらない夜を泳いで行こう

巻き戻すように あなたを探すように

I miss you, I miss you now

But you'll never, you'll never know

There's one reason to love you

Still I'm calling your name out

I miss you, I miss you now

But you'll never, you'll never know

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
消そう /shousou/ B1	verb - to try to erase
染み付いていく /shimijitsuiteiku/ B2	verb - to stick or cling to something
温度 /ondo/ A2	noun - temperature
思い出せる /omoidaseru/ B1	verb - to remember or recall
戻らない /modoranai/ B1	verb - to not return or come back
巻き戻す /maki modosu/ B2	verb - to rewind or turn back
取り戻す /torimodosu/ B1	verb - to regain or recover
夢 /yume/ A1	noun - dream
信じて /shinjite/ B1	verb - to believe or trust
理由 /riyū/ A2	noun - reason
息継ぐ /ikitsugu/ B2	verb - to catch one's breath
終わらない /owaranai/ B1	verb - to not end or finish
泳いで /oyoidete/ B1	verb - to swim
探す /sagasu/ A2	verb - to search or look for

Key Grammar Structures

• It's time to give up

  ➔ It's time to + base verb

  ➔ Used to express that the appropriate or scheduled moment to do something has arrived.

• But I just don't wanna

  ➔ Just + verb (base form) / colloquial contraction of 'want to'

  ➔ Expresses a desire or preference in a casual or colloquial way, often contracted in speech.

• 染み付いていく

  ➔ Verb + ていく (te-iku) — indicates a process moving forward or continuing

  ➔ Used to show that an action or state continues to develop over time in a certain direction.

• 嘘に変わるその前に教えて

  ➔ に (ni) — indicates target or point in time or place

  ➔ Functions as a particle indicating the target or point in time or space related to the action.

• 巻き戻すように 取り戻すように

  ➔ ように (yō ni) — to indicate 'like' or 'as if', used to make comparisons or describe manner

  ➔ Used to express manner or way in which an action is performed, often implying resemblance or analogy.

• I'll never let you go

  ➔ Let + object + verb (bare infinitive), in the negative with 'never' for strong promise

  ➔ Uses the base form of the verb after 'let' and emphasizes refusal or strong resolve when combined with 'never'.