One Time One Life

• By: EXILE THE SECOND
• Album: HiGH & LOW ORIGINAL BEST ALBUM

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

Yeah One time one life

Yeah, one time, one life

Stake my soul

Stake my soul

Make-or-break whoa…

Make or break, whoa…

自棄(やけ)じゃなく 賭けをしようぜ

Don't give up, let's take a gamble

生(い)き様(ざま)に魂(たま)を込めて Shoot it

Pour my soul into how I live, shoot it

ぶっ放して

Let it go loud and clear

過去を捨て移り住んだ

Abandoned the past, moved on

この土地(せかい) 帰る路(みち)はない

There's no way back in this world

Livin’ in the front line yeah

Livin’ in the front line yeah

伸(の)し上がるためなら

If it means climbing higher

喜んで Yeah 鎬(しのぎ)も削る

Joyfully, yeah, we sharpen our edge

ここで咲き散ると決めたから

Decided to bloom and shine here

さあ Do or die

So, do or die

One time one life

One time, one life

振り翳(かざ)す 信念の刃(やいば)

Brandishing the blade of conviction

一生涯 錆(さ)びやしない

A lifetime, won't let it rust away

One time one life

One time, one life

押し通す この鋼(はがね)の意地

Sticking to this steel willpower

金輪際(こんりんざい) 引く気はない

Never planning to back down

Make-or-break whoa

Make or break, whoa

伸(の)るか反(そ)るか Make-or-break whoa

Will we grow or fall back? Make or break, whoa

Oh...

Oh...

Make-or-break whoa

Make or break, whoa

伸(の)るか反(そ)るか Make-or-break whoa

Will we rise or fall? Make or break, whoa

Oh...

Oh...

Grammar:

• 自棄(やけ)じゃなく 賭けをしようぜ

  ➔ Let's (casual invitation to do something)

  ➔ The phrase "賭けをしようぜ" uses "しよう" which is the volitional form of "する" (to do), combined with "ぜ" for emphasis and casual tone.

• 生(い)き様(ざま)に魂(たま)を込めて Shoot it

  ➔ Using "に" to specify the manner or way in which something is done

  ➔ The phrase "魂を込めて" uses "に" to indicate the manner of investing one's soul into something, with "込めて" being the te-form of "込める" (to put into, to infuse).

• 過去を捨て移り住んだ

  ➔ Using the verb "捨てる" in the past tense to indicate discarding or abandoning

  ➔ The verb "捨てた" is the past tense of "捨てる" (to throw away, abandon), indicating that the subject has discarded their past.

• 金輪際(こんりんざい) 引く気はない

  ➔ Using "〜はない" to express the negation of intention or possibility

  ➔ The phrase "引く気はない" uses "〜はない" to negate the willingness or intention to pull back or retreat.

• Make-or-break whoa

  ➔ Using hyphenated compound to express a decisive, high-stakes situation

  ➔ "Make-or-break" is a compound adjective indicating a critical situation where success or failure is at stake.