PARALLEL PARALLEL – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 東方神起

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Japanese music with TVXQ's 'PARALLEL PARALLEL'! This exciting track, with its unique blend of Latin and electro swing, offers a fantastic opportunity to engage with Japanese language through its dynamic lyrics and powerful vocal performances. Discover how TVXQ, even after two decades, continues to innovate and deliver compelling music that transcends boundaries, making it an excellent choice for language learners and music enthusiasts alike.

[English]

If I have faint hopes, Clumsy (Don’t you know?)

Laughing at nothing is real (Hey hey)

Unfitting cuisine (Ooh)

Uh, flowers and spiders So frenzy (Hey hey) Let’s go!

Say what? Following the rules Let me see you dance

Hey, buddy Let’s prove it Just an existence

Hey buddy, taste a little bit of that

You’d understand if you tried a little bit of that

Aye, throwing it into parallel lines

Ring toss hoop Our hope and I

Hey now, taste a little bit of that

You know, right? It’s just the continuation of the last game

Thank god we’re all free

PARALLEL PARALLEL

Wait a sec! Un momento!

Now! Trust your wings and over endless destinies (Heavenly)

Questioning the form we cling to

Everybody wants to be free

Sworn under the tree

Eh aye, everybody wants to be free

Eh aye eh eh Ho

A cup of tea I painted (Cup of tea baby)

Savoring a moment (Don’t think just feel)

Inverting the desert (Here you go)

Surviving with the right brain (Hey hey) That’s it!

So what? As expected, I got a call

Hey, buddy, let’s decide on total victory

Hey buddy, taste a little bit of that

You’d understand if you tried a little bit of that

Aye, throwing it into parallel lines

A hook connecting to the safety line

Hey now, taste a little bit of that

You know, right? It’s the end of the last game

Thank god we’re all free

PARALLEL PARALLEL

Wait a sec! Un momento!

Now! Leave it to your mood and over endless destinies (Heavenly)

Even if the shape is vague

Everything’s going to set you free

Starting to walk toward the dream

Eh aye, everything’s going to set you free

Eh aye eh eh Ho

So, we're kicking the floor

The transparent forbidden door (And that's the way)

Getting pulled into the noisy city

That is misunderstood

Now, let’s sing "tu tu tu tu"

Changing the wind’s direction I’ll be the one

PARALLEL PARALLEL

Wait a sec! Un momento!

Now! Trust your wings and over endless destinies (Heavenly)

Questioning the form we cling to

Everybody wants to be free

Sworn under the tree

Eh aye, everybody wants to be free

Eh aye eh eh

Eh aye, everything’s going to set you free

Eh aye eh eh Ho

[Japanese]

淡い期待すれば Clumsy (Don’t you know?)

あざ笑い Nothing is real (Hey hey)

口に合わぬ Cuisine (Ooh)

Uh 花と蜘蛛 So frenzy (Hey hey) Let’s go!

Say what? 法則通り Let me see you dance

Hey, buddy 証明しよう Just an existence

Hey buddy, taste a little bit of that

You’d get it if you tasted a little bit of that

Aye, 平行線に放り投げる

輪投げのHoop 我と我らのHope

Hey now, taste a little bit of that

わかるだろ? Last game の続きさ

Thank god we’re all free

PARALLEL PARALLEL

Wait a sec! Un momento!

Now! 翼にまかせ 無数の運命の上 (Heavenly)

カタチに拘ることを問う

Everybody wants to be free

誓った Under the tree

Eh aye Everybody wants to be free

Eh aye eh eh Ho

画に描いた A cup of tea (Cup of tea baby)

噛みしめるひと時 (Don’t think just feel)

上下反転の砂漠を (Here you go)

サバイバルする右脳 (Hey hey) That’s it!

So what? 想定通り I got a phone call

Hey, buddy 決定しよう完全勝利を

Hey buddy, taste a little bit of that

You’d get it if you tasted a little bit of that

Aye, 平行線に放り投げる

命綱の先につながるHook

Hey now, taste a little bit of that

わかるだろ? Last game の終わりさ

Thank god we’re all free

PARALLEL PARALLEL

Wait a sec! Un momento!

Now! 気分にまかせ 無限の運命の上 (Heavenly)

カタチが朧げだろうと

Everything’s going to set you free

歩きだすよ To the dream

Eh aye Everything’s going to set you free

Eh aye eh eh Ho

So, we're kicking the floor

透明な禁断の Door (And that's the way)

騒めく街に吸い込まれそう

あれは Misunderstood

Now, let's sing "tu tu tu tu"

風向きを変える I'll be the one

PARALLEL PARALLEL

Wait a sec! Un momento!

Now! 翼にまかせ 無数の運命の上 (Heavenly)

カタチに拘ることを問う

Everybody wants to be free

誓った Under the tree

Eh aye Everybody wants to be free

Eh aye eh eh

Eh aye Everything’s going to set you free

Eh aye eh eh Ho

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
期待 /きたい/ B1	noun - expectation
clumsy /ˈklʌm.zi/ B2	adjective - awkward in movement or in handling things
nothing /ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/ A1	pronoun - not anything
real /rɪəl/ B1	adjective - actually existing
cuisine /kwiˈzin/ B2	noun - cooking or style of cooking
frenzy /ˈfren.zi/ B2	noun - state of uncontrolled excitement or activity
law /lɔː/ B2	noun - system of rules
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - move rhythmically to music noun - a series of movements to music
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - expectation of something positive verb - to desire with expectation
way /weɪ/ A2	noun - method or direction
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - series of images during sleep verb - to experience dreams while sleeping
set /sɛt/ B2	verb - to put in a particular position
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not under control or not occupied verb - to release from captivity or restraint

Key Grammar Structures

• Let’s go!

  ➔ Contraction of 'Let's' (let us) to give a suggestion or command.

  ➔ Used to suggest or encourage to do something collectively.

• Say what?

  ➔ Interrogative phrase used to ask for repetition or clarification.

  ➔ Used when you did not hear or understand what someone said and want them to repeat.

• Taste a little bit of that

  ➔ Imperative verb phrase inviting someone to try or experience something.

  ➔ A command or invitation for someone to try experiencing a certain thing.

• Thank god we’re all free

  ➔ Expression of relief using the phrase 'thank God' (interjection + clause).

  ➔ A phrase expressing relief and gratitude that a situation has improved or ended positively.

• Everybody wants to be free

  ➔ Subject-verb-object sentence with 'wants to be' indicating desire.

  ➔ A statement expressing the universal desire to be free or independent.

• Everything’s going to set you free

  ➔ Futur tense with 'going to' indicating a future intention or prediction.

  ➔ Expresses the idea that the future will bring liberation or freedom.

• 歩きだすよ To the dream

  ➔ Verb phrase 'walk off' (歩きだす) in the casual form, indicating starting to walk or proceed.

  ➔ A casual phrase indicating beginning to walk towards a goal or dream.