Pick Me Up – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Perfume
• Album: Double A-side Single

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the vibrant sounds of Perfume with "Pick Me Up," a J-Pop track that blends techno-pop and EDM elements. This song offers a glimpse into Japanese advertising tie-ins and the group's signature futuristic style, perfect for those wanting to learn about Japanese pop culture.

[English]

Creating joyful moments

When my heart looks up, let's smile together

I wanna make my life

Like a shining starry sky, my dream

Surely I wanna make my life bright, my life

Precious feelings

Feeling, feeling conveyed

Gradually overlapping timing

I feel destiny (three, two, one)

Pick me up, pick me up to the high sky

Jump lightly, jump lightly, I want to embark

Pick me up, pick me up, erase the anxiety

Jump lightly, jump lightly, I can be free

Pick me up, pick me up, today it's you

Jump lightly, jump lightly, I want to rely on you

Pick me up, pick me up, a mysterious person

Jump lightly, jump lightly, I can be innocent

...

The rhythm of feelings is inviting

Seeing you land on the dance floor

I wanna make my life

Like a shining jewel, my dream

Surely I wanna make my life bright, my life

Precious feelings

Feeling, feeling conveyed

Gradually overlapping timing

I feel destiny (three, two, one)

Pick me up, pick me up to the high sky

Jump lightly, jump lightly, I want to embark

Pick me up, pick me up, erase the anxiety

Jump lightly, jump lightly, I can be free

Pick me up, pick me up, today it's you

Jump lightly, jump lightly, I want to rely on you

Pick me up, pick me up, a mysterious person

Jump lightly, jump lightly, I can be innocent

...

Pick me up, pick me up

...

Pick me up, pick me up

I can be free

...

Pick me up, pick me up

...

[Japanese]

楽しい時間を作り出して

心が上を向いたら笑い合おう

I wanna make my life

輝く星空のような my dream

きっと I wanna make my life bright, my life

大切な想いが

Feeling, feeling 伝わって

だんだん重なるタイミングに

運命感じる (three, two, one)

Pick me up, pick me up 高い空へ

Jump lightly, jump lightly 旅立ちたい

Pick me up, pick me up 消して不安を

Jump lightly, jump lightly 自由になれるわ

Pick me up, pick me up 今日は君に

Jump lightly, jump lightly 甘えたいの

Pick me up, pick me up 不思議なひと

Jump lightly, jump lightly 無邪気になれるわ

気持ちリズムが誘ってる

ダンスフロアの上に降り立つ君を見る

I wanna make my life

輝く宝石のような my dream

きっと I wanna make my life bright, my life

大切な想いが

Feeling, feeling 伝わって

だんだん重なるタイミングに

運命感じる (three, two, one)

Pick me up, pick me up 高い空へ

Jump lightly, jump lightly 旅立ちたい

Pick me up, pick me up 消して不安を

Jump lightly, jump lightly 自由になれるわ

Pick me up, pick me up 今日は君に

Jump lightly, jump lightly 甘えたいの

Pick me up, pick me up 不思議なひと

Jump lightly, jump lightly 無邪気になれるわ

Pick me up, pick me up

Pick me up, pick me up

自由になれるわ

Pick me up, pick me up

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
時間 /jikan/ A1	noun - time
心 /kokoro/ A1	noun - heart/mind
星空 /hoshizora/ B1	noun - starry sky
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
大切 /taisetsu/ B1	adjective - important/precious
感じる /kanjiru/ B1	verb - to feel
空 /sora/ A1	noun - sky
旅立ち /tabidachi/ B2	noun - departure
不安 /fuan/ B1	noun - anxiety
自由 /jiyuu/ A2	noun - freedom
甘え /amae/ B2	noun - dependence (on others)
不思議 /fushigi/ B2	adjective - mysterious
無邪気 /mujaki/ B2	adjective - innocent
リズム /rizumu/ A2	noun - rhythm
ダンス /dansu/ A1	noun - dance

Key Grammar Structures

• I wanna make my life

  ➔ use of 'want to' (contracted as 'wanna') to express desire

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a colloquial contraction of 'want to', expressing desire or intention.

• Feeling, feeling 伝わって

  ➔ Use of the te-form of a verb ('伝わって') to connect with a subsequent clause or state

  ➔ The te-form ('伝わって') connects the verb '伝わる' (to transmit/to be conveyed) to other clauses or descriptions.

• だんだん重なるタイミングに

  ➔ Use of 'だんだん' (gradually) + '重なる' (to overlap) + 'タイミング' (timing) indicating a gradual overlapping of moments

  ➔ 'だんだん' means gradually, and combined with '重なる' (to overlap) and 'タイミング' (timing), it indicates that moments are gradually overlapping or aligning over time.

• 高い空へ

  ➔ Use of 'へ' (particle) to indicate direction towards 'high sky'

  ➔ The particle 'へ' indicates direction, so '高い空へ' means 'towards the high sky'.

• 自由になれるわ

  ➔ Potential form 'になれる' of 'なる' (to become) with expressive particle 'わ'

  ➔ 'になれる' is the potential form of 'なる', meaning 'can become', and 'わ' adds an expressive or feminine nuance.

• 旅立ちたい

  ➔ Use of the verb '旅立つ' ('to depart') in the 'たい' form to express desire to leave or start a journey

  ➔ The 'たい' form of a verb expresses the speaker's desire to do something.