Possibility – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BoA,三浦大知

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the world of J-Pop and R&B with BoA and Daichi Miura's collaborative masterpiece, "Possibility." This soulful duet offers a fantastic opportunity to learn Japanese through its reflective lyrics about love and loss, showcasing the beautiful synergy of two vocal powerhouses and the nuanced emotional expression possible in the language.

[English]

Before love completely fades away

The final moment

We shared good times and got to know each other

Would things have been different if there was a chance?

Just tell me what you’re thinking (Why did we say goodbye?)

I loved your smile

I also loved your silly jokes

The ominous footsteps drawing near

Who noticed it first?

No matter what, we're unstable all the time

A relationship that gave up on filling the gap

Thinking that tomorrow we’ll be strangers

I wish everything would just disappear

Still swinging like a pendulum

A thread tracing the last hope

Why does it suddenly break apart?

This feels like my chest is about to burst

The resolve we've gained through trial and error for each other

I know, but I hesitate

Was this really the right choice?

Maybe we had the possibility

Reaching out a hand, touching your cheek

If we did that, our body temperature would skyrocket to 40°C

Back when we first met, that’s how we felt

But thing have changed

The poison lurking in the heart, the words to neutralize it

Even through the filter of memories

They seem blurry and unrecognizable from afar

Still swinging like a pendulum

A thread tracing the last hope

Why does it suddenly break apart?

This feels like my chest is about to burst

The resolve we've gained through trial and error for each other

I know, but I hesitate

Was this really the right choice?

Maybe we had the possibility

If I could carefully explain the warning signs of danger

This trivial misunderstanding and the ending could have been avoided

Careless attitudes are fatal

Because I want to leave beautiful memories behind

I believed this was the only choice

Hey, make me strong enough to believe that

Don’t be gentle, I’m not miserable… (Don't cry... Don't cry baby)

If I told you I’m nothing without your love

Without you, it all means nothing

Still swinging like a pendulum

A thread tracing the last hope

Why does it suddenly break apart?

This feels like my chest is about to burst

The resolve we've gained through trial and error for each other

I know, but I hesitate

Was this really the right choice?

Maybe we had the possibility

I was dreaming

Of being together forever

Passing through so many birthdays

Trying not to break apart

Baby, it may never come true now

Never gonna change my love

[Japanese]

愛が途絶えてしまう前

最後の時間

We spent good times and we knew each other

Had this situation changed if we had the possibility

Jus' talk to me how you think about it (Why did we say gooddbye)

笑顔が好きだった

つまらない冗談も好きだった

近づく不穏な足音

はじめに気づいたのはどっち？

何しても四六時中 不安定

溝埋めること放棄した関係

明日になれば他人だなんて

全て消えてしまえばいい

未だ揺れる振り子

最後の望みを辿る糸

なぜ途切れてしまうぷつりと

こんなの胸が張り裂けそう

互いのため試行錯誤して得た覚悟

分かってるけど 迷うんだ

本当にこれで良かったのか

We might've had the possibility

手を差し伸べ 頬に触れて

そうすれば体温は一気に40℃

出会った頃の二人はそんな感じ

でも様変わり

心に潜む毒 中和する言葉は

思い出というフィルター通しても

遠く霞んで見当たらないんだ

未だ揺れる振り子

最後の望みを辿る糸

なぜ途切れてしまうぷつりと

こんなの胸が張り裂けそう

互いのため試行錯誤して得た覚悟

分かってるけど 迷うんだ

本当にこれで良かったのか

We might've had the possibility

危険な予兆 丁寧に説明できていたら

些細な誤解とこの結末は回避できたはず

不透明な態度が致命的

綺麗な記憶として残したいから

この選択しかなかったんだと

ねえ 強く そう思わせて

優しくしないで 惨めじゃない… (Don't cry... Don't cry baby)

If I told you that I'm nothing without your love

あなたじゃなければ意味がない

未だ揺れる振り子

最後の望みを辿る糸

なぜ途切れてしまうぷつりと

こんなの胸が張り裂けそう

互いのため試行錯誤して得た覚悟

分かってるけど 迷うんだ

本当にこれで良かったのか

We might've had the possibility

夢見てたんだ

ずっと 一緒に

いくつものBirthday重ね

壊れないように

Baby もう叶わないけど

Never gonna change my love

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
時間 /jikan/ A1	noun - time
可能性 /kanousei/ B1	noun - possibility
不安定 /fuantei/ B2	adjective - unstable
試行錯誤 /shikou sakugo/ C1	noun - trial and error
覚悟 /kakugo/ C1	noun - determination
記憶 /kioku/ B2	noun - memory
選択 /sentaku/ B2	noun - choice
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart/mind
夢 /yume/ A1	noun - dream
強く /tsuyoku/ B1	adverb - strongly
触れる /fureru/ B1	verb - to touch
消える /kieru/ B1	verb - to disappear
壊れる /kowareru/ B2	verb - to break
説明 /setsumei/ B2	noun - explanation

Key Grammar Structures

• Had this situation changed if we had the possibility

  ➔ Third conditional (past unreal situations)

  ➔ Uses 'had' + past participle to express a hypothetical situation in the past.

• If I told you that I'm nothing without your love

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'if' + past simple in the 'if' clause and 'would' in the main clause (second conditional)

  ➔ Expresses hypothetical situations contrary to reality using 'if' with past tense and 'would' in the main clause.

• 最後の望みを辿る糸

  ➔ Use of a subordinate clause with verb for describing '追う' (to follow)

  ➔ The phrase describes an action of following or tracing an object or hope, involving subordinate clause structure.

• この選択しかなかったんだと

  ➔ Use of 'しか' to denote 'nothing but' or 'only' + past tense

  ➔ Expresses that there was no other option but the chosen one, using 'しか' with past tense.

• Never gonna change my love

  ➔ Use of 'gonna' as contraction of 'going to' to indicate future intention

  ➔ Colloquial form of 'going to' used to express future intent or promise.