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I'm a prisoner of love I'm just a prisoner of love 00:00
Prisoner of love A prisoner of love 00:03
Just a prisoner of love Just a prisoner of love 00:06
I'm just a prisoner of love I'm just a prisoner of love 00:10
A prisoner of love A prisoner of love 00:13
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平気な顔で嘘をついて Smiling smoothly, telling lies 00:21
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笑って 嫌気がさして Laughing, getting tired of it all 00:29
楽ばかりしようとしていた Trying only to have fun 00:34
ないものねだりブルース A blues of wanting what I can't have 00:41
皆安らぎを求めている Everyone's searching for peace 00:44
満ち足りてるのに奪い合う Already satisfied, yet fighting over love 00:49
愛の影を追っている Chasing shadows of love 00:53
退屈な毎日が急に輝きだした Boring days suddenly start to shine 00:59
あなたが現れたあの日から Since the day you appeared 01:04
孤独でも辛くても平気だと思えた Even if lonely or hurting, I felt okay 01:09
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I'm just a prisoner of love I'm just a prisoner of love 01:14
Just a prisoner of love A prisoner of love 01:17
Prisoner of love Prisoner of love 01:20
Prisoner of love Prisoner of love 01:22
I'm a prisoner of love I'm a prisoner of love 01:24
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病める時も健やかなる時も In sickness and in health 01:31
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嵐の日も晴れの日も共に歩もう Through stormy and sunny days, let's walk together 01:41
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I'm gonna tell you the truth I’m going to tell you the truth 01:50
人知れず辛い道を選ぶ Choosing a painful path in secret 01:53
私を応援してくれる Supporting me, cheering for me 01:58
あなただけを友と呼ぶ Calling only you my friend 02:03
強がりや欲張りが無意味になりました Pretense and greed no longer make sense 02:09
あなたに愛されたあの日から Since the day you loved me 02:14
自由でもヨユウでも一人じゃ虚しいわ Even if free or relaxed, being alone feels empty 02:19
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I'm just a prisoner of love I'm just a prisoner of love 02:24
Just a prisoner of love A prisoner of love 02:26
Oh もう少しだよ Oh, just a little more 02:29
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Don't you give up Don't you give up 02:37
Oh 見捨てない絶対に Oh, I will never abandon you 02:39
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残酷な現実が二人を引き裂けば If cruel reality tears us apart 02:51
We’ll be drawn even closer together 02:53
より一層強く惹かれ合う I felt I could try, as much as I want 02:56
いくらでもいくらでも頑張れる気がした I’m just a prisoner of love 03:01
I'm just a prisoner of love A prisoner of love 03:05
Just a prisoner of love The ordinary days suddenly start to shine 03:09
ありふれた日常が急に輝きだした ありふれた日常が急に輝きだした 03:11
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心を奪われたあの日から Since the day I was captivated 03:15
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孤独でも辛くても平気だと思えた Even if lonely or hurting, I felt okay 03:21
I'm just a prisoner of love I'm just a prisoner of love 03:25
Just a prisoner of love A prisoner of love 03:28
I'm a prisoner of love I'm a prisoner of love 03:31
Prisoner of love Prisoner of love 03:33
Prisoner of love Prisoner of love 03:36
I'm just a prisoner of love I'm just a prisoner of love 03:40
I'm a prisoner of love I'm a prisoner of love 03:43
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Stay with me, oh stay with me Stay with me, oh stay with me 03:50
My baby, say you love me My baby, say you love me 03:55
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Stay with me, oh stay with me Stay with me, oh stay with me 04:00
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一人にさせない Won’t let you go alone 04:06
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Stay with me, oh stay with me Stay with me, oh stay with me 04:11
My baby, say you love me My baby, say you love me 04:15
Stay with me, oh stay with me Stay with me, oh stay with me 04:21
一人にさせない... Won’t let you go alone... 04:25
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Prisoner Of Love – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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[Japanese]
[English]
I'm a prisoner of love
I'm just a prisoner of love
Prisoner of love
A prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love
I'm just a prisoner of love
I'm just a prisoner of love
A prisoner of love
A prisoner of love
...
...
平気な顔で嘘をついて
Smiling smoothly, telling lies
...
...
笑って 嫌気がさして
Laughing, getting tired of it all
楽ばかりしようとしていた
Trying only to have fun
ないものねだりブルース
A blues of wanting what I can't have
皆安らぎを求めている
Everyone's searching for peace
満ち足りてるのに奪い合う
Already satisfied, yet fighting over love
愛の影を追っている
Chasing shadows of love
退屈な毎日が急に輝きだした
Boring days suddenly start to shine
あなたが現れたあの日から
Since the day you appeared
孤独でも辛くても平気だと思えた
Even if lonely or hurting, I felt okay
...
...
I'm just a prisoner of love
I'm just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love
A prisoner of love
Prisoner of love
Prisoner of love
Prisoner of love
Prisoner of love
I'm a prisoner of love
I'm a prisoner of love
...
...
病める時も健やかなる時も
In sickness and in health
...
...
嵐の日も晴れの日も共に歩もう
Through stormy and sunny days, let's walk together
...
...
I'm gonna tell you the truth
I’m going to tell you the truth
人知れず辛い道を選ぶ
Choosing a painful path in secret
私を応援してくれる
Supporting me, cheering for me
あなただけを友と呼ぶ
Calling only you my friend
強がりや欲張りが無意味になりました
Pretense and greed no longer make sense
あなたに愛されたあの日から
Since the day you loved me
自由でもヨユウでも一人じゃ虚しいわ
Even if free or relaxed, being alone feels empty
...
...
I'm just a prisoner of love
I'm just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love
A prisoner of love
Oh もう少しだよ
Oh, just a little more
...
...
Don't you give up
Don't you give up
Oh 見捨てない絶対に
Oh, I will never abandon you
...
...
残酷な現実が二人を引き裂けば
If cruel reality tears us apart
...
We’ll be drawn even closer together
より一層強く惹かれ合う
I felt I could try, as much as I want
いくらでもいくらでも頑張れる気がした
I’m just a prisoner of love
I'm just a prisoner of love
A prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love
The ordinary days suddenly start to shine
ありふれた日常が急に輝きだした
ありふれた日常が急に輝きだした
...
...
心を奪われたあの日から
Since the day I was captivated
...
...
孤独でも辛くても平気だと思えた
Even if lonely or hurting, I felt okay
I'm just a prisoner of love
I'm just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love
A prisoner of love
I'm a prisoner of love
I'm a prisoner of love
Prisoner of love
Prisoner of love
Prisoner of love
Prisoner of love
I'm just a prisoner of love
I'm just a prisoner of love
I'm a prisoner of love
I'm a prisoner of love
...
...
Stay with me, oh stay with me
Stay with me, oh stay with me
My baby, say you love me
My baby, say you love me
...
...
Stay with me, oh stay with me
Stay with me, oh stay with me
...
...
一人にさせない
Won’t let you go alone
...
...
Stay with me, oh stay with me
Stay with me, oh stay with me
My baby, say you love me
My baby, say you love me
Stay with me, oh stay with me
Stay with me, oh stay with me
一人にさせない...
Won’t let you go alone...
...
...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

prisoner

/ˈprɪz.əndər/

B1
  • noun
  • - a person who is held as a prisoner

love

/lʌv/

A2
  • noun
  • - deep affection or attachment
  • verb
  • - to feel deep affection

face

/feɪs/

A2
  • noun
  • - front part of the head

lying

/ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to be in a horizontal position; to tell a lie

happy

/ˈhæp.i/

A2
  • adjective
  • - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment

day

/deɪ/

A1
  • noun
  • - a period of 24 hours

walk

/wɔːk/

A2
  • verb
  • - to move on foot at a moderate pace

hope

/hoʊp/

B1
  • noun
  • - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen

dream

/driːm/

B2
  • noun
  • - a series of images or thoughts during sleep
  • verb
  • - to experience dreams during sleep

wait

/weɪt/

A2
  • verb
  • - to stay in one place until an expected event occurs

alone

/əˈloʊn/

A2
  • adjective
  • - without other people

Key Grammar Structures

  • I'm just a prisoner of love

    ➔ Present Simple Tense

    ➔ The phrase "I'm" indicates a state of being in the present.

  • 病める時も健やかなる時も

    ➔ Conditional Phrase

    ➔ This phrase expresses a condition that applies in both good and bad times.

  • Don't you give up

    ➔ Imperative Mood

    ➔ The phrase is a command urging someone not to lose hope.

  • 愛の影を追っている

    ➔ Present Continuous Tense

    ➔ This indicates an ongoing action of pursuing love.

  • あなたが現れたあの日から

    ➔ Past Perfect Tense

    ➔ This indicates an action that was completed before another past action.

  • 一人にさせない

    ➔ Negative Form

    ➔ This phrase expresses a refusal to let someone be alone.

  • 残酷な現実が二人を引き裂けば

    ➔ Subjunctive Mood

    ➔ This expresses a hypothetical situation regarding a cruel reality.

  • 楽ばかりしようとしていた

    ➔ Past Continuous Tense

    ➔ This indicates an ongoing action in the past of trying to take it easy.