REAL – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: JO1

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

鏡の奥 ずっと

Deep inside the mirror, always

彷徨い続けた

I kept wandering

けど　気づいたんだ

But then I realized

This is me

This is me

This is me

This is me

一歩ずつ

Step by step

I will be there

I will be there

昨日よりも近づく夢

Dreams closer than yesterday

変わらない I will be with you

Unchanging, I will be with you

もっともっと　届けたい

I want to deliver even more

太陽が包む 眩い光 君 照らす

The dazzling light of the sun shines on you

描くんだ その日を 最後の一歩 辿る日を (yeah)

Envision that day, the final step, the day you follow

目の前に This is my desire

Right in front of me, this is my desire

もっと高い場所

To a higher place

連れてくよ

I'll take you there

手を掴んで

Hold my hand

This is no dream, so real

This is no dream, so real

This is no dream, so real

This is no dream, so real

Let's go all the way!

Let's go all the way!

鏡の中　ずっと　閉じ込められたようで ay

Always trapped inside the mirror, it feels like

1 step 時が経って Someday

One step, time passes, someday

2 step 重いドア開いて

Two steps, opening the heavy door

小さな頃見た Daydream 確かなものしていく

Turning the small childhood daydream into something real

I knew from the start 未来永劫に like a star.

From the start, I knew, forever and ever, like a star

散らばった記憶

Scattered memories

幼き日の憧れ達

Longing of my childhood days

手の平に集めて 確かなものへ変えるから

Gathered in my palms, turning into something certain

太陽が包む 眩い光 君 照らす

The dazzling sunlight shines on you

描くんだ　その日を 最後の一歩　辿る日を (yeah)

Envision that day, the final step, the day you follow

目の前に This is my desire

Right in front of me, this is my desire

もっと高い場所 連れてくよ

To a higher place, I'll take you there

手を掴んで

Hold my hand

This is no dream, so real

This is no dream, so real

So real

So real

夢見てた場所さ Right here 描いた場所さ

The place I was dreaming of, right here, the place I drew

君と僕のダイス 同じ場所で重ね Yeah

Your and my dice, overlapping in the same spot, yeah

明日へ突き抜ける My wingsと

Piercing through tomorrow with my wings

果てしなく続く story

An endless story continues

そう遠い未来じゃないだろう

It’s not a distant future

Right now, right here, so real

Right now, right here, so real

目の前に This is my desire

Right in front of me, this is my desire

もっと高い場所 連れてくよ

To a higher place, I will take you there

手を掴んで

Hold my hand

This is no dream, so real

This is no dream, so real

Ay! We will be together now!

Hey! We will be together now!

強く握ってこのまま

Hold tight, just like this

Ay! This is my desire babe!

Hey! This is my desire, babe!

果てしなくどこまでも

Endlessly, everywhere

Ay! We will be together now!

Hey! We will be together now!

強く握ってこのまま

Hold tight, just like this

Ay! This is my desire

Hey! This is my desire

This is no dream, so real

This is no dream, so real

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
step /stɛp/ A1	noun - a movement made by lifting the foot and putting it down in a new position
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B1	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ A2	noun - the time yet to come
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - of great vertical extent
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or point in space
star /stɑːr/ A2	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky
story /ˈstɔːri/ B1	noun - an account of imaginary or real people and events
wings /wɪŋz/ B2	noun - the appendages used by birds and insects for flying
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or carry with the hands
real /rɪəl/ B1	adjective - actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact

Key Grammar Structures

• This is me

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'to be' for identification

  ➔ 'This is me' uses the verb 'is' to state identity or self-recognition.

• 一歩ずつ I will be there

  ➔ Future tense with 'will' for intention or promise

  ➔ 'I will be there' expresses a promise or determination to be present in the future.

• 昨日よりも近づく夢

  ➔ Comparative form to express 'more close than yesterday'

  ➔ The phrase uses the comparative form 'よりも...近づく' to compare closeness to yesterday.

• 描くんだ その日を 最後の一歩

  ➔ Using the volitional form with んだ (nda) to emphasize intention or determination

  ➔ '描くんだ' is a colloquial form of '描く' (to draw/paint), with んだ adding emphasis on intention or resolve.

• Let's go all the way!

  ➔ Imperative construction with 'Let's' to suggest action together

  ➔ 'Let's go all the way!' uses the contraction 'Let's' to invite or encourage doing something fully or completely.

• 夢見てた場所さ Right here 描いた場所さ

  ➔ Past continuous tense with '夢見てた' (dreamed) and emphasis on location with 'さ' particles

  ➔ '夢見てた' is the past continuous form meaning 'dreamed', and 'さ' at the end adds emphasis or affirmation to the statement.

• 果てしなく続く story

  ➔ Adjective phrase with '果てしなく' (endlessly) describing the continuing nature of the story

  ➔ '果てしなく' is an adverb meaning 'endlessly', describing the story as ongoing and limitless.