RISING SOUL – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 三代目 J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE
• Album: RISING SUN TO THE WORLD

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

翔る Seven Stars

Soaring Seven Stars

夜明け前の Ride

Ride before the dawn

Volume を上げて

Turn up the volume

ドラマティックナイツ

Dramatic nights

Beat が胸に火を灯せば

When the beat ignites your heart

再び摩天楼が踊り出す

The skyscrapers start dancing again

共に Rolling Rolling

Together, rolling rolling

One way road

One way road

もっと Dancing Dancing

Keep dancing dancing

Into the light

Into the light

らしく居れる場所があるから

Because there's a place where I can just be myself

果てしない道ほど Makes me feel alive

The endless road makes me feel alive

いま陽が昇る

Now the sun is rising

Start the future 照らし出す

Start the future and light it up

煌めき燃え上がってく 碧い炎

The shimmering flames blazing high, the blue fire

Rising soul Rising soul

Rising soul, rising soul

It’s time

It's time

Let’s feel the Rising soul yeah

Let’s feel the rising soul, yeah

Come feel the Rising soul yeah

Come, feel the rising soul, yeah

Let’s feel the Rising soul

Let’s feel the rising soul

From 東京(TOKIO) to the 新世界(Brand new world)

From Tokyo to the brand new world

重なり合っていく Soul 2 Soul

Soul to soul, overlapping

運命へ Dress up

Dress up for destiny

羽織る MA-1

Wearing an MA-1 jacket

水平線の向こうに

Beyond the horizon

世界(あす)が見えた

I saw the world ahead

ストリートからハイエンドな歴史(History)

From streets to high-end history

変わらない魂がここにある

Unchanging souls are here

共に Rolling Rolling

Together, rolling rolling

One way road

One way road

もっと Dancing Dancing

Keep dancing dancing

Into the light

Into the light

願いに瞳閉じれば

Close your eyes and make a wish

あの歌が響いた Music moves your feelings

That song echoed: music moves your feelings

いま陽が昇る

Now the sun is rising

Start the future 照らし出す

Start the future and light it up

煌めき燃え上がってく 碧い炎

The shimmering flames blazing high, the blue fire

Rising soul Rising soul

Rising soul, rising soul

It’s time

It's time

Let’s feel the soul yeah

Let’s feel the soul, yeah

Come feel the Rising soul yeah

Come, feel the rising soul, yeah

Let’s feel the Rising soul

Let’s feel the rising soul

From 東京(TOKIO) to the 新世界(Brand new world)

From Tokyo to the brand new world

重なり合っていく Soul 2 Soul

Soul to soul, overlapping

From 東京(TOKIO) to the 新世界(Brand new world)

From Tokyo to the brand new world

重なり合っていく Soul 2 Soul

Soul to soul, overlapping

嘘みたいな Real 閉じ込めた Tears

Unbelievable real tears I’ve kept inside

それでも Believe

Still, I believe

自由なセオリー こんな時代でも

Even in these times, with free spirits

君の夢に (君の夢に)

Dreams of yours (your dreams)

いま陽が昇る

Now the sun is rising

Start the future 照らし出す

Start the future and light it up

煌めき燃え上がってく 碧い炎

The shimmering flames blazing high, the blue fire

Rising soul Rising soul

Rising soul, rising soul

It’s time

It's time

Let’s feel the soul yeah

Let’s feel the soul, yeah

Come feel the Rising soul yeah

Come, feel the rising soul, yeah

Let’s feel the Rising soul

Let’s feel the rising soul

From 東京(TOKIO) to the 新世界(Brand new world)

From Tokyo to the brand new world

重なり合っていく Soul 2 Soul

Soul to soul, overlapping

From 東京(TOKIO) to the 新世界(Brand new world)

From Tokyo to the brand new world

重なり合っていく

Soul to soul, overlapping

This is the Rising soul yeah

This is the rising soul, yeah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
翔る /かける/ B2	verb - to soar or fly
夜明け /よあけ/ B1	noun - dawn
火 /ひ/ A1	noun - fire
道 /みち/ A2	noun - road or path
未来 /みらい/ B1	noun - future
炎 /ほのお/ B2	noun - flame
魂 /たましい/ B2	noun - soul
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
時代 /じだい/ B1	noun - era or age
自由 /じゆう/ B1	noun - freedom
運命 /うんめい/ B2	noun - destiny
音楽 /おんがく/ A1	noun - music
歌 /うた/ A1	noun - song
心 /こころ/ B1	noun - heart or mind
世界 /せかい/ A1	noun - world
時 /とき/ A1	noun - time

Key Grammar Structures

• もっと Dancing Dancing Into the light

  ➔ Comparative + 'more' + verb/noun

  ➔ The phrase 'もっとDancing' means 'dancing more' or 'more dancing', emphasizing increased activity.

• From 東京(TOKIO) to the 新世界(Brand new world)

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating movement from one place to another

  ➔ This phrase shows the movement or journey from Tokyo to the New World, emphasizing a sense of transition.

• 重なり合っていく Soul 2 Soul

  ➔ Phrase with verb form indicating ongoing process or progression

  ➔ The phrase '重なり合っていく' demonstrates an ongoing merging or intertwining process, symbolizing unity.

• 願いに瞳閉じれば

  ➔ Conditional clause using 'if' structure with verb in potential or conditional form

  ➔ The phrase '瞳閉じれば' means 'if you close your eyes', forming a conditional statement about dreaming or wishing.

• Start the future 照らし出す

  ➔ Imperative or causative form of verb indicating to 'illuminate' or 'shine a light on' the future

  ➔ The phrase '照らし出す' means 'to illuminate' or 'shine light on', symbolically referring to revealing or shaping the future.

• It's time Let’s feel the Rising soul yeah

  ➔ Contraction of 'It is' + 'time' indicating an idiomatic expression of readiness or urgency

  ➔ This phrase indicates that it is the appropriate or urgent moment to act or feel something deeply.

• Come feel the Rising soul yeah

  ➔ Imperative form of 'come' plus verb phrase to invite or urge action

  ➔ This phrase is an invitation to join or connect with the Rising soul, encouraging participation or emotional involvement.