SCOPE – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Aimer

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through Aimer's "SCOPE" offers a chance to engage with lyrics that are both emotionally resonant and empowering. The song's vocabulary around themes of truth, deception, and perseverance provides a unique and motivating learning experience. Its connection to an anime adds a visual and narrative context that can further aid in comprehension and make the language learning journey more exciting.

[English]

Flying high, the illusions and equations on the desk collapse

The missing piece is still tucked deep in my pocket

Even if it hurts (walking alone)

I won’t show it (drying my tears)

Because at last I found a resting branch

Breaking into skies never seen before, boldly opening new paths

Days filled with illusions, nothing but deceptions

A shining star beyond the maze

I've been searching for it, my last piece to unwind

Outsmart the lies that are so full of speech

Discard superficial measures and just seek the truth

Run through it, push forward until it reaches you

Turn your hidden voice into something real

Tangled feelings and saturated tricks are all incorrect

Cracks in overlapping tears hint at something more

A premonition, deep in the gaze beyond

A sparkle (even if it can't be voiced)

Warm it up so it won't break

Now's the time (free as you please) to let it go

...

Yes, carving days into uncharted territory

Stars wrapped in the lies of the starry sky

Pinpointing that one last piece

Endless cycles of questions and answers

Discard the noise filled with common sense and grasp the truth now

Run through it, push forward until it reaches you

Turn your hidden voice into something real

...

[Japanese]

飛び立って机上の空論も方程式も崩壊

片割れのピースはポケットの奥まだしまって

痛くても（ひとり歩いて）

見せないよ（涙を乾かして）

やっと止まり木を見つけたから

空前絶後（ばたく空へ）切り開いて

もう前例だらけのまやかし days

迷宮の先に輝く star

ほどきたくてずっと探していた last piece

雄弁な嘘の裏をかいて

常識通りのmeasureを捨て ただ真実を知りたくて

駆け巡れ超えてゆけ届くまで

ひた隠した声を確かな形にして

絡まった感情も飽和した定石も不正解

重なった裂の隙間兆しが差し込んで

予感めいた（視線の奥に）

きらめきは（声にならなくても）

壊れないように温めていて

今だから（じるままに）解き放って

そう前人未踏に刻む days

満天の嘘にまぎれた star

見極めてたったひとつきりの last piece

堂々巡りの問答を

常識まみれのnoiseを捨て いま真実を掴みとって

駆け巡れ超えてゆけ届くまで

ひた隠した声を確かな形にして

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
飛び立つ (tobitatsu) /tobitatsu/ B2	verb - to take off, to fly away
崩壊 (houkai) /hoːkaɪ/ C1	noun - collapse, breakdown, crumbling verb - to collapse, to break down
ピース (piisu) /piːsɯ/ A2	noun - piece
奥 (oku) /o̞kɯ/ A2	noun - inner part, back, interior
涙 (namida) /namida/ A2	noun - tear
止まり木 (tomarigi) /tomarigi/ B2	noun - perch
空前絶後 (kuuzen zetsugo) /kɯːzɛn d͡ze̞t͡sɯɡo̞/ C1	adjective - unprecedented, unparalleled
切り開く (kirihiraku) /kiɾihiɾakɯ/ B2	verb - to open up, to pioneer, to develop
まやかし (mayakashi) /majakashi/ C1	noun - deception, sham, fake
迷宮 (meikyuu) /meːkʲɯː/ B2	noun - labyrinth, maze
輝く (kagayaku) /kaɡajakɯ/ B1	verb - to shine, to glitter
雄弁 (yuuben) /jɯːbeɴ/ C1	adjective - eloquent, persuasive
真実 (shinjitsu) /ɕiɴd͡ʑitsu/ B2	noun - truth, reality
声 (koe) /ko̞e/ A1	noun - voice
感情 (kanjou) /kaɴd͡ʑoː/ B1	noun - emotion, feeling
兆し (kizashi) /kizashi/ B2	noun - sign, omen, indication
視線 (shisen) /ɕiseɴ/ B1	noun - line of sight, gaze

Key Grammar Structures

• も崩壊

  ➔ Particle + verb in potential form / implied meaning of breaking down / collapse

  ➔ The particle "も" emphasizes that the action includes or applies to the subject, suggesting something is collapsing or breaking down.

• 片割れのピースは

  ➔ Possessive particle "の" + noun, indicating possession or belonging

  ➔ The particle "の" connects "片割れ" (half) and "ピース" (piece), showing that the piece belongs to or is associated with the 'half'.

• 痛くても

  ➔ Conjunction + をも / ても: despite, even if

  ➔ The form "〜ても" indicates concessive meaning, expressing 'even if' or 'despite the pain'.

• 見せないよ

  ➔ Negative verb + よ: emphasizing a firm statement or intention

  ➔ The ending "〜ないよ" is a negative form combined with "よ" to assert a firm or emotional statement.

• 解き放って

  ➔ Te-form of "解き放つ" + て: connecting to subsequent actions or commands

  ➔ The te-form "解き放って" allows connecting to additional actions, such as 'release' or 'let go'.