閃光 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: [Alexandros]
• Album: PROVOKE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying world of "閃光" by [Alexandros], the theme song for *Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash*. Explore themes of hope, overcoming adversity, and personal growth, all while experiencing the dynamic rock sound of [Alexandros]. Discover the rich layers of meaning behind the lyrics and elevate your understanding of Japanese through this powerful song.

[English]

Blinding lights are fading out from the night

Holding up an innocent dream

Like a baby who knows no pain

Thunders calling to my ears all the time

Hiding a trembling heart

Like a child who has learned about pain

I'm scared to death and it's so cold all the time

Lashing out in chaos

Remembering a past I don't want to acknowledge

Take the sword and get prepared for the fight

Before I knew it,

I started to be dyed by a new world

Teach me how to fly

Don't cry anymore

So I can spread my wings

Just take one deep breath

And hold it still until you see your enemies inside your scope

Draw the unspoken words once more

If I forget the time stained in red

A sad world will never exist again

The rough land spills away towards a single ray of light

Blinding lights are falling down from the sky

I remember the innocent dream

Like an adult who has lost their heart

Speak out the words and get prepared for the fight

Before I knew it,

I started to weave a new world

Now I've learned to fly

I won't cry anymore

Because I won't be here tomorrow

Gonna take one deep breath

And hold it still until I see my enemies inside the scope

Shout the trivial words once more

If I become a lonely rat without making a sound

The new world is already there

An opened, too blue sky, a single tear

A long time ago, there was a king of worlds

Who led me down my path

Through night and day, he showed the truths

Of the worlds and the shapes that I need to be

But after all, I cast a shadow under a light from my own sky

And I think that this is something that I want (oh oh oh oh)

Draw the unspoken words once more

If I forget the time stained in red

A sad world will never exist again

The rough land spills away towards a single ray of light, yeah

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[Japanese]

Blinding lights are fading out from the night

あどけない夢掲げた

痛みを知らない赤子のように

Thunders calling to my ears all the time

揺れる心隠した

痛みを覚えた子供のようにって

I'm scared to death and it's so cold all the time

当たり散らし乱れた

認めたくない過去思い出して

Take the sword and get prepared for the fight

気づけばいつのまにか

新しい世界に染まりだしていく

Teach me how to fly

これ以上泣かないで

羽ばたけるように

"Just take one deep breath

And hold it still until you see your enemies inside your scope"

鳴らない言葉をもう一度描いて

赤色に染まる時間を置き忘れ去れば

哀しい世界はもう二度となくて

荒れた陸地が こぼれ落ちていく 一筋の光へ

Blinding lights are falling down from the sky

あどけない夢思い出す

心を落とした大人のように

Speak out the words and get prepared for the fight

気づけばいつのまにか

新しい世界を紡ぎ出していけ

Now I've learned to fly

これ以上泣かないよ

明日にはいないから

"Gonna take one deep breath

And hold it still until I see my enemies inside the scope"

くだらない言葉をもう一度叫んで

鳴らないことなく孤独ラトゥになれば

新しい世界はもうそこにあって

開け放たれた 碧すぎる空 一粒の涙

A long time ago, there was a king of worlds

Who led me down my path

Through night and day, he showed the truths

Of the worlds and the shapes that I need to be

But after all, I cast a shadow under a light from my own sky

And I think that this is something that I want (oh oh oh oh)

鳴らない言葉をもう一度描いて

赤色に染まる時間を置き忘れ去れば

哀しい世界はもう二度となくて

荒れた陸地が こぼれ落ちていく 一筋の光へ yeah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
閃光 /senkō/ B2	noun - flash of light
あどけない /adokenai/ B1	adjective - innocent
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
痛み /itami/ A2	noun - pain
赤子 /akago/ B1	noun - baby
揺れる /yureru/ B1	verb - to shake
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart
過去 /kako/ A2	noun - past
認める /mitomeru/ B1	verb - to acknowledge
剣 /tsurugi/ B1	noun - sword
羽ばたける /habatakeru/ B2	verb - to flap wings
新しい /atarashii/ A2	adjective - new
世界 /sekai/ A2	noun - world
染まる /sōmaru/ B1	verb - to dye
哀しい /kanashii/ B1	adjective - sad
荒れた /areta/ B1	verb - to be devastated
陸地 /rikuchi/ B1	noun - land
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light

Key Grammar Structures

• Take the sword and get prepared for the fight

  ➔ Imperative sentence with 'get' + adjective + 'for' + noun

  ➔ 'Get' in this context is used as a command to prepare oneself for something, here 'the fight'.

• Hold it still until you see your enemies inside your scope

  ➔ Imperative sentence with 'hold' + object + adverbial phrase

  ➔ 'Hold' in this case directs someone to keep something steady or in place until a condition is met.

• And I think that this is something that I want

  ➔ Noun clause serving as the object of 'think' with 'that' as a conjunction

  ➔ The phrase 'that this is something that I want' is a noun clause explaining what the speaker is thinking about.

• Gonna take one deep breath and hold it still until I see my enemies inside the scope

  ➔ Informal future construction 'Gonna' + verb, with a clause indicating duration 'until' + present tense

  ➔ 'Gonna' is a colloquial contraction of 'going to' used to express future intention informally.

• And the shapes that I need to be

  ➔ Relative clause 'that I need to be' modifying 'shapes'

  ➔ The clause 'that I need to be' is a relative clause specifying the types or forms of shapes the speaker requires.

• And I think that this is something that I want

  ➔ Noun clause serving as the object of 'think' with 'that' as a conjunction

  ➔ This sentence uses a noun clause introduced by 'that' to specify what the speaker considers as important or desired.