SHOW TIME – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: AAA
• Album: SHOW TIME

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on an energetic musical journey with AAA's "SHOW TIME"! This J-pop dance anthem offers a vibrant way to immerse yourself in Japanese music and language. Through its uplifting lyrics about new beginnings and connections, you can pick up encouraging phrases and expressions, making it a perfect song to learn about themes of hope and fresh starts in Japanese culture and language. Its catchy beat and positive message make it a special and motivating listen.

[English]

Fading dreams finally connect here

Overlapping space, drawing our Round of Sound

I've been wishing for it, a destiny where we meet again

I understood, there's nothing wrong at all

It’s a SHOW TIME!! Unbreakable bonds

Want to taste it, my friend?

No! No! This isn’t enough

Tell me your heart

I want to draw it, aim for the light ahead

I want to play music, dance now with you

Please don’t look back, let’s move forward

Fly higher and higher, Burning Heart

Beyond all our days, we will go

Throw away regrets and fears, ride on Sound

I want to laugh, weaving a future with you

If you hesitate, tomorrow won’t change

It’s a SHOW TIME!! Unbreakable bonds

Let’s connect, my friend

More! More! Still not enough

Stretch out your hand

I want to feel, understand your reality

I want to believe, seek even your weakness

Please stay with me, don’t stop dreaming

Fly higher and higher, Burning Heart

One bass line, hard to see clearly

Then these phrases help raise the level

Everyone’s a soloist — sure, there’s anxiety and scars

Struggling alone can be tough — hold that hand, a kiss of mercy

The true form of that gradually thickening

Loneliness and fears, the finish line is still far

Snap, Snap Back baby, It's a Show time

Since I’m not alone, my heart is strong

Face to face, now let's settle this

[Japanese]

途切れ途切れの夢が　ここでついにつながる

重なりあう空間　君と描く Round of Sound

願ってたんだ　巡り会える運命

わかってたんだ　何も間違ってないさ

It’s a SHOW TIME!! 切れたりしない絆

味わってみないか My friend?

No! No! こんなもんじゃ足りないや

伝えて Your heart

描きたい　目指したい　光の先

奏でたい　踊りたい　君と今

Please don’t look back, Let’s go forward

高く高く舞い上がれ Burning Heart

思い思いの日々を越えて　僕ら行くんだ

後悔や不安など放り投げて Ride on Sound

笑ってたいんだ　君と紡いで行くFuture

迷ってたんじゃ　明日は変わらないから

It’s a SHOW TIME!! 切れたりしない絆

つないでみないか My friend?

More! More! まだまだ物足りないや

のばして Your hand

わかりたい　感じたい　君のリアル

信じたい　求めたい　弱さごと

Please stay with me, Don’t stop dreaming

高く高く舞い上がれ Burning Heart

ベースライン　ひとつじゃ見えづらい

ならこのフレーズがランクアップの手伝い

人は誰もが皆ソリスト そりゃあるだろうな不安も傷も

一人相撲じゃちっとキツそう その手を取り慈しみのキスを

段々濃くなるそいつの正体

孤独や恐怖　まだゴールは遠く

Snap, Snap Back baby, It's a Show time

一人じゃない分ハートは丈夫

面と向かって　さぁいざ勝負

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
運命 /unmei/ B1	noun - fate
絆 /kizuna/ B2	noun - bond
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart
手 /te/ A1	noun - hand
友達 /tomodachi/ A1	noun - friend
音 /oto/ A1	noun - sound
踊る /odoru/ A2	verb - to dance
信じる /shinjiru/ B1	verb - to believe
感じる /kanjiru/ B1	verb - to feel
高く /takaku/ A2	adverb - high
舞い上がる /maiagaru/ B2	verb - to soar
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
不安 /fuan/ B2	noun - anxiety
傷 /kizu/ B2	noun - wound

Key Grammar Structures

• 願ってたんだ　巡り会える運命

  ➔ Past tense of '願う' (to wish) + たんだ (explaining past realization)

  ➔ '願ってたんだ' expresses a realization or understanding about a past wish or hope.

• It's a SHOW TIME!! 切れたりしない絆

  ➔ Use of 'さ' (copula) with 'しない' to say 'not breaking' or 'unbreakable'

  ➔ 'しない' is the negative form of the verb, here indicating 'not breaking' or 'unbreakable'.

• Please don’t look back, Let’s go forward

  ➔ Imperative form 'don’t look back' + 'Let’s go' (imperative + suggestion)

  ➔ Imperative sentences giving advice or instructions, 'don’t look back' instructs not to regret or dwell, while 'Let’s go forward' suggests moving ahead.

• High and high, dance and soar, Burning Heart

  ➔ Repeated 'high and high' as an intensifier + imperative 'dance and soar'

  ➔ 'High and high' emphasizes reaching great heights, while 'dance and soar' is an imperative encouraging energetic movement.

• Postpone worry and fear, and keep going

  ➔ Imperative form combined with 'and' to give encouragement

  ➔ The command form 'Postpone worry and fear' encourages to set aside negative feelings, combined with 'and keep going' to promote persistence.