Soundly – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SCANDAL
• Album: EP『LOVE, SPARK, JOY!』

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into SCANDAL's 'Soundly' and embark on a linguistic journey! This song, a blend of rock and punk energy with deeply introspective lyrics, offers a unique opportunity to explore Japanese expressions of resilience, self-discovery, and the beauty of evolution. Its calming yet powerful melodies and meaningful narrative make it an engaging piece for any language learner eager to connect with authentic Japanese music and the emotions it conveys.

[English]

No time to look back

I just keep rushing forward

Because I was only looking ahead

In my slightly narrowed view

That melody started creeping in

Even a love that's weakly acidic, the roads I couldn't move forward on

Tens of tries and errors

Before I knew it, it had seeped in

To the sound I can only do now

A little bit of irony I added

Like a Möbius strip

It reaches you

Still, it's not enough—through the night

There’s no such thing as unending rain, right?

Tomorrow, surely

The wind of the day after tomorrow feels like it's blowing

In the middle of another summer repeating again

Like a palette from sometime, a smoky sky

It was supposed to clear by the afternoon

I stopped wearing my favorite shoes

Weather forecasts are unreliable

Even a love that's weakly acidic, the roads I couldn't move forward on

Tens of tries and errors

Before I knew it, it had seeped in

Even when feelings overflow and threaten to spill over

Or when my ideal from someday seems like a lie

The future beyond those footsteps

Is a story in a world I colored myself

To the sound I can only do now

A little bit of irony I added

Like a Möbius strip

It reaches you

To the scenery I haven't seen yet

The world I can go to now

From now on, I'll keep searching forever

Under this blue sky

[Japanese]

振り返る暇もないまま

ひたすら走り続けて来たみたい

前ばかり見ていたから

少し狭くなった視野に

入り込んできたあのメロディー

弱酸性の恋だって 進めなかった道だって

何十回のtry & error

いつのまにか染み込んでいた

今しかできないsoundに

ちょっとだけのっけたirony

メビウスの輪みたいに

あなたの元へ届くの

まだまだ足りないthrough the night

やまない雨はないんじゃない

明日になればきっと

明後日の風が吹いてる気がするんだ

繰り返す夏のまんなか

いつかのパレットみたい 燻む空

午後にはやむはずだった

お気に入りの靴はやめた

予報なんて当てにならない

弱酸性の恋だって 進めなかった道だって

何十回のtry & error

いつのまにか染み込んでいた

想いが溢れて こぼれそうになっても

いつかの理想だって嘘みたいに思えても

そんな足跡の先にある未来は

私が色を塗った世界でひとつのSTORY

今しかできないsoundに

ちょっとだけのっけたirony

メビウスの輪みたいに

あなたの元へ届くの

まだまだ見てない景色を

今なら行ける世界を

これからだってずっと探し続けてく

この青い空の下

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
走る(hashiru) /ha̠ɕiɾɯ/ A1	verb - to run
見る(miru) /miɾɯ/ A1	verb - to see, to look
恋(koi) /ko̞i/ A2	noun - love
道(michi) /mʲit͡ɕi/ A1	noun - road, path
夏(natsu) /nat͡sɨ/ A1	noun - summer
空(sora) /soɾa/ A1	noun - sky
雨(ame) /ame/ A1	noun - rain
明日(ashita) /a̠ɕi̥ta̠/ A1	noun - tomorrow
風(kaze) /ka̠ze/ A2	noun - wind
音(oto) /o̞to̞/ A2	noun - sound
届く(todoku) /to̞do̞kɯ/ B1	verb - to reach
理想(risou) /ɾisoː/ B2	noun - ideal
溢れる(afureru) /a̠ɸɯɾe̞ɾɯ/ B2	verb - to overflow
探す(sagasu) /sa̠ɡa̠sɯ/ A2	verb - to search, to look for
景色(keshiki) /ke̞ɕiki/ B1	noun - scenery, view