spiral – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: LONGMAN

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

描いた地図は引き裂いた

I tore up the map I drew

世界はあの日のまま

The world remains the same as that day

僕はまた

I'm going to

誰かのせいにした

Blame someone else again

嫌になっちゃうな

Don't get fed up

このまま何かを待ち続けるフリするの

Pretending to wait for something to happen

ここから僕はやりなおせますか

Can I start over from here?

どこまでも行ける気がした

I felt like I could go anywhere

あの時の僕はどこだ

Where's the me from back then?

きっと大人になったとか

Maybe I've become an adult or something

そういうことじゃなくてさ

But that's not it

あと少しだけの勇気で

If only I had a little more courage

変えられた明日はあった

Tomorrow could have been different

それさえ気づけなかったんだ

But I didn't even realize that

そんな瞬間は何度あったんだろう

How many times have I had moments like that?

結んだ糸は解いた

I untied the thread I tied

世界はあの日のまま

The world remains the same as that day

僕はまた

I'm going to

繰り返してばかり

Just repeating myself

嫌になっちゃうな

Don't get fed up

身勝手な夢を抱いて自ら砕いて

Holding onto selfish dreams and shattering them myself

何がしたいの

What do I want to do?

いつかこの闇を切り裂いてくれないか

Won't someone cut through this darkness for me someday?

Oh, my life

Oh, my life

僕たちの正義はきっと

Our justice is probably

誰かには邪魔なものさ

Something that's in the way for someone

きっと仕方なかったとか

Maybe it couldn't be helped or something

そういうことじゃなくてさ

But that's not it

あと少し強くなれば

If only I were a little stronger

守られる明日があって

There would be a tomorrow that's protected

全て変わった夜も

And a night that's completely changed

またここからと

And I'd start from here again

笑えたらな

I wish I could laugh

捻くれた感情

Don't let my twisted emotions show

出てこないでね

Please don't come out

きっと変われたんだもう

I could have changed by now

君にサヨナラ

Goodbye to you

僕は君にとって

To you, I'm

誰かにとって

To someone, I'm

明けない夜の

A star that doesn't fade on a night that doesn't dawn

消えない星に

I wanted to be

なりたかった

But I couldn't be

なれなかった

We're still the same

僕らはこのまま

僕らはこのまま

あと少しだけの勇気で

If only I had a little more courage

変えられた明日はあった

Tomorrow could have been different

それさえ気づけなかったんだ

But I didn't even realize that

そんな日はもうたくさんだ

I've had enough of days like that

いつまでもなんてないんだ

There's no forever

終わりゆくその前に

Before it all ends

一歩踏み出してみた

I took a step forward

受け入れながら

Accepting it

祈りながら

Praying

Oh, oh

Oh, oh

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
/eki/ B1	noun - map
/sekai/ A1	noun - world
/hito/ A1	noun - person
/yūki/ B1	noun - courage
/ashita/ A1	noun - tomorrow
/kawaru/ B1	verb - to change
/yūjō/ B1	noun - friendship
/seigi/ B1	noun - justice
/tsuyosa/ B1	noun - strength
/mamoru/ B1	verb - to protect
/hoshi/ A1	noun - star
/sayonara/ A1	noun - goodbye
/owari/ B1	noun - end
/ippo/ B1	noun - step
/fumi/ B1	verb - to step
/ukeru/ B1	verb - to receive
/inori/ B1	noun - prayer

Key Grammar Structures

• 僕はまた 繰り返してばかり

  ➔ The use of repeating verb forms with ばかり to indicate 'just' or 'only'.

  ➔ It indicates that the action is repetitive or done only, emphasizing a sense of exclusivity or persistence.

• 世界はあの日のまま

  ➔ Use of は as a topic marker to emphasize 'the world' and まま to mean 'as it is'.

  ➔ The は particle marks 'the world' as the topic, with まま meaning 'as it is,' indicating the world remains unchanged.

• あと少しだけの勇気で

  ➔ Use of だけ to express 'just' or 'only' with a noun, emphasizing a small amount.

  ➔ 'だけ' emphasizes that the amount or degree is small or limited, here meaning 'just a little courage.'

• 変えることができたんだ

  ➔ Use of potential form 変えることができる to express 'can change' or 'was able to change'.

  ➔ The potential form ことができる indicates ability or possibility to do something, here meaning 'could change'.

• 終わりゆくその前に

  ➔ Use of the verb ending 〜ゆく (行く) to indicate progression towards an endpoint in the future.

  ➔ 〜ゆく is a classical or literary suffix meaning 'to go' or 'to proceed,' indicating ongoing progress towards a future point.