STAND-ALONE – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Aimer
• Album: Walpurgis

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the captivating world of Aimer's "STAND-ALONE," a powerful song that not only showcases her unique vocal style and a blend of J-Pop and rock elements, but also offers a lyrical journey into introspection and resilience. By exploring its Japanese lyrics, you can learn common vocabulary and expressions related to emotions, uncertainty, and personal strength, making it an engaging way to deepen your understanding of the language through its evocative storytelling.

[English]

You shouted goodbye

You still shout goodbye

Even if there are countless mistakes

It's fine as long as you open that door

If nothing can change

...

...

...

Wandering through the gaps of overlapping dreams

Even now, even now

Throwing away all the wavering reality

This is still within a dream

...

The lukewarm night breeze and the cityscape

Swallowed by the subway

Melting into the echoing footsteps

The blurred signal, neon lights

...

You shouted goodbye

You still shout goodbye

Even if there are countless mistakes, it's fine as long as you open that door

...

If nothing can change

It's okay to keep singing a sad song

STAND-ALONE in this distorted world

STAND-ALONE towards the world I envisioned

Goodbye, in a place where even the moonlight can't reach the windowsill

バイバイ　窓辺に　月明かりも届かない場所

Throwing everything away

On a night when I want to become a star floating in the darkness

Isn't that right?

Unsteady feet and fingertips

Even the breath in front of me

I can't tell if everything is real or a lie

I don't understand

I don't get it

The line I was supposed to be searching for

Drawn with things I've lost

What was too ambiguous

Was the beginning and the nature of the rules

If I can't protect anything

Even the name I've carved

It's okay to lose it

The first lie you told

Whispering that dawn will come

So much that I want to cry

That time was truly happiness

Even the constellations have fled

Standing alone

On a night when the stars can't be seen

STAND-ALONE

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[Japanese]

さよならって　君が叫んで

さよならって　今も叫んで

間違いがいだらけでも

そのドアを開ければいいと

なにも変われないなら

重ねた夢の隙間彷徨う

今もまだ　今もまだ

揺らいだ現実全て捨てて

これはまだ夢の中

生ぬるい夜風と街並み

地下鉄に飲み込まれる

鳴り響く座踏に溶けて

滲む合図　ネオンライツ

さよならって　君が叫んで

さよならって今も叫んで

間違いだらけでも　そのドアを開ければいいと

なにも変われないなら

悲しい歌ずっと

歌ってもいいの

STAND-ALONE 歪んだ世界で

STAND-ALONE 描いた世界へ

バイバイ　窓辺に　月明かりも届かない場所

何もかも投げ出して

暗闇に浮かぶ星になりたい夜

そうでしょ

ふらついた足元指先

目の前の　吐息すら

何もかも　本当か嘘か

分からない

わかんない

探していたはずの線を

失くしてきたもので描いて

曖昧すぎたのは

始まりと　ルールの性能

何も守れないなら

刻んだ名前も

失くしてもいいよ

最初に君がついた嘘

夜明けは来るよと囁き

泣きたいほど

あの時間こそが幸せだった

星座すら逃げ出して

一人立ち尽くす

星の見えない夜

STAND-ALONE

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
叫ぶ /sakebu/ B1	verb - to shout or call out
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
現実 /genjitsu/ B2	noun - reality
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
星 /hoshi/ A2	noun - star
世界 /sekai/ A1	noun - world
悲しい /kanashii/ B1	adjective - sad
暗闇 /kurayami/ B2	noun - darkness
月明かり /tsukiakari/ B2	noun - moonlight
探す /sagasu/ B1	verb - to search or look for
嘘 /uso/ A2	noun - lie
立ち尽くす /tachitsukusu/ C1	verb - to stand still or remain standing
溶ける /tokeru/ B2	verb - to melt
描く /kaku/ B1	verb - to draw or depict

Key Grammar Structures

• でも

  ➔ but / however

  ➔ Used to contrast two clauses, indicating a contradiction or exception.

• も

  ➔ also / even / too

  ➔ Indicates inclusion or emphasis, meaning 'also' or 'even'.

• ながら

  ➔ while / during

  ➔ Connects two actions happening simultaneously, indicating 'doing A while doing B'.

• と

  ➔ and / with / quoting

  ➔ Used to connect nouns, indicate companionship, or quote speech or thoughts.

• なら

  ➔ if / in case of

  ➔ Conditional marker indicating 'if' or 'in case of' scenarios.

• ながら

  ➔ while / during

  ➔ Expresses simultaneous actions, emphasizing doing something at the same time.