Stargaze – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SixTONES
• Album: MILESixTONES

Lyrics & Translation

‘Stargaze’ is a fantastic song for Japanese learners as it uses clear, aspirational vocabulary related to dreams and the sky. By singing along, you can practice mid-tempo pronunciation and emotional delivery, making it a perfect tool to improve your rhythm and intonation while enjoying contemporary J-pop.

[English]

'Ey

How far do we have to go before we can say, "We finally made it"?

I have no clue right now.

But I have a feeling that at the end of this road we keep pushing down,

There lies an ideal worth risking my very life for.

I thought I was a nobody, someone who couldn't stick to anything.

But then, I fell head over heels, completely and utterly obsessed.

I'm going to live my life through "this." Meaning will surely follow.

Right now, the beast I keep in my heart is growing fast.

Let's show them something spectacular. Tonight,

History is going to change with a roar.

We're accomplices in this. Who cares what the critics say?

Let them bark all they want.

Perhaps more than the view we dreamed of seeing,

This moment of struggling is what shines the brightest.

I can't help but think, "Maybe I can actually see it."

But I can save that kind of thinking for later.

Someday, when history looks back at the "now" we lived through,

I want to paint it in colors so vivid it makes them envious. I have no certainty, though.

I'm not the carefree type to pin my hopes on myself.

But since you all believe in me more than anyone, I can't afford to fail.

I can't let you down.

That's how I finally learned how to believe in myself.

Until the day we scream together and embrace until we're crushed,

There's no way this ends. A reason for being—vague yet crystal clear—

It feels like it's right here. That's what I feel.

No matter what anyone says, we are the "seeds of miracles."

Let's show them something spectacular. Tonight,

History is going to change with a roar.

How long will we be bystanders? When is it my turn?

I don't have time to waste on questions like that.

How many nights has it been now, soaked in tears?

And yet, why is that never a reason to give up?

I've tasted bitterness, but I turn even that into power.

There are times when even my very reason for existing feels shaken, but so what?

Perhaps more than the view at the end of the road,

This moment of struggling is what shines the brightest.

I can't help but think, "Maybe I can actually see it."

But I can save that kind of thinking for later.

Someday, when history looks back at the "now" we lived through,

I want to paint it in colors so vivid it makes them envious. I have no certainty, though.

But I don't feel like I can't do it. I know I can. (Bring it on, come at me!)

I know I can. I know I can. I know I can. (We are right here.)

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[Japanese]

'Ey

俺らどこまで行けば「たどり着いたぜ」

なんて言えるかね まぁ 今は見当もつかねぇ

ただこの道突き進み続けた先に確かに

この命とも引き換えになりそうな理想がありそうな気がしてんだ

何にもない俺だと思っていた 何するにも続きやしなかった

その俺がバッチバチ ギッチギチ ガッチガチにハマった

俺は「コイツ」で生きていく きっと意味ならついてくる

今は心に飼っている この獣スクスク育っている

目にもの見せようか 歴史が今夜

音を立てて変わる様を

俺らは共犯者 下馬評がどうだ？

とか お好きにほざけ

夢に見てた先の景色よりもしかして

もがき続ける今が何より輝いて

「見えるのかも」なんて思えたりもするけど

そんなことはあとでいくらでも考えればいい

僕らがいた今をいつか 歴史が見て

羨むような 色に染める 確信などないもないけど

自分なんかに期待するほど お気楽なやつじゃねぇ

だけど誰より信じるお前らが俺にかけてくれるからにはやらねぇ

わけにゃいかねぇ まんまとやられ

そうやって初めて自分の信じ方 知ったりして

君と叫んで 潰れるほど抱き合う日まで

終われるわけない ぼんやりくっきり生まれた理由

みたいなもんが ここにはあんだ そんな気がしてんだ

誰になんて言われようとも俺らは「奇跡の種」

目にもの見せようか 歴史が今夜

音を立てて 変わる様を

いつまで傍観者？俺の出番は？

とか抜かしてる暇ねぇ

涙なんかで 濡らした夜はこれ何回目？

それでもなんで 諦める理由には なんなくて？

辛酸も舐めて それすらも馬力に変えて

存在意義さえ 足元から揺らぐような そんな時もあるがだからなんだ

たどり着いた先の景色よりもしかして

もがき続ける今が何より輝いて

「見えるのかも」なんて思えたりもするけど

そんなことはあとでいくらでも考えればいい

僕らがいた今をいつか 歴史が見て

羨むような 色に染める 確信など何もないけど

できない 気がしない 気がしない（なんだってこいや おいかかってこいや）

気がしない 気がしない 気がしない（俺たちはここにいる）

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
道 michi N5	noun - road, street, way
命 inochi N3	noun - life, destiny
理想 risou N3	noun - ideal
意味 imi N4	noun - meaning, significance
心 kokoro N4	noun - heart, mind, spirit
獣 kemono N1	noun - beast, brute
歴史 rekishi N3	noun - history
共犯者 kyouhansha N1	noun - accomplice
下馬評 gebahyou N1	noun - public comment, outside opinion, speculation
景色 keshiki N4	noun - scenery, view
確信 kakushin N2	noun - conviction, confidence
奇跡 kiseki N2	noun - miracle, wonder
傍観者 boukansha N1	noun - bystander, onlooker
出番 debahn N2	noun - one's turn, turn to go on stage
涙 namida N4	noun - tear
存在意義 sonzai-igi N1	noun - raison d'etre, significance of existence
輝く kagayaku N3	verb - to shine, to sparkle, to glitter
模索する mosaku suru N1	verb - to grope for, to search for (a solution)
羨む urayamu N1	verb - to envy, to be jealous of