STORM RIDERS – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 三代目 J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE, SLASH
• Album: PLANET SEVEN

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the high-octane world of J-Pop with "STORM RIDERS feat. SLASH" by 三代目 J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE. This powerful collaboration with rock legend Slash offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in the dynamic sound of Japanese music. You can learn about modern J-Pop's fusion elements and experience the vibrant energy that makes these artists unique, all while picking up new vocabulary and phrases from its compelling lyrics.

[English]

Some lights shining in the distance

Are they rays of sunshine pouring down?

Or maybe flashing lightning strikes?

Come on, bring it all—fortune and misfortune

Let's go, like fearless fighters

When the wind of seven begins to blow, our hearts beat with energy

When we challenge and fight in life, aiming for the high peaks

Looking up, not down—stately and proud

Winning and claiming our future

Cut through the sky and run—blazing like the wind and lightning

Blue soul

Make up your mind, ignite your will—fire

Are you lost on this path?

Light up, light up your fire

Never turn off the passion's fire

Here are the Japanese Soul Brothers

Light up, light up your fire

No second chances

The lightning name we hold will keep shining

But someday, it will become just a thing of the past

Come on, we can't stand still—keep it real

Our destination is an unseen, mystical higher place

When the wind of seven blows fiercely, our hearts beat faster

When we challenge and fight in life, aiming for the high peaks

Looking up, not down—stately and proud

Winning and claiming our future

Cut through the sky and run—blazing like the wind and lightning

Blue soul

Rise up with the rising air—say yeah! Yeah!

Overcome yourself—go, leggo! Go!

When the wind of seven starts to blow, our hearts pulse with energy

When we challenge and fight in life, aiming for the high peaks

Looking up, not down—stately and proud

Winning and claiming our future

Cut through the sky and run—blazing like the wind and lightning

Blue soul

Decide now, ignite your determination—fire

[Japanese]

Some lights 彼方(かなた)に光るは

降り注ぐ陽差しか

はたまた 乱れ打つ稲妻か

さあ 吉凶(きっきょう)まるごと Bring it on

行(ゆ)こう Like a 恐れ知らずの Fighter

七(しち)の風 吹き始むとき 躍動する鼓動

挑み戦うが人生(ライフ) 遥か高み狙い

見下ろすより 見上げるが 威風堂々(いふうどうどう)

攻め勝ち取る未来

空(くう)を斬(き)り走れ 疾風迅雷(しっぷうじんらい)

蒼(あお)の魂

覚悟決め 燃やせよ志(こころ)に Fire

その道に迷いはないか？

Light up Light up Your fire

何時(なんどき)も 消すな情熱の Fire

此処(ここ)に Japanese Soul Brothers

Light up Light up Your fire

二言(にごん)はない

元来 手にした雷名(らいめい)は 輝き続ける

だけどいつかは 過ぎ去りし過去となる

さあ 止まっていられない Keep it real

向かう先は 未(いま)だ見ぬ神秘の Higher

七(しち)の風 吹き荒るるとき 跳動する鼓動

挑み戦うが人生(ライフ) 遥か高み狙い

見下ろすより 見上げるが 威風堂々(いふうどうどう)

攻め勝ち取る未来

空(くう)を斬(き)り走れ 疾風迅雷(しっぷうじんらい)

蒼(あお)の魂

起こせ上昇気流 Say yeah! Yeah!

自分越えて行(ゆ)け Leggo! Go!

七(しち)の風 吹き始むとき 躍動する鼓動

挑み戦うが人生(ライフ) 遥か高み狙い

見下ろすより 見上げるが 威風堂々(いふうどうどう)

攻め勝ち取る未来

空(くう)を斬(き)り走れ 疾風迅雷(しっぷうじんらい)

蒼(あお)の魂

覚悟決め 燃やせよ志(こころ)に Fire

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
光る /ひかる/ A2	verb - to shine
風 /かぜ/ A1	noun - wind
魂 /たましい/ B1	noun - soul
未来 /みらい/ A2	noun - future
挑む /いどむ/ B2	verb - to challenge
戦う /たたかう/ B1	verb - to fight
光 /ひかり/ A1	noun - light
火 /ひ/ A1	noun - fire
道 /みち/ A1	noun - way, path
高み /たかみ/ B2	noun - height, high place
決める /きめる/ B1	verb - to decide
情熱 /じょうねつ/ B2	noun - passion
過去 /かこ/ A2	noun - past
神秘 /しんぴ/ B2	noun - mystery
上昇 /じょうしょう/ B2	noun - ascent, rise
燃やす /もやす/ B1	verb - to burn
行く /いく/ A1	verb - to go

Key Grammar Structures

• 行こう Like a 恐れ知らずの Fighter

  ➔ Volitional form (行こう) to express 'Let's go' / intention or suggestion.

  ➔ '行こう' is the volitional form of '行く' (to go), used to suggest or propose doing something.

• 挑み戦うが人生(ライフ) 遥か高み狙い

  ➔ ながら (ながら), a connective used to indicate 'while doing' or in this context, combined with '挑み戦う' to express ongoing effort.

  ➔ '挑み戦う' is a compound verb meaning 'to challenge and fight,' indicating active engagement in struggle.

• 見下ろすより 見上げるが 威風堂々(いふうどうどう)

  ➔ より (yori) as a comparative particle meaning 'than', used here to compare 'looking down' versus 'looking up'.

  ➔ '見上げる' means 'to look up', contrasting with '見下ろす' which means 'to look down'.

• 起こせ上昇気流 Say yeah! Yeah!

  ➔ Imperative form (起こせ) of '起こす' (to raise/trigger), commanding to 'raise' or 'generate' something.

  ➔ '起こせ' is the imperative form of '起こす', used here to energize or provoke action.