Story of Our Life – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 平井 大
• Album: ON THE ROAD

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

Maybe 理想だって

Maybe it's just an ideal

少し疲れるでしょ？

It can be a little tiring, right?

Tell me どんなことでも

Tell me anything, no matter what

話してみて

Just talk to me

Lately 忙しくってって

Lately, I've been so busy

急に謝らないで

Don’t apologize all of a sudden

Trust me 不安になっても

Trust me, even if you're feeling anxious

It’s gonna be alright

It’s going to be okay

海まで行こうよ

Let’s go to the sea

空と風の中

Under the sky and the wind

二人進むcountry road

The two of us walking down this country road

キミと過ごす毎日がドラマみたいで

Every day spent with you feels like a drama

目が離せない story of our life

I can’t take my eyes off it — the story of our life

こんな風に 共に歩んだ日々が

The days we've walked together like this

繋がってゆく

Are connecting one after another

波間の模様 this moment forever

The pattern on the waves—this moment lasts forever

重なり合う 記憶はtender

Overlapping memories are tender

二つの影 離れぬように

So these two shadows won't part

いけるとこまで この道をゆこう

Let’s go as far as we can on this road

Story of our life

The story of our life

We keep tracking till the end...

We keep going until the very end...

Story of our life

The story of our life

Maybe 必要だって

Maybe it's necessary

どうにかなるからって

Because everything will somehow work out

Easy 焦らないでいようよ

Let’s stay calm and easygoing

みんな同じさ

Everyone’s the same

Show me ありのままを

Show me your true self

ふいに うつむくけど

Sometimes you look down unexpectedly

Slowly 進んでいるなら

But if you're moving forward slowly

It’s gonna be alright

It’s going to be okay

遠くまで行こうよ

Let’s go far away

空と風の唄

The song of the sky and wind

奏で進むwinding road

Playing as we go, down this winding road

キミと過ごす毎日がドラマみたいで

Every day with you feels like a drama

目が離せない story of our life

Can't take my eyes off the story of our life

こんな風に 共に歩んだ日々が

The days we've walked together like this

繋がってゆく

Are connecting more and more

波間の模様 this moment forever

The pattern of the waves—this moment forever

重なり合う 記憶はtender

Overlapping memories are tender

二つの影 離れぬように

So these two shadows stay close

いけるとこまで この道をゆこう

Let’s go as far as this road takes us

キミと過ごす毎日がドラマみたいで

Every day with you feels like a drama

目が離せない story of our life

I can't take my eyes off the story of our life

振り返れば 共に歩んだ道が

Looking back, the path we've walked together

広がっている

Spreads out before us

波間の模様 this moment forever

The pattern of the waves—this moment forever

なお愛しき 季節はtender

Still beloved, this tender season

二つの影 離れぬように

So these two shadows won't part

いけるとこまで この道をゆこう

Let’s go as far as this road can take us

Story of our life

The story of our life

We keep tracking till the end...

We keep on going till the very end...

Story of our life

The story of our life

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
理想 /risō/ B1	noun - ideal
疲れる /tsukareru/ B1	verb - to get tired
話す /hanasu/ A2	verb - to speak or talk
不安 /fuan/ B2	noun - anxiety or unease
海 /umi/ A1	noun - sea
空 /sora/ A1	noun - sky
風 /kaze/ A1	noun - wind
毎日 /mainichi/ A1	noun - every day
記憶 /kioku/ B2	noun - memory
影 /kage/ B1	noun - shadow
道 /michi/ A2	noun - road or path
進む /susumu/ B1	verb - to advance or proceed
重なる /kasanaru/ B2	verb - to overlap or stack
必要 /hitsuyō/ B1	noun - necessity
愛しき /itoshiki/ C1	adjective - beloved or dear
ドラマ /dorama/ A2	noun - drama

Key Grammar Structures

• Tell me どんなことでも

  ➔ Using '〜でも' to mean 'even' or 'any' in a concessive sense.

  ➔ The phrase 'どんなことでも' uses 'でも' to mean 'even' or 'anything', emphasizing inclusiveness.

• It’s gonna be alright

  ➔ Uso de 'going to' para expressar uma intenção futura ou uma previsão, frequentemente contraída para 'gonna'.

  ➔ This expression is used to reassure that things will be okay in the future.

• 二人進む country road

  ➔ Using '進む' (susumu) meaning 'to proceed' or 'to advance', combined with nouns to describe movement.

  ➔ The verb '進む' (susumu) indicates movement forward, used here to describe walking along a country road.

• 繋がってゆく

  ➔ Using the verb '繋がる' (tsunagaru) in its progressive form '繋がってゆく' to express ongoing connection or linking over time.

  ➔ The form '繋がってゆく' emphasizes the continuous process of connection or bonding over time.

• 目が離せない

  ➔ Using '離せない' (hanasenai) from '離す' (hanasu) in negative form to mean 'cannot take eyes off' or 'cannot leave'.

  ➔ The phrase '目が離せない' means that something is so captivating that you cannot look away.

• 波間の模様

  ➔ Using 'の' (no) as a possessive or descriptive particle to connect '波間' (waves) and '模様' (pattern).

  ➔ The phrase '波間の模様' describes the pattern or appearance seen between or on the waves.