SWAG & PRIDE – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE
• Album: 9th Single『SWAG & PRIDE』

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

I never give up I never give up

I never give up I never give up

胸に潜む Haterと睨み合う

Staring down the haters lurking in my heart

1mmも引く気はない

I won't back down even a millimeter

イバラ道の上で踊る Errday

Dancing on the thorny path every day

振り翳せ Your flag

Raise your flag

Life is one time Life is one time

Life is one time Life is one time

正面突破で未来(あす)へ Dive

Dive into the future head-on

僕らは目を逸らさず 転んでは 伸ばす手

We won't look away, when we fall we reach out our hands

可能 不可能かより Wanna do

Rather than possible or impossible, I wanna do

恐れを Break off

Break off the fear

答えは勝ち取るもの

The answer is something you earn

刻んでく My truth

Carving out my truth

(グレーゾーンはここには無い)

(There’s no gray area here)

ぶつかり合い光る SWAG & PRIDE

Clashing and shining, SWAG & PRIDE

譲れない願い 叫べ Wow 何度でも

Shout your unyielding wish, wow, as many times as you want

繰り返されてく FIGHT & CRY

FIGHT & CRY, repeating

軌跡に変えるから

Because we’ll turn it into a trajectory

振り返りはしない

I won’t look back

To the top

To the top

Till the top

Till the top

I never ever I never ever

I never ever I never ever

群れた街並みに 飼われはしない

I won’t be tamed by the crowded streets

時に雨 時に風 Oh yeah

Sometimes rain, sometimes wind, oh yeah

時代のうねり 乗りこなして

Riding the waves of the era

リスタート無い世界

A world with no restart

Life is one way Life is one way

Life is one way Life is one way

一切合切 賭けて Dive

Bet everything and dive

黒い曇り空 突き抜け 翼広げ

Breaking through the dark cloudy sky, spreading my wings

誰より自由に Fly away

Fly away more freely than anyone

たとえ不器用で

Even if I'm clumsy

美しく舞えなくとも

And can't dance beautifully

染め上げてゆく

I’ll dye it all

(グレーゾーンはここには無い)

(There’s no gray area here)

ぶつかり合い光る SWAG & PRIDE

Clashing and shining, SWAG & PRIDE

譲れない願い 叫べ Wow 何度でも

Shout your unyielding wish, wow, as many times as you want

繰り返されてく FIGHT & CRY

FIGHT & CRY, repeating

軌跡に変えるから

Because we’ll turn it into a trajectory

振り返りはしない

I won’t look back

Till the top

Till the top

Show must go on...

Show must go on...

(I do what I want... Get out of my way)

(I do what I want... Get out of my way)

迷わずに Shout it out

Shout it out without hesitation

Make up your mind, Right now

Make up your mind, right now

踏み込め Ride with us

Step in, ride with us

One time, one life

One time, one life

Forever, Never stop

Forever, never stop

この声を枯らす 届くまで

Until this voice is hoarse, until it reaches

遮る壁 飛び越え 何度でも

Jump over the walls that block me, as many times as I need

焼き付けるように Feel so alive

Feel so alive, as if to engrave it

巡り会うすべてを

Binding everything we encounter strongly

強く結んで

(Becoming a bond, wow...) - clashing and shining, SWAG & PRIDE

(絆になってく wow...) ぶつかり合い光る SWAG & PRIDE

(絆になってく wow...) ぶつかり合い光る SWAG & PRIDE

譲れない願い 叫べ Wow 何度でも

Shout your unyielding wish, wow, as many times as you want

繰り返されてく FIGHT & CRY

FIGHT & CRY, repeating

軌跡に変えるから

Because we’ll turn it into a trajectory

振り返りはしない

I won’t look back

To the top

To the top

Make up your mind, Right now

Make up your mind, right now

Till the top

Till the top

Make up your mind, Right now

Make up your mind, right now

I won’t stop

I won’t stop

Make up your mind, Right now

Make up your mind, right now

Yeah

Yeah

Make up your mind, Right now

Make up your mind, right now

Till the end

Till the end

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to provide or hand over
dive /daɪv/ B1	verb - to plunge into water
fight /faɪt/ B1	verb - to engage in a battle or struggle
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to shed tears
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - the quality or state of being in accordance with fact
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B2	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants
flag /flæɡ/ A2	noun - a piece of cloth with a distinctive design
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
top /tɒp/ A1	noun - the highest or uppermost point
strong /strɔːŋ/ B1	adjective - having power or strength
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to shout out or speak to someone
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into pieces
wanna /ˈwɒnə/ A2	verb - want to
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to emit light
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants

Key Grammar Structures

• I never give up

  ➔ Negation with 'never' + base verb

  ➔ 'Never' is used to emphasize that something does not happen at any time.

• Life is one time

  ➔ Use of 'one time' as a noun phrase to mean 'once' or 'a single instance'

  ➔ 'One time' refers to a single occurrence or event, emphasizing the uniqueness of the moment.

• 僕らは目を逸らさず

  ➔ Use of '目を逸らさず' (without diverting our eyes) to express 'not avoiding' or 'staying focused'

  ➔ '目を逸らさず' means 'not avoiding eye contact' or 'keeping focus', used here to signify steadfastness.

• 答えは勝ち取るもの

  ➔ Use of '勝ち取る' (to win or to fight and earn) in phrase form indicating 'to win the answer'

  ➔ '勝ち取る' means 'to win by fighting' or 'to earn something through effort', here referring to 'winning the answer'.

• 振り翳せ Your flag

  ➔ Imperative form of '振り翳せ' (wield or raise), giving a command or encouragement

  ➔ '振り翳せ' is an imperative command that means 'raise or wield your flag', symbolizing pride and determination.

• Make up your mind, Right now

  ➔ Imperative phrase encouraging decisive action, with 'Make up your mind' as a command

  ➔ This phrase is an imperative urging someone to quickly make a decision or resolution without delay.

• Till the end

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating continuation or persistence up to a final point

  ➔ 'Till the end' means 'up to the final point', emphasizing persistence and determination.