The Answer – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: なにわ男子
• Album: 2nd Single

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the enigmatic world of Naniwa Danshi's "The Answer," a song that blends mystery with powerful dance rhythms. By exploring its lyrics and context as the theme for "The Files of Young Kindaichi," listeners can enrich their understanding of Japanese pop culture and the art of storytelling through music.

[English]

We will always find the truth

We will always find the love

Yeah, with you, mystery

We will always find the truth

We will always find the love

Yes, there is only one truth

The shadows lurking in the darkness

(The shadow of your smile)

That drives our seconds crazy

Don't be afraid of loneliness

Share all the reasons for sadness

(Just tell me everything)

Cry... the tragedy that fills your scars, your reason to heal

Picking up the flags we've raised, counting down

Getting closer to the love deep inside my heart

Ray of light in my eyes

I can't hide it

Ray of light in my...

Mystery informant

Your loud, strong feelings—your sorrowful lament—

Seeking mysterious love (Mysterious)

Pulling on the fragile thread

I won't give up

Because I share my fate with you, in this small light

Searching for mysterious love (Mysterious)

Hoping to connect with you and go beyond this story

Let's try to reach the sky again and again

Because surely, we'll find something

Only we can cut through this darkness

Ray of light in my eyes

I can't hide it

Ray of light in my...

Ray of light in my eyes

I won't miss the opportunity

Ray of light in my...

Mystery informant

Your loud, strong feelings—your sorrowful lament—

Seeking mysterious love (Mysterious)

Pulling on the fragile thread

I won't give up

Even though there's no going back, there's a tomorrow I can change

Trust in mysterious love (Mysterious)

Hoping to connect with you and go beyond this story

We will always find the truth

We will always find the love

Yeah, with you, mystery

We will always find the truth

We will always find the love

Yes, there is only one truth

[Japanese]

We will always catch the truth

We will always catch the love

Yeah 君とMystery

We will always catch the truth

We will always catch the love

そう真実は一つ

闇に蠢く影は

(The shadow of your smile)

僕らの秒針を狂わす

孤独に怯えないで

悲しみの訳を　全部打ち明けて

(Just tell me everything)

Cry... 刻まれた傷跡を埋める悲劇のReason

立てたフラグを拾い集めて Countdown

心の奥の愛に迫る

Ray of light in my eyes

隠せはしない

Ray of light in my...

ナゾメイテ

君が叫ぶ強い想いが　嘆くその悲しみが

求めるミステリーラブ (Mysterious)

切れそうな糸を　手繰り寄せてく

あきらめはしない

君と変える運命だから　僅かな光の中

探すよミステリーラブ (Mysterious)

願う君と繋いでく　物語の先へ

何度でも空に手翳してみよう

きっと何か掴めるから

僕らだけがこの暗闇を切り開ける

Ray of light in my eyes

隠せはしない

Ray of light in my...

Ray of light in my eyes

逃しはしない

Ray of light in my...

ナゾメイテ

君が叫ぶ強い想いが　嘆くその悲しみが

求めるミステリーラブ (Mysterious)

切れそうな糸を　手繰り寄せてく

あきらめはしない

二度と戻れはしないけれど　変えられる明日がある

信じてミステリーラブ (Mysterious)

願う君と繋いでく　物語の先へ

We will always catch the truth

We will always catch the love

Yeah 君とMystery

We will always catch the truth

We will always catch the love

そう真実は一つ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being in accordance with fact or reality
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ B1	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
mystery /ˈmɪstəri/ B2	noun - something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
fear /fɪr/ B1	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous
story /ˈstɔːri/ A2	noun - an account of imaginary or real people and events
hope /hoʊp/ A2	verb - to want something to happen or be the case
countdown /ˈkaʊntdaʊn/ B2	noun - a backward counting to indicate the time remaining before an event
destiny /ˈdɛstəni/ B2	noun - the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
fear /fɪr/ B1	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous

Key Grammar Structures

• We will always catch the truth

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will' to express a definite future action.

  ➔ 'Will' is used to indicate a promise or a prediction about the future.

• 悲しみの訳を　全部打ち明けて

  ➔ Use of the Te-form of the verb '打ち明ける' (to confess, to reveal) for request or continuation.

  ➔ '打ち明ける' in the te-form is used to make a request or to connect actions smoothly.

• 切れそうな糸を　手繰り寄せてく

  ➔ Use of the potential form '切れそう' + 'な' to describe something that might happen, combined with imperative or continuing action.

  ➔ '切れそう' is the potential form indicating something seems about to happen, with 'な' adding connective or descriptive nuance.

• 二度と戻れはしないけれど

  ➔ Use of the classical negative form with 'はしない' (won't do) combined with 'けれど' to contrast or concede.

  ➔ 'はしない' is the classical negative form meaning 'will not do,' and 'けれど' means 'but,' allowing contrast or concession.

• 信じてミステリーラブ

  ➔ Use of the te-form '信じて' (believe) followed by a noun phrase as an imperative or encouragement.

  ➔ '信じて' is the te-form of '信じる' (to believe), used to give encouragement or make a request.

• 願う君と繋いでく

  ➔ Use of the verb '願う' (to wish) in plain form followed by the te-form of '繋ぐ' (to connect) to express a desire or hope.

  ➔ '願う' is the plain form of 'to wish' or 'hope,' and when combined with the te-form of '繋ぐ', it expresses an aspiration to connect with someone.