The Light – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: FAKY

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

閉じ込めた君の

Keep your true story locked inside

本当の物語見せてよ

Show me your real story

Don't lose yourself

Don't lose yourself

Don't lie to your heart

Don't lie to your heart

忘れかけてたフレーズ

The phrase I almost forgot

同じこと繰り返す毎日は

Every day just repeats the same thing

無くした何かを怖がって

Afraid of losing something precious

抱き寄せて今

Hold it close, right now

愛したい夢も過去も

Dreams I want to love, and memories past

変わり始めてる 胸が熱くなる

Starting to change, my heart heats up

ありのままで描き出すの

Drawing it all as I am

想うだけで信じて色づいて

Just thinking it, I believe and it blooms in color

Only for you 誰かに渡さないで

Only for you, don't give it to anyone else

Now you don't have to cry その先へ

Now you don't have to cry, move forward

手を伸ばして to the light

Reach out to the light

君次第で see a better day

Depending on you, you'll see a better day

気づいた瞬間‘s not too late

The moment you realize, it's not too late

心のままわがままでも

Even if it's your heart's selfishness

When you start it.

When you start it.

輝きだす

It starts to shine

決められた道を進んでた

I was walking down a set path

このままじゃダメなの

But I know I can't keep going like this

Don’t worry no more

Don’t worry anymore

Cause you’re the only one

Cause you're the only one

君の為のフレーズ

A phrase just for you

振り返りうつむいてばかりいた

I kept looking back and just bowing my head

どうでもいい事強がって

Pretending I didn't care about small things

終わらせて今

End it now

つまらないウソの顔も

Even my boring fake face

変わり始めてる 胸が熱くなる

Beginning to change, my heart heats up

ありのままで描き出すの

Drawing it all as I am

想うだけで信じて色づいて

Just thinking it, I believe and it blooms in color

Only for you 誰かに渡さないで

Only for you, don't give it to anyone else

Now you don't have to cry その先へ

Now you don't have to cry, move forward

手を伸ばして to the light

Reach out to the light

君次第で see a better day

Depending on you, you'll see a better day

気づいた瞬間‘s not too late

The moment you realize, it's not too late

心のままわがままでも

Even if it's your heart's selfishness

When you start it.

When you start it.

輝きだす

It begins to shine

同じこと繰り返す毎日は

Every day repeats the same thing

無くした何かを怖がって

Afraid of losing something again

抱き寄せて今

Hold it close, now

愛したい夢も過去も

Dreams I want to love, and memories past

変わり始めてる

Starting to change

胸が熱くなる

My heart heats up

ありのままで描き出すの

Drawing it all as I am

想うだけで信じて色づいて

Just thinking it, I believe and it blooms in color

Only for you 誰かに渡さないで

Only for you, don't give it to anyone else

Now you don't have to cry その先へ

Now you don't have to cry, move forward

手を伸ばして to the light

Reach out to the light

君次第で see a better day

Depending on you, you'll see a better day

気づいた瞬間‘s not too late

The moment you realize, it's not too late

心のままわがままでも

Even if it's your heart's selfishness

When you start it.

When you start it.

輝きだす

It begins to shine

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
物語 /monogatari/ B1	noun - story
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love
光 /hikari/ A2	noun - light
変わる /kawaru/ B1	verb - to change
信じる /shinjiru/ B1	verb - to believe
抱き寄せる /dakiyoseru/ B2	verb - to embrace
気づく /kizuku/ B1	verb - to notice
熱くなる /atsukunaru/ B2	verb - to become hot
渡す /watasu/ B1	verb - to hand over
決める /kimeru/ B1	verb - to decide
道 /michi/ A2	noun - road
毎日 /mainichi/ A1	noun - every day
今 /ima/ A1	noun - now
誰か /dareka/ A1	pronoun - someone
遅れる /okureru/ B2	verb - to be late

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't lose yourself

  ➔ Imperative with 'don't' + verb

  ➔ 'Don't' is used to give a negative command or prohibition.

• Now you don't have to cry

  ➔ Modal verb 'have to' for obligation, negated with 'don't'

  ➔ 'Have to' expresses necessity or obligation; when negated, it means 'not required'.

• To the light

  ➔ Infinitive phrase indicating direction or purpose

  ➔ An infinitive phrase starting with 'to' shows the purpose or destination.

• See a better day

  ➔ Verb 'see' used figuratively to mean 'experience' or 'perceive'

  ➔ 'See' here means to perceive or anticipate, often used figuratively.

• Not too late

  ➔ Adverbial phrase with 'not' + comparative 'too late'

  ➔ 'Not too late' indicates that there is still an opportunity or time remaining.

• When you start it

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'when' + present simple tense

  ➔ 'When' introduces a conditional time clause, indicating that the main action occurs after a certain point.

• But change is starting

  ➔ Present continuous tense describing an ongoing change

  ➔ The present continuous tense 'is starting' emphasizes an action that is currently in progress.