THE SOUND – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Stray Kids
• Album: THE SOUND

Lyrics & Translation

"THE SOUND" by Stray Kids offers a fantastic opportunity to dive into the vibrant world of Japanese music and K-Pop's global appeal. This powerful electronic rock anthem showcases Stray Kids' unique self-produced style, blending intense rap with dynamic vocals and an energetic beat. By exploring its lyrics and high-impact sound, you can learn expressions of confidence, individuality, and passion, while experiencing the group's distinct musical color that resonates across cultures.

[English]

Step into the rhythm now

With bass drum and guitar leading the way

Feel it and shout out loud

Fully ride the emotion, tempo's got ya

Driving me crazy, yeah, tapping on the beat

Look at me, raising my tension even higher

Singing on a cloud in the sky, an anthem

The crowd’s gonna follow us, yodel! Pitch it up

Let’s shout out loud, bang bang, scream it now

Oh, there's nothing better

Yeah, nothing matters

Lighting up the darkness

Spotlight on the start

This is the sound, it’s our sound

Resonating in our hearts

Moving with the crowd’s cheer

Da-ra-wa, da-ra-wa, da

This is the sound, it’s our sound

Connecting with the world

Follow our voice, move it up

Da-ra-wa, da-ra-wa, da

No one can stop us now, fire!

Even if the curtain falls, we can't hide our feelings

Breathing endless (Ha), let my breath out

Breathe in once more, then let it go

Wake up, countdown, one shot, one kill

Drawing a new chart

No script needed, full reaction on impulse

Putting in our cheers

We’ve already decided

Everything’s clear, peers

Fly high from now on, right now

Oh, there's nothing better

Yeah, nothing matters

Lighting up the darkness

Spotlight on the start

This is the sound, it’s our sound

Resonating in our hearts

Moving with the crowd’s cheer

Da-ra-wa, da-ra-wa, da

This is the sound, it’s our sound

Connecting with the world

Follow our voice, move it up

Da-ra-wa, da-ra-wa, da

Our Rhapsody, Rhapsody

Pulsing, this melody, melody

Let’s turn it up, volume at max

Everything coming together and expanding

Right on target for this time

Getting higher, to our sound

Getting down to the destination

This is our Music Drive

The stage ignites and blazes

Lifts off soaring, Laputa

Pounding feeling and beat

This is our Music Drive

This is the sound, it’s our sound

Resonating in our hearts

Moving with the crowd’s cheer

Da-ra-wa, da-ra-wa, da

This is the sound, it’s our sound

Connecting with the world

Follow our voice, move it up

Da-ra-wa, da-ra-wa, da

[Japanese]

しっかりとぶちこむリズムにNow

答え導く Bass drumとGuitar

感じるままに Shout

ガッツリ乗せ体 with the感情 Tempo got ya

Driving me crazy yeah ビート上に“タッタッ"

Look at me さらに上がってく My tension

空で筋斗雲乗って歌う Anthem

The crowd’s gonna follow us 届け！Pitch上げ

ぶつけよう Bang bang gonna shout it out now

Oh nothing better

Yeah nothing matters

闇を照らし出す

始まりのSpotlight

This is the sound it’s our sound

胸を響かす

歓声に合わせて動き出すんだ

DARAWARA DA DARAWARA DA

This is the sound it’s our sound

世界と繋げる

僕らの声に合わせ Move it up

DARAWARA DA DARAWARA DA

もう誰も止められない Fire

幕が降りても隠せない感情

切りない呼吸 (Ha) Let my breath out

息を吸って Once more 吐き出そう

Wake up count down 一か八か

新しいカルテ Chart

脚本なし アドリブ リアクションでフル装着

思い込めて Cheers

既にもう決めたんだ

何もかも Peers

今から Fly high right now

Oh nothing better

Yeah nothing matters

闇を照らし出す

始まりのSpotlight

This is the sound it’s our sound

胸を響かす

歓声に合わせて動き出すんだ

DARAWARA DA DARAWARA DA

This is the sound it’s our sound

世界と繋げる

僕らの声に合わせ Move it up

DARAWARA DA DARAWARA DA

僕たちのRhapsody Rhapsody

高鳴る This melody melody

上げていこう Volume up max it up

全てが一つになって広がるんだ

当たってく To this time

上がっていく To our sound

Get down to destination

This is our Music Drive

燃え上がるStageが

舞い上がるLaputa

高鳴る Feel&beat

This is our Music Drive

This is the sound it’s our sound

胸を響かす

歓声に合わせて動き出すんだ

DARAWARA DA DARAWARA DA

This is the sound it’s our sound

世界と繋げる

僕らの声に合わせ Move it up

DARAWARA DA DARAWARA DA

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sound /saʊnd/ A1	noun - what you hear
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - something that makes things visible
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - at a great distance from the ground
stage /steɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a raised area where performances happen
crowd /kraʊd/ B1	noun - a large group of people
emotion /ɪˈmoʊʃən/ B1	noun - a strong feeling
breath /brɛθ/ B1	noun - the air that you take in or send out
melody /ˈmɛlədi/ B2	noun - a sequence of notes that is musically satisfying
drive /draɪv/ B2	verb - to operate a vehicle
follow /ˈfɑloʊ/ B2	verb - to go after or come after
connect /kəˈnɛkt/ B2	verb - to join or link together
emotion /ɪˈmoʊʃən/ B2	noun - a strong feeling
rhapsody /ˈræpsədi/ C1	noun - an enthusiastic expression of feeling

Key Grammar Structures

• 答え導く

  ➔ Verb + 導く (michibiku) - to guide or lead

  ➔ The kanji 導く (michibiku) means 'to guide' or 'to lead', used here as a verb to indicate leading to an answer.

• This is the sound it’s our sound

  ➔ Possessive pronoun + の (の) - showing possession or emphasis

  ➔ The phrase uses の to indicate possession, emphasizing that 'this' is 'our sound,' highlighting a sense of identity.

• Let my breath out

  ➔ Imperative or subjunctive form + out - expressing release or expulsion

  ➔ The phrase is a command or encouragement to exhale, illustrating a moment of release or relief.

• Upper bound expression: 'Volume up max it up'

  ➔ Imperative + adverbial phrase indicating increasing volume to the maximum

  ➔ The phrase uses imperative to command increasing volume, emphasizing intensification during the performance.

• Move it up

  ➔ Imperative verb phrase, instructing someone to increase or elevate

  ➔ An imperative command encouraging movement or increase, often used in energetic contexts.

• Get down to destination

  ➔ Phrasal verb + to (destination) - indicating arriving at a goal or endpoint

  ➔ An idiomatic expression indicating heading toward a specific goal or endpoint, often used metaphorically.