Time Warp – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Perfume

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

少年だった頃の

When I was a boy

再現できないもの

Things that can't be recreated

完璧な 初めての感動と

The perfect first excitement

First impression もう思い出せないの？

First impression, can’t you remember it anymore?

先生 ねえ教えて

Teacher, hey, tell me

時を超えたい

I want to transcend time

2周目の あのゲームみたいにほら

Like that game on the second round, you see

結局は 難しくなるだけさ

In the end, it just becomes more difficult

限られた時を駆ける

Racing through limited time

あの頃に見てた 全てがほら 宝物になる

Everything I saw back then becomes a treasure

それぞれが今を生きる 胸に手を当てて

Each of us lives in the now, hand on our hearts

思い出すのさ 僕のtime warp

I remember my time warp

再々体験を

Re-experiencing it again and again

幾度と重ねても

The feeling when turning a page

1ページをめくる時の気持ち

I won’t forget, I want to feel that thrill

忘れない ドキドキしてたいの

忘れない ドキドキしてたいの

限られた時を駆ける

Racing through limited time

あの頃夢見た 全てがほら ショーウィンドウにある

Everything I dreamed of back then is right there in the showcase

それぞれが今を生きる 胸に手を当てて

Each of us lives in the now, hand on our hearts

思い出すのさ 僕のtime warp

I remember my time warp

Time warp

Time warp

僕のtime warp

My time warp

Time warp

Time warp

僕のtime warp

My time warp

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
少年 /shounen/ A2	noun - boy; youth
感動 /kandou/ B1	noun - emotion; feeling
思い出 /omoide/ B1	noun - memory; recollection
時 /toki/ A1	noun - time
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
宝物 /takaramono/ B2	noun - treasure; valuable thing
生きる /ikiru/ B1	verb - to live
駆ける /kakeru/ B2	verb - to run; to dash
気持ち /kimochi/ B1	noun - feeling; emotion
ドキドキ /dokidoki/ A2	noun - throbbing; excitement
体験 /taiken/ B1	noun - experience
重ねる /kasaneru/ B2	verb - to pile up; to repeat
ページ /pe-ji/ A1	noun - page
思い出す /omoidasu/ B1	verb - to remember; to recall

Key Grammar Structures

• 再現できないもの

  ➔ Negative form of verbs (できない)

  ➔ The phrase "再現できない" means "cannot be reproduced".

• 時を超えたい

  ➔ Desire form (たい)

  ➔ The phrase "時を超えたい" means "I want to transcend time".

• 思い出すのさ

  ➔ Casual form (のさ)

  ➔ The phrase "思い出すのさ" means "I remember" in a casual tone.

• 限られた時を駆ける

  ➔ Passive form (限られた)

  ➔ The phrase "限られた時を駆ける" means "to run through limited time".

• 夢見た全てが

  ➔ Past tense (夢見た)

  ➔ The phrase "夢見た全てが" means "everything I dreamed of".

• 再々体験を

  ➔ Repetitive form (再々)

  ➔ The phrase "再々体験を" means "to experience again and again".

• 胸に手を当てて

  ➔ Gerund form (手を当てて)

  ➔ The phrase "胸に手を当てて" means "placing a hand on the chest".