TOMORROW

• By: BiSH
• Album: LETTERS

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

瞳閉じた夜の中で

In the night with my eyes closed

湧き上がる不安と戦い

Fighting rising anxiety

あの時夢の中で見た痛みは

The pain I saw in my dreams back then

全て対峙するこれからの痛み

Now facing all of it, the pain to come

なんで 君はなぜ 僕はなぜ

Why? Why? Why me?

答えは決まっている

The answer is already set

強く大きなもの立ち向かうんだ

Stand tall and face what's strong and large

そうさ

That's right

大切なものを守り抜く覚悟

Be prepared to protect what matters most

諦めないことだけ 取柄さ

The only trait is never giving up

進んでいく困難を力で向こうへ

Move forward, pushing difficulties away

踏む一歩確かめて

Take confident steps

立ち向かうよ

I will face them

...

...

立ち止まることができない

I can't stop now

歩き続けて何処へ向かう？

Keep walking, where are you headed?

あの時夢の中で見た光は

The light I saw in my dreams back then

思い描いたまさにの光

Was exactly the light I imagined

なんで 君はなぜ 僕はなぜ

Why? Why? Why me?

答えは決まっている

The answer is already set

強く大きなもの立ち向かうんだ

Stand tall and face what's strong and large

そうさ

That's right

降り注ぐ困難を振り払いながら

While shaking off difficulties that rain down

続く道を探す運命か

Is it fate to keep walking this path?

進めないよそんなんじゃ

You can't proceed like that

あの日の向こうへ

Beyond that day

悔しさと虚しさは

Resentment and emptiness

忘れないよ TOMORROW

I won't forget, TOMORROW

未だ届かぬその先を

The unreachable future

探しもがき触れるなら

If I struggle and reach out

大切なものを守り抜く覚悟

Prepared to protect what matters most

諦めないことだけ取柄さ

The only trait is never giving up

進んでいく困難を力で向こうへ

Move forward, pushing difficulties away

踏む一歩確かめて

Take confident steps

立ち向かうよ

I will face them

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
不安 /ふあん/ B1	noun - anxiety
痛み /いたみ/ B1	noun - pain
強く /つよく/ B2	adverb - strongly
大切 /たいせつ/ B1	adjective - important
守る /まもる/ B1	verb - to protect
困難 /こんなん/ B2	noun - difficulty
進む /すすむ/ B1	verb - to advance
光 /ひかり/ A2	noun - light
運命 /うんめい/ B2	noun - destiny
悔しさ /くやしさ/ C1	noun - regret
虚しさ /むなしさ/ C1	noun - emptiness
踏む /ふむ/ B1	verb - to step on
立ち向かう /たちむかう/ B2	verb - to confront
探す /さがす/ A2	verb - to search
続く /つづく/ B1	verb - to continue

Grammar:

• あの時夢の中で見た痛みは

  ➔ Past tense + のだけど / のだ / のです (explanatory emphasis)

  ➔ The particle "の" in "見た" converts the verb into a noun phrase, emphasizing the occurrence.

• 答えは決まっている

  ➔ The passive voice with 〜ている to describe a state resulting from an action

  ➔ The phrase "決まっている" indicates that the answer is already decided or fixed, emphasizing a state of certainty.

• 立ち向かうんだ

  ➔ Sentence ending with んだ (n da) to emphasize explanation or assertion (colloquial)

  ➔ The ending "んだ" (colloquial form of のだ) is used for emphasis and to give explanatory force to the statement.

• 諦めないことだけ取柄さ

  ➔ Nominal sentence + こと (thing, matter) + のだけ (only) to emphasize a single characteristic

  ➔ The phrase "ことだけ" emphasizes that the only trait is perseverance, effectively stating 'not giving up is their strength.'

• 踏む一歩確かめて

  ➔ Verb stem + て to form a te-form, connecting clauses or giving commands/requests

  ➔ Using the te-form "確かめて" allows the speaker to connect actions in sequence or request confirmation.

• 進んでいく困難を力で向こうへ

  ➔ 向かう (to go toward) in the volitional form へ (to/ toward) to indicate direction

  ➔ The particle へ indicates the direction toward which the action (moving forward) is aimed.