TSUBASA – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
“Good bye” is coming our way From over the ocean into our day
So until that very moment, let’s play
Counting shadows above our heads And dreams of flying away
Imagine breaking through the sky into our future
As we chase the rainbow
We are trying to let it go
And trying to sing louder than their roars
But the tearing noise Is blocking our words
You didn’t hear my “thanks”
So we just wave our hands
How does our island look from that window?
We wanna break free and fly too Into the beautiful blue sky
Things we’ve lost People we’ve missed
Let’s go find them
Spreading our own wings
We always look up to the shadows Flying in the sky
If that cloud moves then We just know that it’s gonna rain
Rain sparkle in the sunset and drips
That’s the island’s beautiful and playful gifts
Our playground enclosed by the fence of another country
Every morning we hear both Kimigayo and Star-spangled
Kick push and feel the wind of the hills of Futenma
No matter what you are, we know we’re all humans
Everyday we walk, laugh cry and laugh again
What we like changes and what we hate changes
“What did you say?” Your words blown away by the airplane
You said it’s nothing You said “See you soon again”
So It’s ok It’s ok
We have nothing we fear
See you soon again at our promised spot
So we just wave our hands
How does our island look from that window?
We wanna break free and fly too Into the beautiful blue sky
Things we’ve lost People we’ve missed
Let’s go find them
Spreading our own wings
Whimsical sky smile with the rainbow again
Your laughs let me know that we are at where it begins
Open our arms and look to the sky Take a fly like them choppas
If we say we do then we just do it You know that nothing can stop us
In the city we were born, love and pain still swirling
Light, shadow, rain and winds, “champloo” we mixin
One day we’ll show you how beautiful it is
Our beats echo forever louder than any noise
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A2 |
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ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ A2 |
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dream /driːm/ A2 |
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fly /flaɪ/ A2 |
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rain /reɪn/ A1 |
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sky /skaɪ/ A1 |
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beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ B1 |
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future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ B1 |
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shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ B1 |
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hands /hændz/ A1 |
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island /ˈaɪlənd/ A2 |
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playground /ˈpleɪɡraʊnd/ A2 |
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mix /mɪks/ B1 |
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echo /ˈɛkoʊ/ B2 |
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swirl /swɜːrl/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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So until that very moment, let’s play
➔ Present simple with 'let's' (let us) for suggestions or intentions
➔ 'Let's' is a contraction of 'let us' used to make suggestions or express intentions.
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You didn’t hear my “thanks”
➔ Past simple with negative form (did not / didn't) for negation
➔ 'Didn't' is the contraction of 'did not' used to form the negative past tense.
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Into the beautiful blue sky
➔ Preposition 'into' indicating movement toward a space or area
➔ 'Into' is a preposition used to show movement from the outside to the inside of a place or space.
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We are trying to let it go
➔ Present continuous with 'are trying' to express an ongoing effort
➔ 'Are trying' is the present continuous tense used to describe an ongoing effort or attempt.
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Looking up to the shadows
➔ Phrasal verb 'look up to' meaning to admire or respect
➔ 'Look up to' is a phrasal verb meaning to admire or respect someone.
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If that cloud moves then we just know that it’s gonna rain
➔ First conditional with 'if' to express a real possibility
➔ First conditional uses 'if' + present tense in the if-clause and 'will'/'gonna' + base verb in the main clause to talk about real future possibilities.
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Our beats echo forever louder than any noise
➔ Comparative form 'louder' to compare two qualities
➔ 'Louder' is the comparative form of 'loud', used to compare the volume of sounds.