WAVE – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: IVE
• Album: JAPAN 1st EP『WAVE』

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into IVE's 'WAVE,' a captivating J-pop track that offers a fantastic opportunity to engage with the Japanese language through its infectious chorus and meaningful lyrics. This song blends Japanese and English phrases, providing a unique bilingual listening experience while exploring the universal themes of love and emotional honesty, making it a special gateway for language learners.

[English]

W-A-V-E

I see you’re falling deep for me

Baby, yes I’m all you’ll need

Ride the W-A-V-E

W-A-V-E

I see you’re falling deep for me

Baby, yes I’m all you’ll need

Ride the W-A-V-E

Boy, you can come with me

Surely it’s me and you

You notice our love breeze

Ride the W-A-V-E

You gave me chills

Could I really be

Somebody like you

Now I can’t stop thinking about you

I won’t be satisfied staying uncertain (Yup)

I want to see more (Uh huh)

Where destiny is headed

Oooohhhhh

Step into this dreamy state, come jump in

Oooohhhhh

As I wish

When the waves crash

Your obvious love game

Please hold back, I don’t need it

Just tell me everything honestly

The right moment, so I won’t miss it

I can’t go back now (Uh huh)

Between fantasy and reality (Uh huh)

Infinite possibilities

Ride the

W-A-V-E

I see you’re falling deep for me

Baby, yes I’m all you’ll need

Ride the W-A-V-E

Boy, you can come with me

Definitely you and me

You notice our love breeze

Ride the W-A-V-E

Oooohhhhh

Enter this dreamlike feeling, come jump in

Oooohhhhh

Exactly as I want

When the waves crash

W-A-V-E

I see you’re falling deep for me

Baby, yes I’m all you’ll need

Ride the W-A-V-E

Boy, you can come with me

Surely it’s you and me

You notice our love breeze

Ride the W-A-V-E

W-A-V-E

Everything you do to me

W-A-V-E

It's so hard to believe

I don’t want to stay uncertain

I want to see more

The destination of our destiny

W-A-V-E

I see you’re falling deep for me

Baby, yes I’m all you’ll need

Ride the W-A-V-E

Boy, you can come with me

Definitely you and me

You notice our love breeze

Ride the W-A-V-E

You gave me chills

Could I really be

Somebody like you

Now I can't stop thinking about you

You gave me chills

Could I really be

Somebody like you...

W-A-V-E

[Japanese]

W-A-V-E

I see you’re falling deep for me

Baby, yes I’m all you’ll need

Ride the W-A-V-E

W-A-V-E

I see you’re falling deep for me

Baby, yes I’m all you’ll need

Ride the W-A-V-E

Boy, you can come with me

きっと君と私

気付いてる Our love breeze

Ride the W-A-V-E

You gave me chills

まさか私が

Somebody like you

気になっちゃってるから

曖昧なままじゃ嫌 (Yup)

もっと見てみたいわ (Uh huh)

運命の行先

Oooohhhhh

夢心地の中へ Come jump in

Oooohhhhh

思い通り

When the waves crash

バレバレな 恋仕かけは

Please hold back 要らない

全て素直に 言ってくれたらいい

逃さない タイミング

もう戻れないや (Uh huh)

妄想現実の合間 (Uh huh)

無限の可能性

Ride the

W-A-V-E

I see you’re falling deep for me

Baby, yes I’m all you’ll need

Ride the W-A-V-E

Boy, you can come with me

きっと君と私

気付いてる Our love breeze

Ride the W-A-V-E

Oooohhhhh

夢心地の中へ Come jump in

Oooohhhhh

思い通り

When the waves crash

W-A-V-E

I see you’re falling deep for me

Baby, yes I’m all you’ll need

Ride the W-A-V-E

Boy, you can come with me

きっと君と私

気付いてる Our love breeze

Ride the W-A-V-E

W-A-V-E

Everything you do to me

W-A-V-E

It’s so hard to believe

曖昧なままじゃ嫌

もっと見てみたいわ

運命の行先

W-A-V-E

I see you’re falling deep for me

Baby, yes I’m all you’ll need

Ride the W-A-V-E

Boy, you can come with me

きっと君と私

気付いてる Our love breeze

Ride the W-A-V-E

You gave me chills

まさか私が

Somebody like you

気になっちゃってるから

You gave me chills

まさか私が

Somebody like you…

W-A-V-E

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wave /weɪv/ A2	noun - a movement of the sea, caused by wind
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ B1	verb - moving downwards from a higher position
deep /diːp/ A2	adjective - extending far down
ride /raɪd/ B1	verb - to sit on and control a vehicle
chills /tʃɪlz/ B2	noun - a feeling of coldness or fear
breeze /briːz/ B1	noun - a gentle wind
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of images and thoughts in your mind while you are sleeping
possibility /ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪti/ C1	noun - a situation or condition that may exist or occur
timing /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/ B2	noun - the choice of the right moment to do something
infinity /ɪnˈfɪnɪti/ C2	noun - a quantity that has no end or limit
fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/ C1	noun - a product of imagination
reality /riˈælɪti/ C1	noun - the state of things as they actually exist
crash /kræʃ/ B1	verb - to break or come to a sudden stop
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to keep something in your hand or arms
back /bæk/ A1	adverb - to or in a previous position

Key Grammar Structures

• Baby, yes I’m all you’ll need

  ➔ Future simple with 'will' (contracted as 'll') to express a future intention or promise.

  ➔ Used to express a definite intention or promise regarding future actions.

• 気付いてる Our love breeze

  ➔ Present continuous tense (informal form '気付いてる' derived from '気付いている') indicating an ongoing awareness.

  ➔ An informal form of the present continuous tense indicating that someone is currently aware of something.

• Ride the W-A-V-E

  ➔ Imperative verb 'ride' used as an invitation or instruction, forming a command or encouragement.

  ➔ A command form used to encourage someone to join or participate in an experience.

• It’s so hard to believe

  ➔ Contraction of 'it is' + 'so' + adjective, expressing a degree of difficulty or impossibility to accept something.

  ➔ Expresses that something is very difficult to believe or accept.

• You gave me chills

  ➔ Past tense of 'give' + indirect object 'me', expressing an action that causes a feeling.

  ➔ Indicates that the action of giving causes a physical or emotional reaction such as chills.

• 気になっちゃってるから

  ➔ Casual form of '気になってしまっているから', indicating an ongoing feeling of being curious or concerned.

  ➔ Casual way of expressing that one can't stop thinking about or worrying over something.

• 夢心地の中へ Come jump in

  ➔ Imperative verb 'Come' used to invite or encourage someone to enter a dreamlike state or experience.

  ➔ An imperative form used to invite someone to immerse themselves in a dreamlike or fantastical experience.