SKYLIGHT – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Aimer
• Album: Open α Door

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey of self-discovery with Aimer's "SKYLIGHT". Explore themes of hope, overcoming anxiety, and the courage to step into the unknown. Learn Japanese through Aimer's poignant lyrics and discover new perspectives.

[English]

Trying to push or pull the lock doesn't fit, so I turn back.

Uncertain expectations hide behind the unseen ahead, when did they turn into anxiety?

I want to protect this place forever, I want to stay here, where I’ve found my own place.

Let in the sunlight, notice how it flows—so you don’t get used to feeling breathless.

My pounding heart rushes out and knocks on the next door as I open wide.

The feelings I want to hide, shining through as a skylight—I’ll lock them away, and leave them by your side.

Light and scent spread vividly, filling the air.

Searching for sights I haven't seen yet, one by one I explore and open the doors.

...

Even if they’re covered in dust and heavy, or if there’s no promise at all.

If I step out like a carefree, fearless boy who knows nothing, then—

Remember, change your angle—sometimes even the unknown parts of yourself.

Wherever you are, I’ll come to meet you. There are surely doors that keep on opening.

Surely.

...

Uncontrollable voices that begin to stir knock on the depths of my heart.

Unshakable doubts and fears become the driving force that motivate me.

Don’t forget your tears and wishes—let’s keep moving forward together.

Coloring an endless future, heading toward the world that unfolds ahead.

My pounding heart rushes out as I open wide the next door.

The feelings I want to hide, shining through as a skylight—I’ll lock them away, and leave them by your side.

Light and scent spread vividly, filling the air.

Searching for sights I haven't seen yet, one by one I explore and open the doors.

Toward a world that expands beyond that point.

...

[Japanese]

押したり引いてみたりして鍵が合わなくて引き返して

その先が見えない期待が いつの間に不安に変わっていた？

ずっと守りたい ここに居たい 見つけた自分の居場所を

陽射しを入れて 気づいてほら 息苦しさに慣れないように

開け放つ駆け出した鼓動が 次の扉をノックして

仕舞いたい想い映る skylight 鍵をかけて側に置いておこう

光も香りも鮮やかに吹き渡っていく

まだ知らない景色探して ひとつずつ確かめてひらく door

埃まみれで重たくて約束なんて無いとしても

無邪気で怖いもの知らない少年のように踏み出したら

思い出してみて 角度変えて 知らない自分自身さえも

出逢いに行くよ どこにいても 続く扉はあるんだきっと

きっと

騒ぎ出す止まれない声が 胸の深くをノックして

失くせない戸惑いと迷いは 奮い立たせる原動力へ

涙も願いも忘れないで連れ立っていこう

まだ無限の未来彩って その先に広がった世界へ

開け放つ駆け出した鼓動が 次の扉をノックして

仕舞いたい想い映る skylight 鍵をかけて側に置いておこう

光も香りも鮮やかに吹き渡っていく

まだ知らない景色探して ひとつずつ確かめてひらく door

その先に広がった世界へ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
鍵 /kagi/ A2	noun - key
陽射し /hinata/ B1	noun - sunlight
息苦しさ /ikigurushisa/ B2	noun - suffocation
鼓動 /kodō/ B1	noun - heartbeat
鮮やか /azayaka/ B2	adjective - vivid
約束 /yakusoku/ A2	noun - promise
少年 /shōnen/ A2	noun - boy
角度 /kakudo/ B1	noun - angle
原動力 /gendōryoku/ B2	noun - driving force
無限 /mugen/ B1	adjective - infinite
彩 /irodori/ B2	noun - color
広がる /hirogaru/ B1	verb - to spread
世界 /sekai/ A2	noun - world
扉 /tobira/ A2	noun - door
ノック /nokku/ B1	verb - to knock
戸惑い /tomadoi/ B2	noun - perplexity
迷い /mayoi/ B1	noun - hesitation

Key Grammar Structures

• みたいに踏み出したら

  ➔ もし ～たら / if (something) happens, then...

  ➔ The phrase uses the conditional form "たら" to express hypothetical or conditional situations.

• その先が見えない期待が

  ➔ が / subject marker indicating "expectation" as the subject

  ➔ The particle "が" marks "期待" (expectation) as the subject of the sentence.

• 気づいてほら

  ➔ て / te-form for connecting commands or actions

  ➔ The "て" form connects different parts of the sentence, often used to make requests or give commands.

• 開け放つ駆け出した鼓動が

  ➔ V-て form + いる for ongoing actions

  ➔ Using the "V-ている" form indicates an ongoing or continuous action.

• 探して ひとつずつ確かめて

  ➔ て形 + ください / polite request or sequence of actions

  ➔ The "て" form is often used with "ください" to make polite requests or to describe a sequence of actions.

• その先に広がった世界へ

  ➔ へ / directional particle indicating "towards"

  ➔ The particle "へ" indicates the direction towards which the action is headed, similar to "towards" in English.