HADASHi NO STEP – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: LiSA
• Album: LANDER

Lyrics & Translation

Learn Japanese with LiSA's "HADASHi NO STEP"! This bright and energetic pop song is perfect for language learners. Its lyrics are filled with expressive, everyday emotions about self-acceptance and determination. You can learn phrases about overcoming challenges and embracing your true feelings, all wrapped in a tune that will make you want to dance.

[English]

I messed up, showing my tears

I hate this me

Even if I’m stubborn, I don’t want to lose to myself

The scowling face, the blazing sunlight

Is glaring at us

My pockets still hold dreams that haven’t inflated yet

Black hair, the scent of the seasons

Remembering only happy things

Suddenly, I feel oddly older

That’s why I have to cherish today

The world always talks about love and romance, which is fine

But hey, I want to hold myself tight

The glass slipper I once couldn’t wear

Now, I think I can dance barefoot

Crying, bumping into things, awkward steps

If I get closer, I love you?

...

All day long, I’m just predicting danger

A lot of thoughts come up

If I wish for something, I want to jump in with a heart like waking up

A faint dream, a sweet heartbeat

Using being an adult as an excuse to stay away

About what happens after falling in love

It should be okay to worry about that ‘later’

Everyone always wants to decide with yes or no

But hey, I really want to know love properly

Even loneliness that comes with falling in love

For now, I think I can enjoy it a little

Worrying, getting hurt, with clumsy steps

On the sheet of music, a beginning melody

Not really like me

Hobbies, principles, thoughts, jealousy, tears—

All of these are things I didn’t know about myself

...

Suddenly, I thought of you smiling

Singing a humming tune

Even the rough melodies, with you, they're

Not so bad after all

Everyone talks about love and romance, which is okay

But hey, I wanna hold myself tight

The glass slipper I once couldn't wear

Now, I think I can dance barefoot

Crying, stumbling, with clumsy steps

If I get closer, I love you?

Let me hear you say I love you

...

[Japanese]

しくじったな 涙をみせちゃった

こんな私キライ

いじっぱりだとしても じぶんに負けたくないや

しかめっつら 照りつける日差しは

こちらを睨んでる

ポケットに まだ膨らまない夢がつまったまんま

黒い髪 季節の香り

楽しいことばっか思い出して

急に妙に歳をとった気分

だから今日を大事にしなきゃ

世間はいつも愛だ恋だ それもいいけど

じぶんを ねぇ ちゃんと 抱きしめてたいよね

いつか履けなかった ガラスの靴

いまはまだ裸足で踊れそうよ

泣いて ぶつかって 不器用なステップで

近づけば I love you?

四六時中 危険予測ばかり

あれこれ浮かんでる

願うなら 寝起きみたいな心で飛び込みたいわ

淡い夢 甘いトキメキ

大人を理由に遠ざけてる

好きになったあとのことなんて

"あと"からでいいはずなのに

みんな いつもyes, noで 決めたがるけど

私 ねぇ ちゃんと 愛を知りたいんだよ

恋と隣り合った孤独さえも

いまはまだ少し楽しめそう

悩んで 傷ついて 五線譜のノートに

はじまりのメロディー

私らしくない

趣味も 主義も 思想も 嫉妬も 涙とか

どれもこれも全部 知らなかった私

ふいに脳裏によぎった あなたが笑った

鼻歌うたってる

いびつな旋律も あなたとなら

それほど悪くもない

いつも愛だ恋だ それもいいけど

じぶんを ねぇ ちゃんと 抱きしめてたいよね

いつか履けなかった ガラスの靴

いまはまだ裸足で踊れそうよ

泣いて ぶつかって 不器用なステップで

近づけば I love you?

言わせてよ I love you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tears
夢 /ゆめ/ A2	noun - dream
愛 /あい/ A2	noun - love
踊る /おどる/ A2	verb - to dance
孤独 /こどく/ B1	noun - loneliness
傷 /きず/ B1	noun - wound
心 /こころ/ B1	noun - heart/mind
思い出 /おもいで/ B1	noun - memory
大事 /だいじ/ B2	adjective - important
楽しい /たのしい/ A2	adjective - fun/enjoyable
歳 /とし/ A1	noun - age
靴 /くつ/ A1	noun - shoes
ステップ /すてっぷ/ B1	noun - step
予測 /よそく/ B2	noun - prediction
理由 /りゆう/ B2	noun - reason
思考 /しこう/ C1	noun - thought
旋律 /せんりつ/ C1	noun - melody

Key Grammar Structures

• こんな私キライ

  ➔ Using 'こんな' as a demonstrative adjective to mean 'such' or 'like this'

  ➔ 'こんな' is used to specify or emphasize the type or nature of '私' (I or me), meaning 'such a' or 'like this'

• じぶんに負けたくないや

  ➔ Using the verb '-たい' form to express 'want to not lose'

  ➔ '負けたくない' combines the negative form of the verb '負ける' (to lose) with '-たい' to mean 'want to not lose'

• 季節の香り

  ➔ Using 'の' as a possessive or descriptive particle to connect noun '季節' with '香り'

  ➔ 'の' indicates possession or descriptive relationship, meaning 'the scent of the season' or 'season's aroma'

• 願うなら 寝起きみたいな心で飛び込みたいわ

  ➔ Using 'なら' as a conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'assuming that'

  ➔ 'なら' introduces a condition, meaning 'if (I) wish' or 'assuming that I want to jump in with a heart like waking up from sleep'

• 傷ついて

  ➔ Using the te-form of the verb '傷つく' (to hurt) to connect actions in a sequence or describe ongoing experience

  ➔ The te-form '傷ついて' connects the actions of being hurt and creating a sequence of emotional or physical experience

• 私らしくない

  ➔ Using 'らしい' to mean 'like' or 'typical of', combined with negative form to mean 'not like myself'

  ➔ 'らしい' describes something being characteristic of someone or something, and when combined with negative, means 'not like (me)' or 'uncharacteristic of me'

• 言わせてよ I love you

  ➔ Using the causative form '言わせて' of '言う' (to say) to mean 'let me say' or 'allow me to say'

  ➔ '言わせて' is the causative form of '言う' (to say), meaning 'let me say' or 'allow me to express', paired here with 'I love you' to express a desire to say those words