Road Not Taken – English Lyrics

• By: &TEAM

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the world of &TEAM through their powerful song “Road Not Taken.” This track offers a great opportunity to learn Japanese while exploring themes of unity and determination. The lyrics, which reference the famous poem of the same name, are both poetic and impactful, making the language learning process both meaningful and exciting. The song's energetic and emotional delivery makes it a special piece for any language learner.

[English]

Yeah, we're going down, down

Are we lost or found? (Yeah)

Yeah, we're going down, down

Still, don’t stop (Hahaha…)

Yeah, we're going round, round

Are we lost or found?

Yeah, we're going gradually It’s getting closer

Yeah, we're going round, round

Are we lost or found?

Start running now (Won’t give up)

No time to be afraid (Keep it up)

To change my fate

One or the other, I’ll choose

Road not taken

Yeah (Goin’ on)

Seek out (Runnin’ on)

We’re crossing, on our way

Take the road no one takes

Road not taken

Drawn to your smell

Searching deep in the woods

Dive in deeper, still can’t see it

Fog is deep, stuck in the dark night

Irresistible destiny

If it’s a path that leads to you

Going on and on and on and so on

Yeah, find you in the dark, find you in the darkness

Knock, knock, knock, knock, knocking on, let me go

Move forward, wound after wound

So I’m Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock with the way I flow

Even if it’s lonely now Endure and push on, my pace

Yeah, we're going down, down

Are we lost or found?

Yeah, we're going gradually it’s getting closer

Yeah, we're going round, round

Are we lost or found?

Start running now (Won’t give up)

No time to be afraid (Keep it up)

to change my fate

One or the other, I’ll choose

Road not taken

Change (Goin’ on)

This road is ours to make (Runnin’ on)

Yes, do you feel the same?

Your voice is just ahead

Road not taken

The closer I get, the more my heart beats

I want to see you right away, my skin responding

Ey holding your hands Going our way

No time to hold back now

Yeah, no matter what it takes, my fate

Until I resonate with you

Shout it out, shout it out, shoutin’

Yeah, hear you in the dark, hear you in the darkness

Non, non, non, non, non-stop & movin’ on

My howling being guided

So I’m lock, lock, lock, lock locking on to the road

Wearing out heart but run Straight to the day

Yeah, we're going down, down

Are we lost or found?

Yeah we're going gradually It’s getting closer

Yeah, we're going round, round

Are we lost or found?

Yeah, we're going down down

Are we lost or found?

Yeah, we keeping on now till the freedom’s come

Yeah, we're going round, round

Are we lost or found?

Start running now (Won’t give up)

No time to be afraid (Keep it up)

To change my fate

One or the other, I’ll choose

Road not taken

Yeah (Goin’ on)

Seek out (Runnin’ on)

We’re crossing, on our way

Your voice is just ahead

Road not taken

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control
irresistible /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl/ C1	adjective - impossible to resist or oppose
destiny /ˈdɛstɪni/ B2	noun - the events that will necessarily occur to a particular person or thing in the future
resonate /ˈrɛzəneɪt/ C1	verb - to produce a strong, clear sound that continues for a long time
howling /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/ B2	verb - making a loud, sad cry, typically like a wolf
gradually /ˈɡrædʒʊəli/ B2	adverb - happening or done slowly over a period of time
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - unhappy because of a lack of friends or companionship
endure /ɛnˈdʊər/ B2	verb - to continue to exist or to continue doing something difficult or unpleasant
crossing /ˈkrɔsɪŋ/ B1	verb - moving from one side of something to the other
drawn /drɔːn/ B2	verb - attracted or pulled towards something
deeper /ˈdiːpər/ B1	adverb - to a greater depth or extent
fog /fɔɡ/ B1	noun - a cloudlike mass of tiny water droplets suspended in the air near the ground
darkness /ˈdɑːknəs/ B1	noun - the state of being without light
knock /nɔk/ A2	verb - to hit something gently, typically with the knuckles
wound /wuːnd/ B2	noun - an injury, typically one caused by a cut or blow
pace /peɪs/ B1	noun - the speed or rate at which someone or something moves or happens
lock /lɔk/ A2	verb - to fasten or secure something with a lock

Key Grammar Structures

• Are we lost or found?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence using 'are' + subject + complement to form a question.

  ➔ This is an *interrogative* form asking a question about the state of being *lost* or *found*.

• Start running now (Won’t give up)

  ➔ Imperative verb form used to give a command or encouragement.

  ➔ The phrase *Start running now* is an imperative, urging someone to begin action immediately.

• To change my fate

  ➔ Infinitive phrase expressing purpose or intention.

  ➔ The phrase *To change my fate* uses an *infinitive* to express purpose—aiming to alter one's destiny.

• Knock, knock, knock, knock, knocking on, let me go

  ➔ Repetition of the verb 'knock' in imperative and present participle forms to emphasize action.

  ➔ The repetition *Knock, knock, knock, knock* mimics knocking sounds, emphasizing urgency or persistence.

• Wearing out heart but run

  ➔ Gerund + preposition to describe an ongoing action, with a contrast between effort and fatigue.

  ➔ The phrase *Wearing out heart but run* uses *gerund* form *wearing* and contrasts effort with exhaustion in a poetic way.

• Until I resonate with you

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with *until* indicating a point in time when an action occurs.

  ➔ The phrase *Until I resonate with you* uses *until* to specify the time when personal connection is achieved.