Teenager Forever – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: King Gnu
• Album: CEREMONY

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

他の誰かになんてなれやしないよ

I can't become someone else, no matter how hard I try.

そんなのわかってるんだ

I already know that.

明日を信じてみたいの

I want to believe in tomorrow.

微かな自分を愛せなかったとしても

Even if I can't love my faint self.

T-t-t-t- teenager forever (T-t-t-t- teenager forever)

T-t-t-t- Teenager forever (T-t-t-t- Teenager forever).

T-t-t-t- teenager forever

T-t-t-t- Teenager forever.

T-t-t-t- teenager forever (T-t-t-t- teenager forever)

T-t-t-t- Teenager forever (T-t-t-t- Teenager forever).

T-t-t-t- teenager forever

T-t-t-t- Teenager forever.

望んだこと全てが叶うわけはないよ

Not everything you wish for will come true.

そんなのわかってるんだ

I already know that.

深い傷もいずれはかさぶたに変わって

Even deep wounds will eventually turn into scabs,

剥がれ落ちるだろうか

Will they fall off someday?

いつまでも相変わらず つまらない話を

Forever chatting about boring things,

つまらない中に どこまでも幸せを探すよ

I'll search endlessly for happiness in those dull moments.

伝えたい想いは溢れてるのに

Even though I want to tell you how I feel,

伝え方が分からなくて 今でも言葉を探してるんだ

I don’t know how to say it, so I’m still searching for the right words.

遠くに散っていった夢の欠片に

For fragments of dreams that scattered far away,

めくるめくあなたの煌めきに 気づけたらいいんだ

I wish I could notice your dazzling spark.

T-t-t-t- teenager forever (T-t-t-t- teenager forever)

T-t-t-t- Teenager forever (T-t-t-t- Teenager forever).

T-t-t-t- teenager forever

T-t-t-t- Teenager forever.

T-t-t-t- teenager forever (T-t-t-t- teenager forever)

T-t-t-t- Teenager forever (T-t-t-t- Teenager forever).

T-t-t-t- teenager forever

T-t-t-t- Teenager forever.

結局のところ誰も教えちゃくれないんだ

In the end, no one will tell you what to do.

進むべき道なんて

No one shows you the right path.

等身大のままで生きていこうぜ

Let's live true to ourselves.

歳を重ねても

Even as we grow older.

いつまでも相変わらず つまらない話を

Forever chatting about boring things,

つまらない中に どこまでも幸せを探すよ

Searching for happiness in those dull moments, endlessly.

煌めきを探してよ

Seek out that sparkle.

散々振り回して振り回されて

We've pushed and pulled each other around,

大事なのはあなただってことに 気づかないままで

Unaware that what's truly important is You.

一体未来はどうなるのかなんてことより

Rather than worrying about what the future holds,

めくるめく今という煌めきに 気づけたらいいんだ

It's better to notice the dazzling now, the sparkle of the present.

T-t-t-t- teenager forever (T-t-t-t- teenager forever)

T-t-t-t- Teenager forever (T-t-t-t- Teenager forever).

T-t-t-t- teenager forever

T-t-t-t- Teenager forever.

T-t-t-t- teenager forever (T-t-t-t- teenager forever)

T-t-t-t- Teenager forever (T-t-t-t- Teenager forever).

T-t-t-t- teenager forever

T-t-t-t- Teenager forever.

他の誰かになんてなれやしないよ

I can't become someone else, no matter how much I try.

そんなのわかってるんだ

I already know that.

明日を信じてみたいの

I want to believe in tomorrow.

微かな自分を愛せなかったとしても

Even if I can't love my faint self.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
teenager /ˈtiːneɪdʒər/ A2	noun - a person aged between 13 and 19
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept something as true
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to imagine or hope for something
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone or something
search /sɜːrtʃ/ B1	verb - to look for something or someone
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury
shine /ʃaɪn/ B2	verb - to emit light or reflect light
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different
deep /diːp/ B1	adjective - extending far down from the top or surface
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
message /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/ B2	noun - a communication containing information
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ B1	noun - the time yet to come

Key Grammar Structures

• なんてなれやしないよ

  ➔ Expressing impossibility or inability using 'なんて...やしない'

  ➔ 'なんて...やしない' indicates that something cannot be done or is impossible.

• 明日を信じてみたいの

  ➔ Using 'てみたい' to express wanting to try or attempt to do something

  ➔ 'てみたい' indicates the speaker's desire to try or experiment with doing something.

• 叶うわけはないよ

  ➔ Expressing that something cannot come true or be fulfilled, using 'わけはない'

  ➔ 'わけはない' is used to strongly deny that something is possible or will happen.

• 自分を愛せなかったとしても

  ➔ Using the conditional 'としても' to mean 'even if' or 'despite'

  ➔ 'としても' means 'even if' or 'despite,' indicating a hypothetical or concessive condition.

• 気づけたらいいんだ

  ➔ Using the potential form '気づけたら' with 'いいんだ' to express desire or wish

  ➔ '気づけたらいいんだ' expresses a desire or wish for being able to notice or realize something.

• つまらない話をどこまでも幸せを探すよ

  ➔ Using 'を' as the particle to mark direct objects with 'どこまでも' as 'to infinity,' and '探す' as 'to search/look for'

  ➔ 'を' marks the direct object of the verb, 'どこまでも' means 'to infinity,' and '探す' is the verb 'to search/look for.'

• 未来はどうなるのかなんてことより

  ➔ Using 'なんてことより' to compare and mean 'rather than' or 'more than the matter of'

  ➔ 'なんてことより' is used to compare preferences or priorities, meaning 'rather than' or 'more than'.