Never Let Go -Translation-

Never Let Go at MJ

I was supposed to be right on the ball with this translation when SMASHING ANTHEMS came out, but life happened - first to my trusted quality checker @DarkSoul4242 and then to me. orz Now though, that I got all of my Nana report backlog out of the way, I could return to the beautiful world of complex lyrics.

And Never Let Go did indeed end up being more complex than I had first imagine. I mean, the overall message is pretty clear, but it's the little nuances that were pretty hard to get right. Regardless, we managed to do a pretty good job (I think xD)! So without further ado, I give you Never Let Go! Hands down my favorite song from the latest album, I guess because it resonates well with my feelings regarding being in Finland.

Never Let Go (Translation)
作詞：松井五郎
作曲・編曲：山﨑佳祐

Japanese	English
豪雨の闇 息を止め　彷徨う夜明け 閉じこもれば どこも世界はclever	In the darkness of the heavy rain, holding your breath, wandering at dawn If you shut yourself in, Everywhere the world seems clever
誰かが引く境界線 また従うだけ 思うことの半分も 言えないまま無抵抗	You're again just obeying, to the borders drawn by someone Unable to say even half of what you think, not showing any resistance
いま逆光を貫くように もう言い訳に逃げるな いま逆風も振り切るように 心を解き放って	Now, as if to pierce the back light, don't run anymore to excuses Now, as if to shake off the headwind unleash your heart
孤独さえ　握りしめ Never let go Never let go 鎮まらない　胸の音 ほんとうなら　絶対Never let it go	Take hold of even your loneliness Never let go, never let go If the unquellable sound of your heart is true, then definitely never let it go
迷路の果て 真実はrealと違う fakeばかり 愛に似ているdesire	At the end of the maze, the truth is different from what's real Just a fake, desire that's similar to love
正しくてもminority 追い込まれるだけ 沈黙では　終われない 夢まで　なぜ　蜃気楼	Even if right, the minority just gets cornered It can't end with silence Why are even my dreams a mirage?
いま断崖に立ち尽くそうと もう魂を離すな いま幻想にひれ伏すような 涙を拭い去って	Now, even if you were to stand at a cliff, don't let go of your soul anymore Now, wipe away such tears that would lead you to bow down to illusions
悲しみに打たれても Never let go Never let go 裏切れない　胸の音 ほんとうなら　絶対Never let it go	Even if you are struck by grief Never let go, never let go If the unbetrayable sound of your heart is true, definitely never let it go
かならずある臨界点 ただ信じるだけ 傷を負って嘆くより 怖れるのは無反応	In that critical point that must exist, you just have to believe More frightening than mourning a wound, is having no reaction at all
いま逆光を貫くように もう言い訳に逃げるな いま逆風も振り切るように 心を解き放って	Now, as if to pierce the back light, don't run anymore to excuses Now, as if to shake off the headwind unleash your heart
孤独さえ　握りしめ Never let go Never let go 鎮まらない　胸の音 ほんとうなら　絶対Never let it go Never let it go Just Never let it go	Take hold of even your loneliness Never let go, never let go If the unquellable sound of your heart is true, then definitely never let it go Never let it go Just never let it go

Such strong feels in this song, ahh. I'll hopefully get around to translating more songs soon, of which next will probably be Blue as I got a request for that a while back and I still haven't delivered (gomen orz).  If you have more requests for songs you'd like me to look at, let me know!