Don't stop - Lyrics and Translation
Love how the lyricist played with the phrasing in the "Chance!" refrain. This was a fun song to translate in that sense : )
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Don't stop
ひとつ歯車が狂ったら すべてが狂い出すのさ
無理に止めようとすればするほど 加速度ついていく
hitotsu haguruma ga kuruttara / subete ga kurui dasuno sa
muri ni tomeyou to sureba suruhodo / kasokudo tsuite iku
Once one thing goes wrong / everything starts to go bad
The more you try to put an end to it / the more it picks up speed
見えない力にもがくより 流れにまかせてみれば？
生まれてきたその日からずっと 導かれて今ここにいる
mienai chikara ni mogaku yori / nagare ni makasete mireba?
umarete kita sono hi kara zutto / michibikarete ima koko ni iru
Instead of struggling (with some) unseen power / Just give yourself over to the flow?
You're here because it's / led you to this point since the day you were born
始めから分かってる結果なんてない
長い道のりだしても 次へ次へさあ次へ（さあ次へ）
hajime kara wakatteru ketsumatsu nante nai
nagai michinori dato shitemo / tsugi e tsugi e saa tsugi e (saa tsugi e)
No such thing as an outcome that's known from the start
Even if the road is a long one / (move on) to the next, the next, now, the next / (now, the next)
だから
Chance くだらない
Chance 想像は
Chance 粉々にして
イイことばかりじゃないのは百も承知だろう？
Start どこからでも
Start 何度でも見直せるから
新たな何かが待っている
今は進み続けるしかないんだ
Don't stop!
dakara
Chance kudaranai
Chance souzou wa
Chance konagona ni shite
ii koto bakari jyanai no wa hyaku mo shouchi darou?
Start doko kara demo
Start nando demo minaoseru kara
arata na nanika ga matte iru
ima wa susumi tsuzukeru shikanain da
Don't stop!
So,
Chance, worthless
Chance, musings
Chance, reduce them to dust
You know full well that (life) isn't just about the good, right?
Start, from wherever
Start, because you can get a better look, as many times as you'd like
A new "something" awaits you
So there's nothing to do now, but keep on going
Don't stop!
あいまいに答えごまかして その場をやり過ごしても
自問自答くり返すはず 痛む胸がソレをしってる
aimai ni kotae gomakashite / sono ba wo yari sugoshitemo
jimonjitou kurikaesu hazu / itamu mune ga sore wo shitteru
Trying to get by with ambiguous answers / Even if you have to do things over again
You'll keep repeating that mantra / Your aching heart knows it
誰かと比べて落ち込んでも仕方ない
未来は止まらないから 次へ次へさあ次へ （さあ次へ）
dareka to kurabete ochikondemo shikata nai
mirai wa tomaranai kara / tsugi e tsugi e saa tsugi e / (saa tsugi e)
There's no sense in getting depressed when you compare yourself to others
Because the future won't stop / (move on) to the next, the next, now, the next / (now, the next)
だから
Chance ころんだら
Chance 分岐点
Chance 顔を上げて
格好悪くても"タダでは起きないヤツ”だろう？
Start 出遅れても
Start 休んでも構わないから
新たな出会いが待っている
今は進み続けるしかないんだ
Don't stop!
dakara
Chance korondara
Chance bunkiten
Chance kao wo agete
kakkou warukutemo "tada dewa okinai yatsu" darou?
Start deokuretemo
Start yasundemo kamawanai kara
arata na deai ga matte iru
ima wa susumi tsuzukeru shika nainda
Don't stop!
So,
Chance, when you stumble
Chance, at the crossroads
Chance, lift your head
Even if you look uncool, you're the "guy who'll make 'em pay" aren't ya?
Start, even if it's a late start
Start, because it won't matter even if you stop to take a break
New encounters await you
There's nothing for you to do, but keep on going
Don't stop!
何も持たずに 待たずに
誰にも渡さない 隠さない
まだみぬ場所まで
このまま Ride on!
nanimo motazu ni matazu ni
darenimo watasanai kakusanai
mada minu basho made
kono mama Ride on!
Without holding on to anything / waiting (for anything)
Won't give it over to anyone / won't hide it (from anyone)
On to that yet unseen place
Keep on Ride on!
Chance くだらない
Chance 想像は
Chance 粉々にして
イイことばかりじゃないのは百も承知だろう？
Start どこからでも
Start 何度でも見直せるから
新たな何かが待っている
今は進み続けるしかないんだ
Don't stop!
Chance kudaranai
Chance souzou wa
Chance konagona ni shite
ii koto bakari jyanai no wa hyaku mo shouchi darou?
Start doko kara demo
Start nando demo minaoseru kara
arata na nanika ga matte iru
ima wa susumi tsuzukeru shikanain da
Don't stop!
So,
Chance, worthless
Chance, musings
Chance, reduce them to dust
You know full well that (life) isn't just about the good, right?
Start, from wherever
Start, because you can get a better look, as many times as you'd like
A new "something" awaits you
So there's nothing to do now, but keep on going
Don't stop!
Don't stop!
Don't stop!
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Don't stop
ひとつ歯車が狂ったら すべてが狂い出すのさ
無理に止めようとすればするほど 加速度ついていく
hitotsu haguruma ga kuruttara / subete ga kurui dasuno sa
muri ni tomeyou to sureba suruhodo / kasokudo tsuite iku
Once one thing goes wrong / everything starts to go bad
The more you try to put an end to it / the more it picks up speed
見えない力にもがくより 流れにまかせてみれば？
生まれてきたその日からずっと 導かれて今ここにいる
mienai chikara ni mogaku yori / nagare ni makasete mireba?
umarete kita sono hi kara zutto / michibikarete ima koko ni iru
Instead of struggling (with some) unseen power / Just give yourself over to the flow?
You're here because it's / led you to this point since the day you were born
始めから分かってる結果なんてない
長い道のりだしても 次へ次へさあ次へ（さあ次へ）
hajime kara wakatteru ketsumatsu nante nai
nagai michinori dato shitemo / tsugi e tsugi e saa tsugi e (saa tsugi e)
No such thing as an outcome that's known from the start
Even if the road is a long one / (move on) to the next, the next, now, the next / (now, the next)
だから
Chance くだらない
Chance 想像は
Chance 粉々にして
イイことばかりじゃないのは百も承知だろう？
Start どこからでも
Start 何度でも見直せるから
新たな何かが待っている
今は進み続けるしかないんだ
Don't stop!
dakara
Chance kudaranai
Chance souzou wa
Chance konagona ni shite
ii koto bakari jyanai no wa hyaku mo shouchi darou?
Start doko kara demo
Start nando demo minaoseru kara
arata na nanika ga matte iru
ima wa susumi tsuzukeru shikanain da
Don't stop!
So,
Chance, worthless
Chance, musings
Chance, reduce them to dust
You know full well that (life) isn't just about the good, right?
Start, from wherever
Start, because you can get a better look, as many times as you'd like
A new "something" awaits you
So there's nothing to do now, but keep on going
Don't stop!
あいまいに答えごまかして その場をやり過ごしても
自問自答くり返すはず 痛む胸がソレをしってる
aimai ni kotae gomakashite / sono ba wo yari sugoshitemo
jimonjitou kurikaesu hazu / itamu mune ga sore wo shitteru
Trying to get by with ambiguous answers / Even if you have to do things over again
You'll keep repeating that mantra / Your aching heart knows it
誰かと比べて落ち込んでも仕方ない
未来は止まらないから 次へ次へさあ次へ （さあ次へ）
dareka to kurabete ochikondemo shikata nai
mirai wa tomaranai kara / tsugi e tsugi e saa tsugi e / (saa tsugi e)
There's no sense in getting depressed when you compare yourself to others
Because the future won't stop / (move on) to the next, the next, now, the next / (now, the next)
だから
Chance ころんだら
Chance 分岐点
Chance 顔を上げて
格好悪くても"タダでは起きないヤツ”だろう？
Start 出遅れても
Start 休んでも構わないから
新たな出会いが待っている
今は進み続けるしかないんだ
Don't stop!
dakara
Chance korondara
Chance bunkiten
Chance kao wo agete
kakkou warukutemo "tada dewa okinai yatsu" darou?
Start deokuretemo
Start yasundemo kamawanai kara
arata na deai ga matte iru
ima wa susumi tsuzukeru shika nainda
Don't stop!
So,
Chance, when you stumble
Chance, at the crossroads
Chance, lift your head
Even if you look uncool, you're the "guy who'll make 'em pay" aren't ya?
Start, even if it's a late start
Start, because it won't matter even if you stop to take a break
New encounters await you
There's nothing for you to do, but keep on going
Don't stop!
何も持たずに 待たずに
誰にも渡さない 隠さない
まだみぬ場所まで
このまま Ride on!
nanimo motazu ni matazu ni
darenimo watasanai kakusanai
mada minu basho made
kono mama Ride on!
Without holding on to anything / waiting (for anything)
Won't give it over to anyone / won't hide it (from anyone)
On to that yet unseen place
Keep on Ride on!
Chance くだらない
Chance 想像は
Chance 粉々にして
イイことばかりじゃないのは百も承知だろう？
Start どこからでも
Start 何度でも見直せるから
新たな何かが待っている
今は進み続けるしかないんだ
Don't stop!
Chance kudaranai
Chance souzou wa
Chance konagona ni shite
ii koto bakari jyanai no wa hyaku mo shouchi darou?
Start doko kara demo
Start nando demo minaoseru kara
arata na nanika ga matte iru
ima wa susumi tsuzukeru shikanain da
Don't stop!
So,
Chance, worthless
Chance, musings
Chance, reduce them to dust
You know full well that (life) isn't just about the good, right?
Start, from wherever
Start, because you can get a better look, as many times as you'd like
A new "something" awaits you
So there's nothing to do now, but keep on going
Don't stop!
Don't stop!
Don't stop!