PROGRESS
by Ayumi Hamasaki (Japanese Lyrics - Original)
by Midorikawa Makoto (English Lyrics)
It seems that I have
Feared for so long
All the simple days
That belong in the past
Now that I know
These intricate things
That are making it out of control
I will not go back
In those shattered dreams
Putting all my faith
In my heart, then I'll see
Convincing myself
To remember
That I'll keep on saying "You aren't wrong at all!"
In the same time that we are all having
In the same future that two people believe in
All those sad days and the tears yesterday
And the smiles of today are real
In the same pain that we all have known
In the same tenderness that we have brought along
Changing these elements into a strength
To make a way to live on tomorrow
I was standing by
At that time and at that place
Fighting for myself
And deciding my fate
Reaching again
For my destiny
To discover what I will be
Wondering still
If it is all because
That I really want
To be forgiven
All in the past
That I couldn't face
I will let it go and look for the future
I'll keep on saying that we will be free
Far from those days and say, "This isn't over yet!"
Though we can't go on with innocent smiles
But with our dreams, we can still fight along
I'll mark our journey just to move on
And continue going forward even so
Because we have something to believe in
Here in our hearts, and reach for the progress
You see, that we don't need
Too many things in order to live in this world
Just be contented in what you have
And ask for nothing more again
In the same time that we are all having
In the same future that two people believe in
All those sad days and the tears yesterday
And the smiles of today are real
In the same pain that we all have known
In the same tenderness that we have brought along
Changing these elements into a strength
To make a way to live until tomorrow for sure
Wow wow wow
Wow wow yeah
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WeŽll see then if these sound like the offical english version (if Ayumi will sing in english)
But really I should try to sing this
I think it fits the song well (I've made so many attempts to come up with the right words though)