Jpop Recommend #146 My Way by Def Tech

My Way
Def Tech



Released in January 2005, this is the duo's debut single.  Their message is strong and lifts up my heart whenever I listen to them. 

This is also one of my favorite summer songs.  If you like their song, please try their another song like "Rays of Light".





First Take version 2020






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<Lyrics>
Japanese
Japanese pronunciation
English translation

Def Tech sound Shen and Micro 'round singing on and on and on

地   に  足   付け    頭       雲      抜け  進む       前   に   前   に  前   に
Chi ni ashi tsuke atama kumo nuke susumu mae ni mae ni mae ni
Feet on the ground, head above the clouds as we go forward, forward, forward 
手  を   つなげば     怖く     ない  から  そこ    まで  お前    は  弱く      ない  から
Te wo tsunageba kowaku nai kara soko made omae wa yowaku nai kara
If we go hand in hand, our fear will disappear, you are not that weak 
でも      いつまでも     そば に いない から
Demo itsumademo soba ni inai    kara
But we can't be together forever 
Believe my way my way my way

Def Tech sound Shen and Micro 'round singing on and on and on



地   に  足   付け    頭       雲      抜け  進む       前   に   前   に  前   に
Chi ni ashi tsuke atama kumo nuke susumu mae ni mae ni mae ni
Feet on the ground, head above the clouds as we go forward, forward, forward 
手  を   つなげば     怖く     ない  から  そこ    まで  お前    は  弱く      ない  から
Te wo tsunageba kowaku nai kara soko made omae wa yowaku nai kara
If we go hand in hand, our fear will disappear, you are not that weak 
でも      いつまでも     そば に いない から
Demo itsumademo soba ni inai    kara
But we can't be together forever 
Believe my way my way my way

"Believe it my way" are some words to live by
No matter how you feelin' even if you wanna cry
You gotsta do what you do, stayin' true to your crew
Givin' it soul on the role but always keepin' it new
With your own style, own existence, own reality
Bring complexity and love with creativity
Days are something special be your own vessel
Just take what's inside and give it a wrestle

Bring it to the light of day, take flight
Inject your own music to make up your own hype
It don't matter what you say gotsta do it my way
Don't display dismay, stand up straight and portray
What you are inside, so you know who you are
Livin' it up, with no doubt ready for any scar
So that's it, go make a hit, go out, benefit
From the words that we spit and never, never, ever quit

Def Tech sound Shen and Micro 'round singing on and on and on

地   に  足   付け    頭       雲      抜け  進む       前   に   前   に  前   に
Chi ni ashi tsuke atama kumo nuke susumu mae ni mae ni mae ni
Feet on the ground, head above the clouds as we go forward, forward, forward
手  を   つなげば     怖く     ない  から  そこ    まで  お前    は  弱く      ない  から
Te wo tsunageba kowaku nai kara soko made omae wa yowaku nai kara
If we go hand in hand, our fear will disappear, you are not that weak
でも      いつまでも     そば に いない から
Demo itsumademo soba ni inai    kara
But we can't be together forever
Believe my way my way my way


もう  ここ    まで   やって きて  しまった   とか
Mou koko made yatte kite shimatta toka
If you say, "I already came this far"
もう   どう でも   いい どう する   こと  も   できない とか
Mou dou demo ii   dou suru koto mo dekinai toka 
or, "I don't care anymore.  There is nothing I can do now"
諦め       悲観    し  嘆き         悲しみ    自分    慰め         いたわる その   間   にも
Akirame hikan shi nageki kanashimi jibun nagusame itawaru sono aida nimo
While you give up, abandon hope, grieve, despair, feel sad for yourself 
僕ら      を   必要        と する  誰か    が  いる  どこ に いる
Bokura wo hitsuyou to suru dareka ga iru doko ni iru
there must be someone who needs us, where are they?
探す      こと   で   変わる  
Sagasu koto de kawaru 
If you start searching, things will change
やっと  少し      分かった フリ
yatto sukoshi wakatta furi
You will learn from it a bit and this is just a start 
腹     から   声   出した    
Hara kara koe dashita 
Real voice from the bottom of our bellies will come out
セリフ が 行き 交い
serifu ga iki- kai
We will exchange dialogues
混ざり  合い 語り  合い that 関わり     合い 
Mazari-ai   katari-ai that  kakawari-ai   
And our thoughts and ideas will mix through talks which deepen our relations
とてつも       なく   デカイ や
totetsumo naku dekai ya
This is somethings so big
So 出会い や 慈愛 や from mouth to ear 
So deai    ya jiai ya from mouth to ear     
So our encounter, our lovefor each other will spread from mouth to ear
この   限り     ある 無限    の  世界  が
kono kagiri aru mugen no sekai ga
In this finite yet infinite world
君    の  地球    へ check your head 今   イメージ の 上
Kimi no chikyu e check your head    ima image no ue
becomes your world, check your head now it's in the image
Ya my way give it away give it away now
諦めんな        笑わせるな        慰めてんな         そば  で   励まして        やんな  Ah
Akiramenna warawaseruna nagusametenna soba de hagemashite yanna
Don't give up, don't be ridiculous, don't console but stay close and encourage 

Def Tech sound Shen and Micro 'round singing on and on and on

地   に  足   付け    頭       雲      抜け  進む       前   に   前   に  前   に
Chi ni ashi tsuke atama kumo nuke susumu mae ni mae ni mae ni
Feet on the ground, head above the clouds as we go forward, forward, forward
手  を   つなげば     怖く     ない  から  そこ    まで  お前    は  弱く      ない  から
Te wo tsunageba kowaku nai kara soko made omae wa yowaku nai kara
If we go hand in hand, our fear will disappear, you are not that weak
でも      いつまでも     そば に いない から
Demo itsumademo soba ni inai    kara
But we can't be together forever
Believe my way my way my way


Just do it "my way" take all these words to heart
Cuz it's the part to jump your life ahead to new start
The way it should go down from beneath your feet to crown
Take the first step, J-U-M-P out the ground
7, 6, 5, 4 free up your mind
D-E-F Tech commin' at ya with the rhymes
We just doin' how we doin', livin' our way too true
Bein' us as we livin' in this Tokyo Zoo

Reach out, extend your hand, you'll find somethin' to grab
Someone to help you, no doubt, when times make you sad
But just remember after the storm, there will be calm
Just how the dust be settling like in Afghan when we bomb
Lift yourself up, take heed, lift up yourself, indeed
Doin' "my way" you gonna find you got all that you need
Life is too short, don't regret or look back to forget
That you were true to "my way" stay real, it's a bet


Def Tech sound Shen and Micro 'round singing on and on and on
地   に  足   付け    頭       雲      抜け  進む       前   に   前   に  前   に
Chi ni ashi tsuke atama kumo nuke susumu mae ni mae ni mae ni
Feet on the ground, head above the clouds as we go forward, forward, forward
手  を   つなげば     怖く     ない  から  そこ    まで  お前    は  弱く      ない  から
Te wo tsunageba kowaku nai kara soko made omae wa yowaku nai kara
If we go hand in hand, our fear will disappear, you are not that weak
でも      いつまでも     そば に いない から
Demo itsumademo soba ni inai    kara
But we can't be together forever
Believe my way my way my way


夢      と  現実      の   狭間      で  冷静   と  情熱         の   間   で
Yume to genjitsu no hazama de reisei to jyounetsu no aida de
Between dream and reality, calmness and passion
リミット ある one time 人生   を  
Limit aru  one time   jinsei wo 
Life is limited only in one time 
満たされない  日々 も   なんなく   と
mitasarenai hibi mo nannaku to
and your days are not what you have dreamed of
こなせる     自分 に  まず   なりたい と  思った  時   から  すぐ  に  tight
Konaseru jibun ni mazu naritai to omotta toki kara sugu ni tight
But when you start to change yourself by accepting the fact, stay tight
Fight high と right proud 持ち    続けても         でも     震える   今日
Fight high  to right proud   mochi tsuzuketemo demo furueru kyou
Fight high and have a right pride... but I shake today
どんな に  ふけ  年     老いても これ   だけ  は  忘れない    で  いて よ
Donna ni fuke toshi oitemo  kore dake wa wasurenai de ite  yo
Even if you get old, don't forget this
まず    マジ "恥" "劣等感"            "嫌悪感"   人   に   対する    嫉妬  心
Mazu maji "haji" "rettou kan" "ken-o kan", hito ni taisuru shitto shin
"Shame", "inferiority", "feeling of disgust" and "jealousy"
ハズす     バシ  バシ   話し      吐き   出し   泣き  出し  
Hazusu bashi-bashi hanashi haki dashi naki dashi 
You shake it all by talking and revealing your true feeling and crying  
それ  で  確か     に
sore de tashika ni
That will  surely
今日  は  めでたし      でも    明日    から   また   新しい    日  が  始まる
Kyou wa medetashi demo ashita kara mata atarashii hi ga hajimaru
make today a happy ending but from tomorrow, a new day will begin




Any comment about this blog is highly appreciated.  Requests to pick up any singer or song are always welcome!

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