Chain - Limitless (Japanese Version)

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    I. Introduction

    "Limitless (Japanese Version)" is the third song on NCT 127's first Japanese EP, Chain. It was released on May 3, 2018. It is mostly in Japanese.


    The song was originally pre-released as a single on November 14, 2017 ahead of the EP's release. It was also re-released on NCT 127's first full Japanese album, Awaken, on April 17, 2019, where it is the seventh track.


    The song was previously released in Korean on NCT 127's EP, Limitless. 


    The original song's Chinese and Korean titles ("無限的我 (무한적아; LIMITLESS)") translate to "Unlimited Me" and "Infinite."


    NCT 127 is a permanent sub-unit of the boy group NCT.


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    III. Lyrics

    (Japanese - Romanized . English - Italics represent English in the original lyrics.)


    [Verse 1: Taeyong, Mark, Taeyong, Winwin]

    眠りの淵は夢の入口

    Nemuri no fuchi wa yume no iriguchi

    The edge of sleep is the entrance to dreams


    後戻りすることだけ禁じ

    Atmodori suru koto dake kanji

    There's no turning back


    微かな光辿る迷路

    Kasukana hiker tabour meiro

    A maze that follows a faint light

    次の世界へと繋がるroad

    Tsugi no sekai e to tsunagaru road

    Road leading to the next world


    困難の中 from the bottom up

    Kon'nan no naka from the bottom up

    From the bottom up in trouble


    闇に張り付くようなcall

    Yami ni haritsuku yōna kōru

    A call that sticks to the darkness


    待ち望んだ影は 君か僕か

    Machinozonda cage wa kimi ka boku ka

    Is the long-awaited shadow you or me?


    [Pre-Chorus: Jaehyun, Doyoung]

    導かれていく目覚めるその光とうとう

    Michibika rete iku mezameru sona hikari tōtō

    The light that awakens me is finally leading me


    戦慄よ扉開けて

    Senritsu yo tobira akete

    I'm scared, open the door


    [Chorus: All]

    Oh baby it's you


    無限へと散らばれ 始まりの合図 西へ東へ

    Mugen e to chirabare hajimari no aizu nishi e azuma e

    Scattered to infinity, the signal of the beginning, west to east


    光に焦がれ続け影は今闇に踊る

    Hikari ni kogare tsudzuke kage wa ima yami ni odoru

    The shadow is dancing in the dark now.


    この声がこの歌が 響き合うこの世界で

    Kono-goe ga kono uta ga hibiki au kono sekai de

    This voice echoes this song in this world.


    僕らは一つになる

    Bokura wa hitotsu ni naru

    We will be one.


    [Post-Chorus: Taeyong, Johnny]


    Baby, I don't want nobody but you

    Ho, ho. wake me up, thirsty thirsty for love

    Wake me ,wake me up

    Thirsty, thirsty


    [Verse 2: Mark, Johnny, Taeyong, Winwin]

    誰も知らない未来へ

    Daremoshiranai mirai e

    To the future no one knows


    手を伸ばして見る空へ

    Te o nobashite miru sora e

    Reach out to the sky


    全てを知りたい君へ

    Subete o shiritai kimi e

    To you who want to know everything


    現実と言う道の海へ

    Genjitsu to iu michi no umi e

    To the seas of the road called reality


    繰り返す偽りで

    Kurikaesu itsuwari de

    With repeated lies


    夢を汚し it ain't got a chance

    Yume o yogoshi it ain't got a chance

    Dirty a dream, it ain't got a chance


    妄想だけ膨らんで はじけ消える

    Moso dake fukurande hajike kieruje

    Explode the delusions.


    [Verse 3: Haechan, Yuta, Taeyong]

    突き刺す貫く閃光

    Tsukisasu tsuranuku senkō

    A flash of light that pierces


    目覚まし第七感覚

    Mezamashi dai nana kankaku

    The seventh sense of alarm


    百の可能性を秘めた

    Hyaku no kanōsei o himeta

    Hundreds of possibilities were hidden


    道を積み重ねていけ

    Michi o tsumikasanete ike

    Stack the roads


    [Pre-Chorus: Jaehyun, Taeil, Taeyong, Doyoung, Mark]

    幻のような残像

    Maboroshi no yōna zanzō

    After image like a phantom


    いつまでその中で彷徨うの

    Itsu made sono Chū de samayō no

    How long do you wander in it?


    苦しい時に笑って

    Kurushī toki ni waratte

    Laugh when it's hard


    ネガティブ感情を解き放て

    Negatibu kanjō o tokihanate

    Let go of negative emotions


    心言葉で自由になれ

    Kokoro kotoba de jiyū ni nare

    Be free with your heart and soul


    導かれ果てないJourney

    Michibika re hatenai jānī 

    Unlimited journey


    全てはここからその先へその先へ

    Subete wa koko kara sonosakihe sonosakihe

    Everything from here to beyond


    [Chorus: All]

    Oh baby it's you


    無限へと散らばれ 始まりの合図 西へ東へ

    Mugen e to chirabare hajimari no aizu nishi e azuma e

    Scattered to infinity, the signal of the beginning, west to east


    光に焦がれ続け影は今闇に踊る

    Hikari ni kogare tsudzuke kage wa ima yami ni odoru

    The shadow is dancing in the dark now.


    この声がこの歌が 響き合うこの世界で

    Kono-goe ga kono uta ga hibiki au kono sekai de

    This voice echoes this song in this world.


    僕らは一つになる

    Bokura wa hitotsu ni naru

    We will be one.


    [Post-Chorus: Taeyong]

    Baby I don't want nobody but you


    [Bridge: Jaehyun, Doyoung, Taeil]

    また永遠を欲しがって

    Mata bien o hoshi gatte

    I want eternity again


    今を見失うのさ

    Ima o misushinau no sa

    I'll lose sight of you now


    必要なものならもう揃ってる

    Hitsuyōna mononara mō sorotteru

    If you need anything, I've already got it


    全てをこえて巡り会えるのは

    Subete o koete meguriaeru no wa

    It's impossible to meet beyond everything


    かけがえない存在

    Kakegae nai sonzai

    Irreplaceable existence


    [Chorus: All]

    Oh baby it's you


    無限へと散らばれ 始まりの合図 西へ東へ

    Mugen e to chirabare hajimari no aizu nishi e azuma e

    Scattered to infinity, the signal of the beginning, west to east


    光に焦がれ続け影は今闇に踊る

    Hikari ni kogare tsudzuke kage wa ima yami ni odoru

    The shadow is dancing in the dark now.


    この声がこの歌が 響き合うこの世界で

    Kono-goe ga kono uta ga hibiki au kono sekai de

    This voice echoes this song in this world.


    僕らは一つになる

    Bokura wa hitotsu ni naru

    We will be one.


    [Post-Chorus: Taeyong, Johnny, Taeil]

    Baby, I don't want nobody but you

    Ho, ho, wake me up, thirsty thirsty for love

    Wake me, wake me up

    Thirsty thirsty

    (Yeah, yeah it's you)

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