LOOK A-HEAD

Lyrics: Hiroyuki Takami
Composition: Daisuke Asakura
Performed by: access
Translation & romaji by: teddiursa

ikinari me ga sameta One Day MORNING
Bed kara korogeochita DREAMING
maiagatta kimi to no Play MAKE LOVE
amari ni hageshii kara Confusion

One day, jolted from sleep in the MORNING
Must have tumbled out of bed while I was DREAMING
about playing around with you on cloud nine, MAKE LOVE
But it all got too much, and ended in confusion

kokoro shizume sono ato wo miyou to sureba
naze ka ochitsukanai yo mabuta
itsumo itsumo yume wa ii tokoro de…
ato wa kitto jibun no chikara de

Gotta calm down, and see if I can finish the dream
But I just can’t get back to sleep
I always wake up at the best part...
What’s next is up to me, I guess

sou to kimareba toriaezu SHOWER
me wo kosutte okiagare WASHING
Freezer aketara Drinking POWER
tama no hayaoki soto ni dereba Look At That!

Anyway, I'm off to go SHOWER
I get up while rubbing my eyes, WASHING
Open the freezer, drinking POWER
I’m not usually up this early
But I go outside and... Look At That!

sora wo aogu yubi no aida kara wa hitomi ubau
mabushisugiru taiyou ga
chikara tsuyoi kumo wo kugurinukete
kimi no egao motto hikaraseru yo

Looking up at the sky, with my hand over my eyes
The blinding sun streams through my fingers
Not even these clouds could overpower it
But your smile could make it even brighter

JUST YOU ACCESS te wo nobaseba todoku
nijiiro no yume sae EASY!
JUST YOU ACCESS itsudemo soba ni iru
Everything Gonna Be OK!
kimi to Wow Wow Wow Wow

JUST YOU ACCESS! As long as you try
even reaching rainbow-coloured dreams is EASY!
JUST YOU ACCESS! I’ll always be right here
Everything Gonna Be OK!
By your side Wow Wow Wow Wow

GIVE ME ACCESS kokoro no Door akete
ima sugu ni ai ni kite yo
GIVE ME ACCESS itsudemo soba ni ite
doko made mo tsureteyuku RIGHT NOW!

GIVE ME ACCESS! Open up the door to your heart
'cause I’m coming to see you
GIVE ME ACCESS! I’ll always be right here
and I’ll take you wherever you wanna go RIGHT NOW!

kimi ni chikazukitai kara CALL UP
sono mae ni tashikamenakya NUMBER
hanashita koto mo nai no ni MY GIRL
dou ni ka naru sa to omoeru yo Fine Day

I want to get closer to you, so I’m gonna CALL UP
But first, I gotta double-check your NUMBER
Even though we’ve never really talked, MY GIRL
On a nice day like this, I feel like it’s all gonna work out

juwaki nigiru yubi no aida kara karada tataku
Heart ga tobidashiteku
fukaku iki wo yuuki ni tsumekonde
yureru toki ga kimi no koe wo yobu

I reach out and pick up the phone
My heart's about to leap out of my chest
I take a deep breath, steeling myself
I’m shaking, I just want to hear your voice

Hurry Up Hurry Up hayaku detekurenakya
hoka no yatsu ga kimi wo kudokisou da yo
Hurry Up Hurry Up hayaku kitekurenakya
atsui omoi toketeshimai sou sa

Hurry Up Hurry Up! Come on, pick up the phone!
Before some other guy gets there first
Hurry Up Hurry Up! Come on, if you don’t answer soon
I’m gonna lose interest

JUST YOU ACCESS te wo nobaseba todoku
matenrou no hoshi sae EASY!
JUST YOU ACCESS itsudemo soba ni iru
Everything Gonna Be OK!
kimi to Wow Wow Wow Wow

JUST YOU ACCESS! As long as you try
even reaching the stars from a skyscraper is EASY!
JUST YOU ACCESS! I’ll always be right here
Everything Gonna Be OK!
By your side Wow Wow Wow Wow

GIVE ME ACCESS hanasanaide boku wo
kimi wa mou hitori ja nai
GIVE ME ACCESS itsudemo soba ni ite
doko made mo tsureteyuku HERE WE GO!

GIVE ME ACCESS! Never let me go
So you won’t be alone anymore
GIVE ME ACCESS I’ll always be right here
and I’ll take you wherever you want to go, HERE WE GO!

Pocket no naka oshikonda DREAM LIGHT
sono mae ni tashikamenakya STYLING
aseru hodo mitsukaranai DRIVE KEY
subete ga chuu ni uiteiru you na My Sight

Stuffed in my pocket, I've got a DREAM LIGHT
But before anything else, I gotta double-check my STYLING
I’m in such a rush, I can’t find my DRIVE KEY
Everything around me looks like it's floating in the air

isoge isoge kuruma ni tobinotte
furuekiteru gurippu ochitukasete
Hurry Up Hurry Up soko made kiteiru
Hurry Up Hurry Up kimi no matsu Station

Ahh, I gotta go!! I jump in my car
and grab the handle above the door frame
to try and calm myself
Hurry Up Hurry Up! I’m on my way there
Hurry Up Hurry Up! To the station where you’re waiting

JUST YOU ACCESS te wo nobaseba todoku
nijiiro no yume sae EASY!
JUST YOU ACCESS itsudemo soba ni iru
Everything Gonna Be OK!
kimi to Wow Wow Wow Wow

JUST YOU ACCESS! As long as you try
even reaching rainbow-coloured dreams is EASY!
JUST YOU ACCESS! I’ll always be right here
Everything Gonna Be OK!
By your side Wow Wow Wow Wow

GIVE ME ACCESS kokoro no Door akete
ima sugu ni ai ni kite yo
GIVE ME ACCESS itsudemo soba ni ite
doko made mo tsureteyuku RIGHT NOW!

GIVE ME ACCESS! Open up the door to your heart
'cause I’m coming to see you
GIVE ME ACCESS! I’ll always be right here
and I’ll take you wherever you wanna go RIGHT NOW!

JUST YOU ACCESS te wo nobaseba todoku
matenrou no hoshi sae EASY!
JUST YOU ACCESS itsudemo soba ni iru
Everything Gonna Be OK!
kimi to Wow Wow Wow Wow

JUST YOU ACCESS! As long as you try
even reaching the stars from a skyscraper is EASY!
JUST YOU ACCESS! I’ll always be right here
Everything Gonna Be OK!
By your side Wow Wow Wow Wow

GIVE ME ACCESS hanasanaide boku wo
kimi wa mou hitori ja nai
GIVE ME ACCESS itsudemo soba ni ite
doko made mo tsureteyuku HERE WE GO!
JUST YOU ACCESS

GIVE ME ACCESS! Never let me go
So you won’t be alone anymore
GIVE ME ACCESS! I’ll always be right here
and I’ll take you wherever you wanna go, HERE WE GO!
JUST YOU ACCESS

Song commentary from access

Takami: The intent behind this song was to create a theme song for access. The title is similar to something we always like to say: look ahead and keep on going – don't keep dwelling on the past. The correct way to write that would be “LOOK AHEAD”, but we emphasised the “A”, to encourage everyone to look for access there. Compositionally, I wanted to have dialogue between Japanese and English words, so you’ll find plenty of that in the lyrics.

Asakura: With this song, I wanted to clearly depict the way we both were at the time. While working on it, I suddenly realised I’d programmed the drums to double in tempo after the interlude. The track energised me that much while I was creating it.

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