Speed of Light

CHALLENGER Special Edition

"**Speed of Light**" is a song by JO1. It was released in the group's 3rd single *CHALLENGER* on April 28, 2021. The song only appears in limited edition A. A performance video for "Speed of Light" was uploaded on YouTube on the day of the single's release.

## Lyrics

**Featured Members**Mamehara Issei, Kawashiri Ren, Kawanishi Takumi, Ohira Shosei, Tsurubo Shion, Shiroiwa Ruki, Sato Keigo, Kimata Syoya, Kono Junki, Kinjo Sukai, Yonashiro Sho**Lyrics**
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* Japanese
* Romaji
* Translation

**Japanese Lyrics**
覇気のない 落とした肩

その姿 まるで抜け殻

誰かつぶやいた I can’t do that

でも I gotta do that

Before too late

この想いは もう止められない

抑圧だって意味がない Oh

キミも同じなら

今 心に従おうよ

I wanna drive it forward

昨日よりも今日を

Time’s ticking waiting for us

過去よりも未来を

Just going strait, It’s a bit of fast

時は無情 Tick 誰を待たずに

ただ過ぎる カタチないもの

全速力 突き抜けてこう

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light

We ride in speed of light

しっかりと Baby just hop it on

掴まって Baby light it on

指先まで自由 解き放て

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

How much you bright it like

Like the supersonic

二人の宇宙 走り抜けて行こう

We driving speed of light

早さは 最速

Nobody’s gonna stop

気配はLike ninja

キミも同じならば

強くあれるなら I’ll take

僕らを惑わす 嘘も声も

もう聞こえはしないよ

I wanna drive it forward

昨日よりも今日を

Time’s ticking waiting for us

過去よりも未来を

Just going strait, It’s a bit of fast

時は無情 Tick 誰を待たずに

ただ過ぎる カタチないもの

全速力 突き抜けてこう

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light

We ride in speed of light

しっかりと Baby just hop it on

掴まって Baby light it on

指先まで自由 解き放て

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

Girl let me take you with me to the next

キミの姿を

忘れないように

We escape

二人で乗り越えた先に

何かがあるから

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light

We ride in speed of light

しっかりと Baby just hop it on

掴まって Baby light it on

指先まで自由 解き放て

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

**Romaji Lyrics + Color Code**
haki no nai otoshita kata

sono sugata marude nukegara

dareka tsubuyaita I can’t do that

demo I gotta do that

Before too late

kono omoi wa mou tomerarenai

yokuatsu datte imi ga nai Oh

kimi mo onaji nara

ima kokoro ni shitagaou yo

I wanna drive it forward

kinou yori mo kyou wo

Time’s ticking waiting for us

kako yori mo mirai wo

Just going strait, It’s a bit of fast

toki wa mujou Tick dare wo matazu ni

tada sugiru katachi nai mono

zensokuryoku tsukinuketekou

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light (We driving speed of light)

We ride in speed of light (We ride in speed of light)

shikkari to Baby just hop it on

tsukamatte Baby light it on

yubisaki made jiyuu tokihanate

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

How much you bright it like

Like the supersonic

futari no uchuu hashirinukete ikou

We driving speed of light

hayasa wa saisoku

Nobody’s gonna stop

kehai wa Like ninja

kimi mo onaji naraba

tsuyoku areru nara I’ll take

bokura wo madowasu uso mo koe mo

mou kikoe wa shinai yo

I wanna drive it forward

kinou yori mo kyou wo

Time’s ticking waiting for us

kako yori mo mirai wo

Just going strait, It’s a bit of fast

toki wa mujou Tick dare wo matazu ni

tada sugiru katachi nai mono

zensokuryoku tsukinuketekou

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light (We driving speed of light)

We ride in speed of light (We ride in speed of light)

shikkari to Baby just hop it on

tsukamatte Baby light it on

yubisaki made jiyuu tokihanate

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

Girl let me take you with me to the next

kimi no sugata wo

wasurenai you ni

We escape

futari de (futari de norikoeta saki ni (norikoeta saki ni)

nanika ga aru kara

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light (We driving speed of light) (Yeah)

We ride in speed of light (We ride in speed of light) (Yeah)

shikkari to Baby just hop it on

tsukamatte Baby light it on

yubisaki made jiyuu tokihanate

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

**Translation**
With low spirits and shoulder drooping,

Your figure is like a shell

Someone muttered "I can’t do that

But I gotta do that

Before it's too late"

I can't stop this feeling anymore

Things like repression have no meaning, oh

If you feel the same,

Then follow your heart now

I wanna drive it forward

Today more than yesterday

Time’s ticking waiting for us

The future more than the past

Just going straight, it’s a bit fast

Time is heartless, it ticks without waiting for anyone

It just passes without a shape

Let's push through it at full speed

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light

We ride in speed of light

Steadily, baby just hop it on

Hold on and baby light it on

Let loose all the way to your fingertips

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

How much you bright it like

Like the supersonic

Let's run through our universe

We driving speed of light

Our speed is the fastest

Nobody’s gonna stop

We feel like a ninja

If you also feel the same

Stay strong and I’ll take

Lies and voices deceive us

But we can't hear it anymore

I wanna drive it forward

Today more than yesterday

Time’s ticking waiting for us

The future more than the past

Just going straight, it’s a bit fast

Time is heartless, it ticks without waiting for anyone

It just passes without a shape

Let's push through it at full speed

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light

We ride in speed of light

Steadily, baby just hop it on

Hold on and baby light it on

Let loose all the way to your fingertips

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

Girl let me take you with me to the next

So that I won't

Forget how you look

We escape

Because there are things

We've overcome together

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light

We ride in speed of light

Steadily, baby just hop it on

Hold on and baby light it on

Let loose all the way to your fingertips

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

**Japanese Lyrics**
覇気のない 落とした肩

その姿 まるで抜け殻

誰かつぶやいた I can’t do that

でも I gotta do that

Before too late

この想いは もう止められない

抑圧だって意味がない Oh

キミも同じなら

今 心に従おうよ

I wanna drive it forward

昨日よりも今日を

Time’s ticking waiting for us

過去よりも未来を

Just going strait, It’s a bit of fast

時は無情 Tick 誰を待たずに

ただ過ぎる カタチないもの

全速力 突き抜けてこう

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light

We ride in speed of light

しっかりと Baby just hop it on

掴まって Baby light it on

指先まで自由 解き放て

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

How much you bright it like

Like the supersonic

二人の宇宙 走り抜けて行こう

We driving speed of light

早さは 最速

Nobody’s gonna stop

気配はLike ninja

キミも同じならば

強くあれるなら I’ll take

僕らを惑わす 嘘も声も

もう聞こえはしないよ

I wanna drive it forward

昨日よりも今日を

Time’s ticking waiting for us

過去よりも未来を

Just going strait, It’s a bit of fast

時は無情 Tick 誰を待たずに

ただ過ぎる カタチないもの

全速力 突き抜けてこう

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light

We ride in speed of light

しっかりと Baby just hop it on

掴まって Baby light it on

指先まで自由 解き放て

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

Girl let me take you with me to the next

キミの姿を

忘れないように

We escape

二人で乗り越えた先に

何かがあるから

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light

We ride in speed of light

しっかりと Baby just hop it on

掴まって Baby light it on

指先まで自由 解き放て

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

**Romaji Lyrics + Color Code**
haki no nai otoshita kata

sono sugata marude nukegara

dareka tsubuyaita I can’t do that

demo I gotta do that

Before too late

kono omoi wa mou tomerarenai

yokuatsu datte imi ga nai Oh

kimi mo onaji nara

ima kokoro ni shitagaou yo

I wanna drive it forward

kinou yori mo kyou wo

Time’s ticking waiting for us

kako yori mo mirai wo

Just going strait, It’s a bit of fast

toki wa mujou Tick dare wo matazu ni

tada sugiru katachi nai mono

zensokuryoku tsukinuketekou

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light (We driving speed of light)

We ride in speed of light (We ride in speed of light)

shikkari to Baby just hop it on

tsukamatte Baby light it on

yubisaki made jiyuu tokihanate

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

How much you bright it like

Like the supersonic

futari no uchuu hashirinukete ikou

We driving speed of light

hayasa wa saisoku

Nobody’s gonna stop

kehai wa Like ninja

kimi mo onaji naraba

tsuyoku areru nara I’ll take

bokura wo madowasu uso mo koe mo

mou kikoe wa shinai yo

I wanna drive it forward

kinou yori mo kyou wo

Time’s ticking waiting for us

kako yori mo mirai wo

Just going strait, It’s a bit of fast

toki wa mujou Tick dare wo matazu ni

tada sugiru katachi nai mono

zensokuryoku tsukinuketekou

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light (We driving speed of light)

We ride in speed of light (We ride in speed of light)

shikkari to Baby just hop it on

tsukamatte Baby light it on

yubisaki made jiyuu tokihanate

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

Girl let me take you with me to the next

kimi no sugata wo

wasurenai you ni

We escape

futari de (futari de norikoeta saki ni (norikoeta saki ni)

nanika ga aru kara

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light (We driving speed of light) (Yeah)

We ride in speed of light (We ride in speed of light) (Yeah)

shikkari to Baby just hop it on

tsukamatte Baby light it on

yubisaki made jiyuu tokihanate

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

**Translation**
With low spirits and shoulder drooping,

Your figure is like a shell

Someone muttered "I can’t do that

But I gotta do that

Before it's too late"

I can't stop this feeling anymore

Things like repression have no meaning, oh

If you feel the same,

Then follow your heart now

I wanna drive it forward

Today more than yesterday

Time’s ticking waiting for us

The future more than the past

Just going straight, it’s a bit fast

Time is heartless, it ticks without waiting for anyone

It just passes without a shape

Let's push through it at full speed

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light

We ride in speed of light

Steadily, baby just hop it on

Hold on and baby light it on

Let loose all the way to your fingertips

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

How much you bright it like

Like the supersonic

Let's run through our universe

We driving speed of light

Our speed is the fastest

Nobody’s gonna stop

We feel like a ninja

If you also feel the same

Stay strong and I’ll take

Lies and voices deceive us

But we can't hear it anymore

I wanna drive it forward

Today more than yesterday

Time’s ticking waiting for us

The future more than the past

Just going straight, it’s a bit fast

Time is heartless, it ticks without waiting for anyone

It just passes without a shape

Let's push through it at full speed

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light

We ride in speed of light

Steadily, baby just hop it on

Hold on and baby light it on

Let loose all the way to your fingertips

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

Girl let me take you with me to the next

So that I won't

Forget how you look

We escape

Because there are things

We've overcome together

We driving speed of light

We driving speed of light

We ride in speed of light

Steadily, baby just hop it on

Hold on and baby light it on

Let loose all the way to your fingertips

Yeah we driving ride in lightning

**Credits****Romaji:** 램 // Rayhm**Color Code:** 램 // Rayhm**Translation:** 램 // Rayhm
## Performances

### Event Performances

* [2021.06.25] KCON:TACT 4U
* [2023.01.29] GMO SONIC 2023

## References

1. ↑ "JO1、Stray Kidsら豪華アーティストがKカルチャーフェスティバルに登場！＜「KCON:TACT 4 U」イベントリポート＞" (in Japanese). The TV Japan. 2021-07-23.
2. ↑ "JO1が出演【めざましテレビ30周年フェス】、会場の1万1000人と“めざましじゃんけん”企画も" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 2023-04-17.

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