This is a song I’ve learned for a song contest for language learners in my university. I didn’t win a prize, but just getting to participate and sing on the same scene as very talented singers and musicians from my university was already a great experience.
Now, I’m sharing the simple tool I’ve used to memorize this song. The idea is to first learn the first line of each section, and then learn the rest with the anchors you can now grab. With those anchors, just listening casually to the song while vacuuming or doing the dishes should help you progress in your learning.
This tip is just one of 10 tips that I’ve found here on how to memorize a song. Rather than reading the article, I’d recommend getting sent the cheat sheet by email, as it’s cleaner and much more concise.
If you want to learn this song too, feel free to use this very simple tool.
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Time to sing!
東京 Lonely night
Tokyo, lonely night
淡いほどに
So faintly
求めてしまうわ
I end up longing for it
愛せない Good bye
I can't love, goodbye
触れるほどに
As I touch
忘れられなくなるわ
I can't forget
なびく恋も 進まないの
Even a swaying love doesn't move forward
君の目に映らないけれど
Although it's not reflected in your eyes
色のない夜道を駆けるわ
I run on a colorless night road
東京 Lonely night
Tokyo, lonely night
淡いほどに
So faintly
求めてしまうわ
I end up longing for it
愛せない Good bye
I can't love, goodbye
触れるほどに
As I touch
忘れられなくなる
I can't forget
君との続きに用がある
I have business to continue with you
正しくなれない夜もある
There are nights when I can't be right
頼りない言葉も 並ぶ嘘
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愛しく見えてしまう
そばにいたいの
口先ばかりはいいよ
淡い期待を 確かめたいから
そっと 肌で
わかるまで感じ取って
このまま涙
止むまで
乾くまで 傘になって?
心が濡れるわ
東京 Lonely night
淡いほどに
求めてしまうわ
愛せない Good bye
触れるほどに
忘れられなくなる
大抵 関係ない
思うほどに
眠れなくなるわ
愛も懲りない
浴びるほどに
離れられなくなるわ
Unreliable words and lined-up lies
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They end up looking dear
I want to be by your side
Just lip service is fine
Because I want to confirm my faint hopes
[Pre-Chorus]
Gently with the skin
Feel it until you understand
The tears as they are
Until they stop
Be my umbrella until it dries?
My heart gets wet
[Chorus]
Tokyo, lonely night
So faintly
I end up longing for it
I can't love, goodbye
As I touch
I can't forget
[Outro]
Mostly unrelated
As much as I think
I can't sleep
Love also doesn't learn
As I bathe in it
I can't leave