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American Girls

ONE OK ROCK

Learn American Girls by ONE OK ROCK with lyrics, line-by-line translation, and interactive vocabulary practice.

Learn this song interactively 65 lines, first 50 translated

About this song

American Girls by ONE OK ROCK is a great song to learn Japanese through music. This page breaks down 65 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as can't, american, girls. Singing along is one of the fastest ways to pick up natural pronunciation and make new phrases stick — far more memorable than plain word lists. Tap any line to open interactive mode and practice the vocabulary until you own it.

Lyrics and Translation

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I'm coming straight outta Tokyo

I'm coming straight outta Tokyo

On my way to the coast

On my way to the coast

To the heart of the culture clash

To the heart of the culture clash

I'm ready to go

I'm ready to go

Now in the distance

Now in the distance

They shine like neon lights

They shine like neon lights

I just can't resist them

I just can't resist them

Been waiting my whole life

Been waiting my whole life

Come on break my heart

Come on break my heart

You American girls

You American girls

How'd you get that

How'd you get that

Reputation for taking over the world

Reputation for taking over the world

Can't you see I'm

Can't you see I'm

Out of my head for you

Out of my head for you

Can't you see I'm

Can't you see I'm

Out of my head for you

Out of my head for you

American girls

American girls

You've got me so obsessed

You've got me so obsessed

I like when east meets west

I like when east meets west

It's like I'm in a movie

It's like I'm in a movie

Said, do you wanna use me?

Said, do you wanna use me?

And she said "hell yes"

And she said "hell yes"

Now my heart's beatin'

Now my heart's beatin'

She's got that one track mind

She's got that one track mind

Always gets me kickin'

Always gets me kickin'

She knows just what I like

She knows just what I like

Come on break my heart

Come on break my heart

You American girls

You American girls

How'd you get that

How'd you get that

Reputation for taking over the world

Reputation for taking over the world

Can't you see I'm

Can't you see I'm

Out of my head for you

Out of my head for you

Can't you see I'm

Can't you see I'm

Out of my head for you

Out of my head for you

American girls

American girls

I wanna take you out

I wanna take you out

I wanna show you off

I wanna show you off

I like the way you walk

I like the way you walk

The way you talk

The way you talk

The way you rock

The way you rock

I wanna take you out

I wanna take you out

I wanna show you off

I wanna show you off

I like the way you walk

I like the way you walk

The way you talk

The way you talk

The way you rock

The way you rock

You know who you are

You know who you are

Come on break my heart

Come on break my heart

You American girls

You American girls

How'd you get that

How'd you get that

Reputation for taking over the world

Reputation for taking over the world

Song Vocabulary

Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.

can't

[kænt]

can't

american

[amerikan]

American

girls

[gāruzu]

girls

head

[atama]

head

heart

[kokoro]

heart

show

[shoo]

show

walk

[aruku]

walk