Akatsuki – English Lyrics

• By: BABYMETAL

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
night /naɪt/ A2	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours
continue /kənˈtɪnjuː/ B1	verb - to keep happening or existing
death /dɛθ/ B2	noun - the end of life
sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ B2	noun - something given up to achieve a greater goal verb - to give up something valuable for the sake of other considerations
darkness /ˈdɑːrk.nəs/ B2	noun - the absence of light
tear /tɪər/ A2	noun - a drop of liquid from the eye
shining /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ B2	adjective - giving off light
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1	noun - absence of noise
wound /wuːnd/ B2	noun - an injury to the body
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by danger
emotion /ɪˈmoʊʃən/ B2	noun - a feeling that responds to circumstances
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - desire for a positive outcome verb - to want something to happen

Key Grammar Structures

• 生き続ける愛があるから

  ➔ Because there is love that continues to live.

  ➔ The phrase uses the structure 'Aがあるから' to indicate a reason.

• この体が滅びるまで

  ➔ Until this body perishes.

  ➔ The phrase uses 'まで' to indicate a limit or endpoint.

• 命が消えるまで守り続けてゆく

  ➔ I will continue to protect until life disappears.

  ➔ The structure 'まで' indicates the duration of an action until a certain point.

• 赤い涙溢れて

  ➔ Red tears overflow.

  ➔ The verb '溢れる' indicates overflowing, often used in emotional contexts.

• 孤独も不安も斬りつける

  ➔ Cuts through both loneliness and anxiety.

  ➔ The structure 'も' is used to indicate inclusion of multiple items.

• 過ぎてゆく時の中

  ➔ In the passing time.

  ➔ The phrase '過ぎてゆく' indicates the action of passing or flowing.

• この手に流れる赤い糸

  ➔ The red thread flowing in this hand.

  ➔ The phrase uses '流れる' to describe something that flows, often used metaphorically.