Ashes – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Superfly

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

最悪を繰り返してんだ

I'm repeating the worst mistakes

悪夢から 飛び起きるモーニング

Morning waking up from a nightmare

現実もさして変わらない

Reality doesn't really change much

作り笑顔 灰になりそう

Fake smiling, feels like I’m turning to ash

いつまで無視をする？瞳が凍りだす

How long will you ignore me? Your eyes are freezing over

なんにも変えられない ジレンマ

A dilemma where I can't change anything

情熱ってなんだよ 消えちまえ

What is passion anyway? Just let it burn out

嘘つきな僕じゃ分からない

As a liar, I don't understand

もういいや

Forget it now

全部投げ出し遠くへ行こうか

Should I throw everything away and go somewhere far?

誰かのためじゃなく僕のために

Not for someone else, but for myself

Get away

Get away

最低だ 意味不明だ

I'm so terrible, it makes no sense

目覚めたら 昨日がカムバック

When I wake up, yesterday comes back

そうですか かなわぬ夢か

Is that so? An unattainable dream

大どんでん返し 期待はずれ

A big twist that’s disappointing

それならやってやるよ やけくそでもいいでしょ

Then I’ll do it. Even if I’m hopeless, I’ll go for it

瞳 血走るのさ fire

Eyes are bloodshot, burning like fire

情熱が胸で 燃え盛る

Passion blazes in my chest

ダイヤのように 灰になれ

Become ash, like a diamond

もういいや

Forget it now

思い通りなど起こるはずもない

Nothing will go the way I want

覚悟を決めたなら深呼吸をして

If you’re ready, take a deep breath

Get away

Get away

Soul, Ash 目覚めた朝に

Soul, Ash, on a waking morning

Ash, Lie 仮面をつけて

Ash, Lie, wearing a mask

Lie, Truth 仕事に出かける

Lie, Truth, heading to work

And I ここはもう嫌だ

And I, I don’t want this anymore

Soul, Ash 嘘はもう嫌だ

Soul, Ash, I hate lies now

Ash, Lie この扉開けて

Ash, Lie, open this door

情熱が胸で 燃え盛る

Passion burns fiercely in my chest

ダイヤのように 灰になれ

Become ash, like a diamond

もういいや

Forget it now

思い通りなど起こるはずもない

Nothing will go the way I want

覚悟を決めたなら深呼吸をして

If you’re ready, take a deep breath

Get away

Get away

燃え尽きられるなら

If I can burn out completely

なにも悔いは 無いさ

There’s nothing I regret

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
最悪 /さいあく/ B1	noun - the worst
悪夢 /あくむ/ B1	noun - nightmare
現実 /げんじつ/ B1	noun - reality
作り笑顔 /つくりえがお/ B2	noun - forced smile
ジレンマ /じれんま/ B2	noun - dilemma
情熱 /じょうねつ/ B1	noun - passion
嘘つき /うそつき/ B1	noun - liar
瞳 /ひとみ/ B1	noun - pupil
血走る /ちばしる/ B2	verb - to rush with excitement
ダイヤ /だいや/ B1	noun - diamond
燃え尽きる /もえつきる/ B2	verb - to burn out
覚悟 /かくご/ B1	noun - determination
深呼吸 /ふかいきゅうきゅう/ B1	noun - deep breath

Key Grammar Structures

• 最悪を繰り返してんだ

  ➔ Verb te-form + んだ (nda) for explanatory or emphasis purposes

  ➔ '繰り返してんだ' emphasizes that the person keeps repeating the worst behaviors.

• 作り笑顔 灰になりそう

  ➔ Potential form + そう (sou) to indicate appearance/possibility

  ➔ '灰になりそう' indicates that the smile looks like it will become ash, implying a feeling of emotional exhaustion.

• 覚悟を決めたなら深呼吸をして

  ➔ Conditional form + なら (nara) with verb in te-form for sequence or suggestion

  ➔ '覚悟を決めたなら' suggests that if you have made up your mind, then you should breathe deeply.

• 燃え尽きられるなら

  ➔ Potential form + ら (ra) to express 'if' or potential ability

  ➔ '燃え尽きられるなら' indicates a condition that if you can burn out completely, then there are no regrets.

• もういいや

  ➔ Casual phrase expressing resignation or giving up

  ➔ 'もういいや' indicates a feeling of giving up or resigning from trying further.

• 情熱が胸で 燃え盛る

  ➔ Subject + が + verb in plain form to describe state

  ➔ '情熱が胸で 燃え盛る' describes passion burning fiercely in the chest.

• ダイヤのように 灰になれ

  ➔ Like + noun (ダイヤのように) + verb imperative form for comparison and command

  ➔ 'ダイヤのように 灰になれ' compares becoming ash to a diamond, implying resilience and strength in destruction.