Bad Apple!! – English Lyrics

• By: Nomico

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the iconic Japanese electronic track "Bad Apple!!" featuring Nomico. Its powerful vocal arrangement, combined with the story-driven shadow art visuals it inspired, offers a fascinating glimpse into Japanese internet culture and Touhou fandom. By listening, you can connect with a piece of music that has transcended its origins to become a global benchmark for creative expression.

[English]

Even in the midst of flowing time, oppression spins round and round.

I can't even see the heart that's leaving me, didn't you know?

I can't even get myself to move, slipping through the cracks of time.

I don't know anything about what's around me, I'm just me and no more.

Am I dreaming? Or seeing nothing?

Are my words useless even if I speak?

I'm just tired of being sad I should go on without feeling anything

Even if you give me the words; I'm at a loss for My heart just won't pay attention

If I can move, if everything changes, it will go dark.

Is there a future for someone like me?

Will I still exist in a world like this?

Is this painful? Is it sad? Not even knowing myself.

I'm just tired even of walking, I don't even understand people.

If someone like me can change, if I change, will it turn white?

Even in the midst of flowing time, oppression spins round and round.

I can't even see the heart that's leaving me, didn't you know?

I can't even get myself to move slipping through the cracks of time.

I don't know anything about what's around me, I'm just me and no more.

Am I dreaming? Or seeing nothing? Are my words useless even if I speak?

I'm just tired of being sad; I should go on without feeling anything.

Even if you give me the words; I'm at a loss for My heart just won't pay attention.

If I can move, if everything changes, it will go dark.

Is there a future to come out of this useless time? Will I exist in a place like this?

If I wanted to tell you what kind of person I am, the words I'd use would be "good for nothing".

Will I exist in a place like this? Will I exist in a time like this?

If someone like me can change, if I change, will it turn white?

Am I dreaming now? Or seeing nothing? Are my words useless even if I speak?

I'm just tired of being sad; I should go on without feeling anything.

Even if you give me the words I'm at a loss for, my heart just won't pay attention.

If I can move, if everything changes, it will all go dark.

If I move, If I move, everything will break, everything will break.

If I'm sad, if I'm sad, will my heart be able to turn white?

I still know nothing about you, about me, about anything.

If I can open my heavy eyelids, if I break everything, turn black!

Captions by luigiman09

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
oppression /əˈprɛʃən/ C1	noun - the prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority over a group or individual
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body; also the center of emotions
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the continued progress of existence and events
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different noun - the act or result of becoming different
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ B1	noun - the time that is to come
sad /sæd/ A1	adjective - feeling sorrow or unhappiness
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - having little or no light; gloomy
white /waɪt/ A1	adjective - of the color of milk or snow; pure
heavy /ˈhɛvi/ B1	adjective - of great weight; burdensome
loss /lɒs/ B2	noun - the fact of no longer having something; deprivation
attention /əˈtɛnʃən/ B2	noun - the act of focusing the mind on something
exist /ɪgˈzɪst/ B2	verb - to have actual being; to live or be present
break /breɪk/ A1	verb - to cause something to separate into pieces; to interrupt noun - an interruption or pause; a separation into pieces
useless /ˈjuːsləs/ B2	adjective - having no practical use or purpose
dream /driːm/ B1	verb - to experience thoughts, images, or emotions while sleeping; to imagine noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position or place; to go
slip /slɪp/ B1	verb - to slide unintentionally for a short distance
crack /kræk/ B1	noun - a narrow opening or split, especially in a surface verb - to break or split, forming a crack

Key Grammar Structures

• I can't even see the heart that's leaving me, didn't you know?

  ➔ Usage of modal verb 'can't' for inability in present

  ➔ 'Can't' indicates inability or impossibility to do something in the present.

• Even if you give me the words; I'm at a loss for

  ➔ Use of 'even if' for hypothetical or concessive condition

  ➔ 'Even if' introduces a hypothetical situation that contrasts with the main clause.

• If I can move, if everything changes, it will go dark.

  ➔ Use of first conditional to express possible future consequences

  ➔ This structure describes a real future possibility, where if the condition is met, the result will follow.

• Not even knowing myself.

  ➔ Use of gerund phrase 'knowing' after 'even' for emphasis

  ➔ Gerund 'knowing' functions as the subject, emphasizing the ongoing or incomplete action of self-awareness.

• If I wanted to tell you what kind of person I am, the words I'd use would be "good for nothing".

  ➔ Use of second conditional to express hypothetical situation and consequence

  ➔ Second conditional presents a hypothetical scenario that is unlikely or imaginary, with a possible result.

• If someone like me can change, if I change, will it turn white?

  ➔ Use of first conditional with multiple clauses to discuss possibility of change

  ➔ This conditional explores if change is possible for a person like the speaker, combining multiple 'if' clauses.

• If I can open my heavy eyelids, if I break everything, turn black!

  ➔ Use of conditional sentences to depict possible actions or outcomes

  ➔ This sentence presents hypothetical actions that could lead to certain outcomes, emphasizing their possibility.