傍若のカリスマ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: UNISON SQUARE GARDEN

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese with UNISON SQUARE GARDEN's 'Bōjaku no Karisuma' is an exciting challenge. The song's rapid-fire lyrics and clever wordplay, like puns related to the anime 'Blue Lock,' offer a unique look into the creative and intricate side of the language. Its powerful message of self-belief, delivered with incredible energy, makes it a special and motivating track to explore.

[English]

Hey guys, what's up?

An active, selfish touch

Living off pleasure

It's dangerous close combat

Unhideable voltage

Probably everyone just observes quietly

Maybe that’s happiness too

Instant ecstasy at the push of a button

A loneliness you can't escape

The clown laughs, saying it's okay now

I see, then is life over? ...And we're moving on!

With a single-mindedness full of intuition

Boring prejudices turn to dust

Right now, this is the perfect moment, so look

Stop getting in the way

Beating fiercely, flowing along my heart

Choosing an aimless route

Vividly filling the overlooked gaps in someone’s drama

Dive deep everywhere—this is the game you challenged

A gaze like roaring flames is your ticket

I'm tired of lukewarm, cheap sympathy

Beyond common sense, a charismatic rebel

Where is the enemy that embodies chaos?

Land, sea, or sky? Or maybe inside myself?

Modern warfare collapsing, fitting chaos

Risking life like in Death Valley

Call those left hope

Instant ecstasy at the push of a button

I just can't stop this, no matter what

Why does pointless bloodshed happen?

If it's annoying

Just ignore it... and we're moving on!

The repression that demands restraint makes this world even worse

Right now, this is the perfect moment, so look

Don’t get in the way

Waiting forever for the answer dyed in blue

Let's change the world

This is the ultimate theorem

If you can’t understand, just play it

It's okay not to understand

Is it wrong to have my own sense of justice?

Keep rebelling

To the point where breathless

Chain together your choices,

Make them beautiful

If you can envision it

It will become proof

Imagine it

No one can catch up

Beating fiercely, flowing along my heart

Choosing aimless routes

Vividly filling the gaps in someone’s overlooked drama

Delve endlessly—this is the game you challenged

A gaze like blazing flames is your ticket

I'm sick of lukewarm, cheap sympathy

Beyond common sense, a charismatic rebel

Right here, this is the perfect spot, so look

Don’t get in the way

[Japanese]

Hey guys, what's up?

能動的なselfish touch

快楽を食って生きている

君子危うくて接近戦

隠せないvoltage

静観してるのが多分普通だから

それも幸せなんでしょう

一蹴即発のエクスタシー

降りられない孤独

もういいよって道化が嗤い出す

そうかじゃあもう命は終わりか？ …and going!

心眼に満ちた独断で

ダルい偏見はもう塵と化す

今ちょうどいいとこなんだから　ほら

邪魔すんじゃねえよ

激しく鳴ってる　心臓に沿っていく

あてのないルートを　選び出しながら

誰かが見落していたドラマの穴　鮮やかに

どこまでものめり込め　お前が挑んだゲームだ

炎が猛るような　眼差しがチケットだ

生ぬるくて安い同情にはもう飽き飽きしてんだ

常識のその向こうまで　傍若のカリスマ

カオスを極める敵はどこだ？

陸海空？ それとも自分の中か？

孫子崩れ去る現代戦　ふさわしき波乱

デスバレーさながら命を賭し

残ったやつを希望と呼べ

一蹴即発のエクスタシー

やめられないこれだけは

どうして無駄な血が流れる？

鬱陶しけりゃ

無視すればいいのに…and going!

遠慮を促す抑圧が　この世界を更にダメにする

今ちょうどいいとこなんだから　ほら

邪魔すんじゃねえよ

青に染まってく答えをずっと待ってる

世界を変えるのさ

これが最終定理だ

わかんないならいっそ弾いてくれ

わかんないままでいいさ

局所的正義で悪いかよ

反逆を続けろ

息が詰まるほど

連なる選択よ、

美しくあれ

描けたなら

証になるだろう

イメージしろ

誰も追いつけはしない

激しく鳴ってる　心臓に沿っていく

あてのないルートを　選び出しながら

誰かが見落していたドラマの穴　鮮やかに

どこまでものめり込め　お前が挑んだゲームだ

炎が猛るような　眼差しがチケットだ

生ぬるくて安い同情にはもう飽き飽きしてんだ

常識のその向こうまで　傍若のカリスマ

ちょうどいいとこなんだから　ほら

邪魔すんじゃねえよ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
能動的 /nōdōteki/ B2	adjective - active, proactive
快楽 /kairaku/ B1	noun - pleasure, enjoyment
接近戦 /sekkin-sen/ B2	noun - close combat, hand-to-hand combat
voltage /vōltēji/ B1	noun - electric potential, voltage
静観 /seikan/ B2	noun - observation, watching
エクスタシー /ekusutashī/ B2	noun - ecstasy, intense pleasure
孤独 /kodoku/ B1	noun - loneliness, solitude
道化 /dōke/ B2	noun - fool, clown
心眼 /shingan/ B2	noun - intuition, insight
独断 /dokudan/ B2	noun - arbitrariness, self-will
偏見 /henken/ B1	noun - prejudice, bias
ドラマ /dorama/ B1	noun - drama, play
カリスマ /karisuma/ B2	noun - charisma, charm
カオス /kaosu/ B2	noun - chaos, disorder
孫子 /sonshi/ B2	noun - Sun Tzu, Sunzi
現代戦 /gendai-sen/ B2	noun - modern war, contemporary war
波乱 /haran/ B2	noun - ups and downs, turmoil

Key Grammar Structures

• 能動的なselfish touch

  ➔ Adjectival noun + な (na)

  ➔ The adjective "能動的な" (active) modifies "selfish touch," using な to turn the adjective into a noun modifier.

• 一蹴即発のエクスタシー

  ➔ Nominal phrase + の (no) indicating possession or descriptor

  ➔ The phrase "一蹴即発" (immediate explosion with one kick) functions as a noun modifier for "エクスタシー," with の linking the descriptive phrase to the noun.

• 沸騰するような 眼差しがチケットだ

  ➔ Verb て-form + いる + ような (like, as if)

  ➔ The verb in て-form plus いる, combined with ような, creates a simile "like" someone or something that is boiling or intense.

• 描けたなら証になるだろう

  ➔ Potential form + なら (if/when)

  ➔ The potential form of a verb, combined with なら, expresses a hypothetical "if" or "when" someone can do or achieve something.

• 常識のその向こうまで 傍若のカリスマ

  ➔ Noun + の (possessive or descriptive marker)

  ➔ The の connects nouns to indicate possession or a descriptive relationship, emphasizing the extent beyond common sense.

• 反逆を続けろ

  ➔ Imperative form of a verb + を (particle) + 続けろ (continue)

  ➔ The imperative form of the verb "続ける" (to continue) in combination with を commands someone to persist in an action.