BANG!! – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Snow Man

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying world of Snow Man's "BANG!!" and discover the power of language through its aggressive beats and determined lyrics. This song, with its thrilling blend of Japanese phrases and evocative imagery of fighting to protect what's important, offers a dynamic way to learn new vocabulary related to action, emotion, and resolve. Its connection to the exciting film "SAKAMOTO DAYS" makes it even more special, providing a cultural context that enhances understanding and makes language learning a truly engaging experience.

[English]

(SHOOT one hitting)

(SHOOT two hitting)

(SHOOT It’s kidding)

(SHOOT Let’s do it!)

A flame with nowhere to go

Sparks scatter, sparking

To the point where you can’t breathe

A waking heartbeat

Smooth and silent

Cold as cruelty

In the thickening darkness

Searching for love

Almost swallowed

Absurd misfortune

Yet the rule that makes us rise

I don’t wanna lose

To those who can’t fight right now

There’s no future where we become stronger

Backdraft Love

I know I know I know, once the door of love opens

Reignite—come on, picture it

Revolution (Wow!)

Just like an illusion

I won’t give you time to blink

(We gotta target on!)

A shot that pierces even yourself

Invisible to anyone

A sweet, intoxicating show

(We gotta target on!)

From this side it looks like slow motion

Launch a no‑motion BANG!!

(We gotta target on!)

Crying and laughing

If you can do it

La ta ta ta ta ta

BANG!!

Crossed gazes

Snipers of betrayal

Gliding through

Supreme thrill

Bluff or truth?

The more cunning

Even I

Lose sight of love

Feels like we can get it back

This unreasonable

Surging, bubbling emotions

I don’t wanna lose

I won’t let anyone decide what’s important

I won’t let anyone decide

Backdraft Love

I know I know I know, once the door of love opens

Reignite—come on, picture it

Revolution (Wow!)

Just like an illusion

I won’t give you time to blink

(We gotta target on!)

Pick whichever you like

I’m always the risky one

(We gotta target on!)

Speed it up, send it flying

Spinning wildly

Living

(We gotta target on!)

Use everything you have

When I take hold, everything shines

Dark side, light side

A trembling heart, yet I choose love

Your love…

To the flame in my heart that was fading

Your love’s O₂

Breathe it in, watch it burn!

Backdraft Love

I know I know I know, once the door of love opens

Can’t stop it

Engulfing everything

(Back off now!)

Backdraft Love

I know I know I know, once the door of love opens

Reignite—come on, picture it

Revolution (Wow!)

Just like an illusion

I won’t give you time to blink

(Let’s go)

Even if I close my eyes, I won’t miss

Don’t hide your feelings, ride on time

(We gotta target on!)

The ammo is light, the resolve is heavy

Pierce through, this is my aesthetic (Big up!)

Crying and laughing

If I can do it with you

La ta ta ta ta ta

La ta ta ta ta ta

BANG!!

[Japanese]

(SHOOT one hitting)

(SHOOT two hitting)

(SHOOT It’s kidding)

(SHOOT Let’s do it!)

行き場のない炎が

火花散らし Sparking

息詰まるほど

目覚める鼓動

音もなくスムース

冷酷なほど

濃くなる闇の中で

探す愛

飲み込まれそうな

不条理な不遇

それでも奮い立つルール

I don’t wanna lose

いま戦えない奴に

強くなる未来なんてこないぜ

Backdraft Love

I know I know I know 愛の扉開けばさ

再燃 さぁイメージする

レボリューション (Wow!)

イリュージョンみたいにさ

またたく暇なんて与えないぜ

(We gotta target on!)

自ら刺すとどめの Shot

誰にも見えない

甘美な Show

(We gotta target on!)

こっちからみりゃスローモーション

打ち出すノーモーションBANG!!

(We gotta target on!)

泣いたり笑ったり

君ができるならば

La ta ta ta ta ta

BANG!!

交錯する視線と

裏切りの Snipers

すり抜けてく

極上のスリル

Bluff or truth?

巧妙なほど

自分でも

見失ってしまう愛

取り戻せそうさ

不合理なこの

湧き上がるような感情

I don’t wanna lose

なにが大切かなんて

誰にも決めさせやしないぜ

Backdraft Love

I know I know I know 愛の扉開けばさ

再燃 さぁイメージする

レボリューション (Wow!)

イリュージョンみたいにさ

またたく暇なんて与えないぜ

(We gotta target on!)

選んでお好きな方

おれはいつだってリスキーな方

(We gotta target on!)

Speedy に飛ばしてく

Spinning 目まぐるしく

生きる

(We gotta target on!)

あるもの全部使う

おれが手に取れば全部光る

Darkside lightside

揺れる心 それでも選ぶ愛

君の愛。。。

消えかけてた心の炎に

君の愛のO2

吹き込めばほら Burn!

Backdraft Love

I know I know I know 愛の扉開けばさ

止めらない

全てを巻き込む

(Back off now!)

Backdraft Love

I know I know I know 愛の扉開けばさ

再燃 さぁイメージする

レボリューション (Wow!)

イリュージョンみたいにさ

またたく暇なんて与えないぜ

(Let’s go)

目を閉じたって外さない

隠さない感情に Ride on time

(We gotta target on!)

弾き金は軽く 覚悟は重く

貫いてく This is my 美学 (Big up!)

泣いたり笑ったり

君とできるならば

La ta ta ta ta ta

La ta ta ta ta ta

BANG!!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
炎 honoo N4	noun - flame / blaze
火花 hibana N4	noun - spark
息 iki N5	noun - breath
鼓動 kodou N2	noun - heartbeat
冷酷 reikoku N2	adjective - cold‑hearted; ruthless
闇 yami N4	noun - darkness
愛 ai N5	noun - love
不条理 fujouri N2	noun - absurdity; irrationality
奮い立つ fuuritatsu N2	verb - to rally; to muster courage
強くなる tsuyoku naru N4	verb - to become stronger
再燃 sainen N2	noun - re‑ignition; resurgence
レボリューション reboryuushon N3	noun - revolution
イリュージョン iryuujon N3	noun - illusion
極上 gokujou N2	adjective - superb; highest quality
巧妙 koumyou N2	adjective - clever; skillful
見失う miushinau N2	verb - to lose sight of; to miss
感情 kanjou N3	noun - emotion; feeling
揺れる yureru N4	verb - to sway; to shake
選ぶ erabu N4	verb - to choose; to select
吹き込む fukikomu N2	verb - to blow into; to instill
美学 bigaku N2	noun - aesthetics; theory of beauty

Key Grammar Structures

• I don’t wanna lose

  ➔ Negative desire (don’t want to + verb)

  ➔ The construction "don’t want to" expresses a negative desire. In Japanese it corresponds to the pattern "V‑stem + たくない" as in "失いたくない" ("don’t want to lose").

• いま戦えない奴に 強くなる未来なんてこないぜ

  ➔ Dismissive なんて

  ➔ The particle "なんて" adds a dismissive tone, roughly "such a ..." as in "future that will never come" → "未来" + "なんて" + "こない".

• 愛の扉開けばさ

  ➔ Conditional ば (if … then)

  ➔ "開けば" is the conditional form of "開く"; it means "if (the) door of love opens".

• イリュージョンみたいにさ またたく暇なんて与えないぜ

  ➔ Simile みたいに

  ➔ "みたいに" attaches to a noun to mean “like” or “as if”. Here it likens something to an illusion: "like an illusion".

• 泣いたり笑ったり 君とできるならば

  ➔ Verb たり…たり (listing actions) & conditional ならば

  ➔ "泣いたり笑ったり" uses the たり‑form to list actions (crying and laughing). "ならば" adds a formal conditional meaning "if we can do it together".

• 目を閉じたって外さない

  ➔ Concessive ても (even if)

  ➔ "閉じたって" is a colloquial contraction of "閉じても" meaning “even if I close my eyes”. The main verb "外さない" stays negative.

• 自ら刺すとどめの Shot

  ➔ Quotative と (when … happens)

  ➔ The particle "と" after a verb indicates a natural consequence or a temporal trigger: "刺すと" → "when (you) stab yourself".

• 弾き金は軽く 覚悟は重く 貫いてく This is my 美学 (Big up!)

  ➔ Verb‑てく (progressive/continuing action)

  ➔ "貫いてく" uses the "‑てく" form to show an ongoing action directed outward, roughly "piercing onward".

• 選んでお好きな方 おれはいつだってリスキーな方

  ➔ Honorific お‑ (politeness) + な adjective

  ➔ "お好きな" uses the honorific prefix "お" before the adjective "好き" plus the nominalizer "な" to make it polite: "your favorite".