バッドパラドックス – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BLUE ENCOUNT

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with BLUE ENCOUNT's "Bad Paradox"! This high-energy rock track, famously a drama theme song, offers a fantastic way to immerse yourself in Japanese. You can learn about modern Japanese rock vocabulary and explore emotional expressions related to urgency, perseverance, and empathy. Its dynamic instrumentation and evocative lyrics make it a special song for understanding how music can amplify storytelling and convey deep human experiences.

[English]

The SOS I couldn't notice that day, I'm still chasing after it

I can't bear to see you hurt, caught between black and white

I don't want any more sad feelings to spill from those eyes

Ah, let's stand side by side and get hit by the rain...

...

Worrying too much about the right answer makes me lose sight of the problem

A cry that seems about to disappear, saying "I'm here," shakes my eardrums

To not be late for the remaining time of life that ticks away

Ah, let's pray and run, and keep protecting endlessly

Holding an umbrella over gray hopes

Live passionately

Now, in this world full of ambiguity

I just searched for your voice

Embracing only emotions

We dance, we dance.

I still want to meet the ideal I've envisioned

Ignoring today that I want to forget

Even if it's an imperfect now

We dance, we dance.

I can hear you

...

What should I do?

I don't know how to move forward from here

I'm lazy, I want to escape, it's frustrating

There are plenty of substitutes for me, right?

In the end, I finally realized while lounging in unfulfilled days

Ah, the path is only visible to those who try to walk it

Using my blue determination as a shield

Now, let it rage flamboyantly

Now, in this world full of ambiguity

I just sought what love is

I don't need sympathy

We dance, we dance.

I will find you

...

Nothing gets resolved with pretty words

In the midst of pain that won't go away

We were able to meet, I believe

Now, in this world full of ambiguity

I just searched for your voice

Embracing only emotions

We dance, we dance.

I still want to meet the ideal I've envisioned

Ignoring today that I want to forget

A perfect now would be boring

We dance, we dance.

Look, I can hear it

...

[Japanese]

あの日気づけなかったSOS 未だに追いかけている

白と黒に挟まれて傷つく姿見てられない

悲しい思いこれ以上 その瞳からこぼれないように

あぁ 君とずっと並んで雨に打たれよう...

正解を気にするあまりに 問題さえも解らなくなる

「ココニイルヨ」と今にも消えそうな叫び 鼓膜揺らす

チクタクと迫る命の 残り時間に遅れないように

あぁ 祈って走って ひたすら守り続けよう

灰色の希望に傘をさして

夢中で生きろ

今 曖昧だらけの世界で

君の声をただ探した

感情だけを抱きしめて

僕ら 踊る、踊る。

まだ会いたい理想を描いた

忘れたい今日に目もくれずに

不完全なイマだとしても

僕ら 踊る、踊る。

君が 聞こえる

どうしようか

これから先に進む方法が分からないでいる

怠ぃな 逃げたい ムカツク

自分の代わりは ごまんといんだろ？

結局、報われぬ日々に あぐらをかいてやっと気づいた

あぁ 道って歩こうとするヤツにしか見えない

青色の決意を盾にして

さぁ 派手に荒ぶれ

今 曖昧だらけの世界で

何が愛かを ただ求めた

同情なんていらないよ

僕ら 踊る、踊る。

君を 見つける

キレイ事じゃ何も

片付かない痛みの中で

僕らは出会えたんだ 信じて

今 曖昧だらけの世界で

君の声をただ探した

感情だけを抱きしめて

僕ら 踊る、踊る。

まだ会いたい理想を描いた

忘れたい今日に目もくれずに

完全なイマじゃつまらない

僕ら 踊る、踊る。

ほら 聞こえる

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
SOS /ˌes.oʊˈes/ B1	noun - a signal for help
傷 /きず/ A2	noun - a wound or injury
希望 /きぼう/ B1	noun - hope
感情 /かんじょう/ B1	noun - emotion or feeling
理想 /りそう/ B2	noun - ideal
世界 /せかい/ A1	noun - world
声 /こえ/ A1	noun - voice
夢中 /むちゅう/ B2	noun - being absorbed or engrossed
痛み /いたみ/ B1	noun - pain
道 /みち/ A2	noun - road or path
出会う /であう/ B1	verb - to meet or encounter
守る /まもる/ B1	verb - to protect or guard
踊る /おどる/ A2	verb - to dance
青色 /あおいろ/ A2	noun - blue color
報われる /むくわれる/ B2	verb - to be rewarded

Key Grammar Structures

• あの日気づけなかったSOS 未だに追いかけている

  ➔ The use of the past tense '気づけなかった' indicates a completed action in the past.

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• 白と黒に挟まれて傷つく姿見てられない

  ➔ The passive form '挟まれて' indicates being caught or sandwiched between something.

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• 悲しい思いこれ以上 その瞳からこぼれないように

  ➔ The phrase 'これ以上' is used to denote 'any more' or 'beyond this point'.

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• あぁ 君とずっと並んで雨に打たれよう...

  ➔ The volitional form '打たれよう' expresses a suggestion or intention to do something together.

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• 正解を気にするあまりに 問題さえも解らなくなる

  ➔ The phrase 'あまりに' means 'to such an extent that' or 'so much that'.

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• 僕ら 踊る、踊る。

  ➔ The repetition of the verb '踊る' emphasizes continuing or ongoing action, similar to the use of an imperative or habitual form.

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• 完全なイマじゃつまらない

  ➔ The phrase 'じゃ' is a colloquial form of 'では', used to connect the previous clause with a conditional or concessive nuance.

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