BLACK MEMORY – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: THE ORAL CIGARETTES
• Album: Kisses and Kills

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through "BLACK MEMORY" offers a chance to engage with the powerful and emotional language of J-rock. The song's fast-paced lyrics and blend of Japanese and English phrases can help learners practice pronunciation and understand how the two languages are used in contemporary Japanese music. The raw and direct emotional expression in the lyrics provides a unique window into Japanese culture and the passionate world of rock music.

[English]

Get, get it up

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Hold on a moment

Had enough of escaping from reality

Mostly just ego's ideals

Forget about eternity

Wishing won’t make it come true

The feeling of a holy, sacred night

Is a brutally honest questioning

Whether it's luck or misfortune

Only visible to your own eyes

No one gets close to me

Black memory

It doesn’t matter what happens

In a world I don't understand yet

Bleeding out, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, I scream

Because it doesn’t matter what happens

Please don’t break me

Awaken, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Show me breaking through my limits

Get, get it up

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Uh, uh, uh, uh

Like a loser

I’m never satisfied, no matter what

That's probably because it makes me stronger

A maze like this

Has no exit and never ends

Oh shit!

Overflowing into the world

With worthless chaos

It doesn’t matter, surely

In your heart

Black memory

It doesn’t matter what happens

In a world I don't understand yet

Bleeding out, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, I scream

Because it doesn’t matter what happens

Please don’t break me

Awaken, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

I’ll show you breaking through my limits

...

Get, get it up

Get, get, get it up

Get, get it up

Get, get, get it up

Get, get it up

Get, get, get it up

I won’t show even a moment’s hesitation

My eyes sharply reveal what’s true

Leaving behind the layers of collapse and hope already

Just memories

Black memory

Life is something to protect

Made of things

Someday, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, crossing over

It doesn’t matter what happens

I won’t let you say otherwise anymore

Resound, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

I will give it my all

Get, get it up

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[Japanese]

Get, get it up

Get, get, get it up

Get, get it up

Get, get, get it up

Get, get it up

Get, get, get it up

Get, get it up

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Uh, uh, uh, uh

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Hold for a moment

聞き飽きた 現実からの逃避

だいたいはエゴの理想

永久なんてさ

願ってもない 叶いやしないさ

Holy 聖なる夜の心地は

非情に残酷な自問自答

幸か不幸かは

自分の眼にしか見えないさ

No one gets close to me

Black memory

どうなったっていい

まだわからない世界で

滲む oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh 叫ぶ

どうなったっていいから

僕を壊さないで

覚ませ oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

限界突破見せて さぁ

Get, get it up

Get, get, get it up

Get, get it up

Get, get, get it up

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Uh, uh, uh, uh

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Like a loser

いつだって満たされないよ

きっとその方が強いから

迷宮なんてさ

出口もないし終わりもないさ

Oh shit!

世の中に溢れ出す

異常に価値のない有象無象

関係ないきっと

あなたの心で

Black memory

どうなったっていい

まだわからない世界で

滲む oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh 叫ぶ

どうなったっていいから

僕を壊さないで

覚ませ oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

限界突破見せてやるさ

Get, get it up

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一瞬の迷いも見せない

僕の瞳が派手に落とすのは

崩壊と希望の二層を既に離した

記憶ただ

Black memory

人生は守るべき

モノで出来ていて

いつか oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh 越える

どうなったっていい

とか もう言わせないよ

響け oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

全身全霊かけてやるさ

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
memory /ˈmɛm.ə.ri/ B1	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B2	verb - to break free from confinement or control
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
strong /strɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - having power or strength
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - with little or no light
lose /luːz/ B1	verb - to be unable to find something or someone
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to shout or speak loudly
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces or to stop functioning
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	verb - to allow someone to see something
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
moment /ˈmoʊ.mənt/ A2	noun - a very brief period of time

Key Grammar Structures

• Hold for a moment

  ➔ Imperative sentence

  ➔ It is a command or request expressed using the base form of the verb.

• Get, get it up

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ Repeating the phrase intensifies its emotional or motivational impact.

• 自分の眼にしか見えないさ

  ➔ Use of 'にしか' to express exclusivity

  ➔ This structure indicates that only the specified subject can do or see something.

• まだわからない世界で

  ➔ Using 'で' to indicate the location or setting of an action

  ➔ The particle 'で' specifies the setting or context where the action takes place.

• 人生は守るべき

  ➔ Using 'べき' to express obligation or should

  ➔ 'べき' indicates that something should or ought to be done or is appropriate.