BLACK OUT MISSION – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: なにわ男子

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the sophisticated side of modern J-Pop with Naniwa Danshi’s ‘BLACK OUT MISSION.’ This track is a perfect study in contemporary Japanese vocabulary related to tension and performance, offering learners a chance to practice rhythmic phrasing and expressive language used in modern idol music.

[English]

Lyrics by: Tomoyuki Tajiri / Naoyuki Honzawa

Music by: Tomoyuki Tajiri / Naoyuki Honzawa

A midnight bell announces the code name, dissolving a secret into champagne bubbles

A catwalk avoiding the spotlight

Tonight's target is your gaze

...

When the dry guitar pulls the trigger, the curtain rises on the masquerade night

Playtime is over, right?

...

Check, 1-2.

Holding my breath as I slide, a flawless flight from shadow to shadow

Stepping through the laser grid, peak specs that no one else can copy

A "love full of traps" is too easy; driving you crazy day and night

Are you ready for checkmate? Mission started to steal your heart.

...

I will steal this beautiful night, even if I have to make the world my enemy

Embracing even the lies behind that smile, let's dance the night away

Breaking the perfect plot, I'll whisk you away on a Black Out Mission

With a ruthless kind of style

Come on, try falling for me

...

The countdown marked by clinking glasses, a trap set with the scent of betrayal

Firing the bullet of jealousy hidden in the shadow of my tuxedo

Target locked, our gazes linked, a fleeting wink that doesn't even allow a blink

Slipping through the web of widespread traps, let's escape to a place no one has ever seen

...

Mysterious, deceiving everything with uncatchable speed

Try predicting my next move

...

A masquerade ruling the shivering night, swallowing the thrill sinking to the bottom of the glass

Without a moment's hesitation, drink it down and grip my hand tightly

Stealing away the spotlight, making our move with flair—Black Out Mission

Let's bring this boring night to an end

You can't run away anymore

...

The moment the clock hands overlap, a déjà vu like the world is stopping

Before the timer set in your heart ticks down to zero

I'll take everything away

...

I will steal this beautiful night, even if I have to make the world my enemy

Embracing even the lies behind that smile, let's dance the night away

Breaking the perfect plot, I'll whisk you away on a Black Out Mission

With a ruthless kind of style

Come on, try falling for me

...

Mission Completed.

[Japanese]

作词 : 田尻知之/本澤尚之

作曲 : 田尻知之/本澤尚之

真夜中のベルが告げるCode Name シャンパンの泡に溶かすSecret

スポットライトを避けたキャットウォーク

今夜のターゲットは 君の視線

乾いたギターが引き金を引けば 幕が開くのさMasquerade Night

お遊びはここまで そうだろ？

Check, 1-2.

息を潜めてスライド 影から影へ完璧なフライト

レーザーを掻い潜るステップ 誰も真似できない最高峰のスペック

「罠だらけの恋」なんてイージー 狂わせる狂わせるDay and Night

チェックメイトの準備はいいかい？ 心臓を盗み出すMission Started.

奪ってみせるさBeautiful Night たとえ世界を敵に回しても

その微笑みの裏の嘘ごと 抱きしめて踊り明かそう

完璧なプロットを壊して 君を連れ去るBlack Out Mission

冷酷なほどにスタイリッシュに

さあ 僕に堕ちてみなよ

グラスを鳴らしたカウントダウン 裏切りの香りが仕掛けたトラップ

タキシードの影に潜めた ジェラシーの弾丸を撃ち抜くよ

ターゲット捕捉 視線がリンク 瞬きすら許さない一瞬のウインク

張り巡らされた網の目をすり抜け 誰も見たことのない場所へEscape

追跡不能のスピードで すべてを欺くミステリアス

次の手を予測してみなよ

震える夜を支配するマスカレード グラスの底に沈むスリルを

ためらうことなく飲み干して 僕の手を強く握るんだ

スポットライトを奪い去って 華麗にキメるBlack Out Mission

退屈な夜を終わらせよう

もう 逃げられはしないさ

時計の針が重なる瞬間に 世界が止まるようなデジャヴ

君の心に仕掛けたタイマーが カウントゼロを刻む前に

すべてを奪い去る

奪ってみせるさBeautiful Night たとえ世界を敵に回しても

その微笑みの裏の嘘ごと 抱きしめて踊り明かそう

完璧なプロットを壊して 君を連れ去るBlack Out Mission

冷酷なほどにスタイリッシュに

さあ 僕に堕ちてみなよ

Mission Completed.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
真夜中 mayonaka N3	noun - midnight
溶かす tokasu N3	verb - to melt, to dissolve
避ける sakeru N3	verb - to avoid
視線 shisen N3	noun - line of sight, gaze
乾く kawaku N3	verb - to dry, to get dry
引金 hikigane N1	noun - trigger
潜める hisonmeru N1	verb - to hide, to conceal
最高峰 saikouhou N1	noun - highest peak, supreme
狂わせる kuruwaseru N2	verb - to drive mad, to throw out of order
心臓 shinzou N3	noun - heart
盗み出す nusumidasu N3	verb - to steal away, to sneak out with
敵 teki N3	noun - enemy
微笑み hohoemi N2	noun - smile
嘘 uso N5	noun - lie
冷酷 reikoku N1	adjective - cruel, merciless, cold-hearted
裏切り uragiri N3	noun - betrayal
弾丸 dangan N1	noun - bullet
瞬き matataki N1	noun - wink, blinking
退屈 taikutsu N3	adjective - boring, tedious