Blooming – English Lyrics

• By: BAND-MAID
• Album: CONQUEROR

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying world of BAND-MAID with their dynamic track “Blooming.” This song is a fantastic opportunity to explore Japanese rock with its unique blend of hard-hitting riffs, complex arrangements, and emotive vocals. Learning the lyrics of “Blooming” can provide insight into nuanced expressions of inner struggle and breaking free, while the song's energetic performance showcases the precision and power of Japanese rock instrumentation, making it a special piece for language learners and music enthusiasts alike.

[English]

Fumougokai—betray your Teaching,

Could it be you’re headed for hell?

Quietly whispers the crimson moon.

I can’t quit, don’t want to quit. I can not. I can not do it

I can’t stop, don’t want to stop. I can not. I can not be stopped.

Pursuing me where ever I turn,

The un-melting snow settles on the sakura bloom,

Flutters down and spreads in my heart.

Burned out! Can’t find the joy

In this lovers’ game. Venture on

Until my truth is revealed.

Not enough, not enough, still more…

That searing ache

Hasn’t dulled with time. Scream!

Release, rejoin!

Yes, let me bloom! Blooming.

To harvest the bounty

You must know the right way.

The proof is a path untrodden.

Cause and Effect I must go on

Unfulfilled, unfulfilled! I don't feel. I don't feel like it

Hate, sorrow, affection. Well up inside me when I hear that voice.

That day, that moment, I recall it all.

Even now I believe those days will return.

Burned out! With just one word,

My heart is left no peace.

I knew! So many times, I tried,

but...but...but it’s no use.

Your words inside me are

Like thorns piercing my breast.

I’ll find you, feel your presence.

I won’t try to get away anymore

(Far away,

Take me somewhere far away

Reach out. Wish for more…

The melody continues on.

‘It’s nothing’ You know that can’t be true. (Go far away,)

No matter how many times I deny it, it’s inside me. (Take me somewhere far away)

It may seem nothing, but I can’t give it up, (Reach out. Sing more…)

Just can’t compromise, not with this feeling. (The melody continues...)

So...Burned out! Can’t find the joy

In this lovers’ game. Venture on

Until my truth is revealed.

Not enough, not enough, still more.

That searing ache

Hasn’t dulled with time. Scream!

Release, rejoin.

Yes, let me bloom. Blooming

(Far away,

Take me somewhere far away

Reach out. Wish for more…

The melody continues on.

Go far away,

Take me somewhere far away

Reach out. Sing more…

Because the melody continues)

Continues on…

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bloom /bluːm/ B2	verb - to produce flowers; to flourish
ache /eɪk/ B2	noun - a continuous or prolonged dull pain
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to make a loud, high-pitched sound
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being in accordance with fact or reality
joy /dʒɔɪ/ A2	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
presence /ˈprɛzəns/ B2	noun - the state or fact of being present
harvest /ˈhɑːrvɪst/ B2	verb - to gather a crop from the fields
game /ɡeɪm/ A2	noun - a form of play or sport
voice /vɔɪs/ A2	noun - the sound produced by humans or animals using their vocal cords
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very brief period of time
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to perceive or experience an emotion or sensation
deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ B2	verb - to refuse to admit the truth or existence of something
sorrow /ˈsɔːroʊ/ B2	noun - a feeling of deep distress caused by loss or disappointment
affection /əˈfɛkʃən/ B2	noun - a gentle feeling of fondness or liking
path /pæθ/ A2	noun - a way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading

Key Grammar Structures

• I can’t quit, don’t want to quit.

  ➔ Negative forms with modal verbs.

  ➔ The phrase uses the modal verb 'can' in its negative form to express inability.

• The un-melting snow settles on the sakura bloom.

  ➔ Present simple tense for descriptions.

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to describe a state or action that is currently true.

• That searing ache hasn’t dulled with time.

  ➔ Present perfect tense for ongoing situations.

  ➔ The present perfect tense indicates that the ache has been ongoing and continues to the present.

• I’ll find you, feel your presence.

  ➔ Future simple tense for predictions.

  ➔ The future simple tense is used to express intentions or predictions about what will happen.

• Just can’t compromise, not with this feeling.

  ➔ Negative adverbials for emphasis.

  ➔ The use of 'just can't' emphasizes the speaker's strong refusal to compromise.

• Even now I believe those days will return.

  ➔ Present simple for beliefs.

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express a belief that is currently held.

• The melody continues on.

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing actions.

  ➔ The present continuous tense indicates that the action of the melody continuing is happening right now.