Burning

• By: 羊文学

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

都合良い理想ばっか並べたって現実は暗い

Even if I line up convenient ideals, reality is dark

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傷つくのが癖になってる 誰を許せないの？

It's become a habit to get hurt. Who can't I forgive?

愛したいものから壊して

I break what I want to love

失う前に手放してしまえばいいと思っていた

I thought it would be better to let go before losing it

But I'm crying 今重たい幕が開けば

But I'm crying, now that the heavy curtain rises

「ここに気づいて」と声を枯らしながら

While hoarsely calling out, "Notice me here"

叫び続けていた

I kept shouting

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足りない自分数えて比べたって変われないや

Counting my insufficient self and comparing, but I can't change

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またここで立ち止まった どこへ行けばいいの？

I stopped here again. Where should I go?

適当な理由探して

Searching for a suitable reason

目を逸らしたってチラついたあの日の夢

Even if I look away, the dream from that day flickers

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奇跡なんて信じないって決めたのに

I decided not to believe in miracles

どっか望んでしまうのを何度も掻き消した

But I keep suppressing the desire to wish for something

But I'm crying (crying) 今眩しい光の中で

But I'm crying (crying), now in the dazzling light

どんな痛みさえ輝きに変えながら命を燃やすの

Transforming any pain into brilliance, I burn my life

Lying 完璧な舞台の裏で

Lying behind the perfect stage

震える言葉を噛み殺しても

Even if I bite back trembling words

何にもなれないって

I feel like I can't become anything

誰よりわかっているみたいに吐き捨てた

As if I understand better than anyone, I spat it out

あと幾つ手にしたら満たされるんだ？

How many more do I need to have to feel fulfilled?

ねえ答えて 涙が ああ 涙が

Hey, answer me. Tears, ah, tears

Yeah, I'm crying 消えない傷跡が明日を

Yeah, I'm crying, the scars that won't disappear swallow tomorrow

飲み込む前に暗闇の底から命を燃やすの

Before it does, I burn my life from the depths of darkness

Lying 今眩しい光の中で

Lying now in the dazzling light

どんな痛みさえ輝きに変えながら (oh)

Transforming any pain into brilliance (oh)

命を燃やすの

I burn my life

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この気持ちは誰にも言えない

This feeling I can't tell anyone

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
暗い (kurai) /kɯɾai/ A2	adjective - dark
傷 (kizu) /ki.zɯ/ B1	noun - wound, scar
愛 (ai) /ai/ A2	noun - love
壊す (kowasu) /ko.wa.sɯ/ B1	verb - to break, to destroy
失う (ushinau) /ɯ.ɕi.na.ɯ/ B2	verb - to lose
声 (koe) /ko.e/ A1	noun - voice
叫ぶ (sakebu) /sa.ke.bɯ/ B2	verb - to shout, to cry
自分 (jibun) /d͡ʑi.bɯɴ/ A2	noun - oneself
立ち止まる (tachidomaru) /ta.t͡ɕi.do.ma.ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to stop, to halt
理由 (riyuu) /ɾi.jɯː/ A2	noun - reason
夢 (yume) /jɯ.me/ A1	noun - dream
奇跡 (kiseki) /ki.se.ki/ B2	noun - miracle
眩しい (mabushii) /ma.bɯ.ɕiː/ B1	adjective - dazzling, radiant
痛み (itami) /i.ta.mi/ A2	noun - pain
輝き (kagayaki) /ka.ɡa.ja.ki/ B2	noun - brightness, sparkle, radiance
命 (inochi) /i.no.t͡ɕi/ A2	noun - life
燃やす (moyasu) /mo.ja.sɯ/ B1	verb - to burn
涙 (namida) /na.mi.da/ A1	noun - tear
傷跡 (kizuato) /ki.zɯ.a.to/ B2	noun - scar
明日 (ashita) /a.ɕi.ta/ A1	noun - tomorrow

Grammar:

• 都合良い理想ばっか並べたって現実は暗い

  ➔ Concessive clause with て form (〜ても)

  ➔ The phrase uses ても to indicate 'even if' or 'despite' the ideal images, reality remains dark.

• 傷つくのが癖になってる

  ➔ Nominalization with の and verb が + になる

  ➔ Using の to nominalize the phrase, indicating that 'being hurt' has become a habit.

• 命を燃やすの

  ➔ Nominalization with の to convert verb phrase into noun (plain form)

  ➔ This structure with の turns the verb into a noun phrase, emphasizing the act of 'burning one's life'.

• 叫び続けていた

  ➔ Te-form + いた to express continuous past action

  ➔ Using the te-form with いた indicates that the shouting was an ongoing action in the past.

• 誰にも言えない

  ➔ Potential form + ない to express inability

  ➔ Using the potential form combined with ない shows that 'cannot be said' by anyone.

• 今眩しい光の中で

  ➔ Noun + の + 中で to specify 'inside' or 'among'

  ➔ The expression の中で indicates being 'inside' or 'among' the bright light now.