Chameleon – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Aぇ! group
• Album: 3rd Single『Chameleon』

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Aぇ! group's 'Chameleon' and unlock the expressive power of Japanese. This dynamic dance and soul track is a captivating journey of self-discovery, with lyrics that encourage you to embrace your true self. Through its catchy melodies and profound message, 'Chameleon' offers an engaging way to connect with the nuances of Japanese language and culture, making your learning experience both enjoyable and meaningful. Discover the beauty of conveying genuine emotions as you sing along to this special song.

[English]

Let everything fall away

Please reveal your true feelings

As if to perish tonight

So impulses can't be suppressed

Pretending to be normal, hidden desires

Enormous and unstoppable

As if to burn it all away

As if to lift the veil

I don't need anything more

An escape still sought even after having it all

Ahh, only lukewarm pride emerges, how absurd

A remarkably thick collection

Love forgotten, given over to vanity

Commonplace memories are already

useless in this world

Once you're seen through and exposed,

it's a lifelong fiction

Throw it away from your mind

Let's surrender immediately, stubbornness is no longer needed

Because I'm tired of expanding fantasies every day

Probably goodbye tomorrow

A suitcase for abandoning everything

Let everything fall away

Please reveal your true feelings

As if titles are meaningless

So impulses can't be suppressed

Pretending to be normal, hidden desires

Enormous and unstoppable

There's no time for regrets, is there?

Put your bravado aside already

You want to escape the big city, don't you?

These meaningless days, I've reached my limit

Even sweet smiles full of praise,

if you expose them wholeheartedly

Behind the replaceable cause,

a hidden eternal boy,

yearning for vivid colors, a longing for

the chameleon to finally reveal itself

Chroma, countless deceptive appearances

Change to an offering of freedom, how crazy

My own choice, overcoming even anxiety,

so clear

Found in a distant land,

fragments that should have been lost

are forming dream-like illusions

Seemed incorruptible,

that glory of the past, and vows too.

With the same desperation

as people living on, bound by their finite existence.

In the blink of an eye, while keeping up appearances,

a heart that's starting to drift

is a showcase to keep it captured

Let everything fall away

Please give me a simple and clear answer

So you don't think about the consequences,

as if entrusting everything to the next life

I'll even throw away my struggles

Release the unspoken words, alright?

You'll probably understand if you experience it, right?

Just leave your shameful acts behind

Travelers who have lost their way,

if you reclaim loneliness, it becomes your exclusive stage

While being buffeted by the headwind,

I walked, seeking the strength to laugh

For an android's imitation of love,

no proof is needed,

because what I felt was real

Let everything fall away

Please reveal your true feelings

As if to perish tonight

So impulses can't be suppressed

Maxed out the saturation,

can I start proving my existence?

You're probably tired of seeing these escape dramas

Wear the color you've chosen

Ahh, let everything fall away

Please reveal your true feelings

As if titles are meaningless

So impulses can't be suppressed

Pretending to be normal, hidden desires

Enormous and unstoppable

There's no time for regrets, is there?

Put your bravado aside already

You want to escape the big city, don't you?

These meaningless days, I've reached my limit

Even sweet smiles full of praise,

if you expose them wholeheartedly

Behind the replaceable cause,

a hidden eternal boy,

yearning for vivid colors, a longing for

the chameleon to finally reveal itself

[Japanese]

まっさら剥がれ落ちて

本当の感情さらけ出してちょうだい

今日今宵朽ちるように

衝動抑えつけぬように

まともなフリ　隠した欲望

どうにも止まらなくて膨大

そう燃やし尽くすように

覆ったベールめくるように

何にもいらないこれ以上

手に入れてなお求める逃避行

あぁ、もう温いプライドばっか出て　滑稽

大層分厚いコレクション

見栄に任せて忘れてく愛情

ありふれた思い出はもう

この世界じゃ用なし

一度見透かされバレたなら

もう一生のフィクション

頭ん中から捨て去って

即投了しよう　もう意地も不要

日々妄想広げ飽きたから

多分明日さよならね

全部投げうつスーツケース

一切合切剥がれ落ちて

本当の感情さらけ出してちょうだい

肩書きも無意味なように

衝動抑えつけぬように

まともなフリ　隠した欲望

どうにも止まらなくて膨大

後悔する暇もないでしょ

強がりはとうに置いといて

脱したいだろ大都会とか

甲斐もない日々　限界だ

賛美に満ちた甘美な笑みも

腹抱えて暴いてしまえば

代理可能な大義の裏

隠れた永遠の少年が

鮮やかな色望んだ憧れを

最後姿表すカメレオン

Chroma 化かす無数の容貌が

Change to 自由の提示 How Crazy

俺だけのChoice 不安すら制す

So Clear

遠く離れた地で見つけた

失くしたはずの切れ端が

夢に似た幻像を結んでいる

錆びないように見えた

過去たちのその栄光　誓いも

有限繋ぎ生きてく人と

同じの必死さよ

取り繕い続け瞬く間

ずれ始めてる心

捕まえとくショーケース

一切合切剥がれ落ちて

単純明快答え出してちょうだい

後先考えぬように

来世にすべて託すように

葛藤すら捨てんだ

言えない言葉も解き放って Alright?

経験すりゃわかりそうでしょ

醜態はどっか放っといて

道に迷った旅人たち

孤独も返せば独壇場

向かい風に煽られたまま

笑える強さ求めて歩いた

アンドロイドの愛の模倣に

どんな証明もいらないわ

感じてたものが本当だから

まっさら剥がれ落ちて

本当の感情さらけ出してちょうだい

今日今宵朽ちるように

衝動抑えつけぬように

高彩度振り切った

存在証明始めたっていいかい？

逃亡劇見飽きたんだろう

選んだ色をまとえ

あぁ、一切合切剥がれ落ちて

本当の感情さらけ出してちょうだい

肩書きも無意味なように

衝動抑えつけぬように

まともなフリ　隠した欲望

どうにも止まらなくて膨大

後悔する暇もないでしょ

強がりはとうに置いといて

脱したいだろ大都会とか

甲斐もない日々限界だ

賛美に満ちた甘美な笑みも

腹抱えて暴いてしまえば

代理可能な大義の裏

隠れた永遠の少年が

鮮やかな色望んだ憧れを

最後姿表すカメレオン

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
感情 /kanjou/ A2	noun - emotion
衝動 /shoudou/ B1	noun - impulse
欲望 /yokubou/ B1	noun - desire
膨大 /boutai/ B2	adjective - enormous
逃避行 /touhikou/ B2	noun - escape
滑稽 /kokkei/ B2	adjective - ridiculous
コレクション /korekushon/ A2	noun - collection
愛情 /aijou/ A2	noun - affection
フィクション /fikushon/ B1	noun - fiction
妄想 /mousou/ B2	noun - delusion
一切合切 /issai-gassai/ C1	noun - everything without exception
後悔 /koukai/ A2	noun - regret
強がり /tsuyogari/ B1	noun - pretending to be strong
賛美 /sanbi/ B2	noun - praise
代理 /dairi/ B2	noun - proxy
カメレオン /kamereon/ A2	noun - chameleon
Chroma /kroma/ B2	noun - chroma (color intensity)
容貌 /youbou/ B2	noun - appearance
証明 /shoumei/ B1	noun - proof
高彩度 /kousaidou/ C1	adjective - high color saturation

Key Grammar Structures

• まっさら剥がれ落ちて

  ➔ Passive form of 合わせる (to peel off, to fall off)

  ➔ This line uses the passive form '剥がれ落ちて' to indicate that something is being peeled off or falling away.

• 衝動抑えつけぬように

  ➔ Negative volitional form ぬように (so as not to...) with つける (to restrain/hold back)

  ➔ This phrase uses the negative volitional form ぬように to express an intention to avoid doing something, here to restrain an impulse.

• 一度見透かされバレたなら

  ➔ Conditional form なら (if / when) + passive form of 見透かす (to see through)

  ➔ This phrase uses the conditional なら meaning 'if' or 'when', combined with the passive form of '見透かす' to indicate that if one is discovered or seen through, certain consequences follow.

• 最後姿表すカメレオン

  ➔ Noun + に + verb in the potential or volitional form, here '表す' (to show)

  ➔ This phrase combines a noun '最後姿' (final form/pose) with the verb '表す' (to show) to indicate the act of finally displaying one's true form or essence, like a chameleon revealing its true colors.