Lyrics & Translation
I don't know that everything tangible has an end.
At the very bottom, in a drunken state, with these chaotic lyrics,
there are countless lives that cannot be saved.
Am I trying to be rewarded by hurting and being hurt?
"You can be happy...!" or something? (laughs)
Once again, I'm intoxicated by the early summer breeze.
I end up singing about my conceited self.
I don't know the right answer, so,
please tell me.
Tell me!
The words I loved have been broken.
I believed that someday I would be rewarded.
This voice I've built up is the wrong answer in this world.
"I hate that face that knows nothing."
No matter how many times, dozens, hundreds, thousands,
I want to die.
I was a fool, a little garden with puddles.
To close the wounds, I repeat the act of self-pleasure.
Astonished profile.
Even if I line up beautiful words more lovely than dreams before dawn,
the beautiful fireworks of the city wither.
I'm not there; it's a festival after the fact.
The words I couldn't say overflow and won't stop.
Even if my wishes come true, nothing changes.
The promise we made someday has been forgotten.
Unable to be held back, I'm here alone.
No matter how many times, thousands, tens of thousands, billions,
won't you kill me?
If ethics creates reason,
is this hoarse voice justice?
If correctness always becomes kindness,
please tell me.
Tell me.
Teach me.
Answer me!
That person I loved will no longer save me.
I believed that someday I would be rewarded.
The future I once envisioned has long become the past.
"I know nothing," so I sing here.
No matter how many times, dozens, hundreds, thousands,
I breathe,
no matter how many times, thousands, tens of thousands, billions,
I shouted.
Key Vocabulary
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死にたい /ʃinitai/ B1 |
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意味 /imi/ A2 |
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終わり /owari/ A2 |
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救う /sukuu/ B2 |
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命 /inochi/ A2 |
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傷つける /kizutsukeru/ B2 |
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幸せ /shiawase/ A2 |
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風 /kaze/ A1 |
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自我 /jiga/ B2 |
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言葉 /kotoba/ A1 |
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声 /koe/ A1 |
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顔 /kao/ A1 |
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夢 /jume/ A2 |
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花火 /hanabi/ A2 |
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未来 /mirai/ A2 |
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正義 /seigi/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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死にたい死にたいって縋ってたって何にも意味ないな
➔ て form (te-form) for connecting clauses
➔ The phrase uses the te-form of the verb to connect thoughts, indicating a continuation of ideas.
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僕は知らないんだ 形あるもの全てに終わりが来ること。
➔ こと (koto) to nominalize a verb
➔ The use of こと turns the action of 'coming to an end' into a noun phrase, allowing for discussion about it.
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傷つけて、傷つけて 報われようとしているのか？
➔ ようとしている (you to shite iru) to indicate an attempt
➔ This structure indicates that the subject is trying to do something, in this case, to be rewarded.
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好きだった言葉は壊されてしまいました
➔ てしまう (te shimau) to express regret or completion
➔ This phrase indicates that the beloved words have been broken, expressing a sense of loss.
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何千回何万何億回だって
➔ だって (datte) to express 'even if' or 'no matter how many times'
➔ This expression emphasizes the number of times something is done, indicating persistence.
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引き止められず、ここには1人
➔ ず (zu) to indicate negation or inability
➔ This structure indicates that the subject cannot be stopped, emphasizing solitude.
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倫理が道理を作るのなら
➔ のなら (no nara) to express a conditional
➔ This phrase sets up a hypothetical situation, suggesting that if ethics create reason, then something follows.
