Cry Baby – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Official髭男dism

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the intense world of 'Cry Baby' by Official髭男dism, the opening theme for 'Tokyo Revengers.' This song offers a chance to explore themes of struggle and resilience, while learning expressive Japanese vocabulary used to portray raw emotion.

[English]

By grabbing my collar,

I get hit with a mighty punch and stumble back,

We squat side by side,

You smirk at the rain, just as predicted,

You lie and say, 'The wound will heal beautifully.'

Even though you’re always bad at arguing,

Don’t speak such lame jokes.

And I get teary-eyed because it’s just so boring.

again and again, with blue bruises, I shed tears, shed tears,

Sharing our unstable hearts on each other's shoulders,

Fighting against a rotten, hopeless ending.

I wonder why—more than joy, it’s a pain that feels so good.

It hits deep,

While clicking my tongue at my wet clothes,

We laugh while looking at each other's swollen faces.

On a rain-soaked night, I vowed revenge.

I grab your collar back,

And unless I counterattack with a punch,

I can’t stand beside you.

No matter who the opponent is, I don’t waver.

No matter how many times I stretch myself, I won’t give up.

Even though I keep telling myself, ‘Don’t forget, don’t forget,’

I wonder, could you give me a word instead of saying I don’t need an umbrella?

Not lukewarm kindness,

But words that pierce through the heart, invaded by weakness,

Again and again, with blue bruises, tears flow, flow,

Sharing our unstable hearts on each other's shoulders,

Fighting against a rotten, hopeless ending.

I wonder why—more than joy, it’s a pain that feels so good.

It hits deep,

While clicking my tongue at my wet clothes,

We laugh while looking at each other's swollen faces.

On a rain-soaked night,

In these days of being trapped,

I ask as if questioning,

In your shining eyes,

I vow revenge.

[Japanese]

胸ぐらを掴まれて

強烈なパンチを食らってよろけて

肩を並べうずくまった

予報通りの雨にお前はにやけて

「傷口が綺麗になる」なんて嘘をつく

いつも口喧嘩さえうまく出来ないくせして

冴えない冗談言うなよ

あまりのつまらなさに目が潤んだ

何度も青アザだらけで涙を 流して 流して

不安定な心を肩に預け合いながら

腐り切ったバッドエンドに抗う

なぜだろう 喜びよりも心地よい痛み

ずっしりと響いて

濡れた服に舌打ちしながら

腫れ上がった顔を見合って笑う

土砂降りの夜に 誓ったリベンジ

胸ぐらを掴み返して

反撃のパンチを繰り出すくらいじゃなきゃ

お前の隣には立てないから

相手が何であれ日和らない

何度伸されても諦めない

忘れるな忘れるなと言い聞かせ続けたのに

傘はいらないから言葉を一つくれないか

微温い優しさではなく

弱音に侵された胸の奥を抉るような言葉を

何度も青アザだらけで涙を 流して 流して

不安定な心を肩に預け合いながら

腐り切ったバッドエンドに抗う

なぜだろう 喜びよりも心地よい痛み

ずっしりと響いて

濡れた服に舌打ちしながら

腫れ上がった顔を見合って笑う

土砂降りの夜に

囚われの日々に

問いかけるように

光った瞳の中で

誓ったリベンジ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
胸ぐら /むねぐら/ B2	noun - chest area
パンチ /ぱんち/ A2	noun - punch
雨 /あめ/ A1	noun - rain
痛み /いたみ/ B1	noun - pain
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tears
心 /こころ/ B1	noun - heart/mind
言葉 /ことば/ B1	noun - words/language
夜 /よる/ A1	noun - night
顔 /かお/ A1	noun - face
喜び /よろこび/ B2	noun - joy
リベンジ /りべんじ/ B2	noun - revenge
言い聞かせる /いいきかせる/ C1	verb - to tell someone to do something
抗う /あらがう/ C1	verb - to resist
冴えない /さえない/ B2	adjective - dull/bleak
不安定 /ふあんてい/ B2	adjective - unstable

Key Grammar Structures

• 予報通りの雨にお前はにやけて

  ➔ Use of の (no) to connect nouns, expressing possession or characteristic.

  ➔ The の (no) particle links "予報通り" (as forecasted) and "雨" (rain), indicating that the rain follows the forecast.

• ずっしりと響いて

  ➔ Use of と (to) as an adverbial particle indicating manner or degree.

  ➔ The と particle emphasizes the manner of how the sound "響いて" (resonate) impacts or spreads, conveying a sense of heaviness.

• 濡れた服に舌打ちしながら

  ➔ Use of に to indicate the target or object, and しながら to express simultaneous action.

  ➔ The particle に marks "服" (clothes) as the object of the action, and しながら describes doing the action of "舌打ち" (tongue clicking) concurrently.

• 忘れるな忘れるなと言い聞かせ続けたのに

  ➔ Imperative form in negative context using な to emphasize prohibition or insistence.

  ➔ The な (na) at the end of the verb form functions as a command or strong insistence not to forget, emphasizing the negative command.

• 光った瞳の中で

  ➔ Use of の (no) to modify "瞳" (pupil), indicating possession or characteristic.

  ➔ The の particle links "光った" (shined) and "瞳" (pupil), describing the type of eyes being referenced.