Lyrics & Translation
It's all over, can't see any hope
Trapped inside a rolled dice
Even if we scream and shout
Just waiting won't bring help
Think about it, we’re here
No one can escape
It was in a Canadian movie I saw long ago
Just get killed in a crazy box
Flow with destiny, resist now
Living unaware, lost in wonder
Turning all the past into fragile straw
Until I find the exit
Laughing at those who call us insignificant worms
Make it end
Until I can sit in sadness and relax
Just living on without even a spoon to throw
It feels like a magic box I saw long ago
Waiting only for the blade in this square darkness
Flow with destiny, still resist
Pretending not to notice
Staring at the past, tugging at my chin
Until I can kiss it
Taking back my words, let’s make sound
Let me punch it
Because hate still lives here
Can't run away, just keep surviving
Look, it seems the door is opening
Bathed in light, how about stepping out?
The box just turned into a sphere
Swallowed by destiny, cursed everything
I’m so tired of it all
Fools forcing unreasonable things, release that
The exit starts shining
Flow with destiny, resist now
Living unaware, lost in wonder
Weaving all the past into a tangled string
Until it connects to the exit
Laughing through the fleeting pain of a lifetime
Let me dance
Until I can sit in sadness and relax
We keep living in this endless foolishness
Key Vocabulary
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未来 /みらい/ A2 |
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希望 /きぼう/ B1 |
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運命 /うんめい/ B2 |
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悲しみ /かなしみ/ B1 |
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出口 /でぐち/ A2 |
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過去 /かこ/ A2 |
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光 /ひかり/ A1 |
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刃 /やいば/ B2 |
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笑う /わらう/ A1 |
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踊る /おどる/ A1 |
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助け /たすけ/ B1 |
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切なさ /せつなさ/ B2 |
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箱 /はこ/ A1 |
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河 /かわ/ A2 |
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道 /みち/ A1 |
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抗う /あらがう/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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未来 閉ざした
➔ Past tense verb used with the auxiliary "しまった" to express a completed action or regret
➔ The phrase "閉ざした" (closed) uses the **past tense** meaning the action of closing is complete.
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振られた賽の中
➔ Passive form of a verb, indicating the subject is acted upon
➔ The phrase "振られた" is the *passive form* of the verb "振る" (to shake, to refuse), showing the subject is on the receiving end of the action.
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待つだけじゃ 助けは来ないさ
➔ The use of "だけじゃ" (only) with negative "来ない" (will not come) expresses a limitation or impossibility
➔ The phrase "だけじゃ" combines "だけ" (only) with the negative "じゃ" (is not), indicating that simply waiting is not enough.
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運命の河流れ いま抗え
➔ Imperative form "抗え" (fight/back) used to issue a command or exhortation
➔ The word "抗え" is the **imperative form**, directly commanding to "fight" or "resist".
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過去をみな 脆い藁に変えて
➔ Verb "変えて" is the ~te form of "変える" (to change), used here to connect two actions
➔ The verb "変えて" is the *~te form* of "変える", which is used here to connect the action of "turning" past into something new.
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出口に繋ぐまで
➔ The phrase "繋ぐまで" uses "まで" to denote "until" or "up to" a certain point
➔ The particle "まで" indicates "until" or "up to" the point of "connecting to the exit".
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一生の切なさを 笑いながら
➔ The phrase "笑いながら" combines "笑う" (to laugh) with "ながら" to indicate doing something "while" doing another activity
➔ The construction "~ながら" indicates performing two actions simultaneously, here "笑いながら" means "laughing while" doing something.
