doppelgänger – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Creepy Nuts
• Album: LEGION

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying world of Creepy Nuts with "doppelgänger," a track that not only showcases their unparalleled hip-hop artistry but also offers a fascinating entry point into the nuances of Japanese language and culture. Through its clever wordplay and exploration of duality, listeners can appreciate the rhythmic complexity of Japanese rap and gain insight into profound concepts of identity, making it a unique and engaging way to experience the language.

[English]

Can you hear me? It's me

Am I alive? Am I dead?

I'm in pain, feeling off

Sorry, I'm not quite human

I disappeared, I scattered

I'm fresh, I'm vintage

Do you know me? I'm loud

I'm persistent, just stay back, yeah yeah

If I go all out, it's a mad mental state

With a yandere gaze, my brain

All my rivals are turning pale

My eyes are bright red

Thinking back, where did I come from and where am I going?

Hasta la vista, ey

You look just like me, ey

I'm your doppelgänger, ey

I work hard, more than three meals a day

Keep it up, paper chase

Haters only have narrow views

You all are my targets

A slap back and forth, ey

I'll blast off to Andromeda

I've long since faded away

I'm your doppelgänger, ey

I'm the embodiment of your pain

I'm the embodiment of your anger

I'm the embodiment of a tainted soul

If you blame me, that's fine

I'll affirm you without hesitation, just look in the mirror

In the streets, everyone wears red and white caps all day

Those guys are just humans (stop)

Everyone seems to think it's a one-point wonder

Except for themselves... but in the end, Mr. Nobody

Anyone can be, yet no one is

I'll take that new life again

We've met once before

We've been passing by each other

We've long since switched places

It's been quite a while

If our eyes meet, it's instant death

No way, just keep going straight

One, two, three people

If there's an escape route, it's this way

Armor, mask, costume, and fighter jet

A substitute, a rebirth, well, anything's fine... releasing endorphins

I'm the front, you're the back

You're the front, I'm the back

Well, either way is fine

We can switch whenever we want

Shall we do it?

If I go all out, it's a mad mental state

With a yandere gaze, my brain

All my rivals are turning pale

My eyes are bright red

Thinking back, where did I come from and where am I going?

Hasta la vista, ey

You look just like me, ey

I'm your doppelgänger, ey

I work hard, more than three meals a day

Keep it up, paper chase

Haters only have narrow views

You all are my targets

A slap back and forth, ey

I'll blast off to Andromeda

I've long since faded away

I'm your doppelgänger, ey

...

There have been various names since long ago

Carrying a mikoshi with one face

Surviving with a tough refusal to give up

Increasing the number of ways to survive

Sneaking in

In the blink of an eye, stained with blood, ha

But your own verses cut deep

And the cycle of life keeps turning

Surging power! Wow!

Flying through the night, that thing

Daytime dad, one two

As soon as I get dressed, I'm off to pick you up

That thing on TV, that meme, crossing the sea to the world

Standing quietly behind, blending in with the crowd, no one knows that thing

...

[Japanese]

聞いてっか？オレ 見えてっか？オレ

生きてっか？オレ 死んでっか？オレ

イッテェなオレ 機嫌斜め

ごめんなオレ 人間離れ

消えてったオレ 散ってったオレ

新鮮なオレ ヴィンテージなオレ

知ってっかオレ うっせーなオレ

しつけーなオレ 引っ込んでろ Yeah yeah

やったらめったら Mad なメンタル

ヤンデレ目な Brain

イキったライバル皆 青ざめてった

真っ赤な目が点

思えばどっから来てどこへ行った？

アスタラビスタ ey

よく似てんな ey

俺お前のドッペルゲンガー ey

しゃにむに働けっから三度の飯より

ガンバレ Paper chase

穿った目ん玉しか持ってねーヘイター

あんたら目掛け

往復ビンタ ey

ぶっ飛ばしちゃうアンドロメダへ

とっくに Fade away

俺お前のドッペルゲンガー ey

俺お前の痛みの権化

俺お前の怒りの権化

穢らわしい魂の権化

俺のせいにしたらばOK

て-て-手放しで肯定してやるから鏡覗いて

巷では誰もが all day 赤白帽で花一匁

アイツらニンゲン止まり (stop)

誰もが思ってる一点モンらしい

自分だけは... でも結局 Mr. Nobody

誰でもあり 誰もない

また新しいその人生もーらい

前に一度会ってる

ずっとすれ違ってる

とっくに入れ替わってる

もう随分経ってる

目が合ったら即死

んな訳ない直進

１人２人３人

逃げ道ならコッチ

鎧であり、仮面であり、着ぐるみかつ戦闘機

身代わり、生まれ変わり、まぁ何でも良い... 出るエンドルフィン

俺がオモテ お前がウラ

お前オモテで 俺がウラ

まぁどっちでも良い

好きな時にすっと入れ替わり

カマしますか

やったらめったら Mad なメンタル

ヤンデレ目な Brain

イキったライバル皆 青ざめてった

真っ赤な目が点

思えばどっから来てどこへ行った？

アスタラビスタ ey

よく似てんな ey

俺お前のドッペルゲンガー ey

しゃにむに働けっから三度の飯より

ガンバレ Paper chase

穿った目ん玉しか持ってねーヘイター

あんたら目掛け

往復ビンタ ey

ぶっ飛ばしちゃうアンドロメダへ

とっくに Fade away

俺お前のドッペルゲンガー ey

昔から呼び名はいろいろあるけど

１人の顔して神輿を担ぐ

生き延びるタフな諦めの悪さで

増してくしのぎの数

忍び込ます

あっちゅー間 血の色に染まる Ha

でもテメェの身を切るバース

で廻ってく命のサイクル

漲るパワー！うーわー！

飛行中夜中のアイツ

昼間のパパ One two

着込んだらすぐお迎え行く

テレビのアイツ、ミームのアイツ、海超えて世界中

しれっと背後に立つ、紛れる観衆、だーれも知らないアイツ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
メンタル (mentaru) /me̞n.ta.ɾɯ/ B1	noun - mental
目 (me) /me/ A1	noun - eye
飯 (meshi) /me.ʃi/ A1	noun - cooked rice; meal
紙 (kami) /ka.mi/ A1	noun - paper
ヘイター (heita) /heɪ.tə/ B2	noun - hater
魂 (tamashii) /ta.ma.ɕiː/ B2	noun - soul, spirit
鏡 (kagami) /ka.ɡa.mi/ A2	noun - mirror
顔 (kao) /ka.o/ A1	noun - face
血 (chi) /t͡ɕi/ A1	noun - blood
命 (inochi) /i.no.t͡ɕi/ B1	noun - life
怒り (ikari) /i.ka.ɾi/ B2	noun - anger
痛 (ita) /i.ta/ A2	noun - pain
夢 (yume) /jɯ.me/ A2	noun - dream
バース (baasu) /baːsɯ/ B2	noun - verse (of a song)
世界 (sekai) /se.ka.i/ A2	noun - world

Key Grammar Structures

• 生きてっか？オレ

  ➔ Question particle "ka" used after the verb to form a question.

  ➔ The "ka" particle turns a statement into a question.

• 散ってったオレ

  ➔ Past tense form "った" indicating a completed action of the verb "散つ" (to scatter, disperse).

  ➔ The suffix "った" is the casual past tense form, showing that the action is completed.

• 俺お前のドッペルゲンガー ey

  ➔ Possessive pronoun "の" connecting "俺" (I) and "お前" (you), indicating possession.

  ➔ The "の" particle shows possession or connection between two nouns.

• 目が合ったら即死

  ➔ Conditional clause "〜たら" indicating "if" or "when" something happens.

  ➔ The "〜たら" form expresses a conditional "if" or "when".

• 俺のせいにしたらばOK

  ➔ Conditional "〜たら" with the verb "する" (to do), meaning "if" you blame it on me.

  ➔ The "〜たら" conditional with "する" indicates "if" you blame it on me.

• 増してくしのぎの数

  ➔ Verb "増す" in the progressive form "増してく" indicating an increasing action.

  ➔ The verb "増す" in its progressive form "増してく" shows an ongoing increase.

• 漲るパワー！うーわー！

  ➔ Verb "漲る" in the plain form, indicating a rising or surging of energy or power.

  ➔ The verb "漲る" means to surge or swell with energy or power.