エゴロック – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Surii, Kagamine Len
• Album: パラドックス (Paradox)

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

My spineless heart needs you.

The rumored alkaloid.

They call me the online skull.

Crank up the distortion!

A samurai with a borrowed blade

Wildly firing a shotgun.

Shall we dance through tragic history?

Come on, this awkward, clumsy dance, huh?

My heart is Ego Rock.

A 45-degree angle of nonsense.

Smash the know-how, break the routine,

And say goodbye, bye, bye to tomorrow.

That fawning display,

A sickening sky.

A rain of cynical stares.

Today too, pretending to close both eyes.

My playful mind needs you.

The alkaloid of the streets.

That person too, a trendy instant show.

Spread it around, DID!

A samurai who can't get ahead

An elegy that cuts off the future.

Let's sing through this brutal history.

Look, this silly, nonsensical dance.

Huh.

Let's live with a rock 'n' roll heart!

Music as hot as midsummer.

Smash the how-to's and just draw a circle,

Tomorrow too, wah-hah-hah!

Even this impudence becomes a habit.

We're outcasts, right?

A rain of cynical stares.

Today too, pretending to open both eyes.

Transparent emotions just get tainted.

In that case, push out those who turn a blind eye!

Even betting my life, it feels like I'll lose.

Obsessed with winning and losing, it's nonsense.

Smash common sense for a minute,

Say goodbye to the future.

My heart is Ego Rock.

A 45-degree angle of nonsense.

Smash the know-how, break the routine,

And say goodbye, bye, bye to tomorrow.

That fawning display,

A sickening sky.

A rain of cynical stares.

Today too, pretending to close both eyes.

One, Two, Three, Fuck you.

[Japanese]

腑抜けた心にI need you

噂のアルカロイド

あだ名はネットの髑髏

かき鳴らせディストーション

付け焼き刃の侍が

乱れ打つ散弾銃

悲劇の歴史で踊ろうか

ほらテンテコへンテコ舞舞 はあ

僕の心はエゴロック

斜め45度ナンセンス

ノウハウ砕いてマンネリを

明日にバイバイバイ

媚びへつらうその姿

吐き気の空模様

シニカルな視線の雨

今日も両目を塞ぐふり

おちゃらけ頭にI need you

巷のアルカロイド

あの子も流行りのインスタントショー

撒き散らせDID

うだつが上がらぬ侍が

未来断つ哀悼歌

無残な歴史で歌おうよ

ほらチャンチャラナンチャラ舞舞

はあ

ロックな心で生きようか

真夏並みHotなミュージック

ハウツー砕いて丸書いて

明日もワッハッハ

しゃらくささも癖になる

はみ出し者だろ

シニカルな視線の雨

今日も両目を開くふり

透明な感情は染まるだけさ

だったら見て見ぬふりする奴らを押し出せ

人生かけても負けそうです

勝ち負け取り憑かれナンセンス

1分砕いて常識を

未来にSay goodbye

僕の心はエゴロック

斜め45度ナンセンス

ノウハウ砕いてマンネリを

明日にバイバイバイ

媚びへつらうその姿

吐き気の空模様

シニカルな視線の雨

今日も両目を塞ぐふり

One, Two, Three, Fuck you.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
心 /ko̞ko̞ɾo̞/ A1	noun - heart, mind, spirit
エゴロック /e̞ɡo̞ɾo̞kku/ C1	noun - Egorock (a genre or concept specific to the song, combining 'ego' and 'rock music')
ナンセンス /nansensu/ B1	noun - nonsense, absurd
砕く /kudaku/ B1	verb - to break, to smash, to crush verb - (figuratively) to humble, to simplify
マンネリ /manne̞ɾi/ B2	noun - rut, fixed pattern, monotony, stagnation
媚びへつらう /ko̞bihet͡suɾau/ C1	verb - to fawn upon, to flatter, to butter up, to curry favor
吐き気 /hakike̞/ B1	noun - nausea, urge to vomit
シニカル /ɕinikaɾu/ B2	adjective - cynical
塞ぐ /fu̥saɡu/ B1	verb - to stop up, to close up, to block off verb - to cover verb - to feel depressed
開く /çiɾaku/ A1	verb - to open, to unseal, to unfold
侍 /samuɾai/ A2	noun - samurai, warrior
悲劇 /hiɡe̞ki/ B1	noun - tragedy, disaster
歴史 /ɾe̞kiɕi/ A2	noun - history
踊る /o̞do̞ɾu/ A1	verb - to dance
透明 /to̞ːme̞i/ B1	adjective - transparent, clear
感情 /kaɲd͡ʑo̞ː/ A2	noun - emotion, feeling, sentiment
人生 /ʑinɕe̞ː/ A2	noun - life, human life
常識 /d͡ʑo̞ːɕiki/ B1	noun - common sense, common knowledge
未来 /miɾai/ A2	noun - future
髑髏 /do̞kɯɾo̞/ B2	noun - skull

Key Grammar Structures

• かき鳴らせディストーション

  ➔ Imperative Form

  ➔ “かき鳴らせ” (kakinarase) is the imperative form of “かき鳴らす” (kakinarasu, to strum/play loudly). It expresses a direct command or strong request.

• 悲劇の歴史で踊ろうか

  ➔ Volitional form + か for suggestion

  ➔ “踊ろう” (odorou) is the volitional form of “踊る” (odoru, to dance). Adding “か” (ka) turns it into a suggestion or an invitation, asking “Shall we dance...?”

• 媚びへつらうその姿

  ➔ Plain form verb modifying a noun

  ➔ “媚びへつらう” (kobihetsurau, to fawn/flatter) is a plain form verb directly modifying the noun “姿” (sugata, appearance/figure). This construction describes the noun by the action of the verb, meaning “the appearance that flatters/fawns.”

• 今日も両目を塞ぐふり

  ➔ Verb plain form + ふりをする (to pretend to do something)

  ➔ “塞ぐふり” (fusagu furi) means “pretending to close/cover.” The plain form of a verb (“塞ぐ” - fusagu, to close/cover) is followed by “ふりをする” to express feigning or pretending to do something.

• うだつが上がらぬ侍が

  ➔ Classical/Literary negative ぬ

  ➔ “上がらぬ” (agaranu) is the classical or literary negative form of “上がる” (agaru, to rise/get ahead). It functions identically to the modern negative “上がらない” (agaranai), meaning “does not rise” or “cannot get ahead.” It adds a formal or poetic tone. The phrase “うだつが上がらない” is an idiom meaning “to not be able to get ahead in life.”

• 人生かけても負けそうです

  ➔ Te-form + も for concession & そうだ for appearance

  ➔ “人生かけても” (jinsei kaketemo) uses “ても” which means “even if” or “even though.” “かける” (kakeru) here means “to stake” or “to risk.” So, “even if I stake my life.” “負けそうです” (makesou desu) uses the “そうだ” (appears to be/looks like) construction attached to the stem of a verb (“負ける” - makeru, to lose). It conveys an observation or prediction based on appearance: “it looks like I will lose.”

• 勝ち負け取り憑かれナンセンス

  ➔ Passive form

  ➔ “取り憑かれ” (toritsukare) is the passive form of “取り憑く” (toritsuku, to possess/obsess). In this context, it implies “being possessed by” or “being obsessed with” the idea of winning or losing. While often indicating a state, it functions adjectivally here.

• だったら見て見ぬふりする奴らを押し出せ

  ➔ Idiomatic expression with archaic negative & Imperative

  ➔ “見て見ぬふりする” (mite minu furi suru) is an idiom meaning “to pretend not to see.” It uses the archaic negative “ぬ” (“見ぬ” = “見ない”). “押し出せ” (oshidase) is the imperative form of “押し出す” (oshidasu, to push out). The whole phrase means “If that’s the case, push out those guys who pretend not to see.”

• 透明な感情は染まるだけさ

  ➔ だけ (only/just) & Sentence-ending particle さ (emphasis)

  ➔ “染まるだけ” (somaru dake) uses “だけ” (dake, only/just) to indicate that the transparent emotions *only* get dyed/influenced. “さ” (sa) is a casual sentence-ending particle that adds emphasis or asserts a statement, often with a slightly masculine or confident tone.

• ノウハウ砕いてマンネリを

  ➔ Te-form for sequential action/means

  ➔ “砕いて” (kudaite) is the te-form of “砕く” (kudaku, to break/crush). Here, it connects “ノウハウを砕く” (to crush know-how) with the implied subsequent action, indicating a sequential action or the means by which something is done. In this context, it implies 'by crushing know-how, then...' or 'crushing know-how and thereby...'.

• シニカルな視線の雨

  ➔ な-adjective modifying a noun (ナ形容詞)

  ➔ “シニカルな” (shinikaru na) is a な-adjective formed from the katakana word “シニカル” (cynical). な-adjectives directly precede and modify nouns, such as “視線の雨” (shisen no ame, rain of gazes/stares), meaning “cynical rain of gazes.”

• One, Two, Three, Fuck you.

  ➔ English expletive (Interjection)

  ➔ This is a direct incorporation of an English phrase, specifically a count followed by an expletive. In Japanese lyrics, English phrases are often used for stylistic effect, expressing a strong, direct, and rebellious sentiment.