Empty – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 日向坂46
• Album: Kind of love

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of Hinatazaka46 with 'Empty.' This song is a perfect resource for learners of Japanese who want to study vocabulary related to emotions, loneliness, and introspection, all set to a sophisticated and modern J-pop melody.

[English]

I was walking in a hurry, even though I had nowhere to go

I feel like if I stop, I might just die

Even if twenty-four hours are given to us all equally

I never thought a single day could feel this long

I just stared at my phone, trying to kill time

But the hands of the clock won't move

I'm panicking because you're not here

What should I do from here on out?

Empty Empty Empty Empty, nothing left

Empty Empty Empty Empty

There is nothing in my heart; even my emotions have vanished (Woo Oh Oh)

Empty Empty Empty Empty, so hollow

Empty Empty Empty Empty

That's right, life is just like an aquarium without any fish

What is the point of it all?

The world's oceans are too vast to swim across

I even hesitate to dive in

I know there must be scenery out there I've never seen

But if I just stand here, nothing will ever begin

A life without dreams is like a fish out of water

Where am I supposed to go back to?

Fading Fading Fading Fading, slipping away

Fading Fading Fading Fading

That side of the horizon I used to chase back then (Woo Oh Oh)

Fading Fading Fading Fading, before I knew it

Fading Fading Fading Fading

The sun sets, and the darkness takes over

Eternity continues

I wonder when the pool was drained

The moonlight shines through the wire fence

With no purpose and no goals left

Where are we supposed to swim?

A sentimental city in this season

A lonely labyrinth where I wander

Vanish Vanish Vanish Vanish

Empty Empty Empty Empty, nothing left

Empty Empty Empty Empty

There is nothing in my heart; even my emotions have vanished (Woo Oh Oh)

Empty Empty Empty Empty, so hollow

Empty Empty Empty Empty

That's right, life is just like an aquarium without any fish

What is the point of it all?

[Japanese]

急いで歩いてた　行くあてもないくせに

もし立ち止まれば　死んでしまうだろう

24時間ずつ　平等に与えられても

1日が　こんなに長いと思わなかった

スマホ　ただ眺めて　時間を稼ごうとした

時計の針　進まない

君がいないから焦っている

この先どうすればいい？

Empty Empty Empty Empty　空っぽ

Empty Empty Empty Empty

心は何もない　感情さえも消えてしまったよ　(Woo Oh Oh)

Empty Empty Empty Empty　虚しい

Empty Empty Empty Empty

そうだ　人生なんて　魚がいない水槽と同じ

何のためにある？

世界中の海を　泳ぎ切るには広すぎて

飛び込むことさえ　躊躇ってしまう

見たことない景色　どこかにあるはずなのに

ここに立っていたら　何も始まらない

夢のない人生は　陸に上がった魚だ

どこに帰ればいいのか？

Fading Fading Fading Fading　消えてく

Fading Fading Fading Fading

あの頃　追いかけてた　水平線の向こう側　(Woo Oh Oh)

Fading Fading Fading Fading　いつしか

Fading Fading Fading Fading

太陽沈んで　暗闇辺りを支配する

永遠は続く

プールの水はいつ抜いたのかな

金網越しに月の灯りよ

目的もなく　目標も失い

僕らはどこを泳げばいいんだ？

センチメンタルな季節の街

彷徨う孤独の迷路

Vanish Vanish Vanish Vanish

Empty Empty Empty Empty　空っぽ

Empty Empty Empty Empty

心は何もない　感情さえも消えてしまったよ　(Woo Oh Oh)

Empty Empty Empty Empty　虚しい

Empty Empty Empty Empty

そうだ　人生なんて　魚がいない水槽と同じ

何のためにある？

Key Grammar Structures

• 行くあてもないくせに

  ➔ ～くせに (kuse ni)

  ➔ Used to express criticism or surprise that someone does something despite a certain condition. Here, "kuse ni" implies irony: walking without a destination, even though one shouldn't.

• もし立ち止まれば　死んでしまうだろう

  ➔ Conditional "～ば" (ba)

  ➔ The "ba" form creates a hypothetical condition. "Tachidomareba" means "if (I) were to stop," indicating a strong sense of fear or urgency.

• 1日が　こんなに長いと思わなかった

  ➔ ～と思わなかった (to omowanakatta)

  ➔ Used to express a contrast between past expectation and current reality. The speaker didn't realize how long a day could feel without the partner.

• 時間を稼ごうとした

  ➔ Volitional form + とした (to shita)

  ➔ The volitional form "kasegou" + "to shita" means "tried to" or "attempted to." Here it shows the effort to kill time.

• 君がいないから焦っている

  ➔ ～から (kara) for reasoning

  ➔ This "kara" indicates the cause/reason for the state of being "aseru" (impatient/anxious).

• どこに帰ればいいのか？

  ➔ ～ばいいのか？ (ba ii no ka?)

  ➔ Used to express doubt or helplessness about the future. It literally asks "where is the place I should return to?"

• どこかにあるはずなのに

  ➔ ～はず (hazu)

  ➔ Indicates a high degree of certainty or an expectation based on logic. "Somewhere it should exist" contradicts the current reality of not finding it.

• 飛び込むことさえ　躊躇ってしまう

  ➔ ～さえ (sae)

  ➔ Used for emphasis to mean "even." It highlights how the speaker is so stuck that they can't even take the initial step of "jumping in."