FIRE SCREAM – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 水樹奈々

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese with Nana Mizuki's "FIRE SCREAM" offers a unique opportunity to dive into a powerful and emotive style of the language. The song is filled with strong verbs and dramatic expressions, perfect for understanding the nuances of expressing determination and fighting spirit. The mix of Japanese and English phrases also provides a fun way to see how the two languages can be blended in modern J-Rock music. Let the fiery energy of this song motivate your language-learning journey!

[English]

Awaken, melody of love

(Go beyond with all your spirit)

Resound, even if life ends

(Let it echo for eternity)

Desperately (Rising up!

Change your world!

Show must go on!)

Beautifully (Rising up!

Change your world!

Show must go on!)

Blocking overflowing tears (Holdin' feelings)

Killing the voice that pierces the heart (Holdin' place)

Still, what I want to grasp is

Whose future is it, anyway?

Where...?

Awaken, melody of love

(Go beyond with all your spirit)

Resound, even if life ends

(Let it echo for eternity)

"For you"

The unwavering wall is proud

Striking the double-edged sword, testing the truth

Where am I going?

Answer me, the song blooming in a crumbling world

Let me hear the soul that even embraces cruelty

(Rising up! Change your world!)

(Wake up, wake up!) I won't give up

(Heat up, heat up!) The dream we connected

(Grow up, grow up!) Is layered with you

Beyond the smiles that await

No one can stop it

(Rising up!

Change your world!

Show must go on!)

(Rising up!

Change your world!

Show must go on!)

No matter how many times I'm exposed to denial

(Keep in mind)

No matter how many times I'm struck down

(Keep in shape)

As long as I can continue to be myself

It's enough to have that resolve

Pierce through the moist sky, catch and guide like a rainbow

Release the instincts trapped in chaos

(Rising up! Change your world!)

The echoes deepen as we draw closer

Dissipating doubts, inviting tomorrow

Now, hold my hand

Answer me, the song blooming in a crumbling world

Let me hear the soul that even embraces cruelty

(Rising up! Change your world!)

(Wake up, wake up!) I won't give up

(Heat up, heat up!) The dream we connected

(Grow up, grow up!) Is layered with you

Beyond the smiles that await

No one can stop it

...

[Japanese]

目覚めよ愛の旋律

(全霊を超えていけ)

轟け 命尽きても

(永遠に鳴り響け)

がむしゃらに (Rising up!

Change your world!

Show must go on!)

美しく (Rising up!

Change your world!

Show must go on!)

溢れる涙塞ぎ (Holdin' feelings)

心抉る声を殺し (Holdin' place)

それでも掴みたいのは

一体誰の未来？

Where...？

目覚めよ愛の旋律

(全霊を超えていけ)

轟け 命尽きても

(永遠に鳴り響け)

「君のために」

一途な城壁は誇らしく

諸刃の剣を打ち付け 真実を試す

僕は何処へ？

応えて 崩れかけた 世界に咲いた胸の歌

聴かせて 残酷さえ抱き締める魂を

(Rising up! Change your world!)

(Wake up, wake up!) 諦めないと

(Heat up, heat up!) 繋いだ夢は

(Grow up, grow up!) 君と重ねた

笑顔の先にある

誰も止められない

(Rising up!

Change your world!

Show must go on!)

(Rising up!

Change your world!

Show must go on!)

何度 否定に晒され

(Keep in mind)

何度 叩きつけられても

(Keep in shape)

僕が僕であり続ける

覚悟さえあればいい

貫け 潤んだ空 受け止め導く 虹のように

放って 混沌に 囚われた本能を

(Rising up! Change your world!)

寄り添うほど深まる 残響は

迷い打ち消し 明日へと誘う

さあ、手を握って

応えて 崩れかけた 世界に咲いた胸の歌

聴かせて 残酷さえ抱き締める魂を

(Rising up! Change your world!)

(Wake up, wake up!) 諦めないと

(Heat up, heat up!) 繋いだ夢は

(Grow up, grow up!) 君と重ねた

笑顔の先にある

誰も止められない

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
轟け /todoroke/ B2	verb - to roar, to resound
美しく /utsukushiku/ B1	adverb - beautifully
溢れる /afureru/ B1	verb - to overflow, to spill over
心抉る /kokoro eguru/ C1	verb - to pierce one's heart
諸刃の剣 /moroha no tsurugi/ C2	noun - a double-edged sword
誇らしく /hokorashiku/ B2	adverb - proudly
真実 /shinjitsu/ B1	noun - truth
試す /tamesu/ B1	verb - to test, to try
崩れかけた /kuzurekaketa/ C1	verb - to be on the verge of collapse
咲いた /saita/ B1	verb - to bloom, to flower
胸の歌 /mune no uta/ B2	noun - a song from the heart
残酷 /zankoku/ B2	adjective - cruel, harsh
虹 /niji/ B1	noun - rainbow
混沌 /konton/ C2	noun - chaos, confusion
囚われた /torawareta/ C1	verb - to be imprisoned, to be confined
本能 /honnō/ B2	noun - instinct
残響 /zankyō/ B2	noun - echo, reverberation
明日 /ashita/ A1	noun - tomorrow

Key Grammar Structures

• 轟け 命尽きても

  ➔ Verb + ても (temo) to express 'even if' or 'despite'

  ➔ '轟け' is the imperative form of '轟く', meaning 'roar' or 'resound'.

• 美しく

  ➔ Adjective + く (ku) to form adverbs meaning 'beautifully' or 'in a beautiful manner'

  ➔ '美しく' is derived from the adjective '美しい' meaning 'beautiful'.

• 心抉る声を殺し

  ➔ を (wo) particle marks the direct object of the verb

  ➔ '心抉る声' refers to 'the voice that pierces or hurts the heart'.

• 一体誰の未来？

  ➔ 誰の未来 is a question phrase asking 'whose future?'

  ➔ The question seeks to identify whose future is being considered.

• 覚悟さえあればいい

  ➔ さえ (sae) indicates 'even' or 'as long as', emphasizing that only the condition applies

  ➔ '覚悟さえあればいい' means 'as long as you have resolve, that's enough'.

• 放って 混沌に 囚われた本能を

  ➔ を (wo) marks the direct object; に (ni) indicates direction or target

  ➔ This phrase means 'Releasing and embracing the instinct trapped in chaos'.