感電 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 米津玄師
• Album: STRAY SHEEP

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying world of Kenshi Yonezu's "感電" (Kanden)! This dynamic track, infused with a vibrant funk and jazz sound, serves as the theme song for the hit drama "MIU404." Exploring its lyrics and cultural context offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in Japanese contemporary music and language. You'll discover how Yonezu masterfully weaves narrative and emotion into his songwriting, making "感電" a unique and captivating piece that encourages embracing life's unpredictable journey at full speed. It's a song that's both musically rich and lyrically thought-provoking, perfect for deepening your understanding of modern Japanese artistic expression.

[English]

I want to escape the night streets, my direction is still unknown

Going around in circles feels empty, I'm in a bind, woof woof woof

I don't feel like I've lost anything, but something feels missing

I got a bit high and blew into a four-wheeled vehicle

Brother, what should we do?

I want to stop thinking about anything

Goodbye to the edge of the galaxy

Truth and morality

Don't work in this crazy night

We laugh and clap our hands together

Without anyone knowing

...

Just for a moment, this sparkle

Let's devour it together until we drop

And pray for our luck

Let's keep going at a speed no one can catch up to

I just want to live like a lightning bolt

What do you want to do?

No need for a reply

...

The rolling window and scenery, the motive is still unknown

It's annoying and irritating, I wandered in, meow meow meow

Did anyone see the wallet I dropped around here?

It's ridiculous how unlucky I am, joke with me, highway star

Hey partner, one more time

Let's have a fight like in a comic

Something that won't even be a joke, just for a trial

In a city where

I can't even classify reason and absurdity

We escape and laugh together

What we aim for is a mellow ending

It's something that shakes the heart in an instant

The moment I chase it, I lose sight of it

Surely eternity is somewhere out there

Searching for the day after tomorrow isn't so bad, right?

This night is better than the morning you disappeared

Still, it's better

Water lilies in my lungs, distant sirens

Resonating boundaries

響き合う境界線

Let's fight as if we love each other

Carrying the futility that remains

Water lilies in my lungs, distant sirens

Resonating boundaries

Let's fight as if we love each other

Carrying the futility that remains

Just for a moment, this sparkle

Let's devour it together until we drop

And pray for our luck

Let's keep going at a speed no one can catch up to

It's something that shakes the heart in an instant

The moment I chase it, I lose sight of it

Surely eternity is somewhere out there

Searching for the day after tomorrow isn't so bad, right?

I just want to live like a lightning bolt

What do you want to do?

No need for a reply

...

[Japanese]

逃げ出したい夜の往来 行方は未だ不明

回り回って虚しくって 困っちゃったワンワンワン

失ったつもりもないが 何か足りない気分

ちょっと変にハイになって 吹かし込んだ四輪車

兄弟よ如何かしよう

もう何も考えない様

銀河系の外れへと さようなら

真実も 道徳も

動作しないイカれた夜でも

僕ら手を叩いて笑い合う

誰にも知られないまま

たった一瞬の このきらめきを

食べ尽くそう二人で くたばるまで

そして幸運を 僕らに祈りを

まだ行こう 誰も追いつけないくらいのスピードで

稲妻の様に生きていたいだけ

お前はどうしたい？

返事はいらない

転がした車窓と情景 動機は未だ不明

邪魔臭くて苛ついて 迷い込んだニャンニャンニャン

ここいらで落とした財布 誰か見ませんでした？

馬鹿みたいについてないね 茶化してくれハイウェイ・スター

よう相棒 もう一丁

漫画みたいな喧嘩しようよ

酒落になんないくらいのやつを お試しで

正論と 暴論の

分類さえ出来やしない街を

抜け出して互いに笑い合う

目指すのは メロウなエンディング

それは心臓を 刹那に揺らすもの

追いかけた途端に 見失っちゃうの

きっと永遠が どっかにあるんだと

明後日を 探し回るのも 悪くはないでしょう

お前がどっかに消えた朝より

こんな夜の方が

まだましさ

肺に睡蓮 遠くのサイレン

響き合う境界線

愛し合う様に 喧嘩しようぜ

遺る瀬無さ引っさげて

肺に睡蓮 遠くのサイレン

響き合う境界線

愛し合う様に 喧嘩しようぜ

遺る瀬無さ引っさげて

たった一瞬の このきらめきを

食べ尽くそう二人で くたばるまで

そして幸運を 僕らに祈りを

まだ行こう 誰も追いつけないくらいのスピードで

それは心臓を 刹那に揺らすもの

追いかけた途端に 見失っちゃうの

きっと永遠が どっかにあるんだと

明後日を 探し回るのも 悪くはないでしょう

稲妻の様に生きていたいだけ

お前はどうしたい？

返事はいらない

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夜 /や/ A1	noun - night
車 /くるま/ A1	noun - car
心臓 /しんぞう/ B1	noun - heart
生きる /いきる/ B1	verb - to live
瞬間 /しゅんかん/ B2	noun - moment
運 /うん/ B2	noun - luck
笑う /わらう/ B1	verb - to laugh
探す /さがす/ B1	verb - to search
境界線 /きょうかいせん/ C1	noun - boundary
稲妻 /いなずま/ B2	noun - lightning
喧嘩 /けんか/ B2	noun - fight
未来 /みらい/ B2	noun - future
道徳 /どうとく/ C1	noun - morality
真実 /しんじつ/ C1	noun - truth
運命 /うんめい/ C2	noun - destiny

Key Grammar Structures

• 逃げ出したい夜の往来 行方は未だ不明

  ➔ Desire form (たい) + noun + の + noun

  ➔ The phrase expresses a desire to escape from the night.

• たった一瞬の このきらめきを

  ➔ Noun + の + noun

  ➔ This structure indicates possession or a characteristic of the noun.

• 愛し合う様に 喧嘩しようぜ

  ➔ Verb stem + ように + verb

  ➔ This structure expresses the manner in which an action is performed.

• それは心臓を 刹那に揺らすもの

  ➔ Noun + を + verb

  ➔ This structure indicates the object of the verb.

• 明後日を 探し回るのも 悪くはないでしょう

  ➔ Verb + 回る + のも + adjective + でしょう

  ➔ This structure expresses a possibility or suggestion.

• 稲妻の様に生きていたいだけ

  ➔ Noun + の様に + verb

  ➔ This structure indicates a manner of doing something, comparing it to something else.