怪物 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: YOASOBI
• Album: 怪物/優しい彗星

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Cheers to this wonderful world once again today

Laughter fills the streets

But it’s all just a facade, pretending not to notice

I’m losing my mind

A scent so strong it makes me dizzy

Stinging the back of my nose

Instinct wakes me up

Whose turn is it today?

What can I do in this world?

What can I possibly do?

Just so those dark eyes

Won’t overflow with tears

I’ll keep wishing for the future, again and again

Clinging to it

In this world full of mistakes

I just want you to smile

No one else will get hurt

I want to grow stronger, stronger

So I can stay true to myself

...

The wonderful world remains safe today

Bad news swirls in the streets

I look away, pretending not to know

This isn’t sane

A serious, dressed-up march

The rhythm of footsteps leads to a place

Where an unforgettable taste lingers

In the hidden world

...

Living purely and righteously

Living without making anyone sad

Living straight, without stepping out of line

Is that what it means to live without mistakes?

Is living as myself justice?

Is living by deceiving justice?

What should I truly be?

Who am I really?

Tell me

...

Tell me

...

Today, too

In this world without answers

I’m wishing

Clumsily, but

I just want to keep laughing with you

Forever

Ah, my heart is racing

Shaking my body, it screams

It’s time to move now

Ah, I’ll devour my weakness again and again

Completely

In this world full of mistakes

I just want you to smile

So no one else cries

I want to grow stronger, stronger

So I can stay true to myself

...

Just to protect you

I’ll run, run, run

Surpassing the me inside me

...

[Japanese]

あぁ素晴らしき世界に今日も乾杯

街に飛び交う笑い声も

見て見ぬフリしてるだけの作りもんさ

気が触れそうだ

クラクラするほどの良い匂いが

ツンと刺した鼻の奥

目を覚ます本能のまま

今日は誰の番だ？

この世界で何が出来るのか

僕には何が出来るのか

ただその真っ黒な目から

涙溢れ落ちないように

あぁ願う未来に何度でもずっと

喰らいつく

この間違いだらけの世界の中

君には笑ってほしいから

もう誰も傷付けない

強く強くなりたいんだよ

僕が僕でいられるように

素晴らしき世界は今日も安泰

街に渦巻く悪い話も

知らない知らないフリして目を逸らした

正気の沙汰じゃないな

真面目に着飾った行進

鳴らす足音が弾む行き先は

消えない消えない味が染み付いている

裏側の世界

清く正しく生きること

誰も悲しませずに生きること

はみ出さず真っ直ぐに生きること

それが間違わないで生きること？

ありのまま生きることが正義か

騙し騙し生きるのは正義か

僕の在るべき姿とはなんだ

本当の僕は何者なんだ

教えてくれよ

教えてくれよ

今日も

答えのない世界の中で

願ってるんだよ

不器用だけれど

いつまでも君とただ

笑っていたいから

あぁ跳ねる心臓が

体揺らし叫ぶんだよ

今こそ動き出せ

あぁ弱い自分を何度でもずっと

喰らい尽くす

この間違いだらけの世界の中

君には笑ってほしいから

もう誰も泣かないよう

強く強くなりたいんだよ

僕が僕でいられるように

ただ君を守るそのために

走る走る走るんだよ

僕の中の僕を超える

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
世界 /sekai/ A2	noun - world
笑い /warai/ A2	noun - laughter, smile verb - to laugh
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tears
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
喰らいつく /kuraituku/ B2	verb - to cling to, to hold on to
間違い /machigai/ B1	noun - mistake, error
強く /tsuyoku/ B1	adverb - strongly adjective - strong
傷付け /kizutsuke/ B2	verb - to hurt, to wound
匂い /nioi/ A2	noun - smell, odor
本能 /honno/ B2	noun - instinct
正義 /seigi/ B2	noun - justice
姿 /sugata/ B1	noun - figure, form, appearance
叫ぶ /sakebu/ B1	verb - to shout, to scream
動く /ugoku/ A2	verb - to move
走る /hashiru/ A2	verb - to run
超える /koeru/ B2	verb - to exceed, to surpass

Key Grammar Structures

• あぁ素晴らしき世界に今日も乾杯

  ➔ Exclamatory particle + adjective + noun

  ➔ The exclamatory particle 'あぁ' is used to express emotion, followed by the adjective '素晴らしき' (wonderful) in its attributive form modifying '世界' (world).

• 見て見ぬフリしてるだけの作りもんさ

  ➔ Te-form + 見ぬ (negative) + フリする (pretend)

  ➔ The te-form '見て' is combined with the negative form '見ぬ' to emphasize the action of pretending not to see, followed by 'フリする' (to pretend).

• 気が触れそうだ

  ➔ Potential form of verb + そうだ (seems like)

  ➔ The potential form '触れそう' (might go crazy) is used with 'そうだ' to express that something seems likely to happen.

• 今日は誰の番だ？

  ➔ Plain form of verb + の (possessive particle) + 番 (turn)

  ➔ The plain form '誰の' (whose) is used with the possessive particle 'の' and '番' (turn) to ask whose turn it is today.

• ただその真っ黒な目から

  ➔ ただ (only) + の (nominative particle) + adjective + noun

  ➔ The adverb 'ただ' (only) is used with the nominative particle 'の' to emphasize 'その真っ黒な目' (those pitch-black eyes).

• あぁ願う未来に何度でもずっと

  ➔ Adverb of frequency + でも (even) + adverb of time

  ➔ The adverb of frequency '何度でも' (no matter how many times) is used with 'でも' (even) and the adverb of time 'ずっと' (always) to express persistence.

• 君には笑ってほしいから

  ➔ に (direction particle) + てほしい (desire for someone to do something)

  ➔ The direction particle 'に' is used with '笑ってほしい' (I want you to smile) to express a desire for the listener to smile.

• 僕が僕でいられるように

  ➔ が (subject particle) + で (continuous state) + いられる (to be able to be)

  ➔ The subject particle 'が' is used with 'で' to indicate a continuous state, followed by 'いられる' (to be able to be) to express the ability to remain oneself.