Habit – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SEKAI NO OWARI

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the theme of self-acceptance and breaking free from societal labels through SEKAI NO OWARI's hit song, "Habit." With its catchy J-Pop melody and unique perspective, this song encourages listeners to embrace their individuality and challenge conventional thinking, offering a fun and engaging way to reflect on personal identity.

[English]

You guys, you tend to classify and separate everything

Wanting to categorize, distinguish, put into genres

There’s a weird habit of humans wanting to classify, I heard

There are basically two kinds of people in the world

You’re targeting those who have and those who don’t

Those who do their best and those who don’t

Hiders and hype-beasts?

You can’t settle unless you categorize yourselves

Wanting to peek outside your instincts you don’t notice?

Don’t you feel like looking beyond what your instincts don't show?

Don’t you feel like it? Or not in the mood?

In other words, it’s not that simple

It’s more ambiguous, delicate, something unclear

Like those who have but can’t show it,

Who are doing it but can’t succeed

Pretending to understand even though they have it,

Getting anxious while trying to look cool

At heart, you’re gifted

I’m just a normal housewife, after all

That’s fine, isn’t it? Isn’t it wonderful?

Isn’t it just proof that the impossible is possible?

I’m not telling you to dream

That wouldn’t be responsible at all

Just don’t get eaten up by that habit

Every time you throw away that habit, your worth comes clearer

We’re animals too

We’re into this kind of stuff

What do you think if I say all this?

Just normally, deep down, bubbling up

We’re animals too

And so, we have these original instincts

Don’t classify yourself

Break that bad habit and show me

Break that bad habit and show me

And as an adult,

I might say things I shouldn’t, but

Honestly, preaching is kind of a pleasure

And it’s a masterpiece if you drink it as entertainment

And if it triggers you to move forward,

That’s a win-win situation, right?

Nothing to be disappointed about with this

It’s really up to you after all,

And honestly, I’m not interested in what happens next,

What do you want to do from now on?

I’d love to believe that asking others is not the end,

But if not, it’s a pretty serious situation

Because you guys are stuck in those classified boxes

That’s why

You’re just lingering in an ordinary box

I live life on easy mode

Sleeping there all the time, around thirties

My specs are pretty low to begin with

So I struggle, rage, and bark stupidly

If I classify those days of mine

It’s obvious to everyone’s eyes

The world quickly reduces it to money,

Love, luck, fate, or chance

Why do we just put it into two words?

We’re more ambiguous,

Complex, unclear things

Don’t pretend to know and act superior

You don’t have the ability to classify yourself

We’re animals, too

We’re into this kind of stuff

What do you think if I say all this?

Just normally, deep down, bubbling up

We’re animals, too

And so, we have these original instincts

Don’t classify yourself

Break that bad habit and show me

We’re animals, too

We’re into this kind of stuff

What do you think if I say all this?

Just normally, deep down, bubbling up

We’re animals, too

And so, we have these original instincts

Don’t classify yourself

Break that bad habit and show me

Break that bad habit and show me

[Japanese]

君たちったら何でもかんでも

分類、区別、ジャンル分けしたがる

ヒトはなぜか分類したがる習性があるとかないとか

この世の中2種類の人間が

いるとか言う君たちが標的

持ってるヤツとモテないやつとか

ちゃんとやるヤツとヤッてないヤツとか

隠キャ陽キャ？

君らは分類しないとどうにも落ち着かない

気付かない本能の外側を

覗いていかない？　気分が乗らない？

つまり　それは　そんな　シンプルじゃない

もっと　曖昧で　繊細で　不明瞭なナニカ

例えば持ってるのに出せないヤツ、

やってるのにイケないヤツ

持ってるのに悟ったふりして、

スカしてるうちに不安になっちゃったりするヤツ

所詮アンタはギフテッド

アタシは普通の主婦ですと

それは良いでしょう？素晴らしいんでしょう？

不可能の証明の完成なんじゃない？

夢を持てなんて言ってない

そんな無責任になりはしない

ただその習性に喰われないで

そんなhabit捨てる度　見えてくる　君の価値

俺たちだって動物

こーゆーのって好物

ここまで言われたらどう？

普通 腹の底からこうふつふつと

俺たちだって動物

故に持ち得るoriginalな習性

自分で自分を分類するなよ

壊して見せろよそのBad habit

壊して見せろよそのBad habit

大人の俺が

言っちゃいけない事言っちゃうけど

説教するってぶっちゃけ快楽

酒の肴にすりゃもう傑作

でもって君も進むキッカケになりゃ

そりゃそれでwinwinじゃん？

こりゃこれで残念じゃん

そもそもそれって君次第だし、

その後なんか俺興味ないわけ、

この先君はどうしたい？

ってヒトに問われる事自体、

終わりじゃないと信じたいけど

そーじゃなきゃかなり非常事態

君たちがその分類された、

普通の箱で燻ってるからさ

俺は人生イージーモード

ずっとそこで眠っててアラサー

俺はそもそもスペックが低い

だから足掻いてもがいて醜く吠えた

俺のあの頃を分類したら

誰の目から見ても　明らか

すぐ世の中、金だとか、

愛だとか、運だとか、縁だとか

なぜ2文字で片付けちゃうの

俺たちはもっと曖昧で

複雑で、不明瞭なナニカ

悟ったふりして驕るなよ

君に君を分類する能力なんてない

俺たちだって動物

こーゆーのって好物

ここまで言われたらどう？

普通 腹の底からこうふつふつと

俺たちだって動物

故に持ち得るoriginalな習性

自分で自分を分類するなよ

壊して見せろよそのBad habit

俺たちだって動物

こーゆーのって好物

ここまで言われたらどう？

普通 腹の底からこうふつふつと

俺たちだって動物

故に持ち得るoriginalな習性

自分で自分を分類するなよ

壊して見せろよそのBad habit

壊して見せろよそのBad habit

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
分類 /bunrui/ B2	noun - classification
習性 /shūsei/ B2	noun - habit
不安 /fuan/ B1	noun - anxiety
価値 /kachi/ B1	noun - value
動物 /dōbutsu/ A2	noun - animal
壊す /kowasu/ B1	verb - to break
普通 /futsū/ A2	adjective - normal
快楽 /kairaku/ B2	noun - pleasure
夢 /yume/ A1	noun - dream
不可能 /fukanō/ B2	noun - impossibility
証明 /shōmei/ B2	noun - proof
キッカケ /kikkake/ B1	noun - trigger, opportunity
興味 /kyōmi/ B1	noun - interest
明らか /akiraka/ B2	adjective - clear, obvious
複雑 /fukuzatsu/ B2	adjective - complex
曖昧 /aimai/ B2	adjective - ambiguous

Key Grammar Structures

• 君たちったら何でもかんでも

  ➔ Use of 'ったら' to emphasize or provoke a conversational tone, often used to express annoyance or to highlight the subject.

  ➔ 'ったら' functions to express emphasis or to bring a conversational nuance, often with a tone of annoyance or teasing.

• 気付かない本能の外側を

  ➔ Use of noun + の to connect '気付かない' (not noticing) with '外側' (outside); forming a noun phrase indicating 'outside of the instinct that you don't notice.'

  ➔ This structure links a noun describing a concept (like '外側') with a clause or adjective, forming a noun phrase, typical for written or formal Japanese.

• 持ってるのに出せないヤツ

  ➔ Use of のに to express contrast or irony: 'even though having (something), cannot show (it)'.

  ➔ 'のに' indicates a contrast or unexpected result between two clauses: having something but being unable to do something else with it.

• 壊して見せろよそのBad habit

  ➔ Imperative form + よ to give strong advice or command; 壊して見せろ (show by breaking) suggests 'destroy and show'.

  ➔ Imperative forms like 壊して見せろ give direct commands or strong advice; here, it means 'destroy and show' as a way to demonstrate breaking a bad habit.