ホワイトノイズ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Official髭男dism

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the powerful world of Japanese rock with Official髭男dism's "White Noise"! As the gripping opening theme for 'Tokyo Revengers,' this song is a masterclass in conveying raw emotion and unwavering determination through its lyrics and dynamic instrumentation. By exploring its deep connection to the anime's themes of overcoming adversity and fighting for a better future, you'll not only enjoy a fantastic song but also gain unique insights into expressive Japanese vocabulary and phrasing. It's an ideal track to experience the emotional depth and narrative power that Japanese music can offer.

[English]

The exhaust sound tearing through the city,

Rumbling at my feet

Speeding ahead

Where the lost tail lamp is

Searching directly ahead

With the power to tear through darkness

There’s no more

Streetlights, but still

Surely, just a headlight's enough

I don’t need anything else

The voice of a coward buried under debris

No matter how close I listen, I can't hear it

Before regret catches up and blocks my sight

Over and over, I’ll reach the edge of the future

To save you

Suddenly, memories slam the brakes

My tongue clicks toward

Beyond the mirror I peek inside

Realizing my own cowardice

Even though there’s no time

The voice of a scared one leaking from beneath debris

No matter how I block my ears, it still echoes painfully

I won’t forget the revenge vowed that day

My trembling heart is now so loud

It’s shouting your name out loud

Pretending to be a hero, smiling

I won’t stop until I wipe your cheeks

Your cheeks

Yeah, I’ve been coming to get you since that night

No matter how many mistakes I make

Pretending to be a hero, just smiling

Until I hold your despair tight

I won't give in

Even if fate strikes me down

It doesn’t hurt, it doesn’t itch

Rushing down the road

While silencing the voices buried beneath debris

[Japanese]

街を切り裂くような排気音が

足元で唸っている

猛スピードで進む

消えたテールランプの在り処

探して真っ直ぐに

闇をスクラップにする強さで

ひた走る道路にはもう

街灯さえないけれど

きっとヘッドライトひとつあれば

何も要らないな

瓦礫の下に埋もれた弱虫の声は

いくら耳すましても聞こえやしないさ

追いかけてくる後悔が視界を塞ぐ前に

追いついた未来の端っこで何度も

あなたを救い出すよ

不意に記憶がブレーキをかけた

舌打ちの矛先は

覗き込むミラーの向こう

自分の意気地無さに気づいている

時間などないのに

瓦礫の下から漏れた弱虫の声は

いくら耳塞いでも痛いほど響いてた

あの日誓ったリベンジを忘れてたまるかと

震えた心が今もうるさいほど

その名前を叫んでる

ヒーローぶって笑っていた

あなたの両頬を

拭うまで止まらない

ああそうさ あの夜から あなたを迎えに来たんだ

何度しくじろうとも

ヒーローぶって笑っていた

あなたの絶望を

抱き締めるまで負けない

運命に殴られても

痛くも痒くもないと

道路を駆け抜けてく

瓦礫の下に埋もれた声を掻き消しながら

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
街 /machi/ A1	noun - town, city
声 /koe/ A1	noun - voice, sound
強さ /tsuyosa/ B1	noun - strength
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
記憶 /kioku/ B2	noun - memory
運命 /unmei/ B2	noun - destiny, fate
絶望 /zetsubou/ B2	noun - despair
痛み /itami/ B2	noun - pain
道 /michi/ A1	noun - road, way
記憶 /kioku/ B2	noun - memory
声 /koe/ A1	noun - voice, sound
強さ /tsuyosa/ B1	noun - strength
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
痛み /itami/ B2	noun - pain
運命 /unmei/ B2	noun - destiny, fate
絶望 /zetsubou/ B2	noun - despair

Key Grammar Structures

• 足元で唸っている

  ➔ ている form (progressive aspect)

  ➔ "唸っている" indicates an ongoing action or state, meaning 'are howling'.

• 闇をスクラップにする

  ➔ にする (to make into, to turn into)

  ➔ "スクラップにする" means to turn into scrap or to reduce to rubble.

• 追いかけてくる後悔が視界を塞ぐ

  ➔ てくる (to indicate approaching or coming toward)

  ➔ "追いかけてくる" means 'coming after' or 'pursuing', indicating an action approaching the subject.

• あなたを救い出すよ

  ➔ を (object marker), and る form for verb (救い出す)

  ➔ "救い出す" means 'to rescue' or 'save from', with を marking the direct object.

• 震えた心が今もうるさいほど

  ➔ ほど (indicating extent or degree)

  ➔ ほど expresses the extent or degree of something, here meaning 'to the point of being noisy'.

• 痛くも痒くもないと

  ➔ も (also, even), and ない (negation)

  ➔ も adds emphasis or inclusiveness, and ない negates, so this phrase suggests 'not painful or itchy at all'.

• 負けない

  ➔ 負ける (to lose) in the negative form ない (not)

  ➔ 負けない means 'will not lose', with ない as the negative form of 負ける (to lose).