花喰み – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ファントムシータ
• Album: 少女の日の思い出

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a unique linguistic journey with Phantom Siita's "花喰み." This song, steeped in a captivating "retro horror" aesthetic, offers a rich tapestry of emotional depth and thought-provoking lyrics. By exploring its themes of beautiful lies and the desire for true acceptance, you can gain insight into nuanced Japanese expressions and the powerful storytelling within modern J-pop. The distinctive blend of aggressive rhythms and haunting melodies makes "花喰み" a special and unforgettable way to engage with the Japanese language.

[English]

Love me, Love my life

Down, down, down

Deep beneath

To Wonderland?

Eyes, eyes, eyes, scrutinizing and judging people

Until my tangled body rots away

Dressing up, deceiving each other, adornments and lies

Hating jealousy and spite without pain

Cut, paste, wrap, peel off

Damaged and crawling

Just droning on, living a dull life

Cannot be fulfilled, not enough

Yeah, I'll be a flower

So, m-m-m-mimesis

Decorate with beautiful lies

I'll be a flower

So, m-m-m-mimesis

Make myself feel alive

Yeah, I'll be a flower

So, m-m-m-mimesis

I want to fall beautifully

Love-hate

Love me, Love my life

Behaving sweetly, boldly selling myself

I hate those eyes, they make me sick

Do you want my true feelings? Or do you accept my pain?

Is there anything more beautiful than something fake?

Ah, I can't forgive, I can't forgive

All of this

Everything I can't forgive

Ah, don't look, find me

I don't want to be understood

Expose, expose everything, even what's behind my heart

It's not pitiful

The way I love or my ideals are just a little different

Can't you see?

It's not 'Better than that,'

It's 'Only I' that I want

Yeah, I'll be a flower

So, m-m-m-mimesis

Being fooled by beautiful lies?

I'll be a flower

So, m-m-m-mimesis

Feeling like it's okay to live

Yeah, I'll be a flower

So, m-m-m-mimesis

Lies are okay

Because they're just lies!

Love-hate

Love me, Love my lie

Down, down, down

Deep beneath

To Wonderland?

Underground

[Japanese]

Love me, Love my life

Down, down, down

Deep under

To Wonderland?

目、目、目、しがらむ品定めと人目

まだ絡まった身体が腐るまで

粧して化かし合い　着飾り瞞し合い

見な厭味や僻みは痛み無し

切って貼って巻いて剥がれて

傷んで這っている

只々たらたら　駄駄羅な暮らしじゃ

満たせない　足りない

Ye i'll be flower

so, m-m-m-mimesis

綺麗な嘘で飾らせて

I'll be flower

so, m-m-m-mimesis

生きているって感じさせて

Ye i'll be flower

so, m-m-m-mimesis

美しく散りたい

Love-hate

Love me, Love my life

媚び売りの行動　売らん哉堂々と

反吐が出る程その目が憎い

「本心が欲しい？」「いや心痛は承知？」

作り物より綺麗な物は無い？

ああ、許せない　許せない

どれもこれも全部さぁ

許せない〝許せないあたし〟が

ああ、見ないで　見つけて

理解されたいんじゃない

暴いて　暴いて　心の裏の裏も

可哀想じゃない

愛せる形とか理想が少し違うだけ

分かんないかなぁ

『あれより』じゃなくて

『あたしだけ』がいい

Ye i'll be flower

so, m-m-m-mimesis

綺麗な嘘で騙されて？

I'll be flower

so, m-m-m-mimesis

生きていいって感じさせて

Ye i'll be flower

so, m-m-m-mimesis

嘘で構わない

なんて嘘だから！

Love-hate

Love me, Love my lie

Down, down, down

Deep under

To Wonderland?

Underground

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
目 (me) /me/ A1	noun - eye
身体 (karada) /kaɾada/ A2	noun - body
腐る (kusaru) /kusäɾɯ/ B1	verb - to rot, to decay
嘘 (uso) /ɯso/ A2	noun - lie
花 (hana) /häna/ A1	noun - flower
綺麗 (kirei) /kiɾeː/ A2	adjective - pretty, beautiful, clean
生きる (ikiru) /ikiɾɯ/ A2	verb - to live, to exist
感じる (kanjiru) /kaɲdʑiɾɯ/ B1	verb - to feel, to sense
美しい (utsukushii) /ɯtsɯkɯɕiː/ B2	adjective - beautiful
散る (chiru) /t͡ɕiɾɯ/ B1	verb - to scatter, to fall (e.g. blossoms)
憎い (nikui) /nikɯi/ B2	adjective - hateful, detestable
本心 (honshin) /hoꜜɴɕĩɴ/ B2	noun - true feelings, real intention
心痛 (shintsuu) /ɕiꜜntsɯː/ B2	noun - worry, concern, anxiety
物 (mono) /mõno/ A1	noun - thing, object
愛せる (aiseru) /aiseɾɯ/ B2	verb - to be able to love, lovable

Key Grammar Structures

• Love me, Love my life

  ➔ Imperative sentence with direct object pronouns

  ➔ The singer is giving a direct command or request, using the verb in its base form.

• Down, down, down

  ➔ Adverbial phrase indicating direction or movement downward

  ➔ This phrase emphasizes movement or feeling of going downward, often metaphorically representing decline or descent.

• 目、目、目、しがらむ品定めと人目

  ➔ Use of listing nouns with punctuation for emphasis; traditional Japanese particles "、"

  ➔ The listing emphasizes the multiple elements: eyes, judgment, and public gaze, with particles separating each element.

• まだ絡まった身体が腐るまで

  ➔ Use of subordinate clause with "まで" (until) to express limit or endpoint

  ➔ The phrase indicates that the body remains entangled until it decays, with "まで" marking the endpoint.

• 綺麗な嘘で飾らせて

  ➔ Causative form of verb "飾る" (to decorate), expressing making someone else do the action

  ➔ The phrase uses causative form "飾らせて" to mean making or allowing to decorate with beautiful lies.

• I'll be flower

  ➔ Simple future tense with "will" to express a promise or intention

  ➔ Expresses a future state or identity, indicating the speaker's intention or aspiration.

• so, m-m-m-mimesis

  ➔ Use of elongated "m" and the noun "mimesis" as a poetic or stylistic device

  ➔ Stylistic choice to emphasize the word "mimesis", creating a musical or poetic effect.

• 生きているって感じさせて

  ➔ Causative form of "感じる" (to feel), creating the sense of making someone feel alive

  ➔ The phrase uses causative grammar to imply making someone feel as if they are alive.