化身の獣

• By: Do As Infinity
• Album: ALIVE

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

化けの皮剥がし お前が晒した本性

I peel back the mask, revealing your true nature you've exposed

絆(ほだ)された身はただ 行くあてもなく彷徨う

Bound and held, I wander aimlessly without a destination

我、今暴いた この横たわる裸体は

Now I reveal this lying naked body that lies here

牙を隠していた ただの化獣だった

Hiding its fangs, it was just a beast in disguise

嗚呼、この世は

Ah, this world is

嗚呼、欲ばかり

Ah, all greed and longing

化けの皮剥がし お前が晒した本性

I peel back the mask, revealing your true nature you've exposed

絆(ほだ)された身はただ 行くあてもなく彷徨う

Bound and held, I wander aimlessly without a destination

我、今暴いた この横たわる裸体は

Now I reveal this lying naked body that lies here

牙を隠していた ただの化獣だった

Hiding its fangs, it was just a beast in disguise

嗚呼、この世は

Ah, this world is

嗚呼、欲ばかり

Ah, all greed and longing

嗚呼、この世は

Ah, this world is

嗚呼、欲ばかり

Ah, all greed and longing

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
化けの皮 /bakenokawa/ B2	noun - disguise, facade, mask (figurative)
剥がす /hagasu/ B1	verb - to peel off, to strip off, to tear off
晒す /sarasu/ B2	verb - to expose, to reveal, to display
本性 /honshō/ B2	noun - true nature, real character
絆 /kizuna/ B2	noun - bond, connection, ties
彷徨う /samayou/ B2	verb - to wander, to roam, to stray
暴く /abaku/ B2	verb - to expose, to uncover, to reveal
横たわる /yokotawaru/ B1	verb - to lie down, to recline
裸体 /ratai/ B2	noun - nude body, nakedness
牙 /kiba/ A2	noun - fang, tusk
隠す /kakusu/ A2	verb - to hide, to conceal
化獣 /kejuu/ C1	noun - transformed beast, disguised monster
世 /yo/ A2	noun - world, society
欲 /yoku/ B1	noun - desire, greed, want

Grammar:

• 剥がし

  ➔ The verb stems from 剥がす (to peel off, to tear off) with the nominal suffix -し, forming 〜し to indicate the act of removing or peeling off an object.

  ➔ The suffix **-し** is used to nominalize the verb or to indicate an action related to the verb stem.

• 晒した

  ➔ The past tense of 晒す (to expose, to reveal) in the past tense form した, indicating that the action of exposing has been performed.

  ➔ The **-した** form is the past tense of verb する, used here with 晒す to indicate a completed action.

• 晒す

  ➔ The verb 晒す (to expose, to reveal) in its basic form, indicating the act of exposing or revealing something.

  ➔ 晒す is a transitive verb used to indicate the action of exposing or revealing something publicly.

• 裸体は

  ➔ Noun phrase combining 裸体 (naked body) with the topic particle は, marking 裸体 as the topic of the sentence.

  ➔ The particle **は** marks 裸体 as the topic of the sentence, emphasizing it as the main subject.

• ただの化獣だった

  ➔ Description using ただの (just, simple) + noun 化獣 (beast/monster) + だった (past tense of だ, to be), indicating that it was merely a beast.

  ➔ The phrase **ただの** emphasizes that something is merely or simply a certain thing, here a beast.