I am me. – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BiSH
• Album: CARROTS and STiCKS

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into BiSH's reflective song “I am me.” – an easy-listening rock ballad perfect for Japanese language learners. Its clear vocal delivery and introspective lyrics offer a unique opportunity to explore themes of self-discovery and personal truth, while familiarizing yourself with natural Japanese expressions in a musical context.

[English]

Is this real?

Is this normal?

I'm searching for the truth

Inside a black box

Something chilly is on my back

Afraid of someone's words

I kept telling lies

Because I can't see anything

There's nothing else to rely on

The meaning of being born

I want to keep questioning

These overflowing feelings

God, you're heartless

Every day is a repetition

What's with the future I aimed for?

Worrying or being philosophical

This kind of me is impossible

Live desperately

Losing sight of the future I aimed for

Crying or thinking

That kind of me, as I am

Endless forward progress

Run through these unrepeatable days

My true feelings

Are so commonplace

I was hiding the truth

This white room always

Feels like I'm being watched, unsettling

Being exposed itself is scary

What do I believe in?

If I don't feel anything

I wouldn't feel any pain

The meaning of being born

I want to keep questioning

These overflowing feelings

God, you're heartless

Every day is a repetition

What's with the future I aimed for?

Worrying or being philosophical

This kind of me is impossible

Live desperately

Losing sight of the future I aimed for

Crying or thinking

That kind of me, as I am

Endless forward progress

Run through these unrepeatable days

Saying only nice things

Is pointless and uncool

Words I don't say much

I am me

What's with the future I aimed for?

Worrying or being philosophical

This kind of me is impossible

Live desperately

Losing sight of the future I aimed for

Crying or thinking

That kind of me, as I am

Endless forward progress

Run through these unrepeatable days

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[Japanese]

本当なのかな？

当たり前なの？

真実を求めてる

黒い箱の中で

背中にひやりとなんかいる

誰かの言葉におびえ

嘘ばかりついていた

何も見えないから

他に頼るものなどなくて

生まれて来た意味を

問いただし続けたい

有り余る思いは

神様 無情だ

毎日が繰り返し

目指した未来になんだ？って

悩んだり 達観したり

こんな僕がありえない

必死に生きろ

目指した未来見失って

泣いたり 考えたり

そんな僕がこのまま

果てしない前進を

二度とない日々を駆け抜けろ

本音なんかさ

ありきたりだよ

真実を隠してた

白い部屋はいつも

見られてるようで落ち着かない

暴かれること自体怖い

信じるはなんなのか

何も感じないなら

別に痛むことなどないのに

生まれて来た意味を

問いただし続けたい

有り余る思いは

神様 無情だ

毎日が繰り返し

目指した未来になんだ？って

悩んだり 達観したり

こんな僕がありえない

必死に生きろ

目指した未来見失って

泣いたり 考えたり

そんな僕がこのまま

果てしない前進を

二度とない日々を駆け抜けろ

綺麗事ばっか言ったって

しょうもないかっこ悪い

あんま言わない言葉さ

僕は僕だ

目指した未来になんだ？って

悩んだり 達観したり

こんな僕がありえない

必死に生きろ

目指した未来見失って

泣いたり 考えたり

そんな僕がこのまま

果てしない前進を

二度とない日々を駆け抜けろ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
本当 (hontou) /honto/ B1	noun - truth
真実 (shinjitsu) /shinjitsu/ B2	noun - truth, reality
意味 (imi) /imi/ A2	noun - meaning
未来 (mirai) /mirai/ B1	noun - future
生まれる (umareru) /umareru/ B1	verb - to be born
考える (kangaeru) /kangaeru/ B1	verb - to think
泣く (naku) /naku/ A2	verb - to cry
言葉 (kotoba) /kotoba/ A2	noun - word, language
思い (omoi) /omoi/ B2	noun - thought, feeling
生きる (ikiru) /ikiru/ B1	verb - to live
前進 (zenshin) /zenshin/ B2	noun - advance, progress
悩む (nayamu) /nayamu/ B1	verb - to worry, to be troubled
怖い (kowai) /kowai/ A2	adjective - scary, frightening
繰り返す (kurikaesu) /kurikaesu/ B2	verb - to repeat
隠す (kakusu) /kakusu/ B2	verb - to hide
果てしない (hateshinai) /hateshinai/ C1	adjective - endless, infinite

Key Grammar Structures

• 本当なのかな？

  ➔ Adding the copula 'なの' to seek confirmation or question something

  ➔ 'なの' is used at the end of sentences to seek confirmation or turn a statement into a question.

• 真実を求めてる

  ➔ Using the te-form '求めてる' as a colloquial contraction of '求めている' to express ongoing desire

  ➔ '求めてる' is a colloquial contraction of '求めている,' expressing an ongoing action or desire.

• 背中にひやりとなんかいる

  ➔ Using 'に' as a particle indicating location or target of feeling/sensation

  ➔ 'に' indicates the location or target where the sensation ('ひやりとなんかいる') is experienced.

• 白い部屋はいつも見られてるようで落ち着かない

  ➔ Using the passive form '見られてる' to indicate being watched or observed

  ➔ '見られてる' is the passive form of '見る' (to see), indicating that the subject is being watched.

• 信じるはなんなのか

  ➔ Using 'は' as the topic marker and 'なのか' to form a question about the essence of '信じる' (to believe)

  ➔ 'は' marks the topic of the sentence, while 'なのか' turns the phrase into a question asking about the nature or essence of belief.

• 果てしない前進を駆け抜けろ

  ➔ Imperative form of '駆け抜ける' (to run through), encouraging continuous forward movement

  ➔ '駆け抜けろ' is the imperative form of '駆け抜ける', which means to run through or dash forward, used here as a command to keep moving forward endlessly.