Introduction – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 女王蜂
• Album: 十

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the powerful world of Japanese rock with Queen Bee's "Introduction." This intense and self-assertive track, featured in "Tokyo Ghoul S," offers a fantastic opportunity to explore dynamic Japanese vocabulary and expressions of defiance and confidence, showcasing how language can convey raw emotion and an unwavering spirit.

[English]

Even if God proclaims randomness and unfairness

I don't care because I don't like it

Earn and spend; if you like it, do as much as you want

I don't want applause for cheap magic tricks in this world

I don't even want to hear the reveal

Come on, sing and dance, yeah, then just glare

The silly games are over now

No paycheck, no acting in a character

This is the last supper

Send the cold plate back

Throw the tablecloth into the wind

Because there's no point in starting without beginning, that's all

Even if I'm not afraid of anything, I can't keep trembling, right?

Once you've come this far, you can't go back. No one can measure the heart

If it doesn't start, before I fall apart someday

(Introduction)

...

I've grown used to not being chosen, again and again

My restless mind just smolders, unable to find peace

Still, I keep drawing with fading ink

The silly games are over now

I won't leave for free because it's not my style

This is the last supper

I want to eat something delicious

Clutching my own tablecloth

I’ll make everything okay, no matter when

Cute and grumpy, let's earn happily and wonderfully!

Spewing heels of fire

Pierce right through, just like this

A hybrid of Adam and Eve

Say ‘Cheese!’ with a flash

Peace, peace, peace

Kiss the person I love

Someday R.I.P.

So, L.I.P.

Black, white, yellow, and beyond—rainbow colors

Well, there are various things, but

The destination is (Introduction) a rosy hue

...

Because I started without it beginning, that's all

Even if I’m not afraid of anything

I can't be trembling forever, right?

Because I started without it beginning, that's all

Even if I’m not afraid of anything, I can't keep trembling, right?

Once you've come this far, you can't go back. No one can measure the heart

If it doesn't start, before I fall apart someday

(Introduction)

...

[Japanese]

神さまが 気まぐれと不公平を唱えても

気に入らないから 関係ないね

稼いで使って 好きなら好きなだけ

世の中だなんて安い手品に拍手はしたくないし

種明かしだって聞きたくはないね

さぁ歌って踊って そう あとは睨むだけ

おままごとはもうおしまい

ギャラもないのにキャラは演じない

これが最後の晩餐だって

冷えた皿は突き返して

テーブルクロスを翻し

はじまらないからはじめた それだけ

何も怖くもないのに怯えてはいられないでしょう？

ここまで来たら帰れない 心は誰も計れない

はじまらないなら いつしかくたばるその前に

(Introduction)

選ばれないことには慣れていたよ ずっとずっと

持て余す心 くすぶるばかりで

それでも消しずみで描き続けたんだ

おままごとはもうおしまい

ガラじゃないからタダじゃ帰さない

これが最後の晩餐だって

美味しいものが食べたいね

自分のクロスを握りしめて

どんな時でも 大丈夫にしちゃうぞ

可愛くおこりんぼ すてきに楽しく稼ご！

火を噴くハイヒール

突き刺し Just like this

アダムとイヴのハイブリッド

放つ「はいチーズ！」

ピース ピース ピース

好きな人とキス

いつか R I P

だから L I P

黒白黄色 その奥の虹色

まぁ色々あるけど

行く先は (Introduction) ばら色

はじまらないからはじめた それだけ

何も怖くもないのに

怯えてはいられないでしょう？

はじまらないからはじめた それだけ

何も怖くもないのに 怯えてはいられないでしょう？

ここまで来たら帰れない 心は誰も計れない

はじまらないなら いつしかくたばるその前に

(Introduction)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
神 (kami) /kami/ B1	noun - god, deity
気まぐれ (kimagure) /kimagɯɾe/ B2	noun - whim, caprice adjective - whimsical, capricious
不公平 (fukouhei) /ɸɯkoːheː/ B2	noun - unfairness, injustice adjective - unfair, unjust
稼ぐ (kasegu) /kasɯɡɯ/ B1	verb - to earn (money)
使う (tsukau) /t͡sɯkaɯ/ A2	verb - to use
好き (suki) /sɯki/ A1	adjective - liked, favorite
世の中 (yononaka) /jononaka/ B1	noun - society, world
安い (yasui) /jasɯi/ A2	adjective - cheap, inexpensive
手品 (tejina) /teʑina/ B2	noun - magic trick
拍手 (hakushu) /hakɯʃɯ/ B1	noun - applause, clapping verb - to applaud, to clap
種明かし (taneakashi) /taneakaʃi/ C1	noun - revealing a secret (especially of a trick)
歌う (utau) /ɯtaɯ/ A1	verb - to sing
踊る (odoru) /odoɾɯ/ A2	verb - to dance
睨む (niramu) /niɾamɯ/ B2	verb - to glare at, to scowl
怖い (kowai) /koɰai/ A2	adjective - scary, frightening
心 (kokoro) /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart, mind, spirit
虹色 (nijiiro) /niʑi iɾo/ B2	noun - rainbow color, iridescent color
行く先 (yukusaki) /jɯkɯsaki/ B2	noun - destination, one's future
バラ色 (barairo) /baɾa iɾo/ B2	noun - rose color, rosy, bright future adjective - rosy, promising

Key Grammar Structures

• 神さまが 気まぐれと不公平を唱えても

  ➔ The verb '唱える' (to declare, to advocate) in the て-form combined with 'も' to express 'even if' or 'although'.

  ➔ '唱える' + て + 'も' expresses the idea of 'even if' or 'although', indicating that the action is not affected by the condition.

• 気に入らないから 関係ないね

  ➔ 'から' as a conjunction meaning 'because', indicating causation or reason.

  ➔ 'から' connects the preceding clause as the reason for the statement that follows.

• 稼いで使って 好きなら好きなだけ

  ➔ 'て' form of the verbs '稼ぐ' (to earn) and '使う' (to use), used to connect sequential actions.

  ➔ Using the て-form of verbs to list or connect sequential actions.

• 行く先は (Introduction) ばら色

  ➔ The noun phrase '行く先は' ('the destination') followed by '(ばら色)' indicating a metaphorical phrase meaning 'rosy' or 'hopeful'.

  ➔ The phrase '行く先は' (the destination) is followed by a metaphorical expression '(ばら色)' meaning 'rosy' or 'hopeful' about the future.

• はじまらないからはじめた それだけ

  ➔ 'から' as causal conjunction meaning 'because', the phrase 'はじまらないから' explains the reason for starting.

  ➔ 'から' indicates causality, and the phrase 'はじまらないから' explains the reason for having started something.