絶体絶命 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Cö shu Nie
• Album: PURE

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the intense emotions and compelling story behind Cö shu Nie's "絶体絶命," the ending theme for "The Promised Neverland." Explore themes of desperation, hope, and resilience, and enhance your understanding of Japanese culture and music through this powerful song. Learn how the band uses music to create unique and striking soundscapes.

[English]

The crimson sky is so frightening today

If I hadn't known, could I have been happy?

Another warm light falls

I was losing it without even realizing

I believed in that gentle voice

That was all I had

They say losing my heart would make it easier

But that's a lie; it would just break me

Even if I lament the sweet darkness, help won't come

"Love me," you say, but it's too late now

My feet are tangled, unable to move

Break free from this cage

To grasp tomorrow

Run through despair

...

With pouring sweat and a burning heart

...

Indeed, we live with our own will

I'm aiming like this

I won't give up

Raise the sensitivity

Take your time with it

Open the way steadily

Time will prove it

...

[Japanese]

朱らむ空が 今日はこんなに怖い

知らなければ 幸せでいられた?

暖かい灯火一つまた落ちる

こうやって知らぬ間に失っていた

あの優しい声 信じてしまったの

僕にはそれだけだった

心失くせば楽になれるなんて

そんなの嘘そのまま壊れちゃう

甘い闇嘆いても助けは来ない

「愛してくれ」なんてね 今更

動けもつれる足

この檻を抜けろ

明日をつかむために

絶望を駆け抜けろ

ほとばしる汗と燃える心で

確かに僕らは意志を持って生きてる

こうやって狙ってる

諦めはしない

感度を高めて

じっくりやればいい

切り開け着実に

時が証明するだろう

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
空 /sora/ A2	noun - sky
怖い /kowai/ A2	adjective - scary
幸せ /shiawase/ A2	noun - happiness
声 /koe/ A2	noun - voice
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart/mind
楽 /raku/ B1	adjective - easy/comfortable
嘘 /uso/ B1	noun - lie
闇 /yami/ B2	noun - darkness
助け /tasuke/ B1	noun - help
明日 /ashita/ A1	noun - tomorrow
絶望 /zetsubou/ B2	noun - despair
意志 /ishi/ B2	noun - will/intent
生きる /ikiru/ A2	verb - to live
狙う /nerau/ B1	verb - to aim/target
諦め /akirame/ B2	noun - resignation
切り開く /kirihiraku/ B2	verb - to carve out/open up
証明 /shoumei/ B2	noun - proof

Key Grammar Structures

• 知らなければ 幸せでいられた?

  ➔ Conditional form + ば (ba)

  ➔ The ば form expresses a conditional statement, meaning 'if' or 'when' in English.

• 僕にはそれだけだった

  ➔ には (ni wa) - emphasis/dative with contrast

  ➔ The particle に signifies 'to' or 'for', and は emphasizes the topic or contrast.

• 時が証明するだろう

  ➔ ダろう (darou) - volitional/plausibility ending

  ➔ The ending だろう expresses conjecture or probability about the future, equivalent to 'will probably' or 'probably'.

• 甘い闇嘆いても助けは来ない

  ➔ ても (temo) - even if / although

  ➔ The particle ても indicates concessive meaning, 'even if' or 'although'.

• 動けもつれる足

  ➔ も (mo) - also / even / surprisingly

  ➔ The particle も indicates inclusion or emphasis, meaning 'also' or 'even'.

• 確かに僕らは意志を持って生きてる

  ➔ ている (te iru) - ongoing state or habitual action

  ➔ The ている form describes ongoing actions, states, or habitual behaviors.