勘ぐれい – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ずっと真夜中でいいのに。
• Album: ぐされ

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

例えばの話だけしてた

For example, I was just talking about a hypothetical situation.

これまでの夢語ってた

I was talking about past dreams.

煮えたかどうだか 齧る度に嘘ついた

Every time I bite, I lie about whether it's cooked or not.

これで終わらせたくて

I want to end it here.

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草を毟り水をやり

Plucking grass and watering it.

鉛を炒め生きてる

Frying lead, just alive.

後悔 それどころじゃない

Regret? It’s not the time for that.

焦りを糧に目覚める

Relying on urgency, I wake up.

伝わらない形を今日も

Today, again, in a form that can't be conveyed.

なにかを解決するには 容易いことではないけれど

Solving something isn't an easy thing to do.

答えは別にある

But the answer is somewhere else.

転回を嫌い 荒れ果てたこの世を

Disliking turning back, this wasteland.

ねぇどうしたい

Hey, what do you want?

見過ごせない僕がいい

It’s better if I’m the one who can't overlook it.

ほっときな

Leave it be.

応えれば堪えるほど

The more I answer, the more I endure.

ねぇどうして

Hey, why is that?

無気力な僕には戻れない

I can't go back to a dispassionate me.

駆け引きを続けて

Continuing to negotiate.

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草を無視り水をやり

Ignoring the grass, watering it.

鉛を炒め生きてる

Frying lead, just alive.

嫌える ほど律儀じゃない

Not so diligent that I can hate it.

優しい余白で目を見る

Looking into the gentle blank space.

伝わらない形を今日も

Today, again, in a form that can't be conveyed.

なにかを解決するには 容易いことではないけれど

Solving something isn't an easy thing to do.

...

...

答えは別にある

The answer is somewhere else.

転回を嫌い 荒れ果てたこの世を

Disliking turning back, this wasteland.

ねぇどうしたい

Hey, what do you want?

見過ごせない僕がいい

It’s better if I’m the one who can't overlook it.

ほっときな

Leave it be.

応えれば堪えるほど

The more I answer, the more I endure.

ねぇどうして

Hey, why is that?

無気力な僕には戻れない

I can't go back to a dispassionate me.

駆け引きを続けて

Continuing to negotiate.

...

...

錆び付いたグラスで 緊張を解いて

Loosen up with a rusty glass, relax.

一か八かで 呼吸 知る

Let’s take a chance and see if we breathe or not.

錆び付いた勘ぐれい 緊張を解いて

Rusty intuition, relax.

一か八かで 呼吸 聞く

Take a chance—listen to the breath.

展開を嫌い 荒れ果てたこの世を

Disliking the development, this ravaged world.

ねぇどうしたい

Hey, what do you want?

見過ごせない僕がいい

It’s better if I’m the one who can't overlook it.

ほっときな

Leave it be.

応えれば答えるほど

The more I answer, the more I respond.

ねぇどうして

Hey, why is that?

無気力な僕には戻れない

I can't go back to a dispassionate me.

駆け引きを続けて

Continuing to negotiate.

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
後悔 /kōkai/ B1	noun - regret
目覚める /mezameru/ B2	verb - to awaken
形 /katachi/ B1	noun - shape, form
答え /kotae/ A2	noun - answer
世 /yo/ B2	noun - world, society
緊張 /kinchō/ B2	noun - tension, nervousness
呼吸 /kokyū/ B1	noun - breath
解決 /kaiketsu/ B2	noun - solution
続ける /tsuzukeru/ B1	verb - to continue
無気力 /mukiryoku/ C1	adjective - apathetic, lethargic
焦り /aseri/ B2	noun - impatience, anxiety
草 /kusa/ A1	noun - grass
水 /mizu/ A1	noun - water
嫌い /kirai/ B1	adjective - disliked, hated
荒れ果てる /arehateru/ C1	verb - to become desolate

Key Grammar Structures

• これで終わらせたくて

  ➔ want to (verb) - expressing desire

  ➔ The phrase expresses a desire to end something.

• 焦りを糧に目覚める

  ➔ using (noun) as (noun) - expressing purpose

  ➔ This line indicates using anxiety as a source of awakening.

• なにかを解決するには 容易いことではないけれど

  ➔ it is not easy to (verb) - expressing difficulty

  ➔ This line conveys that solving something is not an easy task.

• 転回を嫌い 荒れ果てたこの世を

  ➔ dislike (noun) - expressing aversion

  ➔ This line expresses a dislike for the chaotic state of the world.

• 無気力な僕には戻れない

  ➔ cannot return to (noun) - expressing inability

  ➔ This line indicates an inability to return to a state of lethargy.

• 駆け引きを続けて

  ➔ continue (verb) - expressing ongoing action

  ➔ This line suggests the continuation of a strategic interaction.

• 一か八かで 呼吸 知る

  ➔ take a gamble on (noun) - expressing risk-taking

  ➔ This line indicates taking a risk to understand breathing.