クズリ念 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ずっと真夜中でいいのに。
• Album: 虚仮の一念海馬に託す

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through Zutomayo's 'Kuzuri Nen' offers a unique opportunity to delve into the poetic and complex lyrical world of ACAne. The song's themes of creative struggle and solitude are expressed through rich, evocative vocabulary and metaphors, such as the 'kuzuri' (wolverine). By exploring these lyrics, you can learn nuanced expressions of emotion and appreciate the depth of Japanese songwriting. What makes this song special is its raw and honest portrayal of the artist's journey, wrapped in a captivating and dynamic sound that is quintessentially Zutomayo.

[English]

I pry open my heart and eat it casually

I feel nothing

Even if I simmer in the rain forever

Bad things are just bad

Not everything in the world resonates with intention

I understand that now

But I aim to be praised

Sunny days are nice, right?

I get lost in it

It would be easy to become a little devil, so let's try hard

Just getting by

Being tormented is just a temporary act, it's transient

It's an excuse

Lonely night, the light of the fridge

Reflects and proves my emptiness

No one can take that away from me

I can't sleep unless I'm lonely, can't sleep

...

A habit of singing in an empty orchestra

A new plate licked, exploring the cause of death

It's correct that I can't do what I want

It's correct that I can't say what I want

Thanks to the advice critics of humanity

Let's choose days that won't wear us down, because

For me, who has no leeway

Inferiority, alienation, and disgust

Growth is impossible for me right now

...

Lonely night, the light of the fridge

Reflects and proves my emptiness

No one can take that away from me

I can't sleep unless I'm lonely, can't sleep

...

Leave me alone

Quickly let go of the tension I released, let's try hard

Let the cold wind blow

Comfort is just a temporary act, it's transient

It's half-hearted

Songs that everyone thinks are good don't resonate

I affirm the weakening night

I sometimes want to borrow that hand

But I don't need it

Without logic, dreams become more bitter

Meeting in dreams? That's just an illusion

But that's my survival strategy

I can't sleep unless I'm lonely, can't sleep

...

[Japanese]

心臓こじ開けて さらっと食べて

何も感じない

雨の中 ずっと煮込んでも

まずいものは 不味い

世の中の意図・書が全部

響くとは限らないこと わかるよ もう

でも褒められるために目指す

晴れも いいんでしょう

没頭して

ちっちゃい悪魔になれたら楽です 頑張ろ

ただ凌いで

魘されるのも一時的な所業 一過性

言い訳です

ロンリーナイト 冷蔵庫の灯りが

映し出す 僕の虚無を証明して

それは 誰も奪えやしないんだよ

孤独じゃなきゃ眠れない 眠れない

空っぽなオケで 歌う習慣

新参お皿を 舐める探究死因

やりたいことできなくて正解じゃん

言いたいこと言えなくて正解じゃん

アドバイス評論人類 脳サンキュ

すり減らない日を選ぼうよ だって

余裕がない僕には

劣等感・疎外感・嫌悪感が

成長なんて 今は無理だな

ロンリーナイト 冷蔵庫の灯りが

映し出す 僕の虚無を証明して

それは 誰も奪えやしないんだよ

孤独じゃなきゃ眠れない 眠れない

ほっといて

解いた凝り素早く手放せ 頑張ろ

木枯らし吹け

安心なんて一時的な諸行 一過性

いい加減です

皆が いいと思う曲や歌が 響かない

弱る夜を肯定して

その手 時には借りてみたいけど

けれど いらない

論理無いと 夢は苦さを増して

夢で会おう？なんてことは まやかし

でもそれは 僕の生存戦略なんだよ

孤独じゃなきゃ眠れない 眠れない

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
心臓(shinzou) /ʃinzoː/ B1	noun - heart (organ)
煮込む(nikom) /nikomu/ B2	verb - to simmer, to stew
不味い(mazui) /mazui/ B1	adjective - unpleasant (taste, situation), awful, terrible
響く(hibiku) /hibiku/ B2	verb - to resound, to echo, to reverberate, to affect
目指す(mezasu) /mezasu/ B1	verb - to aim at, to have an objective
悪魔(akuma) /akɯma/ B1	noun - devil, demon
凌ぐ(shinogu) /shinogu/ B2	verb - to endure, to withstand, to stave off
魘される(unasareru) /unasareru/ C1	verb - to have a nightmare, to be troubled by a dream
虚無(kyomu) /kjomɯ/ C1	noun - nihilism, emptiness, nothingness
奪う(ubau) /ɯbau/ B1	verb - to snatch, to steal
孤独(kodoku) /koꜜdokɯ/ B2	noun - solitude, loneliness
習慣(shuukan) /ʃɯːkaɴ/ A2	noun - custom, habit
探究(tankyuu) /taɴkʲɯː/ B2	noun - inquiry, investigation, quest
劣等感(rettoukan) /ɾettoːkaɴ/ C1	noun - inferiority complex
嫌悪感(keno kan) /keɴo kaɴ/ C1	noun - aversion, disgust
肯定(koutei) /koːteː/ B2	verb - affirmation, approval, to affirm, to approve
論理(ronri) /ɾoɴɾi/ B2	noun - logic
戦略(senryaku) /se̞nɾʲakɯ/ C1	noun - strategy, tactics

Key Grammar Structures

• 心臓こじ開けて

  ➔ Teine form +て to connect two actions

  ➔ The て form of the verb "こじ開ける" (to pry open) connects with the next action or implies doing them sequentially.

• 何も感じない

  ➔ Negative form + ない to express negation

  ➔ The verb "感じる" (to feel) is in its negative form "感じない", indicating not feeling anything.

• 響くとは限らない

  ➔ と limited usage with nouns and verbs to specify quotation or explanation

  ➔ The phrase "響くとは限らない" uses と to quote or define "響く" (to echo) and 結限らない to indicate it does not necessarily happen.

• 一過性

  ➔ Noun + な-adjective + な to describe temporary or transient states

  ➔ 一過性 is a noun combined with な to describe something that is temporary or passing.

• 眠れない

  ➔ Potential form of sleep verb + ない to indicate inability

  ➔ The verb "眠る" (to sleep) is converted into its potential form "眠れる" and combined with ない to mean "cannot sleep".

• 一時的な諸行

  ➔ Noun + な + の to modify nouns and describe temporary nature

  ➔ The phrase "一時的な諸行" combines noun + な + の to describe actions or things that are temporary.