Liar – English Lyrics

• By: ONE OK ROCK
• Album: Nicheシンドローム

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese with ONE OK ROCK's "Liar" offers a powerful entry into the language through the lens of raw emotion. The song's mix of English and Japanese provides a great opportunity to see how the two languages are blended in modern Japanese rock. The direct and repetitive nature of the chorus, with phrases like "Nani ga uso de dore ga shinjitsu?" (What is a lie and what is the truth?), makes it a memorable way to learn key vocabulary related to truth and deception. The song's passionate delivery will not only help with pronunciation but also with understanding the emotional weight that words can carry.

[English]

What do you want from me?

Just let me breathe a little

What do you want to see?

目に見えるモノ?

What do you want to believe?

Still nothing can be settled

Hold on your words

You say it's no good

何を求め

そして何を受け入れる?

2つに1つ!

僕にはまだそれが I don't know (Don't know)

となりで笑う君は

Hey liar, hey liar

What do you think of living without me?

Hey liar, hey liar

何がウソでどれが真實?

Must be a dream I see

まるでデジャヴのよう

Trying so hard to know inside of you

It's telling your eyes to feel この思いが

屆くようにと願うけど

理想とはウラハラ So cold (So cold)

となりで微笑む君

Hey liar, hey liar

あれもこれもウソじゃもう

I'm tired, so tired

What do you think of living without me? Ooh, oh, oh

(There's nothing left to bleed)

(There's nothing left to bleed)

(My heart can't take this anymore)

There's nothing left to bleed

There's nothing left to bleed

There's nothing left to bleed

My heart can't take this anymore

There's nothing left to bleed

There's nothing left to bleed

My heart can't take this anymore

Hey liar, hey liar

What do you think of living without me?

ねぇLiar, Oh yeah Liar

とどまる事は無意味?

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

...

Ooh yeah

Ooh yeah

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire something
breathe /briːð/ B1	verb - to take air into the lungs
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept something as true
settle /ˈsɛtəl/ B2	verb - to resolve or reach an agreement
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - in need of rest or sleep
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
cold /koʊld/ A2	adjective - having a low temperature
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood in the body
lie /laɪ/ B2	verb - to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive noun - a false statement
think /θɪŋk/ A2	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to have information or understanding
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
words /wɜːrdz/ A1	noun - a unit of language that native speakers can agree upon as a separate and distinct element
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ B1	noun - the condition of being alive

Key Grammar Structures

• Just let me breathe a little

  ➔ Causative verb 'let'

  ➔ The structure "**let** + object + base verb" expresses permission or allowing someone to do something. Here, "**let me breathe**" means "allow me to breathe."

• 目に見えるモノ?

  ➔ Potential form + Noun modifier (mono)

  ➔ "**見える**" (mieru) is the potential form of "miru" (見る), meaning "can be seen". "**見えるモノ**" (mieru mono) means "things that can be seen" or "visible things". "目" (me) is "eye", and "に" (ni) indicates the object of perception, so "目に見える" means "visible to the eye".

• Still nothing can be settled

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' + passive voice

  ➔ The construction "**can be settled**" uses the modal verb "can" (possibility/ability) combined with the passive voice ("be + past participle"). It means "it is possible for something to be settled" or "something is able to be settled."

• 何を求め そして何を受け入れる?

  ➔ Verb stem form (連用形) for clause linking

  ➔ "**求め**" (motome) is the stem form (連用形, ren'youkei) of the verb "求める" (motomeru - to seek/demand). In this context, it connects two clauses or actions without an explicit conjunction like -te form, giving a slightly formal or literary nuance, often implying sequence or parallel actions.

• 僕にはまだそれが I don't know

  ➔ Particle 'ni wa' (object/standpoint) + Adverb 'mada'

  ➔ "**僕には**" (boku ni wa) uses the particle "に" (ni) to indicate "for me" or "to me", often combined with "は" (wa) for emphasis or contrast, similar to "as for me". "**まだ**" (mada) means "still" or "yet". The phrase conveys "For me, that is still (something) I don't know."

• となりで笑う君は

  ➔ Verb plain form + Noun (relative clause/modifying noun)

  ➔ "**笑う**" (warau - to laugh) is in its plain form (dictionary form) directly preceding and modifying the noun "**君**" (kimi - you). This structure functions like a relative clause in English, meaning "the you who laughs beside me" or "you, laughing beside me". "となりで" (tonari de) specifies "beside me/nearby".

• まるでデジャヴのよう

  ➔ Noun + 'no you' + Adverb 'marude' (simile/analogy)

  ➔ "**まるで**" (marude) is an adverb meaning "as if", "just like", or "exactly like". "**〜のよう**" (no you) means "like ~" or "as if ~". Together, "**まるで〜のよう**" emphasizes a strong resemblance or makes a vivid comparison, conveying "It's just like deja vu."

• 屆くようにと願うけど

  ➔ Verb + 'you ni' (purpose/result) + 'to negau' (wish that) + 'kedo' (conjunction)

  ➔ "**屆くように**" (todoku you ni) means "so that it reaches" or "in a way that it reaches" (purpose/result). "**と願う**" (to negau) expresses "to wish that ~" or "to pray that ~" (the "と" particle quotes the wish). "**けど**" (kedo) is a casual conjunction meaning "but" or "though". The whole phrase translates to "I wish that it would reach (you), but...".

• 理想とはウラハラ So cold

  ➔ Particle 'to wa' (contrast/emphasis)

  ➔ The combination "**と**" (to - with/and) + "**は**" (wa - topic marker) creates the emphasis or contrastive particle "**とは**" (to wa). It can mean "as for ~" or, more strongly here, "contrary to ~" or "in opposition to ~". "**ウラハラ**" (urahara) means "the opposite" or "contrary". So, "**理想とはウラハラ**" means "contrary to ideals" or "the opposite of what's ideal".

• とどまる事は無意味?

  ➔ Verb plain form + 'koto wa' (nominalization)

  ➔ The structure "verb plain form + **こと**" (koto) nominalizes the verb, turning the action into a noun phrase. Here, "**とどまること**" (todomaru koto) means "the act of staying/stopping" or "to stay/to stop". Combined with "は無意味" (wa muimi), it means "Is the act of staying meaningless?"