mabataki

• By: Vaundy

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

もし何も

What if there's nothing

忘れられない世界で

In a world I can't forget

出会い会ってしまったら

If we end up meeting

憎み合うのはやめるだろうか

Would we stop hating each other?

もし何も

What if there's nothing

覚えられない世界で

In a world I can't remember

すれ違ってしまったら

If we pass each other by

振り向き合うようになるだろうか

Would we start facing each other again?

なんて

Like what

どこにも見えない敵を今

The invisible enemy everywhere right now

そこにあてがい人々は

People assign it there

考えることをやめていた

They stop thinking about it

薄れてく希望は

Fading hope

徐々に蝕み弾倉の中に

Gradually consuming inside the chamber

願いを込め始めた人々は

People who started pouring their wishes in

また泣き出してしまう

They end up crying again

もし何も

What if there's nothing

忘れられない世界で

In a world I can't forget

出会い会ってしまったら

If we meet again

憎み合うのはやめるだろうか

Would we stop hating each other?

もし何も

What if there's nothing

覚えられない世界で

In a world I can't remember

すれ違ってしまったら

If we pass each other by

振り向き合うようになるだろうか

Would we start facing each other again?

なんて

Like what

足並みを揃え始めた

Starting to move in sync

疑いは罵倒となり人を食べた

Doubts turned into insults, consuming people

薄れてく心は

Fading hearts

徐々に蝕み透明な刃に

Gradually haunting with transparent blades

嫉みを込め始めた人々は

People beginning to harbor envy

まだ泣き止まずにいる

Still unable to stop crying

もし何も

What if there's nothing

忘れられない世界で

In a world I can't forget

出会い会ってしまったら

If we happen to meet

憎み合うのはやめるだろうか

Would we stop hating each other?

もし何も

What if there's nothing

覚えられない世界で

In a world I can't remember

すれ違ってしまったら

If we pass each other by

振り向き合うようになるだろうか

Will we face each other again?

纏う悲しみが今

The sadness we wear now

また人を傷つけてしまう

Ends up hurting others again

もう僕が先に銃を捨てよう

Then I’ll be the first to throw away the gun

もし何も

What if there's nothing

忘れられない世界で

In a world I can't forget

出会い会ってしまったら

If we meet again

憎み合うのはやめるだろうか

Would we stop hating each other?

もし何も

What if there's nothing

覚えられない世界で

In a world I can't remember

すれ違ってしまったら

If we pass each other by

振り向き合うようになるだろうか

Will we start facing each other again?

もし誰も

If no one

見つめ合えない世界で

In a world where we can't gaze into each other's eyes

出会い会ってしまったら

If we meet by chance

手を握って話すだろうか

Would we hold hands and talk?

もし僕ら

If we

明日が最後としたら

If tomorrow were our last

憎み合うのはやめるだろうか

Would we stop fighting and hating?

思い合うようになるだろうか

Would we start loving each other?

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Grammar:

• もし何も忘れられない世界で

  ➔ Hypothetical conditional 'もし' + clause in the present/future tense

  ➔ 'もし' introduces a hypothetical situation, equivalent to 'if' in English.

• 出会い会ってしまったら

  ➔ Conditional form using 'たら' (if/when) with verb in past perfect form

  ➔ 'たら' expresses a conditional idea like 'if' or 'when' something happens, linking past perfect verb forms.

• 振り向き合うようになるだろうか

  ➔ Potential form + ようになる indicating becoming able to do or start doing something

  ➔ 'ようになる' indicates a change to a new ability, habit, or state, often translating as 'to become able to' or 'to start to'.

• 考えることをやめていた

  ➔ た-form + ことをやめる to stop doing something (nominalization of the verb)

  ➔ 'やめていた' is the past continuous form indicating that the action of 'stopping thinking' was ongoing or habitual in the past.

• 人々は考えることをやめていた

  ➔ Passive form with ことを + やめる in past tense

  ➔ 'やめていた' here is used with the noun form 'ことを' indicating the act of stopping thinking, in past tense, showing the action was completed or ongoing in the past.

• 願いを込め始めた

  ➔ Verb stem + 始める to start doing something

  ➔ '始める' attached to the verb stem indicates the action of starting to do something.