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大人になるってのは　丸くなるってことだろう？ Does becoming an adult mean just becoming more mellow? 00:18

真剣にぶつかってたって　理解されはしない Even if you genuinely clash, no one will understand. 00:22

上手に他人との距離を取れと You're told to keep your distance from others skillfully. 00:26

優等生は皆　勝ち組は今　わかったような口を利く All the straight-A students now act like they know everything about winning. 00:29

そんなふうに僕は感情　抑えられない In such a way, I can't hold back my emotions. 00:33

自分飼い慣らすことしたら僕じゃなくなる If I try to tame myself, I won't be myself anymore. 00:37

「愚か者め　どうしたって　ただ損をするだけだって」 You fool, you’ll just end up losing no matter what. 00:41

何を我慢するんだ？ What are you holding back for? 00:46

そう Exactly. 00:50

黙るってのは敗北だ Silence is defeat. 00:50

言いたいことを言ってやれ Say what you want to say. 00:52

「ただじっと睨んでたって」 Just glaring silently... 00:54

何も伝わらない It doesn’t communicate anything. 00:56

そう Right. 00:58

ムカついてるならムカついて If you're pissed off, be pissed off. 00:59

むしろそのまま不機嫌に Better yet, show your bad mood openly. 01:01

「さあ　自分晒すしかない」 Come on, there’s no choice but to expose yourself. 01:02

殴るよりも殴られろ Get hit rather than hitting others. 01:05

言葉を飲み込むのは　絶対　体によくないんだ Swallowing your words is definitely bad for your body. 01:15

胸のどこかにつっかえて　ムカムカしてくるよ It gets stuck somewhere inside and makes you angry. 01:19

言いたいことは消えてなくならない What you want to say doesn’t just disappear. 01:23

刺さっている棘　自己嫌悪だけ　唾を吐き捨て立ち直るか Those stabbing thorns—only self-hatred—spit them out, stand up again. 01:26

もう体裁なんかどうだって構わない I don’t care about appearances anymore. 01:30

誰も見ちゃいないよ　自分のことで手一杯 No one’s really watching; I’m just caught up in myself. 01:34

「誰にとってカッコ悪い？自意識過剰って笑われるぜ」 Who’s making a fool of themselves? Being over self-conscious earns you laughs. 01:38

好きにさせてもらおう Let’s do what we want. 01:43

ほら See? 01:47

逃げないってのは始まりだ Not running away is the start. 01:47

面と向かって言いなよ Tell it to their face. 01:49

「背中見せちゃ　撃たれるだろう」 You’ll get shot if you turn your back. 01:51

臆病者って・・・ Coward... 01:53

ほら Come on. 01:55

怒りは生きてる証だ Anger is proof that you're alive. 01:55

縛られる社会のロープ Society’s ropes that bind us. 01:58

「さあ　引きちぎって自由になれ」 Come on, tear them apart and be free. 01:59

顔近づけてどうするのか？ What’s the point of getting close like this? 02:02

このままで　THE ENDか Is this how it ends—just like this? 02:19

ぶつかり合って　わかり合うしかないんだ We just have to clash and understand each other. 02:23

悪いけど　ほっとけない Sorry, but I can’t just leave it alone. 02:28

もっともっと熱くなっちゃいけないか？ Shouldn’t we become even more passionate? 02:31

摩擦 Friction. 02:34

そう Yes. 02:36

黙るってのは敗北だ Silence is defeat. 02:36

言いたいことを言ってやれ Say what you want. 02:38

「ただじっと睨んでたって」 Just glaring silently... 02:40

何も伝わらない Nothing gets through. 02:42

そう Right. 02:44

ムカついてるならムカついて If you’re pissed off, be pissed off. 02:44

むしろそのまま不機嫌に Better yet, stay annoyed. 02:46

「さあ　自分晒すしかない」 Come on, there's no choice but to show yourself. 02:48

殴るよりも殴られろ Get hit rather than hitting others. 02:50

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大人になるってのは　丸くなるってことだろう？

Does becoming an adult mean just becoming more mellow?

真剣にぶつかってたって　理解されはしない

Even if you genuinely clash, no one will understand.

上手に他人との距離を取れと

You're told to keep your distance from others skillfully.

優等生は皆　勝ち組は今　わかったような口を利く

All the straight-A students now act like they know everything about winning.

そんなふうに僕は感情　抑えられない

In such a way, I can't hold back my emotions.

自分飼い慣らすことしたら僕じゃなくなる

If I try to tame myself, I won't be myself anymore.

「愚か者め　どうしたって　ただ損をするだけだって」

You fool, you’ll just end up losing no matter what.

何を我慢するんだ？

What are you holding back for?

そう

Exactly.

黙るってのは敗北だ

Silence is defeat.

言いたいことを言ってやれ

Say what you want to say.

「ただじっと睨んでたって」

Just glaring silently...

何も伝わらない

It doesn’t communicate anything.

そう

Right.

ムカついてるならムカついて

If you're pissed off, be pissed off.

むしろそのまま不機嫌に

Better yet, show your bad mood openly.

「さあ　自分晒すしかない」

Come on, there’s no choice but to expose yourself.

殴るよりも殴られろ

Get hit rather than hitting others.

言葉を飲み込むのは　絶対　体によくないんだ

Swallowing your words is definitely bad for your body.

胸のどこかにつっかえて　ムカムカしてくるよ

It gets stuck somewhere inside and makes you angry.

言いたいことは消えてなくならない

What you want to say doesn’t just disappear.

刺さっている棘　自己嫌悪だけ　唾を吐き捨て立ち直るか

Those stabbing thorns—only self-hatred—spit them out, stand up again.

もう体裁なんかどうだって構わない

I don’t care about appearances anymore.

誰も見ちゃいないよ　自分のことで手一杯

No one’s really watching; I’m just caught up in myself.

「誰にとってカッコ悪い？自意識過剰って笑われるぜ」

Who’s making a fool of themselves? Being over self-conscious earns you laughs.

好きにさせてもらおう

Let’s do what we want.

ほら

See?

逃げないってのは始まりだ

Not running away is the start.

面と向かって言いなよ

Tell it to their face.

「背中見せちゃ　撃たれるだろう」

You’ll get shot if you turn your back.

臆病者って・・・

Coward...

ほら

Come on.

怒りは生きてる証だ

Anger is proof that you're alive.

縛られる社会のロープ

Society’s ropes that bind us.

「さあ　引きちぎって自由になれ」

Come on, tear them apart and be free.

顔近づけてどうするのか？

What’s the point of getting close like this?

このままで　THE ENDか

Is this how it ends—just like this?

ぶつかり合って　わかり合うしかないんだ

We just have to clash and understand each other.

悪いけど　ほっとけない

Sorry, but I can’t just leave it alone.

もっともっと熱くなっちゃいけないか？

Shouldn’t we become even more passionate?

摩擦

Friction.

そう

Yes.

黙るってのは敗北だ

Silence is defeat.

言いたいことを言ってやれ

Say what you want.

「ただじっと睨んでたって」

Just glaring silently...

何も伝わらない

Nothing gets through.

そう

Right.

ムカついてるならムカついて

If you’re pissed off, be pissed off.

むしろそのまま不機嫌に

Better yet, stay annoyed.

「さあ　自分晒すしかない」

Come on, there's no choice but to show yourself.

殴るよりも殴られろ

Get hit rather than hitting others.

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
大人 /おとな/ A2	noun - adult
感情 /かんじょう/ B1	noun - emotion
理解 /りかい/ B1	noun - understanding
距離 /きょり/ B1	noun - distance
勝ち組 /かちぐみ/ B2	noun - winners
感情 /かんじょう/ B1	noun - emotion
怒り /いかり/ B2	noun - anger
自由 /じゆう/ B1	noun - freedom
社会 /しゃかい/ B1	noun - society
敗北 /はいぼく/ B2	noun - defeat
言葉 /ことば/ A2	noun - word
自分 /じぶん/ A1	pronoun - oneself
体 /からだ/ A1	noun - body
熱く /あつく/ B1	adverb - hotly
ぶつかる /ぶつかる/ B1	verb - to collide
晒す /さらす/ B2	verb - to expose

Key Grammar Structures

大人になるってのは　丸くなるってことだろう？

➔ る-form + っての is a way to nominalize or emphasize a verb or phrase, often used colloquially.

➔ This pattern allows the speaker to emphasize or nominalize the verb or phrase.
真剣にぶつかってたって　理解されはしない

➔ はしない is a negative form of passive or potential, meaning 'will not be understood' in this context.

➔ 'はしない' expresses a negative intention or passive voice, indicating something will not happen or be done.
黙るってのは敗北だ

➔ ってのは is a colloquial pattern used for explanation or emphasis, here meaning 'to remain silent is (equivalent to) defeat.'

➔ This pattern explains or emphasizes a concept, with ってのは functioning as 'about' or 'as for' in a colloquial sense.
殴るよりも殴られろ

➔ よりも is a comparative particle meaning 'more than,' and the sentence juxtaposes 'hit' with 'be hit'.

➔ よりも indicates a comparison, meaning 'more than' or 'rather than,' contrasting two actions or states.
刺さっている棘　自己嫌悪だけ　唾を吐き捨て

➔ ている form indicates ongoing action or state, as in '刺さっている棘' (the thorns are piercing).

➔ The ている form describes actions or states that are ongoing or currently happening.
言いたいことは消えてなくならない

➔ は indicates the topic, and なくならない is the negative form of なくなる (to disappear), meaning 'does not disappear.'

➔ The topic marker は highlights the subject, and なくならない is the negation of なくなる, meaning 'does not disappear.'