摩擦係数 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 櫻坂46
• Album: 1st Album『As you know?』

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the language of conflict and self-expression with Sakurazaka46's "摩擦係数". This high-energy song teaches you how to articulate your opinions and embrace healthy friction in relationships, all while enjoying catchy J-pop rhythms and dynamic dance performances.

[English]

Does becoming an adult mean just becoming more mellow?

Even if you genuinely clash, no one will understand.

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

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

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

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

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

What are you holding back for?

Exactly.

Silence is defeat.

Say what you want to say.

Just glaring silently...

It doesn’t communicate anything.

Right.

If you're pissed off, be pissed off.

Better yet, show your bad mood openly.

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

Get hit rather than hitting others.

Swallowing your words is definitely bad for your body.

It gets stuck somewhere inside and makes you angry.

What you want to say doesn’t just disappear.

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

I don’t care about appearances anymore.

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

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

Let’s do what we want.

See?

Not running away is the start.

Tell it to their face.

You’ll get shot if you turn your back.

Coward...

Come on.

Anger is proof that you're alive.

Society’s ropes that bind us.

Come on, tear them apart and be free.

What’s the point of getting close like this?

Is this how it ends—just like this?

We just have to clash and understand each other.

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

Shouldn’t we become even more passionate?

Friction.

Yes.

Silence is defeat.

Say what you want.

Just glaring silently...

Nothing gets through.

Right.

If you’re pissed off, be pissed off.

Better yet, stay annoyed.

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

Get hit rather than hitting others.

[Japanese]

大人になるってのは　丸くなるってことだろう？

真剣にぶつかってたって　理解されはしない

上手に他人との距離を取れと

優等生は皆　勝ち組は今　わかったような口を利く

そんなふうに僕は感情　抑えられない

自分飼い慣らすことしたら僕じゃなくなる

「愚か者め　どうしたって　ただ損をするだけだって」

何を我慢するんだ？

そう

黙るってのは敗北だ

言いたいことを言ってやれ

「ただじっと睨んでたって」

何も伝わらない

そう

ムカついてるならムカついて

むしろそのまま不機嫌に

「さあ　自分晒すしかない」

殴るよりも殴られろ

言葉を飲み込むのは　絶対　体によくないんだ

胸のどこかにつっかえて　ムカムカしてくるよ

言いたいことは消えてなくならない

刺さっている棘　自己嫌悪だけ　唾を吐き捨て立ち直るか

もう体裁なんかどうだって構わない

誰も見ちゃいないよ　自分のことで手一杯

「誰にとってカッコ悪い？自意識過剰って笑われるぜ」

好きにさせてもらおう

ほら

逃げないってのは始まりだ

面と向かって言いなよ

「背中見せちゃ　撃たれるだろう」

臆病者って・・・

ほら

怒りは生きてる証だ

縛られる社会のロープ

「さあ　引きちぎって自由になれ」

顔近づけてどうするのか？

このままで　THE ENDか

ぶつかり合って　わかり合うしかないんだ

悪いけど　ほっとけない

もっともっと熱くなっちゃいけないか？

摩擦

そう

黙るってのは敗北だ

言いたいことを言ってやれ

「ただじっと睨んでたって」

何も伝わらない

そう

ムカついてるならムカついて

むしろそのまま不機嫌に

「さあ　自分晒すしかない」

殴るよりも殴られろ

Key Vocabulary

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.'