mood– Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Nina Utashiro

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the drama of the Japanese hip-hop scene with Nina Utashiro's “mood:bored”, a fierce diss track packed with cultural references and bold accusations. Explore the blend of Japanese and English lyrics, and unravel the story behind the music that ignited a viral sensation.

[English]

Mood

Board

Mood =

Bored

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, I'll give you a present

Hey, I'll come out where you are

Hey, hey, I'll even show you the proof

Hey, I'll make you lose all your color

Hey, hey, you gonna be okay?

Hey, I'll make it black and white for you

Hey, hey, you sneaky cat burglar?

Stealing material and stealing disses is not okay

Hey, hey, hey,

You gotta be careful

Hey, hey,

You've got one attached, a parasite

Hey, hey,

Your personal stylist

Hey, hey,

You've got one attached, a parasite

Hey, the song I sang twice in front of you

The song I already shot a music video for half a year ago

Hey, your lackey snuck in as a makeup artist

I don't quite understand what you're trying to win at

Hey, hey, hey

If you're gonna talk about copying, your quality is lacking

It doesn't even land at all

Hey, hey, hey, I'm a little disappointed

Hey, I'm super busy

I really don't have time to spend on this

But I can't help but notice your English isn't good

You keep saying things like "Muse, muse, muse" but

You seem confused

Did you think I would let you get away with it?

I'll make that bloodshot face go pale

You're in the way, in the way, in the way

You think you can beat me?

Grabbing your neck and counting, one, two

You gotta pay that overdue rent

You say things like "I'm hot" but

Wanna see how cruel I can be?

You say things like "my flow is sick" but

I'll break your body and send you to the morgue

You got cocky and took a shot but

Messed up and hit the floor

You say "No more!" But you belong on the floor anyway

Mood

Board

The beginning, the beginning, the beginning of the end

The beginning, the beginning, the beginning of the end

Ah, should I just swat you? Or make you cat food?

Should I wrap this up now?

Brush the dust off your black suit

Sweep away the dusty (lame) women, like a vacuum cleaner

There are many bodies in the back room

A hitman in a catsuit

Fuck the winner man, I’m the villain man

I'll spin you around over my head like a ceiling fan

Maybe then I'll finally cool off?

Did you read the room?

I'm the mood right now

You're really just boring

I'll teach you the truth

I hired a new lawyer recently,

Maybe I'll sue more

All your lyrics are way too lukewarm

Maybe I should tell the truth more often

You should cut out that tumor

Snip!

I'm the villain rather than the winner

I'll spin you around over my head like a ceiling fan. Stand up.

Stand up.

Mood Board - Mood = Bored

[Japanese]

ムード

ボード

気分＝

退屈

ねぇ、ねぇ、ねぇねぇ

ねぇねぇプレゼント、あげる

ねぇ出るとこ出てきてあげる

ねぇねぇ証拠も出したげる　

ねぇ血の気を引かせてあげる

ねぇねぇ、大丈夫そ？

ねぇつけてあげるね白黒

ねぇねぇ、コソ泥猫？

パクりネタでパクりディスはだめよ

ねぇ、ねぇ、ねぇ、

気をつけないと

ねぇ、ねぇ、

付いちゃってるよ、パラサイト

ねぇ、ねぇ、

あんたのお付きスタイリスト

ねぇ、ねぇ、

付いちゃってるよ、パラサイト

ねぇ、あんたの前で2回も歌った曲

半年前にすでにMVまで撮った曲

ねぇ、あんたのパシリがメイクとして潜入

何に勝気なのか少しばかり私分からぬ

ねぇねぇねぇ

真似っこの話すんならクオリティーが足りない

全く刺さりすらもしない

ねぇねぇねぇちょっぴりがっかり

ねぇ私糞忙しい

これに割く時間ほんとはない

でもあんた英語がなってないの気になっちゃってて仕方がない

「Muse、muse、muse」とか言ってるけど

混乱してるっぽい

この私が逃してあげると思ってたのかな？

あの血走った顔を青白くしてあげる

邪魔、邪魔、邪魔なんだよね

私に勝てるとでも？

首ねっこ抑えて数える、１、２

滞納家賃払ってもらわなきゃ

「自分がhot」とか言ってるけど

私がどれだけ残酷（冷たく）なれるか見てみる？

「フローがsick」とか言ってるけど

体壊させて（冷たくさせて）安置所送り

調子に乗って打ったはいいけど

しくって床とお友達

もう嫌だって！床の上のがお似合いだけどね

ムード

ボード

始まり始まりオワリの始まり

始まり始まりオワリの始まり

アッツ、叩いとくか、ヤツ猫の餌にするか

今から完パケ（ラップ）するか

黒いスーツのほこり払っときな

ほこりまみれの（ダサい）女を一掃、掃除機

後ろの部屋には何体もあり

キャットスーツ着た殺し屋

Fuck the winner man, I’m the villain man

天井扇みたいにヤツを頭の上で回しちゃう

それでやっと落ち着く（冷める）かな？

空気読めたかな？

私が今のムードなんだよ

あんたってほんと退屈

私が真実を伝承してあげる

最近新しい弁護士雇ったし

もっと訴えようかな

リリック全部生ぬる過ぎ

もっと頻繁に本当のこと言っとこうかな

その腫瘍切った方がいいよ

チョキ！

勝者よりも私は悪役

天井扇みたいにヤツを頭の上で回しちゃう 立てよ

立てよ

ムードボード 気分＝退屈

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
退屈 /taɪkɯ̥tsɯ/ A2	noun - boredom; tedium na-adjective - boring; tedious
あげる /aɡe̞ɾɯ/ A1	verb - to give (to someone of equal or lower status); to offer; to raise
証拠 /ɕo̞ːko̞/ B1	noun - evidence; proof
血の気 /tɕi̥no̞ke̞/ B2	noun - blood (e.g., in one's face); color (of one's face due to blood circulation)
パラサイト /paɾasaɪto̞/ B2	noun - parasite
潜入 /se̞nɲɯː/ B2	noun - infiltration; sneaking in verb - to infiltrate; to sneak into
勝気 /katɕi̥ki/ B2	na-adjective - determined; strong-willed; unyielding; competitive
足りない /taɾi̥naɪ/ A2	i-adjective - insufficient; not enough; lacking
がっかり /ɡaʔkːaɾi/ B1	noun - disappointment; feeling disappointed suru-verb - to be disappointed; to feel disheartened
糞忙しい /kɯso̞ iɕo̞ɡaɕiː/ C1	i-adjective - extremely busy; ridiculously busy (colloquial, vulgar prefix)
邪魔 /d͡ʑama/ B1	noun - hindrance; disturbance; obstacle; nuisance na-adjective - troublesome; annoying; in the way
残酷 /zaŋko̞kɯ/ B2	na-adjective - cruel; brutal; ruthless
安置所 /antɕiɕo̞/ C1	noun - mortuary; morgue; temporary storage place (for bodies, items)
床 /jɯka/ A2	noun - floor
始まり /had͡ʑimaɾi/ A2	noun - beginning; start
殺し屋 /ko̞ɾo̞ɕi̥ja/ B2	noun - assassin; hitman; killer
回す /maɰasu/ A2	verb - to turn; to spin; to circulate; to pass around
落ち着く /o̞tɕi̥tsɯkɯ/ B1	verb - to calm down; to settle down; to feel at home
弁護士 /be̞ŋɡo̞ɕi/ B2	noun - lawyer; attorney
悪役 /akɯjakɯ/ B1	noun - villain; bad guy (in a story, play, etc.)

Key Grammar Structures

• ねぇ血の気を引かせてあげる

  ➔ Causative form with "ageru" (giving a favor)

  ➔ The causative form "引かせる" (to make someone withdraw/drain) indicates causing someone to do something. "～てあげる" indicates performing an action for someone's benefit, or in this context, forcefully applying an action *to* someone. "血の気を引かせてあげる" means "to make someone's blood run cold" or "to drain the color from their face."

• 気をつけないと

  ➔ Informal negative obligation ("nai to")

  ➔ "気をつけない" is the negative form of "気をつける" (to be careful). Adding "と" creates a conditional clause implying an obligation. The full phrase "気をつけないといけない" (must be careful) is colloquially shortened to "気をつけないと". It conveys a warning or necessity.

• 付いちゃってるよ、パラサイト

  ➔ Contraction of "te shimau" and "te iru" (casual speech)

  ➔ "付いちゃってる" is a colloquial form of "付いてしまっている". "付く" means "to be attached" or "to cling". "～てしまう" adds a nuance of completion, or sometimes regret/unintended outcome, contracted to "～ちゃう". "～ている" indicates a continuous state or result, contracted to "～てる". Here, it emphasizes the undeniable fact that something (the parasite) has indeed become attached.

• 何に勝気なのか少しばかり私分からぬ

  ➔ Embedded question with "no ka" and classical negative "nu"

  ➔ "何に勝気なのか" functions as a noun clause (what they are so eager/determined about). "～のか" is used to embed a question within a larger sentence. "分からぬ" is an older, more literary or poetic form of "分からない" (do not understand), often used for stylistic effect or to convey a stronger, slightly detached negative.

• 真似っこの話すんならクオリティーが足りない

  ➔ Informal conditional "n nara"

  ➔ "話すんなら" is a casual contraction of "話すのなら" (if you're going to talk about it). "～のなら" is used to state a condition or premise, often implying a logical consequence or a strong opinion given that condition. Here, it implies: "If you're talking about imitating me, then..."

• でもあんた英語がなってないの気になっちゃってて仕方がない

  ➔ Complex sentence with nominalizer, multiple contractions, and "te shikata ga nai"

  ➔ This line combines several advanced casual grammar points. "なってない" (not good/not up to par). "の" nominalizes the preceding clause ("英語がなってないこと"). "気になっちゃってて" combines "気になる" (to be concerned), "～てしまう" (result/completion) contracted to "～ちゃう", and the te-form of "～てしまって" contracted to "～ちゃってて". "仕方がない" means "it can't be helped". So, "気になっちゃってて仕方がない" means "I can't help but be concerned about it."

• 私がどれだけ残酷（冷たく）なれるか見てみる？

  ➔ Potential form, embedded question, and "te miru" (try doing)

  ➔ "なれる" is the potential form of "なる" (to become), meaning "can become". "どれだけ～か" is a common pattern for embedded questions, meaning "how much/to what extent...". "見てみる" means "to try seeing" or "to see what happens." The combination asks, "Do you want to see how cruel I can become?"

• 滞納家賃払ってもらわなきゃ

  ➔ "Te morau" (receiving a favor) + informal negative obligation ("nakya")

  ➔ "払ってもらう" means "to have someone pay (for me)". "～なきゃ" is a colloquial short form of "～なければならない" or "～ないといけない", meaning "must do" or "have to do." So, "払ってもらわなきゃ" means "I have to make them pay (the overdue rent)."

• アッツ、叩いとくか、ヤツ猫の餌にするか

  ➔ "Te oku" contraction ("toku") and "ka" (listing options)

  ➔ "叩いとく" is a casual contraction of "叩いておく" (to hit and leave it/prepare to hit). "～ておく" indicates an action performed in preparation or for a certain state to be maintained. "～か、～か" is a common informal way to list options or make suggestions ("should I do A, or should I do B?"). "猫の餌にする" means "to make into cat food."

• その腫瘍切った方がいいよ

  ➔ "Ta hou ga ii" (advice/recommendation)

  ➔ This is a common and polite way to give advice or make a suggestion. It literally means "the direction of having done [verb] is good," implying that doing the action is the better course of action. "切った方がいい" means "it's better to cut (it)."