逆夢 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: King Gnu
• Album: NEW SINGLE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depth of King Gnu's "逆夢," the moving ending theme of *Jujutsu Kaisen 0*. This song is a masterclass in musical storytelling, blending delicate vocals with powerful instrumentation. Learning the lyrics offers a unique opportunity to explore nuanced Japanese expressions of love, despair, and perseverance, making it an ideal piece for language learners seeking to grasp complex emotions in Japanese song.

[English]

If you desire it, this heart will be pierced through

Even the unreliable me, someday

If I become someone

For no particular reason

Tears seem ready to overflow

Fill the night

Turning into a shining dream

My breath is faint and unreliable

...

It melts and disappears in the cold winter

The intertwined hands from that day

Relying only on the warmth

Is too uncertain

Spring always comes

As if it's natural

To come and pick me up

Back then, I thought that

If I close my eyes

Dreams are always

Believed to be a true dream back then

If you want it,

You can fly anywhere

Even the timid me, someday

If I find the meaning of living

By connecting love and hate,

And resentment

Into a single unbreakable dream that lasts a lifetime,

It turns into a wild, tumultuous dream

...

On a freezing night sky,

The two of us escape

If I’d gently put on a warm coat

You’d always be by my side,

Back then, I thought that

I can't forget

The rain of memories that seeps into old wounds,

Even when it drips deep into my chest,

If you want it,

This heart will be pierced through

Even the unreliable me, someday

If I become someone

For no particular reason

Tears seem ready to overflow

Fill the night

Turning into a shining dream

Even if it's a false dream or a reverse dream,

Whether it's a true or false dream,

...

Diving into the sea of memories,

Picking up fragments of love,

Quietly within you,

Gazing at the dazzling world, yeah

Even if this love, like a curse,

Grows little by little, little by little,

Even if it begins to gnaw at this body,

From deep inside my heart,

You overflow out,

We seek, overlap,

And in that moment, we become a dream

If you desire it,

This heart will be pierced through

Even the unreliable me, someday

If I become someone

For no particular reason

Tears seem ready to overflow

Fill the night

Turning into a shining dream

Whether it's a true dream or a reverse dream,

...

[Japanese]

あなたが望むなら

この胸を射通して

頼りの無い僕もいつか

何者かに成れたなら

訳もなく

涙が溢れそうな

夜を埋め尽くす

輝く夢と成る

白い息は頼りなく

冬の寒さに溶けて消えた

あの日の重ねた手と手の

余熱じゃあまりに頼りないの

春はいつだって

当たり前の様に

迎えに来ると

そう思っていたあの頃

瞼閉じれば

夢はいつだって

正夢だと信じてたあの頃

あなたが望むなら

何処迄も飛べるから

意気地の無い僕もいつか

生きる意味を見つけたなら

愛と憎を

聢と繋ぎ合わせて

一生涯醒めない程の

荒んだ夢と成る

凍える夜空を

二人で抜け出すの

あたたかいコートを

そっと掛けたなら

あなたはいつだって

当たり前の様に隣にいると

そう思っていたあの頃

失くせやしない

記憶の雨が古傷へと

沁み渡ろうとも

あなたが望むなら

この胸を射通して

頼りの無い僕もいつか

何者かに成れたなら

訳もなく

涙が溢れそうな

夜を埋め尽くす

輝く夢と成る

記憶の海を潜って

愛の欠片を拾って

あなたの中にずっと

眩しい世界をそっと yeah

この愛が例え呪いのように

じんわりとじんわりと

この身体蝕んだとしても

心の奥底から

あなたが溢れ出して

求め合って重なり合う

その先で僕ら夢と成れ

あなたが望むなら

この胸を射通して

頼りの無い僕もいつか

何者かに成れたなら

訳もなく

涙が溢れそうな

夜を埋め尽くす

輝く夢と成る

正夢でも 逆夢だとしても

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
望む /nozomu/ B1	verb - to desire
射通す /itōsu/ B2	verb - to pierce through
頼り /tayori/ B1	noun - reliance
何者 /nanmono/ B2	noun - someone
輝く /kagayaku/ B1	verb - to shine
夢 /yume/ A1	noun - dream
正夢 /shōmu/ B2	noun - true dream
逆夢 /gyakumu/ B2	noun - nightmare
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
欠片 /kakera/ B2	noun - fragment
眩しい /mabushii/ B2	adjective - dazzling
じんわり /jinwari/ B2	adverb - slowly
じんわりと /jinwarito/ B2	adverb - slowly and steadily
心の奥底 /kokoro no okusoko/ B2	noun - the depths of one's heart
求め合う /motomeau/ B2	verb - to yearn for each other
重なり合う /kasanariau/ B2	verb - to overlap

Key Grammar Structures

• あなたが望むなら

  ➔ conditional conjugation using "なら"

  ➔ "なら" is a conditional particle meaning "if" or "when"

• この胸を射通して

  ➔ compound verb "射通す" (to shoot through)

  ➔ The verb "射通す" (to shoot through) is a compound form meaning to pierce completely

• 生きる意味を見つけたなら

  ➔ conditional form "〜たら" (if/when...)

  ➔ "たら" is a conditional phrase meaning "if" or "when" based on past tense verb

• 夜を埋め尽くす輝く夢と成る

  ➔ the causative form "〜と成る" (to become something via something)

  ➔ "と成る" is a pattern meaning "to become" as a result of a process

• 正夢でも 逆夢だとしても

  ➔ despite/ whether it's a true dream "でも" / "だとしても" for contrast

  ➔ "でも" means "even if" or "but" in contrast, "だとしても" means "even if it is" (hypothetically)

• 夜空を凍える

  ➔ verb "凍える" (to freeze, to be cold) used metaphorically or literally

  ➔ "凍える" is a verb meaning "to freeze" or "to be very cold"