PAiNT it BLACK – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BiSH

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

いつも僕は目を閉じては

I always close my eyes

現実に怯えていたな

And I was scared of reality

なんだかんだ理由つけてさ

Making excuses left and right

諦めるのたまらなく嫌だ

I just can't stand giving up

そこで立ってて

Stand right there

そばに居たくない

I don't want you by my side

今にきっとさ

But surely, right now

そこで待ってろよ

Just wait right there

決戦だけはまだまだ先だ

The final battle’s still far away

黒く青く

Dark and blue

諦めること諦めて

Giving up on giving up

世界を完全味方に

Making the world truly my ally

生まれた意味探してんです

Searching for the meaning of my birth

every time この空のどこかで

Every time, somewhere in this sky

涙の夜を壊してよ

Break the night of tears

いつか刺す光へ

Towards the shining light someday

約束を守りたいんだ

I want to keep my promises

君にとどけよう

Let me send it to you

shape of love

Shape of love

BiSHだって目を閉じては

Even BiSH closes its eyes

現実に怯えていたな

And was scared of reality

なんだかんだ理由つけてさ

Making excuses left and right

諦めるのたまらなく嫌だ

I just can't stand giving up

そこで立ってて

Stand right there

そばに居て欲しい

I want you to stay close

今も過去も

Both now and in the past

そこで立っててよ

Stand there, okay?

決戦なんていつもいつもさ

The final battle is always, always

赤く染めろ

Drench it in red

諦めること諦めて

Giving up on giving up

世界を完全味方に

Making the world truly my ally

生まれた意味探してんです

Searching for the meaning of my birth

every time この空のどこかで

Every time, somewhere in this sky

涙の夜を壊してよ

Break the night of tears

いつか刺す光へ

Toward the shining light someday

約束を守りたいんだ

I want to keep my promises

君にとどけよう

Let me reach you

shape of love

Shape of love

甘え、弱気な気持ちが

Naïve, timid feelings

手を伸ばすと

Reaching out my hand

すぐそこにある感じです

Feels just right there

もういらないのに

Even though I don’t need it anymore

黒く塗るさ

I’ll paint it black

諦めること諦めて

Giving up on giving up

世界を完全味方に

Making the world truly my ally

生まれた意味探してんです

Searching for the meaning of my birth

every time この空のどこかで

Every time, somewhere in this sky

涙の夜を壊してよ

Break the night of tears

いつか刺す光へ

To the shining light someday

約束を守りたいんだ

I want to keep my promises

君にとどけよう

Let me send it to you

shape of love

Shape of love

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
目 /me/ A1	noun - eye
現実 /genjitsu/ B1	noun - reality
理由 /riyuu/ B1	noun - reason
諦める /akirameru/ B2	verb - to give up
立つ /tatsu/ A2	verb - to stand
世界 /sekai/ A1	noun - world
意味 /imi/ A2	noun - meaning
涙 /namida/ A2	noun - tear
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
光 /hikari/ A1	noun - light
約束 /yakusoku/ B1	noun - promise
守る /mamoru/ B2	verb - to protect
形 /katachi/ A2	noun - shape
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
黒 /kuro/ A1	adjective - black
青 /ao/ A1	adjective - blue
染める /someru/ B2	verb - to dye

Key Grammar Structures

• 〜ては

  ➔ used to express repeated actions or habitual states, often with a nuance of 'doing something repeatedly or habitually.'

  ➔ The pattern '~ては' indicates a repeated or habitual action, often with a negative or reflective nuance.

• 〜だけは

  ➔ used to emphasize a specific point or exception, meaning 'at least' or 'especially’.

  ➔ The phrase '~だけは' emphasizes that something is true or applies in a special or exclusive manner.

• 完全味方に

  ➔ literally 'completely on the side of', meaning to align or be fully supportive of something.

  ➔ This phrase implies full support or alignment with a person or idea.

• 〜ように

  ➔ used to express purpose or intention, similar to 'in order to' or 'so that.'

  ➔ The phrase '~ように' indicates doing something with a specific purpose or goal in mind.

• 〜探してんです

  ➔ a colloquial contraction of '探しているのです' meaning 'I am searching for' or 'I am looking for.'

  ➔ This is a casual, conversational form of expressing ongoing search or intent.