RED OUT – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 米津玄師
• Album: LOST CORNER

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Kenshi Yonezu's "RED OUT," an electrifying track that opens his "LOST CORNER" album. This song's intense lyrics and powerful electronic sound offer a compelling way to engage with Japanese. You'll encounter dynamic vocabulary related to internal struggles and overwhelming forces, making it perfect for understanding modern Japanese expressions in an artistic context. Its raw energy and complex themes provide a rich listening experience that transcends language barriers, encouraging a deeper connection to Japanese music and culture.

[English]

Severe headache, waves of spring, choking on tetanus

Dreaming of shining dreams, only to wake up and realize it's a nightmare

Hey lady, everything will eventually decay

A charred, pitch-black first take

Turning into bones, laughing out loud — a snake

How many prayers, reaching high prices

A crying boy trampled underfoot

A president singing with a vulgar face

Disappear right now

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Crimson blood sparkling and bouncing — Steinway & Sons

The relentless, shattered backbeat pounding in my head

Scenes fading away in less than a tenth of a second

What’s wrong?

It’s not hell — don’t look at me that way

My reflection on the screen, an infected branch stuck in my back

Dreaming again and again — even when I wake up, it’s still a dream

Hey lady, a refrain moving my body

A MacGuffin I’ve lost sight of

Sparkling glitter at the corner of my cold eyes

Hey many — deliberately spewing lies in propaganda

A trembling boy filled with anger

Growing daily into a groin pain

Disappear right now

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Crimson blood sparkling and bouncing — Steinway & Sons

I won’t stop — go as far as you can, with the view all in red out

Scenes fading away in less than a tenth of a second

What’s wrong?

It’s not hell — don’t look at me that way

Open your sense of pain and run with all your soul now

With heartfelt feelings, just eight measures till the fanfare

Tear through the flickering and carve out your heart now

What’s wrong?

It’s not demon — don’t look at me that way

[Japanese]

頭痛む酷く　波打つ春　咽ぶ破傷風

輝く夢を見る　それは悪夢と　目覚めて知る

ハウレディ　やがて朽ち果てていく全て

焦げて真っ黒けのファーストテイク

骨になって笑い出すスネーク

ハウメニー　人の祈りにつく高値

踏み躙られて泣く少年

下卑た面で歌うプレジデント

今すぐ消えろ

消えろ

消えろ

消えろ

消えろ

消えろ

消えろ

消えろ

鮮血煌めいて跳ねるスタインウェイ&サンズ

頭の中鳴り止まない砕けたバックビート

零コンマ一秒で褪せてしまう情景

どうした

地獄じゃあるまいに　そんな目で見んな

スクリーンに映る自分　背中に刺さるヤドリギの枝

繰り返し夢を見る　夢から目覚めてもそこは夢

ハウレディ　身体突き動かすリフレイン　

見失ったままのマクガフィン

冷えた目尻のラメがきらり

ハウメニー　わざと煙吹かすデマゴギー

怒り打ち震える少年

日毎増していくグロインペイン

今すぐ消えろ

消えろ

消えろ

消えろ

消えろ

消えろ

消えろ

消えろ

鮮血煌めいて跳ねるスタインウェイ&サンズ

止まれるもんかどこまでも行け　視界はレッドアウト

零コンマ一秒で褪せてしまう情景

どうした

地獄じゃあるまいに　そんな目で見んな

痛覚を開いて今全霊で走って行け

万感の思いでファンファーレまであとジャスト八小節

明滅を裂いて今心臓を抉っていけ

どうした

悪魔じゃあるまいに　そんな目で見んな

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
頭痛(ずつう) /zutsū/ B1	noun - headache
波(なみ) /nami/ A2	noun - wave
夢(ゆめ) /jume/ A1	noun - dream
悪夢(あくむ) /akumu/ B2	noun - nightmare
朽ち果てる(くちはてる) /kuchihateru/ C1	verb - to rot away, to decay completely
焦げる(こげる) /kogeru/ B1	verb - to burn, to scorch
骨(ほね) /hone/ A2	noun - bone
祈り(いのり) /inori/ B1	noun - prayer, wish
少年(しょうねん) /ʃoːnen/ A2	noun - boy, young boy
鮮血(せんけつ) /senketsu/ C1	noun - fresh blood
砕ける(くだける) /kudakeru/ B2	verb - to break, to be broken
情景(じょうけい) /dʒoːkeː/ B2	noun - scene, sight
地獄(じごく) /dʒigoku/ B1	noun - hell
背中(せなか) /senaka/ A2	noun - back (of body)
身体(しんたい) /ʃintai/ B1	noun - body
怒り(いかり) /ikari/ B1	noun - anger, rage
視界(しかい) /ʃikai/ B2	noun - field of vision, visibility
痛覚(つうかく) /tsūkaku/ C1	noun - sense of pain
心臓(しんぞう) /ʃinzō/ B1	noun - heart
悪魔(あくま) /akuma/ B2	noun - devil, demon

Key Grammar Structures

• 破傷風を咽ぶ

  ➔ Use of the te-form along with 'を' to connect verbs and objects, indicating the action performed on the object.

  ➔ The phrase '破傷風を咽ぶ' demonstrates the connecting of the verb '咽ぶ' (to choke or gag) in its て-form with the object '破傷風' (tetanus) marked by 'を'.

• 今すぐ消えろ

  ➔ Imperative form of a verb, giving a command or request.

  ➔ The verb '消えろ' is the imperative form of '消える' (to disappear), used here to command or urge someone to disappear immediately.

• 鮮血煌めいて跳ねる

  ➔ The use of the te-form '煌めいて' combined with '跳ねる' indicates a sequential action or descriptive continuity.

  ➔ The form '煌めいて' (te-form of '煌めく') connects to '跳ねる' to describe a sequence or simultaneous actions of blood sparkling and bouncing.

• 零コンマ一秒で褪せてしまう

  ➔ Use of 'で' to indicate the specific time frame within which an action occurs, combined with the potential form of the verb.

  ➔ 'で' marks the time interval of '零コンマ一秒' (0.01 seconds), within which the action '褪せてしまう' (fade away) occurs, showing immediacy.

• どうした

  ➔ Interrogative expression used to ask 'what's wrong' or 'what happened', often emphasizing concern or surprise.

  ➔ The phrase 'どうした' is a common way to ask 'what's wrong?' or 'what happened?', expressing concern or surprise depending on context.

• 今心臓を抉っていけ

  ➔ Imperative form of the verb '抉る' (to gouge or tear out), used here as a command to passionately continue or pursue something.

  ➔ The phrase '今心臓を抉っていけ' uses the imperative of '抉る' (to gouge), urging someone to continue passionately or to throw themselves fully into an action, metaphorically 'gouging' their heart.