人生遊戯 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Sexy Zone

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Japanese music with Sexy Zone's "人生遊戯" (Jinsei Yuugi), or "Game of Life." This fast-paced, encouraging anthem offers a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the language. Through its powerful lyrics and energetic rhythm, you can learn inspiring vocabulary and common phrases that motivate and uplift. The song's connection to a popular drama adds another layer of cultural context, making it a special piece for language learners to explore Japanese through a modern and dynamic lens.

[English]

What did you expect? What do you want from me?

You can only laugh for now.

I'm still going all out.

There's no turning back on this one-way street.

Did you still have haters talking back? Ignored them?

Well, let's boldly and delicately move forward♪

Addiction, "Yeah, it's their fault," they say.

Reactions, oh come on... dragging on.

Heard phrases that just skim the surface.

The meaning and reason are sourced from "someone."

Emotions are secondary, they say.

Labeling "normal" and "abnormal."

In this cramped world, who is it for? Spin around?

Don't hold back, hold back, just be as you are.

Even if you whisper it, nothing will change.

God damn, no matter how absurd, don't blame the times.

Choose your own answers.

You know it's pointless to lament, right?

Even if you're falling apart, you still have ideals, right?

Why not just break everything and throw the future away?

If only you could become zero.

Are you planning to lose?

Come on, don't hide it in your chest, shout it out.

Face it with the step you've won, You alive.

I want to sleep until daytime today.

I want to make a fuss like a fool at night.

But I'm being tossed around by such desires.

Just wait and see, a comeback is coming (Everything's gonna be alright).

Don't let that one heart wither away.

You want to find a day, right?

No matter how absurd, don't blame the times.

Grab hold of your own answers.

You know it's pointless to lament, right?

Even if you're falling apart, you still have ideals, right?

Why not just break everything and throw the future away?

If only you could become zero.

Are you planning to lose?

Come on, don't hide it in your chest, shout it out.

Face it with the step you've won, You alive.

You alive.

[Japanese]

What did you expect? What do you want from me?

笑っていられんのは今のうち

こちとらまだまだ縦横無尽に

引き返す気ない一本道

減らず口叩いた Haters 無視 まだいた？

まぁ大胆かつ繊細にいざ参らん♪

アディクション 「そうだ、アイツが悪い」って

リアクション あーもう... ダラダラと

聞きかじりのセリフ 上滑りの言葉

その意味も理由も「誰か」がソース

感情なんて二の次だとか

「正常」「異常」ラベリングで

窮屈な世界は 誰が為に Spin around?

Don't hold back, hold back あるがまま

口先でつぶやいたって 何も変わんねぇぞ

God damnどんな不条理だって 時代のせいにすんな

自分で答えを選べ

嘆いたって しょうがないって 分かってるでしょ？

もうボロボロでも 理想があるんだろう？

いっそ全部壊して未来投げ出して

ゼロになれたならって

負けるつもりか？

さあ 胸に隠してないで叫んでみろ

勝ち取った一歩で向かえ You alive

Daytime まで今日くらい寝ていたい

バカみたいに騒ぎたい Night time

そんな煩悩にも翻弄されてるけど

今に見てなよ捲土重来 (Everything's gonna be alright)

たった一つの心 枯らしてしまうな

見つけたい今日があんだろ

そうどんな不条理だって 時代のせいにすんなよ

自分で答えを掴み取れ

嘆いたって しょうがないって 分かってるでしょ？

もうボロボロでも 理想があるんだろう？

いっそ全部壊して未来投げ出して

ゼロになれたならって

負けるつもりか？

さあ 胸に隠してないで叫んでみろ

勝ち取った一歩で向かえよ You alive

You alive

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
期待 /きたい/ B1	noun - expectation
感情 /かんじょう/ B1	noun - emotion
世界 /せかい/ A2	noun - world
未来 /みらい/ A2	noun - future
壊す /こわす/ B1	verb - to break
叫ぶ /さけぶ/ B1	verb - to shout
勝ち取る /かちとる/ B2	verb - to win
不条理 /ふじょうり/ C1	noun - absurdity
理想 /りそう/ B2	noun - ideal
選ぶ /えらぶ/ A2	verb - to choose
言葉 /ことば/ A2	noun - word
時代 /じだい/ A2	noun - era
胸 /むね/ A2	noun - chest
一歩 /いっぽ/ A2	noun - step
今日 /きょう/ A1	noun - today
騒ぐ /さわぐ/ B1	verb - to make noise

Key Grammar Structures

• 何も変わらねぇぞ

  ➔ Negative verb form + ぞ (casual emphasis)

  ➔ Used to give emphasis in casual speech, often with a masculine tone.

• 引き返す気ない

  ➔ Noun + ない (negative form) + 気 + ない (not feeling like to)

  ➔ Expresses that one does not feel like doing or intends to do something.

• 自分で答えを選べ

  ➔ 自分で + verb in imperative form

  ➔ Asks or instructs someone to choose or decide on their own.

• もうボロボロでも

  ➔ でも (meaning 'even if' or 'although')

  ➔ Conveys concession, meaning 'even if' or 'although' the state described persists.

• 時代のせいにすんな

  ➔ すんな (slang form of するな, do not)

  ➔ Casual or slang imperative form meaning 'don't do that'.

• 見つけたい今日があんだろ

  ➔ たい (want to) + だろ (probably / right?)

  ➔ Combines the want to do something with a tentative confirmation, expressing desire and speculation.

• ゼロになれたならって

  ➔ なら (if / assuming) + て (conditional form)

  ➔ Expresses a hypothetical condition, meaning 'if I could become zero' or 'assuming I can be zero'.