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漂うこの空気にストップ 00:26
ただ矛盾を抱いている 00:27
今更猛スピードでスタート切ったって 00:29
どうやったって追いつきやしないぜメーデー 00:30
強がりに嫌気がさしている 00:33
弱音も吐けないままでいる 00:35
弱音も吐けないままでいる 00:36
損得のものさしでぽいって捨てられ 00:38
よそいきの顔してまたやり過ごす 00:42
存在もないようなもんだ 00:45
誰もわかっちゃいないや 00:46
感情論に縋ってなんて憚れば堕ちる 00:48
だけど 00:51
夢に目覚めた君は何をみるの 00:52
最低な日を超えて 00:57
最善の成る方へ 00:59
どうしたんだ 期待なんてもうしてられないから 01:01
その時をじっと待っている 01:07
曖昧な視界に立って 01:10
際限のない方へ 01:12
こんな気持ちさえも捨てきれないのなら 01:13
混ざって 01:17
混ざって 01:17
生まれ変わるまで 01:18
終わらない夢を 01:20
従わないことでしか 01:30
忌み嫌われることでしか 01:32
焦りだけでは満たされない 01:33
ありのままなど見せたくはないね 01:35
ヘラヘラと今日も笑っている 01:38
弱音も吐けないままでいる 01:40
弱音も吐けないままでいる 01:41
詭弁に振る舞う 自己暗示さえ 01:43
真実に拘る 必要もない 01:46
裏切ってしまいそうな今日が 01:50
かける言葉もないな 01:51
金輪際もう一生なんて憚れば堕ちる 01:53
だけど 01:55
答えなど待っても 01:56
君に会えはしないと 01:58
相対 武器をとって 02:02
感情の鳴る方へ 02:04
こんな気持ちさえも捨てきれないのなら 02:06
混ざって 02:09
混ざって 02:10
生まれ変わるまで 02:10
終わらない夢を 02:12
足りないものばかりの僕ら 02:27
外見だけ取り繕った 02:29
続かないことに苛立った 02:30
他人を見下し嗤ったんだ 02:32
そうしないと もう僕の心は 02:34
壊れてしまうから 02:38
本当はもうわかってるんだ 02:41
期待されない人生だ 02:44
根拠もないあの日のような 02:47
真っすぐな瞳は 02:51
だけど 02:55
夢に目覚めた君は 02:56
何をみるの 02:59
最低な日を超えて 03:04
最善の成る方へ 03:05
どうしたんだ 期待なんてもうしてられないから 03:07
その時をじっと待っている 03:13
曖昧な視界に立って 03:16
際限のない方へ 03:18
こんな気持ちさえも捨てきれないのなら 03:20
混ざって 03:23
混ざって 03:24
生まれ変わるまで 03:25
終わらない夢を 03:26
その先の君を 03:30

レーゾンデートル – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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Eve
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Discover the driving energy of Japanese rock with Eve's "Raison d'être." This song offers a great opportunity to learn Japanese through its passionate and poetic lyrics about finding your purpose. Its complex vocabulary and emotional expressions provide a unique window into the struggles and hopes of modern Japanese youth, making it a compelling and special piece for any language learner.

[English]
Stop in this drifting atmosphere
Just holding onto contradictions
Even if I start in a rush now
No matter what, I can't catch up, Mayday
I'm fed up with pretending to be tough
Still unable to even let out my true feelings
Still unable to even let out my true feelings
Discarding it all with a selfish attitude
Wearing a fake smile and passing by again
Like I don't even exist
No one really understands
Relying on emotional arguments, fearing to fall
But
When you wake from your dream, what do you see?
Beyond the worst days
Towards the best that can be
What’s wrong? I can’t even hope anymore
Just waiting quietly for that moment
Standing in a hazy view
Heading toward the endless unknown
If I can't even abandon these feelings
Mixing in
Mixing in
Until I am reborn
In an unending dream
Only by disobedience
Can I be disliked
Only by that
Can dissatisfaction be fulfilled
I don't want to show the real me
Laughing foolishly even today
Still unable to let out my true feelings
Still unable to let out my true feelings
Engaging in deception, self-illusion
There's no need to cling to the truth
Today feels like I might betray someone
I have no words left to say
Forever, I might fall if I keep hesitating
But
Even if I wait for an answer
Meeting you won't happen
Taking my weapon in hand, facing the emotions
Heading toward where feelings resonate
If I can't even abandon these feelings
Mixing in
Mixing in
Until I am reborn
In an endless dream
We, full of things we lack
Pretending only on the outside
Getting frustrated with things that won't last
Looking down on others and laughing
Because otherwise, my heart
Would break apart
Deep down, I already understand
This is a life without expectations
Like that day with no reason
With pure eyes
But
When you wake from your dream, what do you see?
Beyond the worst days
Towards the best that can be
What’s wrong? I can't even hope anymore
Just waiting quietly for that moment
Standing in a hazy view
Heading toward the endless unknown
If I can't even abandon these feelings
Mixing in
Mixing in
Until I am reborn
In an endless dream
Beyond that, the you who...
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

空気

/kuːki/

A2
  • noun
  • - air

矛盾

/muːjun/

B2
  • noun
  • - contradiction

/yume/

A1
  • noun
  • - dream

存在

/sonzai/

B1
  • noun
  • - existence

感情

/kanjō/

B1
  • noun
  • - emotion

期待

/kitai/

B2
  • noun
  • - expectation

/kokoro/

A1
  • noun
  • - heart

壊れる

/kowareru/

B1
  • verb
  • - to break

立つ

/tatsu/

A2
  • verb
  • - to stand

生まれ変わる

/umarekawaru/

B2
  • verb
  • - to be reborn

言葉

/kotoba/

A2
  • noun
  • - word

視界

/shikai/

B2
  • noun
  • - field of vision

気持ち

/kimochi/

A2
  • noun
  • - feeling

堕ちる

/ochiru/

B2
  • verb
  • - to fall

最善

/saizen/

B2
  • noun
  • - best

強がり

/tsuyogari/

B2
  • noun
  • - pretending to be strong

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Key Grammar Structures

  • 今更猛スピードでスタート切ったって

    ➔ ~って (te)

    ➔ The particle "って" is used here as a colloquial quotation or emphasis marker, indicating an indirect speech or emphasizing the action.

  • 弱音も吐けないままでいる

    ➔ も + verb ない (mo + verb nai)

    ➔ The particle "も" indicates 'also' or 'even', combined with "〜ない" to express inability to do something.

  • 損得のものさしでぽいって捨てられ

    ➔ で (de)

    ➔ The particle "で" indicates the tool, method, or means by which an action is performed.

  • 裏切ってしまいそうな今日が

    ➔ そう + (verb stem)

    "そう" attached to the verb stem indicates an appearance or likelihood of a future action.

  • 生まれ変わるまで

    ➔ まで (made)

    ➔ The particle "まで" indicates the endpoint of an action or state, meaning 'until'.

  • 終わらない夢を

    ➔ 〜ない (nai)

    ➔ The negative form "〜ない" is used to express negation of verbs or adjectives.

  • 終わらない夢を

    ➔ 〜を (wo)

    ➔ The particle "を" marks the direct object of a verb.