リビングデッド・ユース – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 米津玄師
• Album: YANKEE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the profound world of Kenshi Yonezu's "Living Dead Youth" and unlock a deeper understanding of Japanese language and emotional expression. This song, with its candid lyrics about overcoming a challenging youth, offers an authentic glimpse into the nuanced way Japanese artists convey complex feelings. You'll learn powerful vocabulary related to introspection, resilience, and hope, all while experiencing Kenshi Yonezu's unique lyrical style and compelling musicality that makes this song a standout piece for language learners and music enthusiasts alike.

[English]

Now, walking with my eyes closed, I'm tired

Where will this ruin go again?

Yes, we still

Cannot become adults

Wandering and making mistakes again

Even this sadness and pain

If I can't let go of them anyway

I will embrace everything with these hands

Just enough to laugh and play

Now, laughing while cursed, I'm exhausted

Where will this world go again?

I can no longer breathe, my throat doesn't tremble

Losing and hesitating again

Hanging up my dislikes, the return meeting

If I'm going to lose anyway

It would be nice to escape while still weak

To a place where the light is never seen

chic chic proof of existence

Singing without seeing desires and despair

Wandering, beyond the SOS

Even knowing there are no dreams

I just want to try to live as best as I can

No need for fate or coincidence

“Let’s play”

Even in a night that won't break, let's light a fire now

Singing such, such a song

...

Now, exhausted from wishing while being laughed at

Where will this narrow path go again?

Days are merciless after all

If I do something silly, I get severely

Criticized and hurt again

An umpire who missed a hit by pitch

If it's not the same gender anyway

I at least want to be an ally

If you can't believe, that's fine too

tick tack mental attitude

Overlooking both deficiency and abundance

Inferior body, already at the limit of maintenance

Even if I received countless curses

I just want to try to live as best as I can

No need for arrogance or humility

I want to forgive

Like crawling out from an unerasable past

Such, such pain

...

Unable to sleep from the pain

We wander and walk

Like living while dying

We had such a form

Unable to love as I wish

To live in this world

Covered in blood

In the mud

We wish and try to walk again

chic chic proof of existence

Singing without seeing desires and despair

Wandering, beyond the SOS

Even knowing there are no dreams

I just want to try to live as best as I can

No need for fate or coincidence

“Let’s play”

Even in a night that won't break, let's light a fire now

Singing such, such a song

...

[Japanese]

さあ 目を閉じたまま 歩き疲れた

この廃墟 またどこへ行く

そう 僕らは未だ

大人になれず

彷徨ってはまた間違って

こんな悲しみと痛みさえ

どうせ手放せないのならば

全部この手で抱きしめては

ちょうど遊ばせと笑えるさ

さあ 呪われたまま笑い疲れた

この現世またどこへ行く

もう息も続かない咽喉も震えない

失ってまた躊躇って

嫌いを吊し上げ 帰りの会

どうせ負けてしまうのならば

弱いまま逃げてしまえたらいい

決して見えないあかりの先へ

chic chic 存在証明

願望や絶望、見ないで歌う

迷走 SOSの向こうに

夢はないの知っていたって

せいぜい生きていこうとしたいんだ

運命も偶然も必要ない

「遊ぼうぜ」

明けぬ夜でも火を焚いて今

そんな そんな歌をうたう

さあ 笑われたまま願い疲れた

この隘路またどこへ行く

どうにも日々は無情

トンチキやればひどく

貶されてまた傷ついて

死球を見逃したアンパイヤ

どうせ同姓じゃないのならば

僕はせめて味方でありたい

信じられないならそれでもいい

tick tack 精神態度

欠乏も飽満も見過ごして

劣等身体 もう維持限界

散々呪いを受け取ったって

せいぜい生きていこうとしたいんだ

慢心も謙遜も必要ない

許したいんだ

消せぬ過去から這い出すような

そんな そんな痛みを

痛みで眠れないまま

彷徨い歩くぼくらは

死にながら生きるような

姿をしていた

思うように愛せない

この世界で生きるため

血まみれのまま

泥沼の中

僕らは願いまた歩いていこうとする

chic chic 存在証明

願望や絶望 見ないで歌う

迷走 SOSの向こうに

夢はないの知っていたって

せいぜい生きていこうとしたいんだ

運命も偶然も必要ない

「遊ぼうぜ」

明けぬ夜でも火を焚いて今

そんな そんな歌をうたう

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
目 /me/ A1	noun - eye
廃墟 /haikyo/ B2	noun - ruins
悲しみ /kanashimi/ B1	noun - sadness
痛み /itami/ B1	noun - pain
運命 /unmei/ B2	noun - fate
願い /negai/ B1	noun - wish
存在 /sonzai/ B2	noun - existence
絶望 /zetsubou/ B2	noun - despair
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
火 /hi/ A1	noun - fire
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
世界 /sekai/ A1	noun - world
生きる /ikiru/ A2	verb - to live
歩く /aruku/ A1	verb - to walk
笑う /warau/ A1	verb - to laugh
信じる /shinjiru/ B1	verb - to believe
弱い /yowai/ A2	adjective - weak

Key Grammar Structures

• 〜ては

  ➔ Conjugation used to indicate repeated or habitual action, or a consequence following an action.

  ➔ In the phrase "笑い疲れた", the ending "〜た" indicates the past tense, and "疲れた" means "became tired".

• 〜ながら

  ➔ Indicates doing two actions simultaneously.

  ➔ In "笑いながら", "〜ながら" shows doing "laughing" while doing another activity.

• 〜ように

  ➔ Used to express purpose, manner, or similarity; often translated as ‘so that’, ‘like’, or ‘to’.

  ➔ In "運命も偶然も必要ない", the phrase "も" indicates ‘also’ or ‘even’, emphasizing the negation.

• 〜たい

  ➔ Indicates desire or want to do something; attached to the stem of the verb.

  ➔ In "せいぜい生きていこうとしたい", "〜たい" expresses the desire to live.

• 〜も

  ➔ Indicates inclusiveness or emphasis, often translated as ‘also’, ‘even’, or ‘too’.

  ➔ In "運命も偶然も必要ない", "も" emphasizes that neither fate nor chance is necessary.