シェードの埃は延長 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ずっと真夜中でいいのに。

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through Zutto Mayonaka de Iinoni.'s "Shades of Dust Extended" offers a unique opportunity to delve into poetic and emotionally rich language. The song's lyrics are filled with nuanced expressions of internal conflict and introspection, providing a deeper understanding of Japanese emotional vocabulary. What makes this song special is its dynamic musical shifts that mirror the complex feelings expressed in the lyrics, making it a captivating and educational listening experience.

[English]

Unable to spit it out, and it disappeared.

It just melted away, and that was okay.

Without spitting it out, it vanished—please.

Unable to spit it out, it disappeared.

It just melted away, and that was okay.

Without spitting it out, it vanished—please.

I can't hear it, just blocking it away in the corner again.

Standing barefoot in the cracks of the spider web.

I don't understand myself.

Is it unchanged? Can't let go easily?

Nothing's there at the end of the entanglement, after all.

I keep talking to myself.

The dust of the shade extends.

Pretending to be composed, breaking down—this lukewarm record.

Freezing tears and laughing, ah.

Pretending to be calm, dancing mercilessly.

My breath hurts, it's because of you.

Unable to spit it out, it disappeared.

It just melted away, and that was okay.

Without spitting it out, it disappeared—please.

I don't want to have expectations, but it extends.

I'm not giving up, though.

Gloomy home, stay gold.

My heart's poor; I can't empathize.

That was something I could always predict.

Clinging to words not meant for anyone, dwelling there.

Needs rehabilitation.

I can't live carelessly.

I don't understand, but I guess that's just how it is.

The imagination trying to understand eventually.

Bursts into fragments and flies apart.

The dust of the shade extends.

Pretending to be calm, breaking down—this lukewarm record.

Freezing tears and laughing, ah.

Pretending to be calm, dancing mercilessly.

My breath hurts, it's because of you.

The pride of the shade is a battlefield.

I still keep watching.

Memorizing fleetingly, with blood splatters.

If it spills out, it will shut down safely again.

It's my job, but I do it myself.

Thinking easily makes me unstable.

I acted maturely, like an adult.

I don't care what others think. Talk and let loose.

Someone is happy—this lukewarm record.

Freezing tears and laughing, ah.

Pretending to be calm, dancing mercilessly.

My breath starts hurting—it's because of you.

Unable to spit it out, it disappeared.

It just melted away, and that was okay.

Without spitting it out, it disappeared—please.

Disappeared without room for love.

It just melted away, and that was okay.

Without room for love, just disappear—please.

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[Japanese]

吐き出せないまま 消えてった

溶けてった それでよかった

吐き出さないまま 消えてって お願い

吐き出せないまま 消えてった

溶けてった それでよかった

吐き出さないまま 消えてって お願い

聞こえない また隅で塞ぐだけ

蜘蛛の巣の 狭間で立ち尽くす裸足

わたしがわからない

変わらない?容易くは放てない?

絡み付いた先に 何もないくせに

ひとりごと続けてゆく

シェードの埃は延長

平然ぶって 砕けてく ぬるい記録

涙を凍らせて 笑うんだ 嗚呼

平然ぶって 踊ってみる 容赦なく

息が痛く鳴る 君のせいだよ

吐き出せないまま 消えてった

溶けてった それでよかった

吐き出さないまま 消えてって お願い

期待なんてしたくないけど延長

諦めてるわけではないから

暗いホーム ステイゴールド

心が貧乏 共感できないことだもん

それは通常 ずっと予測できたこと

誰のためでもない言葉に 縋って居座って

リハビリが必要

雑に生きられない

わからない でもそれはしょうがない?

わかろうとする想像力はいつしか

つぶつぶと弾け飛ぶ

シェードの埃は延長

平然ぶって 砕けてく ぬるい記録

涙を凍らせて 笑うんだ 嗚呼

平然ぶって 踊ってみる 容赦なく

息が痛く鳴る 君のせいだよ

シェードの誇りは戦場

まだ見てしまう

瞬間的に覚えてしまう 血飛沫

はみ出したらまた無事シャットダウン

仕事だからやるけど自分で

楽に考える方が不安定?

おとなしく 大人らしくしたけど

人目は気にしない。話して 放て

誰かが喜んでいる ぬるい記録

涙を凍らせて 笑うんだ 嗚呼

平然ぶって 踊ってみる 容赦なく

息が居たくなる 君のせいだよ

吐き出せないまま 消えてった

溶けてった それでよかった

吐き出さないまま 消えてって お願い

愛す余地もなく 消えてった

溶けてった それでよかった

愛す余地もなく 消えてってお願い

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
埃 /hokori/ B2	noun - dust
延長 /enchō/ B2	noun - extension, prolongation verb - to extend, to prolong
消える /kieru/ A2	verb - to disappear, to vanish
溶ける /tokeru/ A2	verb - to melt, to dissolve
隅 /sumi/ B1	noun - corner, nook
塞ぐ /fusagu/ B2	verb - to block, to close up
蜘蛛の巣 /kumo no su/ B1	noun - spiderweb
裸足 /hadashi/ B1	noun - barefoot
絡み付く /karamitsuku/ B2	verb - to twine around, to cling to
平然 /heizen/ B2	adjective - calm, composed adverb - calmly, composedly
砕ける /kudakeru/ B2	verb - to break, to be crushed
記録 /kiroku/ B1	noun - record verb - to record
涙 /namida/ A1	noun - tears
凍らせる /kooraseru/ B2	verb - to freeze
踊る /odoru/ A2	verb - to dance
容赦 /yousha/ B2	noun - pardon, mercy
期待 /kitai/ B1	noun - expectation verb - to expect
諦める /akira/ A2	verb - to give up

Key Grammar Structures

• 吐き出せないまま

  ➔ The pattern '〜ないまま' indicates doing something without completing or changing state.

  ➔ It expresses continuing an action without completing it.

• 溶けてった

  ➔ Verb in past casual form with '〜て' ending, indicating a completed action or change of state.

  ➔ It indicates that an action has completed or changed state in a casual or spoken context.

• 聞こえない

  ➔ Negative form of the verb '聞こえる' (to be heard), indicating inability to hear.

  ➔ It expresses that one cannot hear or perceive sound.

• 心が貧乏

  ➔ Literal translation: 'heart is poor.' Uses 'が' to denote the subject (心), and '貧乏' as an adjective meaning 'poor' in a metaphorical sense.

  ➔ It metaphorically describes a 'poor' or lacking emotional state of the heart.

• 血飛沫

  ➔ Noun phrase composed of '血' (blood) and '飛沫' (splashes, splatters), indicating a vivid metaphor or imagery.

  ➔ It creates a vivid visual or metaphorical image related to violence or intense emotion.