Shout Baby – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 緑黄色社会

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Japanese music with Ryokuoushoku Shakai's "Shout Baby"! This dynamic pop-rock track, famous as an anime ending theme, is a fantastic way to experience modern Japanese lyrics and vocal styles. You can learn about expressing strong emotions and desires in Japanese while enjoying its vibrant sound and powerful message of self-improvement.

[English]

The smell of my hair is different from usual

I get so mad, I can't help but dance along

My mouth loosens, quietly tucked into my scarf

Since when did I become like this?

When did I start being so patient?

Even though I was mocked as a crybaby since I was a kid

Keep it a secret, okay?

Such a cruel thing to say

My screams fade into the haze

The future that should be ordinary feels so far away

I know it without asking anyone

It's impossible to reach that person

Where should I go to get there?

Not sure, just clinging on blindly

Trying to drown out my daily worries

The burning admiration inside my chest won't fade

I want to change

Because I tend to postpone everything for later

That's just who I am

Even just a small connection, I wanted to protect it forever

If I kept it a secret

It's like it never existed

To the point of forgetting

It's not just a petty feeling, do you understand?

Again, as dawn breaks

Putting on a serious face just like always

Because that’s all I had

I’m confused by all these new things

Trying to drown out the boredom

And that guy who fills my heart

Is already...

I didn't want to know this

I wish I had done things differently back then

Though it's so fragile

I just wanted to believe in myself

Feeling guilty as if I did something wrong

I felt so pathetic

But everything was new to me

And I still wanted to believe

I know it without asking anyone

That person won’t give me happiness

But still, what they gave me

Isn't nothing at all

Trying to drown out my daily worries

Lying tricks that make me happy and won’t fade

I want to change

[Japanese]

いつもと違う髪のにおい

踊らされてしまう悔しいな

緩んでしまう口元 マフラーにそっと沈めた

いつから私こんな風に

我慢強くなれていたんだろう

子供の頃から泣き虫だって馬鹿にされたのに

内緒にしていてね

なんて残酷な言葉

叫び声霞んでく

ありふれてるはずの未来には遠くて

誰に聞かずとも分かる

あいつの元には届きやしない

どこに辿り着けばいい？

分からなくてただ縋り付いて

毎日の不安をかき消すほど

胸を焦がす憧れなど消えない

変わりたい

何でもすぐに後回しに

してしまうような私だから

僅かな繋がりだけでもずっと守りたかった

内緒にしていたら

あってもないようなものだね

忘れてしまえる程

ちっぽけな想いではないよ分かってる？

夜が明ける頃にまた

真面目な姿だけ身に付けて

だってそれしかなかったの

初めてのことに戸惑ってる

退屈な時間をかき消すほど

胸を占めるあいつなんて

もう

こんなもの知りたくなかった

あの時ああすれば良かった

こんなに脆いものだけど

自分を肯定したかった

悪いことをしてるようで

自分が情けなかった

だけど全て初めてで

まだ信じていたかった

誰に聞かずとも分かる

あいつは幸せをくれやしない

それでもあいつがくれたもの

何もなかったわけじゃないから

毎日の不安をかき消すほど

ずるい嘘が嬉しくて消えない

変わりたい

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
違う (chigau) /t͡ɕiɡau/ A1	adjective - different
髪 (kami) /kami/ A1	noun - hair
匂い (nioi) /nioi/ A2	noun - smell, scent
踊る (odoru) /odoɾɯ/ B1	verb - to dance
悔しい (kuyashii) /kɯjaʃiː/ B2	adjective - frustrating, regrettable
口元 (kuchimoto) /kɯt͡ɕimoto/ B1	noun - mouth, lips
マフラー (mafura-) /maɸɯɾaː/ A2	noun - muffler, scarf
沈める (shizumeru) /ɕizɯmeɾɯ/ B2	verb - to sink, to submerge
我慢 (gaman) /ɡaman/ B2	noun - patience, endurance, perseverance
泣き虫 (nakimushi) /nakimɯɕi/ B1	noun - crybaby
残酷 (zankoku) /zaŋkokɯ/ B2	adjective - cruel, ruthless
叫び声 (sakebigoe) /sakebiɡoe/ B1	noun - shout, yell
未来 (mirai) /miɾai/ A2	noun - future
届く (todoku) /todoꜜkɯ/ B1	verb - to reach, to arrive
縋る (sugaru) /sɯɡaɾɯ/ B2	verb - to cling to, to rely on
不安 (fuan) /ɸɯan/ B1	noun - anxiety, uneasiness
焦がす (kogasu) /koɡasɯ/ B2	verb - to burn, to scorch, to yearn
憧れ (akogare) /akoɡaɾe/ B2	noun - longing, yearning, aspiration
変わる (kawaru) /kawaɾɯ/ A2	verb - to change, to be transformed
嘘 (uso) /ɯso/ A2	noun - lie

Key Grammar Structures

• 我慢強くなれていたんだろう

  ➔ Potential Form + だろう (probably, might have)

  ➔ Expresses conjecture or probabilistic assumption about a past state.

• 内緒にしていてね

  ➔ Te-form + いる + ね (seeking confirmation or sympathy)

  ➔ Uses the te-form with いる to indicate ongoing or habitual action, combined with ね to seek agreement or soften the request.

• こんなもの知りたくなかった

  ➔ たい (desire) + くなかった (past negative)

  ➔ Expresses that one did not want to do or experience something in the past.

• 胸を焦がす憧れなど消えない

  ➔ を (object particle) + など (etc.) + ない (negation)

  ➔ Uses など to give examples or indicate 'etc.', combined with ない to negate.

• 誰に聞かずとも分かる

  ➔ ず + とも (even if, regardless of) + する (verb) in potential form?

  ➔ Uses ず to form the negative, combined with とも to mean 'even if' or 'regardless of' the condition.

• 信じていたかった

  ➔ たい (desire) + いたかった (past desire)

  ➔ Expresses a past desire that one wanted to continue or hold onto.