This is EMPiRE SOUNDS – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: EMPiRE
• Album: SUPER COOL EP

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Japanese music with EMPiRE's energetic track, "This is EMPiRE SOUNDS"! This song is perfect for language learners, offering a direct and confident lyrical style that can help you grasp powerful expressions of identity and self-assertion in Japanese. Its catchy, stylish dance-tune elements make it an engaging way to experience modern J-Pop and understand how direct messaging is used to convey a group's philosophy.

[English]

This is EMPiRE SOUNDS

A flawless scene

SUPER EMPiRE SOUNDS

They're transcending, hey

Unwelcome atmosphere

Let's tear it down

This is EMPiRE SOUNDS

SUPER EMPiRE SOUNDS

This is EMPiRE SOUNDS

SUPER EMPiRE SOUNDS

This is EMPiRE SOUL

SUPER EMPiRE SOUL

Super cool!!

This is EMPiRE SOUNDS

You shouldn't have to wonder

SUPER EMPiRE SOUNDS

You've heard this before, right? Hey

The madness of a wild bloom

Let's show it now

This is EMPiRE SOUNDS

SUPER EMPiRE SOUNDS

This is EMPiRE SOUNDS

SUPER EMPiRE SOUNDS

This is EMPiRE SOUL

SUPER EMPiRE SOUL

...

Our showdown

Let's go all out

This is EMPiRE SOUNDS

SUPER EMPiRE SOUNDS

This is EMPiRE SOUNDS

SUPER EMPiRE SOUNDS

This is EMPiRE SOUL

SUPER EMPiRE SOUL

Super cool!!

...

[Japanese]

This is EMPiRE SOUNDS

間違いのないSCENE

SUPER EMPiRE SOUNDS

超越してくんです hey

お呼びでない空気

ぶち壊しましょう

This is EMPiRE SOUNDS

SUPER EMPiRE SOUNDS

This is EMPiRE SOUNDS

SUPER EMPiRE SOUNDS

This is EMPiRE SOUL

SUPER EMPiRE SOUL

SUPER COOL!!

This is EMPiRE SOUNDS

わからないはずない

SUPER EMPiRE SOUNDS

聞いたことあるでしょ hey

狂い咲きの狂気

今みせましょう

This is EMPiRE SOUNDS

SUPER EMPiRE SOUNDS

This is EMPiRE SOUNDS

SUPER EMPiRE SOUNDS

This is EMPiRE SOUL

SUPER EMPiRE SOUL

私たちの勝負

ぶちかましましょう

This is EMPiRE SOUNDS

SUPER EMPiRE SOUNDS

This is EMPiRE SOUNDS

SUPER EMPiRE SOUNDS

This is EMPiRE SOUL

SUPER EMPiRE SOUL

SUPER COOL!!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
SOUNDS /saʊndz/ A1	noun - vibrations that travel through the air and can be heard
SCENE /siːn/ B1	noun - a place where an event occurs
SUPER /ˈsuːpər/ A2	adjective - very good or excellent
狂気 /きょうき/ B2	noun - madness or insanity
勝負 /しょうぶ/ B2	noun - a match or contest
壊す /こわす/ B1	verb - to break or destroy
みせる /みせる/ A2	verb - to show
ぶちかます /ぶちかます/ B2	verb - to smash or hit hard
空気 /くうき/ A2	noun - air or atmosphere
今 /いま/ A1	adverb - now
ぶち壊す /ぶちこわす/ B2	verb - to completely destroy
聞く /きく/ A1	verb - to hear or listen
ある /ある/ A1	verb - to exist or be present
ない /ない/ A1	adjective - not existing or absent
私たち /わたしたち/ A1	pronoun - we or us
超越 /ちょうえつ/ B2	verb - to transcend or surpass

Key Grammar Structures

• This is EMPiRE SOUNDS

  ➔ Subject + is + noun

  ➔ The phrase "This is" introduces an identification or definition of the subject.

• SUPER EMPiRE SOUNDS

  ➔ Adjective + noun

  ➔ The phrase uses an adjective "SUPER" to emphasize the quality of the noun "SOUNDS".

• 超越してくんです hey

  ➔ Vてくる (te-form + kuru) to indicate a movement towards the speaker or a change happening

  ➔ "超越してくんです" uses the te-form +くる construction to express a movement or progress toward a state.

• ぶち壊しましょう

  ➔ Volitional form + ましょう (let's ...)

  ➔ "ぶち壊しましょう" uses the volitional form + ましょう to suggest a collective action, meaning "Let's break it apart".

• 私たちの勝負

  ➔ Possessive pronoun + の + noun

  ➔ The phrase "私たちの勝負" uses the possessive の to indicate "our" as the owner of "勝負" (contest or wager).

• 狂い咲きの狂気

  ➔ Noun + の + Noun (possessive or descriptive)

  ➔ The phrase "狂い咲きの狂気" uses の to connect two nouns, creating a descriptive or possessive relationship between "狂い咲き" (disordered blooming) and "狂気" (madness).

• 今みせましょう

  ➔ Verb stem + ましょう (let's ...)

  ➔ "今みせましょう" uses the volitional form ましょう to suggest or propose showing something now.