unravel – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 凛として時雨

Lyrics & Translation

"Unravel" by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure offers a powerful gateway into the Japanese language through its raw, emotional lyrics and dynamic musicality. Learning the lyrics can help users grasp complex emotional expressions and the nuances of poetic Japanese, making it special for its deep thematic connection to the "Tokyo Ghoul" anime and its global resonance as an iconic J-Rock anthem.

[English]

Tell me, tell me, how does this work? Who's inside me?

I've broken, I've shattered in this world, you smile without seeing anything.

I'm just a broken version of myself, holding my breath.

Can't undo, can't unwind anymore, even the truth freezes.

Can destroy, can't destroy, go crazy, can't go crazy.

I found you and I trembled.

In this distorted world, I gradually become transparent, unable to see clearly.

Don’t find me, don’t stare at me.

Within a world drawn by someone else, I don’t want to hurt you.

Remember me, keep me vivid in your mind.

Infinite loneliness tangles around me, and memories of innocent laughter cut deep.

I can't move, I can't move, I can't move, I can't move, I can't move, I just can't move.

Unraveling the world.

Things have changed, I couldn't change them.

Two things getting tangled, both of us falling apart.

Can destroy, can't destroy, go crazy, can't go crazy.

I can't stain you, I trembled.

In this warped world, I gradually become transparent, unable to see clearly.

Don’t find me, don’t stare at me.

Before our future unravels in a lonely trap set by someone,

Remember me, keep me vivid in your mind.

Don’t forget, don’t forget, don’t forget, don’t forget.

Paralyzed by what has changed.

A paradise full of unchangeable things.

Remember me.

Tell me, tell me, who is inside me?

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[Japanese]

教えて 教えてよ その仕組みを 僕の中に誰がいるの?

壊れた 壊れたよ この世界で 君が笑う 何も見えずに

壊れた僕なんてさ 息を止めて

ほどけない もう ほどけないよ 真実さえ freeze

壊せる 壊せない 狂える 狂えない

あなたを見つけて 揺れた

歪んだ世界にだんだん僕は透き通って見えなくなって

見つけないで 僕のことを 見つめないで

誰かが描いた世界の中で あなたを傷つけたくはないよ

覚えていて 僕のことを 鮮やかなまま

無限に広がる孤独が絡まる 無邪気に笑った記憶が刺さって

動けない 動けない 動けない 動けない 動けない 動けないよ

unravelling the world

変わってしまった 変えられなかった

2つが絡まる 2人が滅びる

壊せる 壊せない 狂える 狂えない

あなたを汚せないよ 揺れた

歪んだ世界にだんだん僕は透き通って見えなくなって

見つけないで 僕のことを 見つめないで

誰かが仕組んだ孤独な罠に 未来がほどけてしまう前に

思い出して 僕のことを 鮮やかなまま

忘れないで 忘れないで 忘れないで 忘れないで

変わってしまったことにparalyze

変えられないことだらけのparadise

覚えていて 僕のことを

教えて 教えて 僕の中に誰がいるの?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
教える /oʊʃiɾe/ B1	verb - to teach
壊れる /kowareru/ B1	verb - to break
世界 /sekaɪ/ A2	noun - world
真実 /shinjitsu/ B2	noun - truth
孤独 /kodoku/ B2	noun - loneliness
記憶 /kioku/ B1	noun - memory
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
変わる /kawaru/ B1	verb - to change
動く /ugoku/ B1	verb - to move
傷つける /kizutsukeru/ B2	verb - to hurt
覚える /oboeru/ B1	verb - to remember
透き通る /sukitooru/ C1	verb - to be transparent
狂う /kuruu/ C1	verb - to go mad
絡まる /karamaru/ C1	verb - to entangle
鮮やか /azayaka/ B2	adjective - vivid

Key Grammar Structures

• 教えて 教えてよ その仕組みを 僕の中に誰がいるの?

  ➔ The use of the question particle "よ" and the polite form "教えて" to seek information.

  ➔ "よ" adds emphasis or assurance to the question, and "教えて" is the imperative form of "to teach/inform."

• 壊れた 壊れたよ この世界で

  ➔ Repetition of the adjective "壊れた" (broken) for emphasis.

  ➔ Repetition emphasizes the state of being broken, conveying distress.

• ほどけない もう ほどけないよ 真実さえ freeze

  ➔ Negative potential form "ほどけない" (cannot be undone/unraveled).

  ➔ The phrase expresses inability to undo or unravel, emphasizing entrapment.

• 変わってしまった 変えられなかった

  ➔ The use of the perfective "しまった" and potential "変えられなかった" to express regret and inability.

  ➔ Expressions of regret over change that could not be made, emphasizing loss or inevitability.

• 覚えていて 僕のことを

  ➔ The imperative "覚えていて" (please remember), with the te-form indicating a request or command.

  ➔ A request or command in the te-form to keep in mind or remember.

• 誰かが描いた世界の中で

  ➔ 使用过去分词の "描いた" (drew/painted) 来描述由某人绘制的世界。

  ➔ The past tense particle "描いた" modifies "世界" to specify the world created by someone.