絶望ビリー – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: マキシマム ザ ホルモン
• Album: Deco Vs Deco～デコ対デコ～

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw energy and complex lyrical world of Maximum the Hormone's "Zetsubou Billy," the electrifying ending theme for the anime "Death Note." This song is a fantastic gateway to Japanese rock, offering unique vocal styles and intricate wordplay. By exploring its powerful lyrics and the fascinating concept of "ura-kashi" (hidden meanings), you can not only appreciate the band's artistry but also gain a deeper understanding of the Japanese language and its cultural nuances, especially how words can carry multiple layers of interpretation. Learn about its connection to the globally acclaimed "Death Note" and unravel the song's profound themes of justice and despair.

[English]

Eternal depression, this one page

Fleeting tactics, in those eyes

Without pleading, binding evil to the law, into the prison

Poison in the notebook, fear in worldly desires

Saliva never stops for the delusions of a big lie

Judgment, rambling about crime management

Who can understand any breakthrough?

World of absolution

Words of punishment

Gaining heat, truly "Despairates"

Atoning for the legal game

Despair Billy, let’s go, ethics

Now, unstoppable Eraser Rain

Despair Billy, let’s go, ethics

Now, unstoppable Eraser Rain

Unstoppable Eraser Rain

The red song of destruction

Does it never end? When did it become half noise?

Lurking and falling into the world

Is there any of "that"?

Who will rewrite the world’s filth?

The underworld stirs in the chain of annihilation

Master, obliteration, fate’s self-destruction

World of absolution

Words of punishment

Gaining heat, truly "Despairates"

Atoning for the legal game

Despair Billy, let’s go, ethics

Now, unstoppable Eraser Rain

Despair Billy, let’s go, ethics

Now, unstoppable Eraser Rain

Unstoppable Eraser Rain

Love, battle of wits, tension

Ego’s twisted sadist

Hammer of fragmented evil thoughts

Life being taken away

Wickedness saturated, urgent, slay the sinner

Judgment! "Human rights," "incident," "hatred"

Organs spread, repent

The grinning grim reaper, why the cause and effect?

The truth, no one can know, how pitiful

"KILA"

We are the "KILA"

My name is "KILA"

Even your "KILA"

"KILA"

We are the "KILA"

My name is "KILA"

Even your "KILA"

Above, a dark funeral battleground

True ethics debate PEACE

Error, regret, tens of thousands of years, pitiful

Violence, turbulent times

Pain in desire

Despair Billy, let’s go, ethics

Despair Billy, let’s go, ethics

Now, unstoppable Eraser Rain

Despair Billy, let’s go, ethics

Now, unstoppable Eraser Rain

Dancin' Bloody Heart

Love, the thunderous sound is alive

Dancin' Bloody Heart

Love, the thunderous sound is alive

Unstoppable fate, chain race

Now

[Japanese]

永久に鬱 この一ページ

儚い戦法 その眼に

哀願せずも 法に悪 繫ごう牢へ

ノートに猛毒 煩悩に恐れ抱く

大嘘の妄想にヨダレが絶え間なく

裁き 犯罪統括とほざく

誰が打開策などわかる?

免罪のワールド

制裁のワード

得る熱 まさに「デスパイレーツ」

贖う 法律ゲーム

絶望 ザ ビリー いざ倫理

さあ 止められないEraser Rain

絶望 ザ ビリー いざ倫理

さあ 止められないEraser Rain

止められないEraser Rain

赤色した破壊の唄

終わらないの?いつから半分ノイズ?

世の中に潜み落下した

「アレ」はねえか?

誰が書き換える 世界の汚れは?

消滅の連鎖にざわつく下界

マスター 抹殺 運命の自爆

免罪のワールド

制裁のワード

得る熱 まさに「デスパイレーツ」

贖う 法律ゲーム

絶望 ザ ビリー いざ倫理

さあ 止められないEraser Rain

絶望 ザ ビリー いざ倫理

さあ 止められないEraser Rain

止められないEraser Rain

愛 知恵比べ 緊迫

エゴの屈折サディスト

断片邪念の鉄鎚

奪れゆく生命

極悪人が飽和 至急 罪人斬り

判定! 「人権」「事件」「憎悪」

臓器広げ懺悔

ほくそ笑む死神 因果関係なぜ?

真相 皆知り得ぬ その哀れ

"KILA"

We are the "KILA"

My name is "KILA"

Even your "KILA"

"KILA"

We are the "KILA"

My name is "KILA"

Even your "KILA"

上で闇葬儀の修羅場

真倫論議PEACE

エラー無念 何万年 不憫

暴 乱世

欲望にペイン

絶望 ザ ビリー いざ倫理

絶望 ザ ビリー いざ倫理

さあ 止められないEraser Rain

絶望 ザ ビリー いざ倫理

さあ 止められないEraser Rain

Dancin' 心臓のBloody

愛 轟音な音色は生

Dancin' 心臓のBloody

愛 轟音な音色は生

止められない運命さ 連鎖レース

さあ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
絶望 /zetsu·bou/ B2	noun - despair
倫理 /rin·ri/ C1	noun - ethics
破壊 /ha·kai/ B2	noun - destruction
制裁 /sei·sai/ C1	noun - sanction
贖う /tsug·u/ C1	verb - to atone
犯罪 /han·zai/ B2	noun - crime
戦法 /sen·pou/ B2	noun - tactic
猛毒 /mou·doku/ B2	noun - deadly poison
裁き /sa·baki/ B2	noun - judgment
打開策 /dai·kai·saku/ C1	noun - solution
免罪 /men·zai/ C1	noun - exoneration
懺悔 /zan·ge/ C1	noun - confession
因果関係 /in·ga·kan·kei/ C2	noun - causal relationship
真相 /shin·sou/ B2	noun - truth
轟音 /tou·on/ C1	noun - roar

Key Grammar Structures

• 永久に鬱 この一ページ

  ➔ Noun-derived adverb (with に-particle)

  ➔ The phrase "永久に" uses a noun (永久) with the particle に to function as an adverb meaning "permanently" or "eternally," describing the duration of the "鬱" (depression) in this metaphorical line.

• ノートに猛毒 煩悩に恐れ抱く

  ➔ Dative particle (に) for object or target

  ➔ The particle "に" in both "ノートに" and "煩悩に" marks the targets or recipients of the actions ["猛毒" placed in the notebook, and "恐れ" held in the "煩悩" (worldly desires)], emphasizing indirect objects in this vivid, symbolic construct.

• 裁き 犯罪統括とほざく

  ➔ Quotative particle (と) with verb

  ➔ The quotative particle "と" follows the noun phrase "裁き 犯罪統括" to mark it as quoting or mimicking the content of what is being "ほざく" (babbled or boasted) about, underscoring ironic or delusional speech in the lyrical critique.

• 誰が打開策などわかる?

  ➔ Question formation with particle (が) and (など)

  ➔ The subject particle "が" marks "誰" (who) as the question subject, while "など" adds dismissiveness to "打開策" (breakthrough solution), forming a rhetorical question that implies doubt or absurdity in the societal commentary.

• 免罪のワールド

  ➔ Possessive particle (の)

  ➔ The possessive particle "の" links the adjective "免罪" (absolved or immune to sin) to "ワールド" (world), creating a compound noun phrase that signifies a "world of absolution" in this imaginative, ironic theme.

• 絶望 ザ ビリー いざ倫理

  ➔ Interjection or imperative phrase (いざ)

  ➔ The archaism "いざ" functions as an interjection or call to action, urging "倫理" (ethics) in the context of the despair theme, blending challenge and irony in the song's title-like refrain.

• 止められないEraser Rain

  ➔ Negative potential form (～られない)

  ➔ The form "止められない" is the negative potential of "止める" (to stop), meaning "cannot be stopped," unleashing a sense of unstoppable force in this repetitive, obsessive chorus.

• 判定! 「人権」「事件」「憎悪」

  ➔ Quotation marks for emphasis or listing

  ➔ Quotation marks around "「人権」「事件」「憎悪」" (human rights, incident, hatred) emphasize them as key concepts or charges in the sardonic judgment, highlighting societal evils in the verse.

• Dancin' 心臓のBloody

  ➔ Possessive modifier (の) in compound noun

  ➔ The possessive "の" connects "心臓" (heart) as the modifier for "Bloody," forming "heart's bloody," a vivid metaphor in the song's dynamic, bodily description.

• 止められない運命さ 連鎖レース

  ➔ Nominalization and omitted particles in repetition

  ➔ The phrase uses "止められない" as a modifier for "運命" (fate), with omitted "の" implied, and "さ" as an informal emphasis particle, creating a casual, inescapable rhythm in the concluding line.