妄想感傷代償連盟 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Meychan

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
妄想 /moːsoː/ B2	noun - delusion, fantasy, wild idea
感傷 /kanɕoː/ C1	noun - sentimentality, sentiment
代償 /daiɕoː/ B2	noun - compensation, recompense, atonement
連盟 /remmeː/ B2	noun - league, federation, union
泥沼 /doɾonuma/ B2	noun - quagmire, swamp; (figurative) difficult situation, deadlock
未来 /miɾai/ A2	noun - future
不安 /ɸɯan/ A2	noun - unease, anxiety, worry adjective (na-adjective) - uneasy, anxious, worried
叶える /kanaeɾɯ/ B1	verb - to fulfill (a wish, a dream), to grant, to realize
理想郷 /ɾisoːkyoː/ B2	noun - utopia, ideal world
安堵 /ando/ B2	noun - relief, peace of mind
恋 /koi/ A1	noun - romantic love, crush, longing for someone
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love, affection
愚者 /ɡɯɕa/ B2	noun - fool, idiot, simpleton
転生 /tenɕoː/ B2	noun - reincarnation, transmigration of souls
堕ちる /otɕiɾɯ/ B2	verb - to fall (e.g., from grace, into ruin, into sin), to sink
我儘 /waɡamama/ B1	noun - selfishness, egoism, willfulness adjective (na-adjective) - selfish, egoistic, willful
自恋魔 /dʑiɾemma/ C2	noun - narcissistic demon, demon of self-love (a unique compound implying excessive or destructive self-love)
起承転結 /kiɕoːtenket͡sɯ/ C1	noun - plot structure (introduction, development, turn, conclusion); four-part narrative structure
愛憎 /aizoː/ B2	noun - love and hate, affections and animosities
歪む /juɡamɯ/ B2	verb - to warp, to bend, to distort, to be crooked; (figurative) to be perverted, to be twisted

Key Grammar Structures

• 言っちゃった　もうちょっとだけ隣に居たい

  ➔ Verb + ちゃう / じゃう (casual contraction of -てしまう)

  ➔ This is a casual contraction of "-te shimau" (てしまう). It implies that an action has been completed, often with a nuance of regret, unintended completion, or finality. Here, "言っちゃった" means "I ended up saying (it)" or "I said (it), unfortunately."

• 身勝手だって言われてもペロリ

  ➔ Verb Passive + ても (even if/even though)

  ➔ The structure "Verb Passive + ても" expresses "even if/even though [something is done to me/it]". "言われても" comes from 「言う」(to say) in its passive form 「言われる」(to be said/told), followed by 「ても」(even if). So, "言われても" means "even if I am told". "身勝手だって" means "that I am selfish". The phrase implies "even if I am told I'm selfish, I'll just shrug it off."

• 不安じゃない未来はない

  ➔ Double negative (ない...ない)

  ➔ This is a double negative structure, literally "there is no future that is not anxious." In Japanese, a double negative often functions as a strong affirmation, meaning "every future is anxious" or "it's impossible for a future not to be anxious." "不安じゃない" is the negative form of "不安だ" (anxious).

• 大嫌いを裏返したとて

  ➔ Verb + とて (even if/even though)

  ➔ "とて" is a slightly archaic or literary conditional particle, meaning "even if" or "even though." It often implies that something is true despite the preceding condition. 「裏返す」(uragaesu) means "to turn inside out" or "to reverse." So, "大嫌いを裏返したとて" means "even if you turn 'hatred' inside out (or reverse it)."

• どこにもないの　だから

  ➔ どこにもない + の (nominalizer/explanatory particle)

  ➔ "どこにもない" means "not anywhere" or "nowhere to be found." The particle "の" (or ん) at the end of a sentence functions as an explanatory or nominalizing particle, adding a nuance of explanation, reason, or assertion. Here, it explains why "だから" (therefore) follows.

• 何回だって重ねていくんだ

  ➔ interrogative + だって + -ていく (to continue/change towards)

  ➔ "何回だって" means "no matter how many times" or "any number of times." 「〜だって」 attached to an interrogative (like 何回) indicates "even if/no matter how many/what/where." 「〜ていく」 indicates a continuous action or a change occurring over time, moving away from the speaker's current state. So, "何回だって重ねていくんだ" means "I will continue to pile them up, no matter how many times."

• 終わりなき愛の儘に

  ➔ なき (classical negative) + の儘に (as it is/remains)

  ➔ "なき" is a classical/literary negative form of 「ない」 (nai), often used to modify nouns, similar to "ない" or "ないような". It means "without" or "that does not exist." 「～の儘に」 means "as it is," "as it remains," or "following the way of." So, "終わりなき愛の儘に" means "as (or following) the way of never-ending love."

• 頑張った　どうしようもないその我儘

  ➔ しようもない (there's nothing one can do/hopeless)

  ➔ 「どうしようもない」 is an idiom meaning "there's nothing one can do," "hopeless," "beyond one's control," or "cannot be helped." It expresses a sense of resignation or impossibility regarding a situation or a characteristic. Here, it describes the selfishness ("我儘") as something that cannot be helped or is beyond control.

• スタッフロールまでは乗り切れど

  ➔ Verb stem + ど (classical conditional/concessive particle)

  ➔ "ど" is a classical/literary particle that functions similarly to modern 「けれど」 or 「けれども」, meaning "although," "though," or "but." It indicates a concession or contrast. 「乗り切る」 means "to get through" or "to overcome." So, "乗り切れど" means "although I can get through (it)." It creates a slightly formal or poetic tone.

• 何回だって傷付け合うんだ

  ➔ Verb + 合う (reciprocal action)

  ➔ 「〜合う」(au) attached to a verb stem indicates that an action is performed mutually or reciprocally by two or more parties. 「傷付ける」(kizutsukeru) means "to hurt" or "to wound someone." So, 「傷付け合う」 means "to hurt each other" or "to wound each other." The 「んだ」 at the end is an explanatory particle.