御伽の街 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: DAOKO
• Album: anima

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the vibrant soundscape of DAOKO's "Otogi no Machi," where J-pop, hip-hop, and electronic music converge. This track offers a glimpse into contemporary Japanese musical styles while inviting you to discover lyrical expressions of escapism and the search for excitement in a dreamlike world.

[English]

I came to the fairy tale town to settle my score

This is serious, taking everything down, my prey

Directly to the head, dropping needles into the groove

In an instant, dancing, countless sounds float in this otherworldly space, yo

Delusions respond, it's the Tokyo I imagined, yeah

I prayed to strange things and bit into the same night

The lively people illuminate the streets, lights flickering all around

ALC. The flowing sequence feels just right

Unprecedented, I feel like I could live with you, like I could pass away

Soon, already

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Going crazy, spinning around

I said it spins, it flips, and it hits

This is normal, the others are puppets

Yay, yay, retreating at Mach speed

I want to live playfully, but I'm feeling tired and about to die

Inside the earphones, it's blasting (Foo!!) shaking the path of my eardrums

Not a bit shaken or stirred, hey, disappointment is out of the question

You know, I want to dance like Lam-chan

In a Tokyo where I can't see the stars, I can't fly

What should I do? Then let's do this

Let's pray, let's dance as our instincts dictate...

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

...

[Japanese]

御伽の街に私落とし前つけに来ました

これはマジ 根こそぎ撃ち 獲物達

頭直に バチバチ 溝に落とす針

たちまちに踊り 音に無数が浮遊した異空間 yo

妄想が応答し想像した東京だ yeah

おかしなものを拝み 同じ夜を噛みました

賑やかす人達に街の灯り当たり辺り一面点滅し

ALC. 流れ込むシーケンスいい感じ

未曾有的 きみと生き そう 逝きそうな気がする

じきに もう

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

気が狂う くるくる

クルってウツってブツって言った

これが普通 ほかが傀儡

ヤッタヤッタとマッハ退散

ふざけて生きていたいんだが 疲れ気味で死にそなんだな

イヤフォンの中は爆音 (Foo!!) 鼓膜の活路を揺らしてる

ちっともびくとも沸かないやい ねえガッカリ気分は問題外

あのさあ ラムちゃんみたいに踊りたいのに

星見えないトキオじゃ飛べない

どうしよう？じゃあこうしよう

祈祷しようよ 本能のままに踊りましょう...

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Stepping back, to step it up

Close your eyes, raise your cup

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
街 /machi/ A1	noun - town, city
音 /oto/ A1	noun - sound
踊り /odori/ A2	noun - dance
気 /ki/ A2	noun - spirit, feeling
生き /iki/ B1	verb - to live
想像 /souzou/ B1	noun - imagination
普通 /futsuu/ B2	adjective - normal, usual
爆音 /bakuon/ B2	noun - loud sound, explosion sound
祈祷 /kitou/ B2	noun - prayer
光 /hikari/ B2	noun - light
夢 /yume/ B2	noun - dream
気分 /kibun/ B2	noun - mood, feeling
異空間 /ikūkan/ C1	noun - different space, alternate dimension
妄想 /mousou/ C1	noun - delusion, fantasy
疲れ /tsukare/ C1	noun - fatigue, tiredness

Key Grammar Structures

• 私は落とし前つけに来ました

  ➔ Use of the polite past form "来ました" (kimashita) to indicate a respectful past action.

  ➔ The verb "來ました" (kimashita) is the polite past form of "来る" (kuru), meaning "to come."

• Close your eyes, raise your cup

  ➔ Imperative sentences using Base verb form + object, with coordinating conjunctions.

  ➔ This phrase uses the imperative form of the verbs "close" and "raise" in English, giving a direct command.

• 未曾有的 きみと生き

  ➔ Use of a poetic compound noun structure to describe 'living with you' in a unique or unprecedented way.

  ➔ This phrase combines words to poetically express the act of living with someone in an unprecedented or special manner.

• ぶつって言った

  ➔ Casual and colloquial expression using ending "った" to indicate past tense of a verb with emphasis on sound or a sudden action.

  ➔ The ending "った" is a colloquial way to form the past tense of certain verbs in Japanese, often used in casual speech or to emphasize emotion.

• 傀儡

  ➔ Noun meaning "puppet", often used metaphorically to describe someone being controlled or manipulated.

  ➔ The word "傀儡" (kuǐlěi) literally means puppet, but is commonly used metaphorically to refer to people who are manipulated or controlled by others.

• は普通 ほかが傀儡

  ➔ Comparison structure using "は" to highlight what is "normal" versus "others" as "puppets".

  ➔ The particle "は" marks the topic of the sentence, here contrasting 'normal' with others being "puppets".

• 踊りましょう...

  ➔ Volitional form "ましょう" used to express suggestion or invitation to do something together.

  ➔ The volitional form "ましょう" means "Let's do" and is used for suggesting a collective action.