トーキョーゲットー – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Eve
• Album: おとぎ

Lyrics & Translation

Unlock a new dimension of Japanese language learning with Eve's "Tokyo Ghetto." The song's rapid-fire, emotive lyrics offer a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in contemporary Japanese expression and explore complex themes of alienation and the search for self. Its blend of high-energy rock and a dark, introspective narrative has captivated a global audience, making it a special and culturally rich song to learn with.

[English]

Anyone will do

Anyone will do

Is there someone?

It's not a voice, but

The glaring gaze

I thought there were two

Goodbye to this

Farewell to the curse

The night has unraveled

It was curiosity

To the other side of

The barbed wire

I have no interest at all

If a butterfly comes in

It was just as I imagined

It would be a lie to say otherwise

It was decadent

I spilled the foam of my coffee

Such, such

Was an everyday occurrence

You appeared before me

No matter what, no matter what

I still can't move forward

進めないままだ

In this hippie town's nature

How, how

To find a reason

“Everything is important”

It sounds good, but

From the other side

You suddenly appeared

Before I knew it

We were being taken away

We seem to be

Frightened to let go

You stay today too

You stay today too

To you all

I owe you all a lot

I don't remember, but

I want to say something

You have that kind of face

What I see

Everything that exists here

Was a fake

Even if I get emotional

Even if I throw it away

It starts now

Just bite my tongue

If I stay silent there

It was just as I expected

It would be a lie to say otherwise

It was sentimental

Not like you, but

Such, such

That expression

For a moment, in my eyes

It looked beautiful

All along somewhere

I admired you

Each time, I

Was about to lose myself

Surpass the real thing

If you get scared

You stay today too

No matter what, no matter what

I still can't move forward

In this hippie town's nature

How, how

To find a reason

“Everything is important”

It sounds good, but

From the other side

You suddenly appeared

Before I knew it

We were being taken away

We seem to be

Frightened to let go

You stay today too

All along somewhere

I admired you

Each time, I

Was about to lose myself

Surpass the real thing

If you get scared

You stay today too

You stay today too

You stay today too

Vocals, Music: Eve

Arrangement: Numa

Visuals: Waboku Production Assistance: Ishikoro Mitsumi, eltontakumi, Hayaru Haru, (passpring)

[Japanese]

誰でもいいや

誰でもいいから

誰かいないか

声ではないが

睨(にら)む視線が

２つと在ると思えた

これでおさらば

呪縛(じゅばく)からさらば

夜が解(ほど)けた

好奇心だった

有刺(ゆうし)鉄線(てっせん)の

向こう側へと

全然興味ないって

蝶(ちょう)が舞い込めば

想像通りだった

といえば嘘になるが

退廃的(たいはいてき)だった

コーヒーの泡をこぼした

そんな　そんな

毎日だった

僕の前に

現れた君は

どうしたってどうしたって

進めないままだ

ヒッピーなこの街の性(さが)に

どうやってどうやって

理由を

"大事なんだ全部"

聞こえだけは良いけれど

向こう側から

突如現れて

気づけば

連れていかれて

しまいそうな僕ら

手放すことに怯えて

君は今日も ステイ

君は今日も ステイ

貴方々(あなたがた)には

貴方々には　お世話になった

覚えはないが

何かと言いたい

そんな顔していますが

目に映るものが

ここに在るもの全てが

偽物でした

情にかけたって

棒に振ったって

今に始まる

精々舌を噛んで

そこで黙っていれば

想定通りだった

といえば嘘になるが

感傷的だった

君らしくはないが

そんなそんな

表情が

一瞬僕の目には

美しく映ってました

ずっとどこかで

貴方に憧れ

その度自分を

失いかけていました

本物を超えろ

ビビれば

君は今日もステイ

どうしたってどうしたって

進めないままだ

ヒッピーなこの街の性に

どうやってどうやって

理由を

"大事なんだ全部"

聞こえだけは良いけれど

向こう側から

突如現れて

気づけば

連れていかれて

しまいそうな僕ら

手放すことに怯えて

君は今日も ステイ

ずっとどこかで

貴方に憧れ

その度自分を

失いかけていました

本物を超えろ

ビビれば

君は今日も　ステイ

君は今日も　ステイ

君は今日も　ステイ

歌唱、音楽：Eve

編曲：Numa

映像：Waboku 制作補助：いしころ みつみ、eltontakumi、素速る春、(passpring)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
声 /koe/ A1	noun - voice
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
街 /machi/ A1	noun - street
君 /kimi/ A2	noun - you (informal)
進める /susumeru/ B1	verb - to advance
美しい /utsukushii/ B1	adjective - beautiful
現れる /arawareru/ B2	verb - to appear
憧れ /akogare/ B2	noun - longing, admiration
理由 /riyuu/ B2	noun - reason
感傷的 /kanshouteki/ C1	adjective - sentimental
退廃的 /taihaiteki/ C1	adjective - decadent
本物 /honmono/ C2	noun - genuine article

Key Grammar Structures

• ～たい

  ➔ Expressing desire or want to do something.

  ➔ The phrase "進めないままだ" uses the ～たい form to indicate an inability or reluctance to proceed.

• ～から

  ➔ Indicating the starting point or cause, similar to 'because' or 'from'.

  ➔ In "有刺(ゆうし)鉄線(てっせん)の向こう側へと", ～から is implied in the context of moving from one side to another.

• ～は

  ➔ Topic marker used to highlight the subject of a sentence.

  ➔ In "貴方々(あなたがた)には お世話になった", ～は marks "あなたがた" as the topic of the sentence.

• ～だった

  ➔ Past tense form of です (to be).

  ➔ In "退廃的(たいはいてき)だった", ～だった indicates the past descriptive state, meaning "was decadent."

• ～ば

  ➔ Conditional form meaning 'if' or 'when'.

  ➔ In "気づけば", the ～ば form indicates "if you notice" or "when you notice."