DARK ARIA – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SawanoHiroyuki[nZk],XAI
• Album: LEveL

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music can be a deeply rewarding experience, and "DARK ARIA" by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] and XAI is a perfect gateway to the expressive power of Japanese-influenced English lyrics in anime. While the lyrics are in English, they are crafted by a Japanese lyricist, offering a unique lyrical style. The song's dramatic and emotional weight makes learning its vocabulary and phrasing a memorable journey into the heart of the anime "Solo Leveling."

[English]

The time has come to pack away all the joys

You don't want to hear my apology

Get it off my chest

I will do my best

I know what you’re afraid of

The similarities we share

I’ll never pass the test

The scene fades away

Can my soul find peace?

Death is coming for me

Be the change I couldn't be

Can you find a life that’s like a fairy tale?

Far from all this tragedy

Sad that you had to wait for me

It feels like an eternity

Please forgive me for my sins

Angel's wings lifting me up and setting me free

Death is coming for me

Be the change I couldn't be

Can you find a life that’s like a fairy tale?

Far from all this tragedy

Sad that you had to wait for me

It feels like an eternity

Please forgive me for my sins

Angel's wings lifting me up and setting me free

The question of my love

Slipping right through the cracks and crumbling to dust

The question of my love

Slipping right through the cracks and crumbling to dust

[Japanese]

The time has come to pack away all the joys

You don’t wanna hear my apology

Get it off my chest

I would do my best

I know what you fear

Similarities we possess

Never will I pass the test

The scene is fading

Can my soul be put to rest?

Death is gonna come for me

Be the change I couldn’t be

Can you find a life that’s like fairytales?

Far from this tragedy

Sad you had to wait for me

Feels like an eternity

Please forgive me for my sins

Angels wings lifting and setting me free

Death is gonna come for me

Be the change I couldn’t be

Can you find a life that’s like fairytales?

Far from this tragedy

Sad you had to wait for me

Feels like an eternity 　

Please forgive me for my sins

Angels wings lifting and setting me free

The question of my love

Slipping right through the cracks and crumbling to dust

The question of my love

Slipping right through the cracks and crumbling to dust

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a point of time as measured in hours and minutes
joy /dʒɔɪ/ A2	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
apology /əˈpɒlədʒi/ B1	noun - a statement of regret for an offense or failure
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous verb - to be afraid of someone or something
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
death /dɛθ/ B1	noun - the end of the life of a person or organism
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	noun - the act or instance of making or becoming different verb - to make or become different
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
tragedy /ˈtrædʒədi/ B2	noun - a very sad event or situation
eternity /ɪˈtɜrnɪti/ B2	noun - infinite or unending time
forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ B1	verb - to stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone for an offense
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ B1	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God
wing /wɪŋ/ A2	noun - a part of the body that allows a bird or insect to fly
question /ˈkwɛstʃən/ A2	noun - a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information
crack /kræk/ B2	noun - a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart
dust /dʌst/ A2	noun - fine, dry particles of matter

Key Grammar Structures

• The scene is fading

  ➔ present continuous tense

  ➔ "is fading" indicates an action that is happening at the moment of speaking.

• Get it off my chest

  ➔ idiomatic expression (phrasal verb)

  ➔ "Get it off my chest" means to share feelings or worries that have been bothering one.

• I know what you fear

  ➔ simple present tense

  ➔ "know" is in the simple present tense indicating a fact or state of knowledge.

• Never will I pass the test

  ➔ emphatic inversion for emphasis

  ➔ The inversion emphasizes the negation, placing "never" at the beginning for emphasis.

• Feel like an eternity

  ➔ simile (comparative phrase)

  ➔ "Feel like an eternity" compares the feeling to something very long or endless.

• Please forgive me for my sins

  ➔ imperative form with polite request

  ➔ "Please forgive me" is a polite imperative requesting forgiveness.

• Slipping right through the cracks

  ➔ present participle phrase

  ➔ "Slipping" is the present participle of "slip" used here to describe ongoing or continuous action.