ポルターガイスト – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

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Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of Natori with 'Poltergeist'! This song is a fantastic way to learn modern Japanese through its expressive lyrics and unique slang, helping you master the flow and emotional nuance of contemporary J-Pop.

[English]

Unscientific, paranormal phenomena

On the boundary line between you and me

Uninstall those damn tacky thoughts

I don't care anymore, just let me scream!

I don't believe in Hell or Heaven

But man, I really want to hold onto convenient hopes

After all the trouble I went through to survive this far

Giving up now would be such a waste, haha

Worship me, as I continue to live on

You, wanting to die, are already outdated

Oh, even the painkillers aren't working

I don't want to become

Someone as pathetic as youuuuu!

Getting irritated for no reason at all

Clinging to the past when it has no value

Being fooled by appearances

Everyone out there is just a fool

Shut uuuuuup!

Those with no imagination

I want to cut them down in one stroke!

Save me, hey my baby

Lonely logic, I'm un-happy

It's not this, it's not that

It's not a joke, it's the truth!

Now, let's dance in a circle!

In the end, whether you believe or betray is up to you

Jeers and insults are not welcome here

But please, don't just be indifferent

Gods and Buddhas aren't in style anymore

Just chant a prayer, Namu Amida

If it's a lie, it's obvious—look at what he's become

Good job getting this far, but you're a letdown

"Unbearable, even reality

Will soon crumble to nothing

Waste, waste, waste, waste!"

Shut uuuuuup!

Those who only look at the data

I want to cut them down in one stroke!

Tell me, hey my teacher

Forced conspiracy factorization!

It's not a loss, it's not a win

It's not a delusion, it's creation!

Sacrifice yourself and scream!

In the end, truth and morality all depend on money

Unscientific, paranormal phenomena

On the boundary line between you and me

Uninstall those damn tacky thoughts

The march of us living beings continues

Geometrical, paranormal phenomena

On the boundary line between you and me

Let's do something about this crazy era

The march of us living beings continues!

I've had enough, shut uuuuuup!

Good morning, and then I'll

Cut you down in one stroke!

Save me, hey my baby

Seriously, I'm still so done with youuuuu!

Yeah, I'm talking to you

Cut you down in one stroke!

Save me, hey my baby - Lonely logic, I'm un-happy

What should I do? What do you mean, what should I do?

Hey, what should I do? What do you mean, what should I do?

Now, let's dance in a circle!

This is a spell for you, who just opened your eyes,

To help you live through today

[Japanese]

非科学的な超常現象

俺とお前の境界線上

クソダサい思考をアンインストール

どうでもいいから、叫ばせてくれ！

HELLもHEAVENも信じてない

けど、都合いい期待はめっちゃしたい

せっかく、ここまで生き延びたのに

諦めるとか、めっちゃもったいな笑

生き続ける俺、崇め奉れ

死にたがるお前、もう時代遅れ

あれ、効かねえ痛み止め

だッせえお前になんか

なりたくねええええええ！

わけもないのに、イライラしちゃったり

価値がないのに、過去に縋ったり

見かけ倒しに騙されちゃってる

皆さま全員、馬鹿ばっか

うっせえええええええええ！

イマジネーションがねえやつ

一刀両断してええええええええ！

救ってくれ、ねぇマイベイビー

Lonely論理、ミーアンハッピー

ああでもない、こうでもないって

冗談でもない、本当だって！

さぁ、輪になって踊ろう！

結局、信じるも裏切るも君次第

野次も罵倒もお呼びじゃない

けど、無関心なのはやめてください

神も仏も流行りじゃない

念仏でも唱えて、南無阿弥陀

嘘ならバレバレ、彼の成れの果て

ここまでお疲れ、もう期待外れ

「見るに耐えない、現実も

すぐにお釈迦になっちゃあ

無駄_無駄_無駄_無駄！」

うっせええええええええ！

データしか見てねえやつ

一刀両断してええええええええ！

教えてくれ、ねぇマイティーチャー

強制_陰謀_因数分解！

パーでもない、グーでもないって

妄想でもない、創造だって！

身を削って、叫ぼう！

結局、真実も道徳も金次第

非科学的な超常現象

俺とお前の境界線上

クソダサい思考をアンインストール

続く、我らが生者の行進

幾何学的な超常現象

俺とお前の境界線上

クソヤバい時代をどうかしよう

続く、我らの生者の行進！

もう、うっせえええええええええ！

グッドモーニン、んでお前を

一刀両断してええええええええ！

救ってくれ、ねぇマイベイビー

なんか、まだまだうっせえええええええええ！

そう、お前に言ってんだよ

一刀両断してええええええええ！

救ってくれ、なあマイベイビー Lonely論理、ミーアンハッピー

どうすりゃいい？どうすりゃいいって？

ねぇどうすりゃいい？どうしようかって？

さぁ、輪になって踊ろう！

これは、たった今目を見開いた

お前が今日を生きるためのおまじない

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
非科学的 hikagakuteki N3	adjective - unscientific
超常現象 chōjōgenshō N1	noun - paranormal phenomenon
境界線 kyōkaisen N3	noun - boundary line
思考 shikō N2	noun - thought
生き延びる ikinobiru N2	verb - survive
諦める akirameru N3	verb - give up
崇め奉る agame tatematsuru N1	verb - worship
時代遅れ jidaiokure N2	noun - outdated
縋る sugaru N1	verb - cling to
一刀両断 ittōryōdan N1	noun/verb - decisive action
論理 ronri N2	noun - logic
無関心 mukanshin N2	noun/adjective - indifferent
成れの果て nareno-hate N1	noun - miserable end
現実 genjitsu N3	noun - reality
創造 sōzō N2	noun - creation
道徳 dōtoku N2	noun - morality

Key Grammar Structures

• 死にたがるお前、もう時代遅れ

  ➔ -がる (Desire/Feeling of others)

  ➔ The suffix "-がる" is attached to the stem of an adjective to describe the perceived feelings or desires of another person.

• あれ、効かねえ痛み止め

  ➔ Negative potential form (Colloquial)

  ➔ The verb "効く" (kiku) becomes "効かねえ" (kikanee) in colloquial Japanese, representing "cannot be effective" or "not working".

• 価値がないのに、過去に縋ったり

  ➔ -たり〜たり (Listing representative actions/states)

  ➔ The "-たり" structure is used to list representative examples of actions or states, implying that others might exist.

• 見かけ倒しに騙されちゃってる

  ➔ -てしまう (Regret / Completion)

  ➔ The colloquial "-ちゃってる" (contraction of -てしまっている) indicates a state that has been unfortunately completed or continues to exist.

• 皆さま全員、馬鹿ばっか

  ➔ ばっかり/ばっか (Just/Only)

  ➔ "ばっか" is a colloquial variation of "ばかり", emphasizing that there is nothing but the specified thing.

• 一刀両断してええええええええ！

  ➔ Desiderative -たい (Want to do)

  ➔ The suffix "-たい" expresses the speaker's strong desire to perform the action of "一刀両断" (cutting clean through).

• どうすりゃいい？どうしようかって？

  ➔ Colloquial conditional (-すりゃ for -すれば)

  ➔ The colloquial form "-すりゃ" replaces the standard "-すれば", commonly used in casual speech or lyrics.

• すぐにお釈迦になっちゃあ

  ➔ Colloquial particle contraction (-ちゃあ for -ては)

  ➔ "お釈迦になる" is an idiom meaning "to break/be ruined". "-ちゃあ" is a stylized, emphasized version of the particle "-ては".