Zen

• By: BAND-MAID

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

I am drawing new lines into the void

I am drawing new lines into the emptiness

Nobody knows 新しい future

Nobody knows about the new future

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真っ暗闇に染まった

Stained in total darkness

滅びの story

A story of destruction

誰もが lonely

Everyone's lonely

宿命論に刃向かう pencil

A pencil defying fate

書き足す ページ

Adding pages

Another end

Another ending

さぁ pan up pan down

Come on, pan up, pan down

Light up light off

Light on, light off

何度だって Re:Re: edit

Again and again, Re:Re: edit

描きだす new verse 誰にも

Drawing a new verse for no one

奪えない 僕らの未来

The future we can't be robbed of

無駄なものはひとつも見つからない

There's nothing useless, everything's clear

動きだす new world

A new world starting to move

胸の奥 開いて 解き放て

Open up the chest, set it free

此処で let's get back the shine

Right here, let's reclaim the shine

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一人きりじゃ無力

Alone, I am powerless

殻破って go action!

Break out of the shell, go for action!

Why don't you fight together

Why don't we fight together

We will, we will never lose

We will, we will never give up

運命論に睨まれたって

Even if fate is against us

書き足す ページ

Adding pages

Happy end

A happy ending

さぁ fade in fade out

Come on, fade in, fade out

Frame in frame out

Frame in, frame out

何度だって Re:Re: edit

Again and again, Re:Re: edit

描きだす new verse 誰にも

Drawing a new verse for anyone

奪えない 僕らの未来

Our future that can't be stolen

無駄なものはひとつも見つからない

There's not a single useless thing

動きだす new world

A new world begins to move

胸の奥 開いて 解き放て

Open your heart and set free

此処で let's get back thе shine

Right here, let's take back the shine

I drew your smile whеn we were together

I drew your smile when we were together

二度と消えないように

So it will never disappear

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...

描きだす new verse 誰にも

Drawing a new verse for everyone

奪えない 僕らの未来

Our future that nothing can take away

無駄なものはひとつも見つからない

Nothing useless can be found

動きだす new world

A new world is starting to move

胸の奥 開いて 解き放て

Open your chest and let it go

此処で let's get back the shine

Here, let's restore the shine

We will never ever never ever lose

We will never, ever, never lose

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
drawing /ˈdrɔː.ɪŋ/ A2	verb - to produce a picture of something using a pencil, pen, etc.
void /vɔɪd/ C1	noun - a large empty space
future /ˈfjuː.tʃər/ A1	noun - a time that is to come
闇 (yami) /jami/ B2	noun - darkness
story /ˈstɔː.ri/ A1	noun - a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader
lonely /ˈloʊn.li/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
pencil /ˈpen.səl/ A1	noun - an instrument for writing or drawing, consisting of a thin stick of graphite or a similar substance enclosed in a wooden or metal case
page /peɪdʒ/ A1	noun - one side of a leaf of paper in a book, magazine, newspaper, etc.
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible verb - to give light to; illuminate
verse /vɜːrs/ B2	noun - writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme
future /ˈfjuː.tʃər/ A1	noun - the time yet to come
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
action /ˈæk.ʃən/ A2	noun - the fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - take part in a violent struggle involving physical force or weapons
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a pleased, kind, or amused facial expression verb - to have a pleased, kind, or amused expression on your face
together /təˈɡeð.ər/ A1	adverb - with or in proximity to another person or people
lose /luːz/ A1	verb - to be deprived of something

Grammar:

• Nobody knows 新しい future

  ➔ Negative indefinite pronoun 'Nobody' + verb

  ➔ "Nobody" indicates no person is involved; used with a verb to show the absence of anyone.

• 書き足す ページ

  ➔ Verb '書き足す' (+ te-form) + noun

  ➔ '書き足す' is a verb meaning 'to add/write more' and is often used with the て-form to connect to nouns or other verbs.

• 動きだす new world

  ➔ Verb '動きだす' (unidirectional inchoative) + noun

  ➔ '動きだす' is an inchoative verb indicating 'to start moving' or 'to initiate action', often used with a noun to describe starting something new.

• We will, we will never lose

  ➔ Future simple tense with emphatic 'will' + negative 'never'

  ➔ 'We will' expresses a firm decision or intention for the future; adding 'never' emphasizes the certainty of not losing.

• 胸の奥 開いて 解き放て

  ➔ Imperative form of '開いて' and '解き放て'

  ➔ Imperative forms of '開いて' (open) and '解き放て' (let loose, release). Used to give commands or encouragement.