C.U.R.I.O.S.I.T.Y. – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ONE OK ROCK

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the energetic world of ONE OK ROCK with 'C.U.R.I.O.S.I.T.Y.' This track is a fantastic way to learn Japanese through high-frequency vocabulary related to exploration and emotion, all while experiencing a unique fusion of J-Rock and electronic beats that make the language feel modern and dynamic.

[English]

Time to wake up, there's a war inside

Bless the martyrs, kiss them all goodbye

We can stay walking on the dotted line

Or we can make our own

I'm not afraid, I'm ready for the other side

Will you have my back?

See everything that you

Really fucking are

I-O-S

And I hate reality

Sometimes I don't know why

My curiosity

C-U-R-I-O-S and-I-T-Y

My curiosity

Yeah

The forty-seventh step of the staircase

Once I climb it, it's my time to shine

Curiosity is etched into my mind

Angels and demons putting me on trial

Stepping over the shattered pieces of my laziness

It's all nonsense, blah blah

The unwavering crimson of the Southside

LIVE On DIRECT

I'm taking the climax

What time is it? Into the cartridge

I won't forget those apartment complexes from back then

Heading for the stage, get rich

The golden ratio, just like Fibonacci

Always in my heart: "Honesty and intuition"

Is everyone ready? We're breaking through again today

There's no time to wait

See everything that you

Really fucking are

I-O-S

And I hate reality

Sometimes I don't know why

My curiosity

C-U-R-I-O-S and-I-T-Y

My curiosity

Bare voices that wipe the soul clean

The words I release are blades of love

Sharpening them every single night for that one moment

The world full of the word yes

I won't give in to that

No more wasted nights

We gonna, we gonna fight for our future

I live my life, and I'll die being myself

I'll have your back, even in the face of danger

No doubt I will not wait for a savior

C-U-R-I-O-S and-I-T-Y (C-U-R, I-T-Y)

My curiosity

C-U-R-I-O-S (it's my life, not someone else's, no)

And-I-T-Y (no longer afraid to go down the way, I wish we had the time of our lives)

My curiosity

My curiosity

[Japanese]

Time to wake up, there's a war inside

Bless the martyrs, kiss them all goodbye

We can stay walking on the dotted line

Or we can make our own

I'm not afraid, I'm ready for the other side

Will you have my back?

See everything that you

Really fucking are

I-O-S

And I hate reality

Sometimes I don't know why

My curiosity

C-U-R-I-O-S and-I-T-Y

My curiosity

Yeah

四十七段目の階段

登ったら俺の出番だ

俺自身脳裏に好奇心

天使と悪魔が裁判

砕いた怠惰を跨いだ

くだらねぇぜ blah blah

Southside の紅ブレない

LIVE On DIRECT

頂くぜクライマックス

今何時？カートリッジに

忘れないあの日の団地

向かうステージ get rich

黄金比まるでフィボ ナッチ

俺の胸の中いつも「素直と直感」

みんな準備どうだ？今日も強行突破

やっぱ待ったなしだ

See everything that you

Really fucking are

I-O-S

And I hate reality

Sometimes I don't know why

My curiosity

C-U-R-I-O-S and-I-T-Y

My curiosity

心ぬぐ裸の声

放つ言葉は愛のヤイバ

毎夜毎晩 いつかの為研ぐ

The world full of the word yes

I won't give in to that

No more wasted nights

We gonna, we gonna fight for our future

俺を生きて俺は俺を死 んでく

I'll have your back, even in the face of danger

No doubt I will not wait for savior

C-U-R-I-O-S and-I-T-Y (C-U-R, I-T-Y)

My curiosity

C-U-R-I-O-S (it's my life, not someone else's, no)

And-I-T-Y (longer afraid to go down the way, I wish we had the time of our life)

My curiosity

My curiosity

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
好奇心 koukishin N2	noun - curiosity
階段 kaidan N4	noun - stairs
出番 debans N3	noun - one's turn
脳裏 nouri N1	noun - in one's mind
裁判 saiban N3	noun - trial
怠惰 taida N1	noun/adj - laziness
直感 chokkan N2	noun - intuition
素直 sunao N3	adj - honest, obedient
強行 kyoukou N2	noun/adj - forced, pushing through
突破 toppa N2	verb - breakthrough
裸 hadaka N3	noun - naked, bare
放つ hanatsu N2	verb - release, emit
研ぐ togu N2	verb - sharpen
団地 danchi N3	noun - apartment complex

Key Grammar Structures

• We can stay walking on the dotted line / Or we can make our own

  ➔ Modal verb of possibility/ability (can)

  ➔ "Can" is used here to present two distinct choices, suggesting freedom of action.

• I'm not afraid, I'm ready for the other side

  ➔ Adjective + Prepositional Phrase (Ready for)

  ➔ "Ready for" is used to express preparedness regarding an upcoming event or state.

• See everything that you Really fucking are

  ➔ Relative clause with 'that' as object

  ➔ The clause "that you really are" defines "everything", describing the true nature of the subject.

• Sometimes I don't know why

  ➔ Adverb of frequency (Sometimes)

  ➔ "Sometimes" is placed at the beginning of the sentence to emphasize the irregular nature of the feeling.

• 四十七段目の階段 登ったら俺の出番だ

  ➔ Conditional time clause (～たら)

  ➔ The "tara" form indicates that once the condition (climbing the stairs) is met, the action (it's my turn) follows.

• 放つ言葉は愛のヤイバ

  ➔ Noun phrase with 'no' as possessive/descriptive

  ➔ The particle 'no' links 'ai' (love) and 'yaiba' (blade) to metaphorically describe the sharpness of words.

• I won't give in to that

  ➔ Phrasal verb (Give in to)

  ➔ "Give in to" means to surrender or yield, showing the speaker's determination not to succumb to external pressure.

• No more wasted nights

  ➔ Quantifier (No more) + Noun phrase

  ➔ "No more" acts as a determiner to express the total cessation of a negative ongoing state.