一途 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: King Gnu

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying world of King Gnu's "一途" and unlock a dynamic way to experience Japanese! This high-octane track, with its relentless energy and complex lyrics, is the perfect gateway to understanding modern Japanese music and its connection to popular culture. Learn about the nuanced expressions of devotion and inner conflict as conveyed through powerful rock, making language learning an exciting journey through one of Japan's most impactful anime themes.

[English]

Hold me tight one last time, just once more

After that, I don’t need anything else

My future, my past, everything I am

If it’s filled with you, I have no regrets

Marking my life, trembling heart shivering

I don’t need a balance scale, confusing my mind with contradictions

Justice and evil, so uncertain, they shake

I was rushing to live, and the ending roll

Is surely a selfish prank by God

Even if I’re the bad guy, I don’t mind

Full of contradictions, we’re both the same, competing with sad stories

On the edge of just one thin thread

Struggling feels so hypocritical

A single hope, tell me

Send it, send it, circulating blood

With unwavering focus, I gaze sincerely, no need for reason

...

Without even knowing why I cry, love devoured my body

Don’t flaunt righteousness, the facts tore reason apart

So that my heartbeat won’t stop, I stoked the flames of noise

Even the curtain feels like an uncool act

Let’s look forward to the next life, shine bright, spark fierce, at full speed

I will head purely forward, I have no intention to hold back

Send it, send it, circulating blood

I will love with all my heart, no need for eternity

...

Hold me tight one last time, just once more

After that, I don’t need anything else

Even the invisible future and unerasable past

If it’s filled with you, I have no regrets

One last time, lend me your strength

After that, I don’t need anything else

My future, my heart, and my body

I give it all to you, everything, everything

...

[Japanese]

最期にもう一度 強く抱きしめて

その後はもう 何も要らないよ

僕の未来も 過去も何もかも

あなたで満ちれば 後悔は無いよ

生きてる証刻むの 悴む心震わして

天秤なんて必要ないの 矛盾に脳を惑わして

正義と悪など 揺らいでしまう程

生き急いでいた エンドロールは

きっと神様の 身勝手な悪戯

汚れ役だろうと 厭わないよ

矛盾だらけ お互い様ね 不幸話の背比べ

首の皮一枚 瀬戸際に

足掻いてちゃ 白々しいね

ひとひらの想いよ

届け届けと血を巡らせて

一途に見つめます 理由なんて必要は無いの

涙の理由も知らずに 愛が体を喰いちぎった

正しさを振りかざさないで 事実が理由を喰いちぎった

鼓動が止まぬように 喧騒に薪を焚べんだ

帳を張る事すら 無粋な気がしてんだ

さあ来世に期待ね 光れ閃け猛スピードで

一途に向かいます 余力を残す気は無いの

届け届けと血を巡らせて

一途に愛します 永遠なんて必要は無いの

最期にもう一度 強く抱きしめて

その後はもう 何も要らないよ

見えない未来も 消せぬ過去さえも

あなたで満ちれば 後悔はないよ

最期にもう一度 力を貸して

その後はもう 何も要らないよ

僕の未来も心も体も

あなたにあげるよ 全部全部

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
抱きしめる /だきしめる/ B2	verb - to hug tightly
未来 /みらい/ A2	noun - future
過去 /かこ/ A2	noun - past
後悔 /こうかい/ B1	noun - regret
証 /あかし/ B2	noun - proof, evidence
心 /こころ/ A1	noun - heart, mind
愛 /あい/ A1	noun - love
理由 /りゆう/ B1	noun - reason
神様 /かみさま/ B2	noun - god, deity
悪戯 /いたずら/ B2	noun - mischief, prank
不幸 /ふこう/ B2	noun - unhappiness, misfortune
光 /ひかり/ A1	noun - light
想い /おもい/ B1	noun - thought, feeling
血 /ち/ A2	noun - blood
足掻く /あがく/ B2	verb - to struggle, to flounder

Key Grammar Structures

• 生きてる証刻むの

  ➔ Use of the verb "生きてる" (living) in the plain form + "証" (proof) noun + "刻む" (to carve/engrave) to express an ongoing or continuous action.

  ➔ The phrase combines the informal present "生きてる" (living) with the noun "証" (proof) and the verb "刻む" (to carve) to emphasize the ongoing act of leaving an inscription or marking one's existence.

• 血を巡らせて

  ➔ Using the causative form of the verb "巡る" (to circulate, to flow) in the te-form "巡らせて" to connect actions and express doing something so that "blood" circulates.

  ➔ The causative form "巡らせて" (to cause to circulate) indicates making the blood circulate, and the te-form links multiple actions smoothly.

• 正義と悪など 揺らいでしまう程

  ➔ The phrase "揺らいでしまう" combines the te-form of "揺らぐ" (to shake, to falter) with the auxiliary "しまう" (to complete, often with a nuance of regret or unintended action), indicating that justice and evil waver to such an extent.

  ➔ The combination of "揺らいで" (shaking/vibrating) with "しまう" (to complete or unintended action) conveys that justice and evil are wavering to such an extent that they seem unstable or uncertain.

• 余力を残す気は無いの

  ➔ Use of the phrase "余力を残す" (to leave remaining energy/effort) with "気は無い" (to have no intention/put no mind) to express complete commitment or lack of reserves in actions.

  ➔ The phrase "余力を残す" indicates leaving remaining effort or energy, and "気は無い" implies having no intention or will to hold back, emphasizing full dedication.

• 僕の未来も心も体も

  ➔ Use of the の particle to connect multiple nouns (未来, 心, 体) with the possessive pronoun "僕の" (my) to emphasize that all these aspects belong to oneself.

  ➔ The particle "の" links the nouns (future, heart, body) with "僕の" (my) to show possession, illustrating that all aspects belong to the speaker.