STACKiNG – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: BiSH
• Album: GOiNG TO DESTRUCTiON

Lyrics & Translation

Learn Japanese with BiSH's epic rock anthem "STACKiNG"! This song offers a great opportunity to learn powerful vocabulary related to struggle, destiny, and emotion. The repeated and impactful lyrical questions make it a special and memorable way to engage with the Japanese language.

[English]

Distorting compassion

Lost in confusion like drifting clouds

Shattered feelings echo loud

Are you confusing the flow?

Unfeeling pain and unease

Desire continues, driven by instinct

Tearing at my feelings

Fiercely boiling up inside

Where is my soul?

On the path laid out each day, after we cut through it

We knock on the door of our enemies

Bury evil, send it to the lost

More than anything, what matters most

Unable to paint the sky, feeling powerless

Countless voices, I'll answer those questions later

Above all, I want to protect

The truth crashing down upon us

Peace being thrown around in chaos

Feelings like anger

Will you bend your shape?

The colors dyed into everyday life

Dazed, I can't tell the difference

It looks torn apart

Still feeling it's not enough

What about opening your eyes?

On the path laid out each day, after we cut through it

We knock on the door of our enemies

Bury evil, send it to the lost

More than anything, what matters most

Unable to paint the sky, feeling powerless

Countless voices, I'll answer those questions later

Above all, I want to protect

If the chains connecting us are removed

Where is my soul?

On the path laid out each day, after we cut through it

We knock on the door of our enemies

Bury evil, send it to the lost

More than anything, what matters most

Unable to paint the sky, feeling powerless

Countless voices, I'll answer those questions later

Above all, I want to protect

[Japanese]

歪みかかる憐憫

浮雲ごとく迷走

響割れた感情

流れを惑わすか

痛み感じず不安が

続き望む本能と

掻き毟った心情

沸々湧きたちぬ

魂在りしは？

日々敷かれし道の上　切り刻んだ後には

仇なすもの　その扉を叩く

邪　葬って亡き者へ

何よりも　大切なこと

空描けない　無力は

数多ある声　その問いは後ほど応えよう

守りたいものを　何よりも

ふりかかってくる真実

振り回してく平穏

怒りに似た感情

形を曲げるのか

日々染めし色は

ゆめゆめ判別つかず

引き千切った様

未だ未だ足りないと

瞳開けしは？

日々敷かれし道の上　切り刻んだ後には

仇なすもの　その扉を叩く

邪　葬って亡き者へ

何よりも　大切なこと

空描けない　無力は

数多ある声　その問いは後ほど応えよう

守りたいものを　何よりも

繋がれし鎖外さば

魂在りしは？

日々敷かれし道の上　切り刻んだ後には

仇なすもの　その扉を叩く

邪　葬って亡き者へ

何よりも　大切なこと

空描けない　無力は

数多ある声　その問いは後ほど応えよう

守りたいものを　何よりも

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
憐憫 /renbin/ B2	noun - pity; compassion
迷走 /meizō/ B2	verb - to wander; to lose one's way
感情 /kanjō/ A2	noun - emotion; feeling
痛み /itami/ A2	noun - pain; ache
不安 /fuan/ B1	noun - anxiety; unease
本能 /honnō/ B2	noun - instinct; natural ability
心情 /shinjō/ B1	noun - mood; state of mind
魂 /tamashii/ B2	noun - soul; spirit
道 /michi/ A1	noun - way; path
扉 /tobira/ A2	noun - door; gate
真実 /shinjitsu/ B1	noun - truth; reality
怒り /ikari/ A2	noun - anger; rage
色 /iro/ A1	noun - color; hue
足りない /tarinai/ B1	adjective - insufficient; lacking

Key Grammar Structures

• 流れを惑わすか

  ➔ Particle 'か' at the end of a sentence indicates a question or doubt.

  ➔ 'か' is used to turn a statement into a question or express doubt.

• 続き望む本能と

  ➔ Noun + と: connecting nouns to indicate 'and' or 'with'.

  ➔ 'と' connects nouns to show addition or accompaniment.

• 空描けない　無力は

  ➔ 'ない' verb ending: negative form indicating 'cannot' or 'do not'.

  ➔ 'ない' is used to form negatives, meaning 'cannot' or 'not'.

• その扉を叩く

  ➔ Direct object + を: particle marking the direct object of the action.

  ➔ 'を' is a particle that marks the direct object of a verb.

• 守りたいものを

  ➔ たい form: expressing a desire to do something.

  ➔ 'たい' is an auxiliary form attached to verbs to express desire.