Kenshi Yonezu 米津玄師
TEENAGE RIOT lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Japanese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:46
潮溜まりで野垂れ死ぬんだ
I’m dying alone in a tide pool,
勇ましい背伸びの果てのメンソール
A brave stretch leads to menthol's end.
ワゴンで二足半額のコンバース
Half-priced Converse in the wagon,
トワイライト匂い出すメロディー
A twilight melody starts to scent the air.
今サイコロ振るように日々を生きて
Living each day like rolling dice now,
ニタニタ笑う意味はあるか
Is there meaning in that grinning smile?
誰も興味がない そのGコードを
No one cares about that G chord,
君はひどく愛していたんだ
You loved me fiercely, so deep,
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Even the burdensome heart,
いつかは全て灰になるのなら
If someday it all turns to ash.
その花びらを瓶に詰め込んで火を放て
Pack those petals into a bottle and set them ablaze
今ここで
Right here, right now
誰より強く願えば
If you wish stronger than anyone else
そのまま遠く雷鳴に飛び込んで
Just like that, dive far into the rumbling thunder
歌えるさ カスみたいな
I can sing, like the trash I am
だけど確かな バースデイ バースデイソング
But it's a sure thing, a birthday birthday song
しみったれたツラが似合うダークホース
A dark horse that suits a sulky face
不貞腐れて開けた壁の穴
A hole in the wall I opened with a bitter heart
あの時言えなかった三文字
The three words I couldn't say back then
ブラスバンド鳴らし出すメロディー
The melody starts playing with the brass band
真面目でもないのに賢しい顔で
With a wise look, but not even serious,
ニヒリスト気取ってグルーミー
Pretending to be a nihilist, feeling gloomy.
誰も聴いちゃいないそのDコードを
No one’s listening to that D chord,
それでもただ信じていたんだ
Still, I just believed in it.
よーいどんで鳴る銃の音を
The sound of the gunshot when the race begins,
いつの間にか聞き逃していた
Somehow, I had missed hearing it.
地獄の奥底にタッチして走り出せ
Touch the depths of hell and start running,
今すぐに
Right now,
誰より独りでいるなら
If you're alone more than anyone else,
誰より誰かに届く歌を
Then sing a song that reaches someone more than anyone.
歌えるさ 間の抜けた
I can sing, though it's all a bit silly,
だけど確かな バースデイ バースデイソング
Yet it's a certain birthday, a birthday song.
持て余して放り出した叫び声は
The screams I've tossed aside in frustration,
取るに足らない言葉ばかりが並ぶ蚤の市にまた並んで行く
Are just trivial words lined up at the flea market once more.
茶化されて汚されて恥辱の果て辿り着いた場所はどこだ
Where is the place I’ve arrived at, stained and tainted by mockery and shame?
何度だって歌ってしまうよ
I'll sing it out loud, no matter how many times,
どこにも行けないんだと
Saying I can't go anywhere at all,
だからこそあなたに会いたいんだと
That's why I want to see you even more.
今 今 今
Now, now, now,
煩わしい心すら
Even the burdensome heart...
いつかは全て灰になるのなら
If everything will turn to ash someday,
その花びらを瓶に詰め込んで火を放て
Then stuff those petals into a jar and set them ablaze.
今ここで
Right here and now,
誰より強く願えば
If I wish stronger than anyone else,
そのまま遠く雷鳴に飛び込んで
I'll dive straight into the distant thunder,
歌えるさ カスみたいな
I can sing, even if it's just a speck,
だけど確かな バースデイ バースデイソング
But it's a certain birthday, birthday song.
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Key vocabulary
- 取るとる
- takeN5
- 君きみ
- youN5
- 意味いみ
- meaningN5
- 笑うわらう
- laughN5
- 誰だれ
- whoN5
- 心こころ
- heartN4
- 瓶びん
- bottleN4
- その
- thatN5
- ただ
- onlyN5
- また
- againN5
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About this song
Kenshi Yonezu is a Japanese singer-songwriter and producer associated with J-pop, emerging from the Vocaloid scene and known for blending electronic elements with rock melodies. He has released genre-spanning albums such as STRAY SHEEP and LOST CORNER, combining electro-funk, R&B, and jazz-inspired arrangements.