IKIZAMA Lyrics English Translation by AK-69
She keeps her eyes closed but still can’t fall asleep
Look at the clock, it’s already 4 AM
With a sigh, she gets out of bed
Her heart wanders, she’s unsteady
In front of the mirror, chugging champagne
With a heart like this, the street’s already dead
Sales, show races, plastic surgery and TikTok
Craving likes, she’s people-pleasing again
Chanel, Prada, and a Birkin
Dressed up, putting on a show on her tiptoes
The number of likes, the number of followers
Just the number of brand-name things won’t save you
But somewhere deep down she still remembers
She remembers what happiness really is
In a photo folder from over a decade ago, she’s smiling
Your way of living is the best swag
Your past and scars, all of it is style
You can’t shine with money or things
The voice in your chest is finally making noise
Your way of living is the best swag
The times you fell, wear ’em on your chest
If it’s all just for show, I don’t need it
A burning life, that’s the flex
Yeah
He went to school like normal
Got a job like normal
Fell in love like normal
Got married like normal
What even is “normal,” I don’t know, whatever
Staring in the mirror at himself like “damn”
At the crosswalk on his commute
Waiting for the light when a Lambo rolls up with a hot girl inside
The life she chose for herself
Probably has nothing to do with me, ever
It’s not like I can make big money
Look at my salary, hasn’t changed in decades
Bought a house but I’m still small
His wife’s gloomy, glaring at the household budget
At least the kids have nothing to worry about
I won’t say we have no problems
Getting home from work at midnight
These sleeping faces, I wanna protect them
Your way of living is the best swag
Your past and scars, all of it is style
Nobody else can be me
I just burn as myself
Your way of living is the best swag
The times you fell, wear ’em on your chest
Don’t need flashy production
A burning life, that’s the flex
A resume full of failures
But that’s a story only I have
The pages you wanna erase the most
Are what made you this strong
The ones who have more nights of almost crying
Become more sensitive to the color of the sunrise
Only eyes that know the darkness
Can see what really shines
Your way of living is the best swag
Today’s choices, tomorrow’s self
Coolness isn’t just a moment
It’s the heartbeat pounding from all the days you stacked up
Your way of living is the best swag
If you can laugh at the final moment
More than money, status, or fame
The back that walked it all the way through is the best swag
A burning life, that’s the flex