BAND-MAID – What is justice? Lyrics + English Translation

“What is justice?” is the 1st track from the “What is justice?” digital single released by BAND-MAID. It was released on July 18, 2025 and is used as the ending theme for the anime “Tougen Anki“.

Lyrics

Like a bad dream.
覚めても最悪だ Everyday
– samete mo saiaku da Everyday
受け継ぎ分けられたDescent
– uketsugi wakerareta Descent
いつまで守る?
– itsu made mamoru?

ああ 正しさ信じ嘘を宣う
– aa tadashisa shinji uso wo nonou
生きて死ぬ 道は複雑迷い(maze)
– ikite shinu michi wa fukuzatsu maze
境界線は超えた
– kyoukaisen wa koeta
もう後悔しても明日はない
– mou koukai shite mo asu wa nai

What is justice? わからなくて
– What is justice? wakaranakute
掻き消したJust to be myself.
– kakikeshita Just to be myself.
What is justice? わからなくて
– What is justice? wakaranakute
No pain, no gain. 果てまで
– No pain, no gain. hate made
どんな綺麗事 大義名分も
– donna kireigoto taigi meibun mo
Break down 痛み伴い闘う
– Break down itami tomonai tatakau
涙の真意は誰にも
– namida no shini wa dare ni mo
What is justice? わからないよ!
– What is justice? wakaranai yo!
Don’t you??

気まぐれに色分けされてく運命
– kimagure ni irowake sareteku unmei
何度、夜が過ぎれば
– nando, yoru ga sugireba
生きやすい朝を迎えられる?
– ikiyasui asa wo mukaerareru?

ああ この眼を信じて騙されLOST
– aa kono me wo shinjite damasare LOST
当然 排除すべき諦めモード(god)
– touzen haijo subeki akirame mode (god)
黙っちゃ願いは届かない
– damaccha negai wa todokanai
狂った時には手遅れ
– kurutta toki ni wa teokure

白黒割り切れ
– shirokuro warikiree
What is justice? わからなくて
– What is justice? wakaranakute
掻き消したJust to be myself.
– kakikeshita Just to be myself.
What is justice? わからなくて
– What is justice? wakaranakute
No pain, no gain. 果てまで
– No pain, no gain. hate made
どんな綺麗事 大義名分も
– donna kireigoto taigi meibun mo
Break down 痛み伴い闘う
– Break down itami tomonai tatakau
涙の真意は誰にも
– namida no shini wa dare ni mo
What is justice? わからないよ!
– What is justice? wakaranai yo!

己の理想と違くても
– onore no risou to chikagakute mo
容易く夢夢語るなよ
– tayasuku yumeyume kataru na yo
毒毒鼓動を滾らせろ
– dokudoku kodou wo tagirasero
I’ll show them the staggering difference.
Ah

What is justice? わからなくて
– What is justice? wakaranakute
掻き消したJust to be myself.
– kakikeshita Just to be myself.
What is justice? わからなくて
– What is justice? wakaranakute
(This is not a fairy tale.)
No choice. Break down!!!!
Stick now to my guns, go my own way.

English Translation

Like a bad dream
Even when I wake up, it’s the worst, every day
Inherited and passed down, this descent
How long will I keep protecting it?

Ah, believing in justice, proclaiming lies
To live and die, this path is tangled, a maze
I’ve already crossed the line
Even if I regret it, there’s no tomorrow

What is justice? I don’t know
So I erased it, just to be myself
What is justice? I don’t know
No pain, no gain, I’ll go to the end
No matter how pretty the words, or how noble the cause
Break down, this fight comes with pain
No one truly knows the meaning behind these tears
What is justice? I have no idea!
Don’t you??

Fate, divided by whim and chance
How many nights must pass
Before I greet a morning that’s easy to live in?

Ah, trusted these eyes and ended up LOST
Of course, erase that surrender mod, god
If I stay silent, my wishes won’t reach
When time breaks down, it’s already too late

Draw the line — choose a side
What is justice? I don’t know
So I erased it, just to be myself
What is justice? I don’t know
No pain, no gain, I’ll go to the end
No matter how pretty the words, or how noble the cause
Break down, this fight comes with pain
No one truly knows the meaning behind these tears
What is justice? I have no idea!

Even if it’s not my ideal
Don’t speak of dreams so carelessly
Let your venomous heartbeat boil over
I’ll show them the staggering difference
Ah

What is justice? I don’t know
So I erased it, just to be myself
What is justice? I don’t know
(This is not a fairy tale.)
No choice. Break down!!!!
Stick now to my guns, go my own way

(from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kMIh0_Wkpk)

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