KID PHENOMENON from EXILE TRIBE – Sonzai Shoumei Lyrics + English Translation

“Sonzai Shoumei” is the 1st track from the “Sonzai Shoumei” single released by KID PHENOMENON from EXILE TRIBE. It was released on October 6, 2023 and is used as the 2nd ending theme for the anime “Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023)“.

Details

• Title: Sonzai Shoumei (存在証明)
• Also Known As: Existence
• Genre: Pop
• Language: Japanese
• Released: October 6, 2023
• Vocals: KID PHENOMENON from EXILE TRIBE
• Composer: Naoki Itai, Yuki Tsujimura
• Arranger: Naoki Itai, Yuki Tsujimura
• Lyricist: Yuki Tsujimura

Lyrics

yami wo kakenukete yuku
dare demo nai
kono Story
kizamikomu sonzai shoumei

ishi wo yadoshita
togatta sekai ni tatte
kokoro wa mondou muyou
tachimukau
yuuki e somaru

onaji you ni bokura wa
egaita keshiki nazotte
hamidashite machigaete
itsunohika tsuyosa to yoberu you ni

ippo fumidashita ashiato
mayoi wo uchikeshi nagara
tada massugu wo muite
hikari no hou
hikiyosete
Up side down

tachikiru you ni
kakugo wo kimeta no wa
koko janai dokoka e
kokoro ga yureta

yami wo kakenukete yuku
namida wo karashite
yowasa wo nomikonda
attouteki jinsei wa mawaru kiseki
dare demo nai kono Story
kizamikomu sonzai shoumei

isshun tari tomo ki ga nukenai kankaku
kokorozashi himetaru omoi wa gekijou
togisumasareta wa
tomaru koto wo shiranu kouyoukan
shinku no hitomi
jidai wo terashite

taemanai shoudou
hikareau boku tachi wa
kizuna de musubareta
kokyuu awasete

hikari aru mirai e to
sou tooku wa nai
ippo zutsu fumikonda
attouteki jinsei wa itsuka no tsubomi
mankai ni sakihokore
kizamikomu sonzai shoumei

issai no mayoi wo keshite
issen no suji wo egaite
ikiteiru imi wo
senaka ni souzou guuzou
kirisute battou
onore wo tsuranuku
koudou gendou kandou
kodou wa nariyamanai
mada minu asu e to

sonzai shoumei

English Translation

Running through the darkness
An existence that etches itself
To a story
That belongs to nobody

Stand up
In this cutting edge world
Where willpower resides
There’s no doubt about this heart
It is soaked in courage to fight

Likewise, we trace
The scenery we drew
Go astray, make mistakes
And turn them into strength someday

A footprint of moving one step forward
Negating the ambivalence
Just facing straightforward
Towards the light
I pull it closer and turn it
Upside down

Like severing ties
What determined my resolution
Some place not here
Was my heart wavering

Running through the darkness,
And drying my tears
I engulfed my weakness,
The traces of an overwhelming live that goes in circles
An existence that etches itself
To a story that belongs to nobody

Tense to the slightest moment
My hidden will is a wild emotion
A finely honed blade
An elated feeling that doesn’t seem to stop
Deep red eyes
Shed light on the times

Attracted to each other
By a relentless impulse
We are tied by a bond
With our breaths in sync

No so far from the bright future
Step by step, we venture in
An overwhelming life
Stems from a bud of sometime before
Make a full bloom in pride
And etch the existence

Cancel every piece of ambivalence
And draw a flash of streak
The meaning of life
Is imagined on a pedestal on one’s back
Draw a sword
And slash it away
My acts, my words, my sensations are to stand firm
My heart keeps on pounding for
An unseen tomorrow

Existence

(from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrXGHXh0XGU)