We Are by ONE OK ROCK

My favorite Jrock band, ONE OK ROCK has a new album set to release this year. I'm not sure when's the exact date tho. Haha! Not really much into Japanese entertainment lately and I'm not much updated with what's happening with all my favorite Japanese artists.

I only heard about this new OOR song and music video because I've been seeing this constantly on my news feed. And I decided to finally watch it last night.

We Are (Japanese version)

-ONE OK ROCK-

They think we're none

We're nothing. not sorry

They push us

It’s too late, It’s too late

Not going back

夢は終わり 目を覚ます時

yume wa owari me o samasu toki 

絶望や希望も 同時に目を覚ました

zetsubō ya kibō mo dōjini me o samashi ta 

鏡に映った 僕が問いかける

kagami ni utsutta boku ga toikakeru 

自分を誤魔化し 生きることに意味はあるか

jibun o gomakashiikiru koto ni imi wa aru ka 

When you’re standing on the edge

So young and hopeless

Got demons in your head

We are, we are

No ground beneath your feet

Now here to hold you

cause we are, we are

The colors in the dark

酷く痛む 鼓動は早く

hidoku itamu kodō wa hayaku 

遠のく景色を この手で掴もうとした

tōnoku keshiki o kono te de tsukamo u to shi ta 

They are the weakest

They don’t even know

Anything they say

Will never break our hearts of gold

When you’re standing on the edge

So young and hopeless

Got demons in your head

We are, we are

No ground beneath your feet

Now here to hold you

cause we are, we are

The colors in the dark

Never tell yourself

You should be someone else

Stand up

tell and say

I’m not afraid, I’m not afraid

So never tell yourself

You should be someone else

Stand up

tell and say

I’m not afraid

When you’re standing on the edge

So young and hopeless

Got demons in your head

We are, we are

No ground beneath your feet

Now here to hold you

cause we are, we are

The colors in the dark

When you’re standing on the edge

So young and hopeless

Got demons in your head

We are, we are

No ground beneath your feet

Now here to hold you

cause we are, we are

The colors in the dark

When you’re standing on the edge

So young and hopeless

Got demons in your head

We are, we are

No ground beneath your feet

Now here to hold you

cause we are, we are

The colors in the dark

(c) https://musicacrossasia.blogspot.com/2017/01/one-ok-rock-we-are-lyrics-with-romaji.html

So the fact that this song is in Japanese makes me happy. I prefer OOR singing in Japanese. Not much of a fan of their US venture. But whatever floats their boat. I just hope that they get back to their roots someday.

And... it's probably just me... is Taka awkward singing in Japanese? LOL. It seems like he's trying hard to sing this song in Japanese. Like he wasn't a native Japanese speaker. I dunno. Maybe it's just me. Aside from that observation, this song We Are kind of reminds me, This Is War era of 30 seconds to Mars. I'm not sure tho. It's just the feels of this song.

What do you think about this?