[Lyrics & Translation] BAND-MAID / What is justice?

BAND-MAID – What is justice? Lyrics Translation

Information:

Artist:	BAND-MAID
Song title:	What is justice?
Release date:	18 July 2025
Lyricist:	Miku Kobato (小鳩ミク)
Composer:	BAND-MAID
Tie-in #anime:	Tougen Anki (桃源暗鬼)

Romaji / Romanization / Transliteration

Like a bad dream
Sametemo saiaku da everyday
Uketsugi wakerareta descent
Itsu made mamoru?

Aa tadashisa shinjite uso wo nonau
Ikite shinu michi wa fukuzatsu mayoi (maze)
Kyoukaisen wa koeta
Mou koukai shitemo asu wa nai

What is justice? Wakaranakute
Kakikeshita just to be myself
What is justice? Wakaranakute
No pain, no gain. Hate made
Donna kireigoto taigi meibun mo
Break down itami tomonai tatakau
Namida no shini wa dare ni mo
What is justice? Wakaranai yo!
Don't you??

Kimagure ni irowake sareteku unmei
Nando, yoru ga sugireba
Ikiyasui asa wo mukaerareru?

Aa kono me wo shinjite damasare LOST
Touzen haijo subeki akirame moodo (god)
Damaccha negai wa todokanai
Kurutta toki ni wa teokure

Shirokuro warikiree
What is justice? Wakaranakute
Kakikeshita just to be myself
What is justice? Wakaranakute
No pain, no gain. Hate made
Donna kireigoto taigi meibun mo
Break down itami tomonai tatakau
Namida no shini wa dare ni mo
What is justice? Wakaranai yo!

Onore no risou to chigakute mo
Tayasuku yume yume kataru na yo
Dokudoku kodou wo tagirasero
I'll show them the staggering difference
Ah

What is justice? Wakaranakute
Kakikeshita just to be myself
What is justice? Wakaranakute
(This is not a fairy tale)
No choice. Break down!!!!
Stick now to my guns, go my own way

Hiragana / Katana / Kanji

Like a bad dream.
覚めても最悪だ Everyday
受け継ぎ分けられたDescent
いつまで守る?

ああ　正しさ信じ嘘を宣う
生きて死ぬ　道は複雑迷い(maze)
境界線は超えた
もう後悔しても明日はない

What is justice? わからなくて
掻き消したJust to be myself.
What is justice? わからなくて
No pain, no gain. 果てまで
どんな綺麗事　大義名分も
Break down　痛み伴い闘う
涙の真意は誰にも
What is justice? わからないよ!
Don't you??

気まぐれに色分けされてく運命
何度、夜が過ぎれば
生きやすい朝を迎えられる？

ああ　この眼を信じて騙されLOST
当然　排除すべき諦めモード(god)
黙っちゃ願いは届かない
狂った時には手遅れ

白黒割り切れ
What is justice? わからなくて
掻き消したJust to be myself.
What is justice? わからなくて
No pain, no gain. 果てまで
どんな綺麗事　大義名分も
Break down　痛み伴い闘う
涙の真意は誰にも
What is justice? わからないよ!

己の理想と違くても
容易く夢夢語るなよ
毒毒鼓動を滾らせろ
I'll show them the staggering difference.
Ah

What is justice? わからなくて
掻き消したJust to be myself.
What is justice? わからなくて
(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, it's still the worst every day
A descent inherited and divided...
How long am I supposed to protect it?

Ah... believing in justice, declaring lies...
Living to die, the road is complicated like a (maze)
The boundary line's been crossed
Even if I regret it now, there's no tomorrow

What is justice? I don't understand
I erased it just to be myself
What is justice? I don't understand
No pain, no gain... to the end of everything
No matter how pretty the words, no matter how noble the cause
Break down, fighting comes with pain
The real meaning behind these tears... no one knows
What is justice? I really don't understand it!
Don't you??

Fate is whimsically colored and divided
How many nights must pass
before I can greet a morning that's easier to live in?

Ah... trusted these eyes, and still got deceived—LOST.
Of course... should've eliminated that resignation mode (god).
Stay silent, and wishes won't reach
When time goes mad, it's already too late

Split it clean: black or white
What is justice? I don't understand
I erased it just to be myself
What is justice? I don't understand
No pain, no gain... to the end of everything
No matter how pretty the words, no matter the noble cause
Break down, fighting comes with pain
The real meaning behind these tears... no one knows
What is justice? I really don't understand it!

Even if it's not the ideal I believed in,
Don't talk about dreams so easily
Let poison-like pulses surge through you
I'll show them the overwhelming difference
Ah...

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

Official 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