BACK-ON – Word play | Lyrics

Word play is one track that very much surprised me from BACK-ON‘s third album “Good Job!!” – the preview clip really did not do it justice – as it’s a summer track that reminds me of bands from the 60s (think Beach Boys and Cliff Richard and the Shadows), very tongue-in-cheek and carefree – I especially love the verses and the raps – and the first 10 seconds with the ‘radio’ voice over adds a twist, making it an even better road-trip song.

Seriously – who wouldn’t want to clap their hands and say oh! oh! oh! with BACK-ON?

As before we have Uta-Net to thank for the original lyrics and will also include some notes before the song of interesting words used:

ヤマヅミナンデス = definitely a huge pile (combines ヤマヅミ and ナンデス)

ページ = page

レントゲン = ‘rentogen’ = X-ray

Our usual disclaimer is as follows:

The usual kanji, romaji and karaoke versions of the lyrics can be found below (after the cut-off) and we will always do our best to bring you the most accurate lyrics possible, so we do occasionally amend the spelling of the original English lyrics if we believe it to be appropriate. But as always, if you spot any mistakes, please let us know either by commenting below or via the contact form.

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Kanji BACK-ON – Word play

[Verse 1]
Hello!こんな感じでスタートして
Today!何から始めようか?
やりたい事、やらなきゃいけない事がOH NO!
ヤマヅミナンデス!!

[Rap 1]
Good morning class! I’m Mr T It’s time to study how to rap! you ready?
まずは紙とペン用意して、Imagin it そのページに
後はrhymeで繋ぐんだ点と点 夢をさらせLikeレントゲン!
And spit it out腫らせ扁桃腺 Do you understand?

[Chorus 1]
EVERYDAY繰り返して
『ココロ』のdiceを振って進む未来へ
足音鳴らして、乾いた風の中歩いて行こう
This is my Way!僕は僕でいられること
手を伸ばして、今日はどんな明日を描こうか?

[Verse 2]
まずはいつもの様にデスクで
OH!思い浮かんだメロディーに
言葉を並べて遊んでたら
世界で1つのこの曲ができたよ!

[Rap 2]
Shut up Shut up! sit down please.
When I’m spittin’ my rap, everybody freeze
Anywayz I wanna tell you “enjoy ya life” with the rap for ya’ll in the world
とりまBasic classはこれぐらいで、If you get some girl,上達早いぜ
You wanna be like the teacher? You gotta be a player like me!

[Chorus 2]
いつだって僕らは、
曖昧な空の下で悩んだり、
立ち止まったり、その先には笑顔が溢れていたり
This is my wish、夢が覚めない様に歩こう
Take your hands キミも一緒に行こう未来へ

[Bridge / Rap 3]
頭ん中で広がるMy word
この瞳の先に映るMy world
Let me hear ya say (Oh!)Let me hear ya say (Yeah!)
Hey guys put ya motha fuckin’ hands in the air! 叩け! Clap ya hands
嫌な事はthrow away!

[*Chorus 1]
EVERYDAY繰り返して
『ココロ』のdiceを振って進む未来へ
足音鳴らして、乾いた風の中歩いて行こう
This is my Way!僕は僕でいられること
手を伸ばして、今日はどんな明日を描こうか?

Romaji BACK-ON – Word play

(Wo oh oh oh
let me hear you say
Wo oh oh oh
clap, clap your hands
Wo oh oh oh
let me hear you say
Wo oh oh oh
clap, clap your hands)

Hello! konna kanji de sutāto shite
Today! nanika ra hajime youka?
yaritai koto, yaranakyaikenai koto ga OH NO!
yamaduminandesu!!

Good morning class! I’m Mr T It’s time to study how to rap! you ready?
mazuwa kami to pen youishi te, Imagine it sono pēji ni
ato wa rhyme de tsunagunda ten to ten yume wosarase Like rentogen!
And spit it out hara se hentousen Do you understand?

EVERYDAY kurikaeshi te
(kokoro) no dice wo futte susumu mirai e
ashioto nara shite, kawai ta kaze no naka arui te yukou
This is my Way! boku wa boku deirarerukoto
te wo nobashi te, kyou wa donna asu wo egakouka?

mazu wa itsumono youni desuku de
OH! OH! moiukanda merodī ni
kotoba wo narabete asondetara
sekai de hitotsuno kono kyokuga dekitayo!

Shut up Shut up! sit down please.
When I’m spittin’ my rap, everybody freeze
Anywayz I wanna tell you “enjoy ya life” with the rap for ya’ll in the world
torima Basic class wakoreguraide, If you get some girl, joutatsu hayai ze
You wanna be like the teacher? You gotta be a player like me!

itsudatte bokura wa,
aimai na sora no shita de nayan dari,
tachi toma ttari, sono sakini wa egao ga afure teitari
This is my wish, yume ga same nai youni arukou
Take your hands kimi mo isshoni iko u mirai e

(Wo oh oh oh x 4)

atama n naka de hiroga ru My word
kono hitomi no sakini utsuru My world
Let me hear ya say (Oh!)Let me hear ya say (Yeah!)
Hey guys put ya motha fuckin’ hands in the air! hatake! Clap ya hands
iyana koto wa throw away!

EVERYDAY kurikaeshi te
(kokoro) no dice wo futte susumu mirai e
ashioto nara shite, kawai ta kaze no naka arui te yukou
This is my Way! boku wa boku deirarerukoto
te wo nobashi te, kyou wa donna asu wo egakouka?

Karaoke BACK-ON – Word play
(Wo oh oh oh
let me hear you say
Wo oh oh oh
clap, clap your hands
Wo oh oh oh
let me hear you say
Wo oh oh oh
clap, clap your hands)

Hello!こんな感じでスタートして
Hello! konna kanji de sutāto shite

Today!何から始めようか?
Today! nanika ra hajime youka?

やりたい事、やらなきゃいけない事がOH NO!
yaritai koto, yaranakyaikenai koto ga OH NO!

ヤマヅミナンデス!!
yamaduminandesu!!

Good morning class! I’m Mr T It’s time to study how to rap! you ready?

まずは紙とペン用意して、Imagin it そのページに
mazuwa kami to pen youishi te, Imagine it sono pēji ni

後はrhymeで繋ぐんだ点と点 夢をさらせLikeレントゲン!
ato wa rhyme de tsunagunda ten to ten yume wosarase Like rentogen!

And spit it out腫らせ扁桃腺 Do you understand?
And spit it out hara se hentousen Do you understand?

EVERYDAY繰り返して
EVERYDAY kurikaeshi te

『ココロ』のdiceを振って進む未来へ
(kokoro) no dice wo futte susumu mirai e

足音鳴らして、乾いた風の中歩いて行こう
ashioto nara shite, kawai ta kaze no naka arui te yukou

This is my Way!僕は僕でいられること
This is my Way! boku wa boku deirarerukoto

手を伸ばして、今日はどんな明日を描こうか?
te wo nobashi te, kyou wa donna asu wo egakouka?

まずはいつもの様にデスクで
mazu wa itsumono youni desuku de

OH! 思い浮かんだメロディーに
OH! OH! moiukanda merodī ni

言葉を並べて遊んでたら
kotoba wo narabete asondetara

世界で1つのこの曲ができたよ!
sekai de hitotsuno kono kyokuga dekitayo!

Shut up Shut up! sit down please.

When I’m spittin’ my rap, everybody freeze

Anywayz I wanna tell you “enjoy ya life” with the rap for ya’ll in the world

とりまBasic classはこれぐらいで、If you get some girl,上達早いぜ
torima Basic class wakoreguraide, If you get some girl, joutatsu hayai ze

You wanna be like the teacher? You gotta be a player like me!

いつだって僕らは、
itsudatte bokura wa,

曖昧な空の下で悩んだり、
aimai na sora no shita de nayan dari,

立ち止まったり、その先には笑顔が溢れていたり
tachi toma ttari, sono sakini wa egao ga afure teitari

This is my wish、夢が覚めない様に歩こう
This is my wish, yume ga same nai youni arukou

Take your hands キミも一緒に行こう未来へ
Take your hands kimi mo isshoni iko u mirai e

(Wo oh oh oh x 4)

頭ん中で広がるMy word
atama n naka de hiroga ru My word

この瞳の先に映るMy world
kono hitomi no sakini utsuru My world

Let me hear ya say (Oh!)Let me hear ya say (Yeah!)

Hey guys put ya motha fuckin’ hands in the air! 叩け! Clap ya hands
Hey guys put ya motha fuckin’ hands in the air! hatake! Clap ya hands

嫌な事はthrow away!
iyana koto wa throw away!

EVERYDAY繰り返して
EVERYDAY kurikaeshi te

『ココロ』のdiceを振って進む未来へ
(kokoro) no dice wo futte susumu mirai e

足音鳴らして、乾いた風の中歩いて行こう
ashioto nara shite, kawai ta kaze no naka arui te yukou

This is my Way!僕は僕でいられること
This is my Way! boku wa boku deirarerukoto

手を伸ばして、今日はどんな明日を描こうか?
te wo nobashi te, kyou wa donna asu wo egakouka?