Lilas Ikuta sings ‘Actor’ from her album Laugh. The musician writes touching lyrics while Shuya Yamamoto creates the tune. Together they tell a story about finding authenticity in performance.
Released: October 11, 2025
Actor
Lilas • From “Laugh”
Laugh’s Actor Japanese Lyrics English Meaning
Lilas Ikuta writes about hidden feelings behind social masks. ‘I’ll wear another face and run through the night,’ the translation states. The lyricist describes silhouettes dancing and chests holding true emotions, showing how people act on life’s stage.
Katagaki no ue deOn top of our titles and labels,
Odoru shiruettosilhouettes dance around.
Honne wa mune pokke ni shimatte okouI’ll just keep my ‘honne’—my true feelings—tucked away in my chest pocket.
Utura na ashiotoThese faint, drowsy footsteps,
Rizumu wo kuzusareru you nafeel like they’re breaking my rhythm.
Sonna noizu mo kokochiyoiBut even noise like that feels pleasant.
Dotabata na hibi woI walk through these hectic days,
Chiguhagu na hohaba de aruite ikumoving with such mismatched steps.
Tsuida tenohira niWithin our joined palms,
Tashika ni kanjiru nukumoriI can certainly feel your warmth.
Daremo ga kigazari odoru akutaaEveryone’s a dressed-up actor, dancing on this stage.
Soredemo dokokaEven so, somewhere,
Kimi to boku nos kaiwa no sukimain the gaps of our conversation,
Mie kakure shite iruour true selves appear and fade.
Omoi wa nageau hodo niThe more we share these feelings,
Anshin suru fushigiit’s strange how I feel at ease.
Itsuka owaru konna hibi dakedoThese days will end someday, but
Ima wa madafor now, still,
Kono hachamecha deI’m praying for a tomorrow,
Ibitsu na bokura nofor these chaotic and distorted versions
Ashita wo negatte iruof who we are.
Hi ga ochiru koroWhen the sun begins to set,
Boyakeru shiruettosilhouettes start to blur.
Betsu no kao wo matotte yoru wo kakeruI’ll wear another face and run through the night.
Kanpeki ni misetaI showed a perfect front,
Fukanou wa marude nai you naas if nothing was impossible for me.
Sonna risou wo oikaketeI’m just chasing after that ideal.
Kutakuta ni tsukareteWhen I’m exhausted and worn out,
Dekoboko ni suriheru kokoro woand my heart’s worn down and uneven,
Tsunagi tomeru hikari wathe light that holds me together
Itsuka no boku to no yakusokuis a promise I once made to myself.
Miageta sora wo mitasu suteraThe stars fill the sky I look up at.
Sono hitotsu hitotsu gaEach and every one of them,
Chigau kioku kakaete ukabufloats there, holding a different memory.
Kodoku na matatakiThey’re just lonely flickers of light.
Mune ni himeta kimi no kokoro no uchiIf I could ever decode the feelings
Yomitoketa no narayou’ve hidden deep in your chest,
Nante nayamu hi mo aru keredoI have days where I worry about that,
Surechigai nagaraeven as we pass each other by.
Fuzoroi na kokoro demo mukiatte itain daEven with our mismatched hearts, I want to face you.
Mienai mono ni ai wa hisonde iruLove’s hidden in the things we can’t see.
Daremo gaEveryone
Dare ni mo misenaihides a face
Kao wo kakushiteruthat they don’t show to anyone.
Sore wa daiji na hito wo omouIt’s a sign of kindness,
Yasashisa no akashiborn from thinking of someone you love.
Daremo ga kigazari odoru akutaaEveryone’s a dressed-up actor, dancing on this stage.
Soredemo bokuraEven so,
Te to te wo tsunagi kyou mo egakuwe’ll hold hands and draw a story today,
Mada minu sutooriia story we haven’t seen yet.
Yuruganai omoi wa itsushikaThese unwavering feelings will eventually
Shinario wo koerusurpass the script.
Itsuka owaru konna hibi dakaraBecause these days will end someday,
Ima wa tadafor now, I’ll just
Kono hachamecha dekeep dancing gracefully through this chaotic
Ibitsu na sekai woand distorted world.
Karei ni mai odoruI’ll dance through it all.
Actor Music Video
Vocalist Lilas performs ‘Actor,’ a song about identity and performance. The translation of ‘Actor’ lyrics reveals complexity in human connections beneath social facades.