CVLTE drops ‘aphonia’ from PHOBIA SYNDROME. aviel kaei writes the lyrics and joins Tsuruha Kouchi and Cody Stewart on the music. The song tackles the heavy weight of losing your voice.
Released: December 3, 2025
aphonia.
Cvlte • From “PHOBIA SYNDROME”
PHOBIA SYNDROME’s aphonia. Japanese Lyrics English Meaning
aviel kaei details the struggle with words and melody, repeating ‘I can’t sing’ to show the block. He writes about the words stuck in the throat and melodies held hostage. The track closes with blurred ink from sweat, capturing creative frustration.
Aa aaa aa aaaaAh, ah, ah, ah…
Kodoku no naka kyoukai o nukedashita ano toki no you niJust like that time I broke through the boundaries in solitude,
Oshiyoseta koukai to a afureta kibou o mou ichidolet me feel the surging regrets and overflowing hope,
Kanjisasete kurenaijust one more time.
KusatteruIt’s rotting.
Kono sekai no sei daIt’s this world’s fault.
I dare you to say itI dare you to say it.
I dare you to say thatI dare you to say that,
You know how it feelsyou know how it feels.
I’ll make you feel what I feelI’ll make you feel exactly what I feel.
I don’t know what to write aboutI don’t know what to write about.
The melodies are being held hostageThe melodies are being held hostage.
Kotoba ga tsumatte shimauThe words get stuck in my throat.
I got no wordsI got no words.
Mou utaenaiI can’t sing anymore.
UtaenaiI can’t sing.
UtaenaiI can’t sing.
Utaenai mou utaenaiI can’t sing, I can’t sing anymore.
UtaenaiI can’t sing.
UtaenaiI can’t sing.
Utaenai mou utaenaiI can’t sing, I can’t sing anymore.
Yume mo mirenai hodo fukai nemuri ni ochiteFalling into a sleep so deep that I can’t even dream,
Mata me ga sameteI wake up again.
Kono seikai no nai sekai de semai sukuea ni ubawareru meIn this world with no right answers, my gaze is stolen by a narrow square.
Fururete ugokanai ashi to teMy hands and feet tremble and refuse to move,
Demo kobushi no kiten dake wabut the impulse in my fist alone,
Akitarazu ugoki tsuzukerukeeps moving, never satisfied.
Now you know how it feelsNow you know how it feels.
I don’t know what to write aboutI don’t know what to write about.
The melodies are being held hostageThe melodies are being held hostage.
Kotoba ga tsumatte shimauThe words get stuck in my throat.
I got no wordsI got no words.
Mou utaenaiI can’t sing anymore.
UtaenaiI can’t sing.
UtaenaiI can’t sing.
Utaenai mou utaenaiI can’t sing, I can’t sing anymore.
UtaenaiI can’t sing.
UtaenaiI can’t sing.
Utaenai mouI can’t sing anymore,
UtaaaaaeeeeenaaaaaaaaaiI can’t siiiiiiing!
Nai nai nai nai nai naiGone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone,
UtaenaiI can’t sing.
Nai nai nai nai nai naiGone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone,
UtaenaiI can’t sing.
Hitai kara nagareta ase de nijimaseta fude no inku deWith the brush’s ink blurred by the sweat dripping from my forehead,
Egaita te demo tsukamenaiI can’t grasp it, even with the hand that drew it.
aphonia. Music Video
The track demands attention. ‘aphonia’ lyrics are about the pain of being silenced, a song by CVLTE in English.