SHINTOKYO and 金山仁 bring ‘Baptism’ to life with haunting melodies. Lyricist 田中利幸 pens heartfelt words about loneliness and self-reflection. Toshiyuki Tanaka creates a tune that blends melancholy with hope.
Released: March 21, 2026
Baptism
Shintokyo | 金山仁
Baptism Lyrics English Translation by Shintokyo | 金山仁
田中利幸 writes about the struggle to express the inexpressible. The line, ‘Baptize your loneliness, until it’s almost blinding,’ invites listeners to embrace their imperfections. The poet uses spilled ink and shifting skies as symbols of life’s uncertainties.
Umaku ienai koto bakkaThere’s so much I just can’t put into words,
Mata hakushi ni modottaso I’ve returned to a blank page once again.
Boku ga kami ni kakikaketa moji waThe letters I started writing on the paper
Tokidoki magattesometimes lean and bend.
Tokidoki togireteSometimes they break off,
Tokidoki kami no soto ni detaand sometimes they spill right off the page.
Tadashisa no kage ni yadoru tetsugaku toWith the philosophy that dwells in the shadow of correctness,
Kodoku ni shukufuku o tsumuguI weave a blessing for this loneliness.
Baptize your lonelinessBaptize your loneliness,
Mabushii hodo niuntil it’s almost blinding.
Name what you can’t nameName what you can’t name,
Hamidashita mama deeven while it’s overflowing.
Itsu kara ka mochamashita jiko gisei no shoudou deDriven by an impulse for self-sacrifice that I’ve held for so long,
Genjitsu ni fureta konseki o nokosu kotoI’m trying to leave a trace of having touched reality.
Tokidoki haretariSometimes the skies are clear,
Tokidoki kumottarisometimes they’re cloudy.
Totsuzen no ame mo aru karaBecause there’s sudden rain too,
Mikansei na ima ni minoru bigaku toI find beauty flourishing in this incomplete ‘now’,
Yohaku ni shukufuku o tsumuguand I weave a blessing for the empty spaces.
Baptize your messinessBaptize your messiness,
Mune ga naru mama nijust as your heart beats.
Name what you can’t nameName what you can’t name,
Ubawasenaidedon’t let them take it away.
Tachi nobotte wa kieru yuge mitai na kotoba deWith words like steam that rises and then vanishes,
Kinou ga kaishaku shi naosaretariyesterday gets reinterpreted,
Dareka no chinmoku de kyou ga owari ni saretari mo suruand today is brought to an end by someone else’s silence.
Benri na kisetsu da to omouI think it’s a convenient season.
Sonna kisetsu ni kimi no yuiitsu no ikitsugi ni shukufuku o tsumuguIn such a time, I weave a blessing for your one and only breath.
Not everything needs moreNot everything needs more.
Not everything needs a priceNot everything needs a price.
Not everything needs a reasonNot everything needs a reason.
All you need is your breathAll you need is your breath.
Baptism Music Video
The meaning behind ‘Baptism’ is finding beauty in life’s messiness. SHINTOKYO delivers a powerful performance, blending Japanese lyricism with universal emotions.