Valknee brings energy and attitude to ‘Damedame,’ a track from the album ‘Gear.’ CHINZA DOPENESS, NUU$HI, and valknee craft the lyrics, while the same trio, along with UKD, Hajime Yamamoto, and AOI ITOH, handles the music. The song is a wild mix of rap and humor, with a beat that keeps you moving.
Released: February 11, 2026
Damedame
Valknee • From “Gear”
Damedame Lyrics Meaning Valknee | Gear
The songwriter talks about pushing through challenges with lines like ‘No pain, no gain, ouch, ouch, ouch.’ Valknee mentions sharpening skills like a ‘Japanese katana’ and references pop culture, from ‘Buggy the Clown’ to ‘Disney.’ The lyrics are packed with witty metaphors and a relentless drive to succeed.
Daame da koryaThis is hopeless, honestly
Dame dame dame dame sonna no dameeNo, no, no, no, you just can’t do that
Inshu shitai yameren sakeeI wanna drink, can’t quit the booze,
Baasu kette moraeru kaneethink they’ll let me drop a verse?
Aa sweat tomaran aseAh, the sweat just won’t stop flowing,
Dame dame dame dame zettai dameno, no, no, no, absolutely not
Iwareta tte yacchatta zeEven if they tell me “no,” I’ve gone and done it
Darugaru yori yaruki tameseTest your drive instead of being a ‘sluggish girl’
Noo pein noo geinNo pain, no gain,
Aiteteteteouch, ouch, ouch
Nah gimme gimme aaNah, give it to me, give it to me
Motto tamenai to many moneyGotta stack up more of that ‘heavy cash’
Aa u breaking breakingdownAh, you’re breaking, breaking down
Kara ochoko ni sosoguas I pour from the carafe into the ‘small sake cup’
Tuku tuku tuku tukuGlug, glug, glug, glug
OttottottottoWhoops, easy does it
Anta mo suki da nuee hontoYou really love this stuff too, don’t you,
Migakikakeru sukiru nihontousharpening my skills like a ‘Japanese katana’
Ore ga aite da oujou shiroI’m your opponent, so just give it up
Aa aa agari sagariiAh, ah, going up and down
Aseri mo aru kedo can’t iwanaaiI’m anxious but I won’t say I “can’t”,
Kawase to kabu ugokiwatching the ‘forex and stock’ movements
Jitto shitoite nebaru no ga kachiStaying still and holding out’s how you win,
Dizunii ittara taakiilike getting a ‘smoked turkey leg’ at Disney
Natsu kiku habanero to anarchySummer kicks in with ‘habanero’ and anarchy,
Kaizokuou naru bagiibecoming the Pirate King like ‘Buggy the Clown’
Uretara usotsuki mo iin janai noIf you sell well, being a liar’s fine, isn’t it?
Hito sorezore onoono shiagareEveryone just go and get yourselves ready
Katte ni shiyagareDo whatever the hell you want
Kono yo no hate made akunaki chousenA relentless challenge to the end of the world
Shibutoku chinza dopeness timeStubbornly settled in, it’s ‘Chinza Dopeness’ time
Rappu geemu no jookaaThe joker of the rap game
Battoman ga batton daBatman’s passing the baton
Dotabata geki uzumakuA slapstick drama’s swirling around
Gossamu shitii toukyou‘Gotham City’ Tokyo,
Daffun dait’s ‘that’s right’ in the style of Ken Shimura
Bebi chanHey, baby
Running running running douroRunning, running, running down the road
Mate mate mate hold onWait, wait, wait, hold on
Yani yani yani hokou dabo daboWalking and smoking ‘tobacco’ in baggy clothes
Dame janThat’s no good, is it?
Gachi gachi gachi okoSeriously, seriously, seriously mad
Nani nani nani kokoWhat, what, what is this place?
Achii tokoIt’s a hot spot
Achichii chii chii enenHot, hot, hot, it’s blazing
Dame dame dame dame sonna no dameeNo, no, no, no, you just can’t do that
Inshu shitai yameren sakeeI wanna drink, can’t quit the booze,
Baasu kette moraeru kaneethink they’ll let me drop a verse?
Aa sweat tomaran aseAh, the sweat just won’t stop flowing,
Dame dame dame dame zettai dameno, no, no, no, absolutely not
Iwareta tte yacchatta zeEven if they tell me “no,” I’ve gone and done it
Darugaru yori yaruki tameseTest your drive instead of being a ‘sluggish girl’
Noo pein noo geinNo pain, no gain,
Aiteteteteouch, ouch, ouch
Hazushiteru hameI’m letting loose and breaking the rules
Warii ne minna ga atashi wo tateruSorry, but everyone’s putting me on a pedestal
Atari no bakenI’ve got a winning ‘horse racing ticket’,
Naze nara minna yameru made yareru dakebecause I’ll keep going until everyone else quits
Rakuten shouken aketara fueteru naa hyakuOpening ‘Rakuten Securities’ and seeing it’s up by a hundred,
Dakedomo shindara hone bakibokibut if I die, my bones’ll just go “crack”
Ude ga naru fude wa odoruMy skills are itching, the pen is dancing,
Zero ga hitotsu futatsu mittsu yottsuzeroes… one, two, three, four
Itsutsu muttsu nanatsu yattsu kokonotsu juuFive, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
Doudou toujou chekera cchouMaking a grand entrance, check it out, yo
Ii kanjiI’m feeling good,
Chou chou chou chou ii kanjifeeling super, super, super, super good
Jishin kaminari kaji oyaji‘Earthquake, lightning, fire, and the old man’
Maji de man wo jishite maji manjiTaking the chance at the perfect time, it’s ‘totally crazy’
Now now nowNow, now, now,
Yaru koto done done donestuff to do is done, done, done,
Dekidaka stack stack stackearnings are stacking, stacking, stacking
Atama ga kura kura kura hold onMy head’s spinning, spinning, spinning, hold on
Now now nowNow, now, now,
Yaru koto done done donestuff to do is done, done, done,
Chiritsumo stack stack stacklittle by little, they stack, stack, stack
Tachiyoru sunakku ahahahaStopping by the ‘snack bar’, ahahaha
Dame dame dame dame sonna no dameeNo, no, no, no, you just can’t do that
Inshu shitai yameren sakeeI wanna drink, can’t quit the booze,
Baasu kette moraeru kaneethink they’ll let me drop a verse?
Aa sweat tomaran aseAh, the sweat just won’t stop flowing
Dame dame dame dame zettai dameNo, no, no, no, absolutely not
Iwareta tte yacchatta zeEven if they tell me “no,” I’ve gone and done it
Darugaru yori yaruki tameseTest your drive instead of being a ‘sluggish girl’
Noo pein noo geinNo pain, no gain
AiteteteteOuch, ouch, ouch
Nah gimme gimme aaNah, give it to me, give it to me
Motto tamenai to many moneyGotta stack up more of that ‘heavy cash’
Aa u breaking breakingdownAh, you’re breaking, breaking down
Kara ochoko ni sosoguPouring it from the carafe into the ‘small sake cup’
Tuku tuku tuku tukuGlug, glug, glug, glug
OttottottottoWhoops, easy does it
Anta mo suki da nuee hontoYou really love this stuff too, don’t you
Migakikakeru sukiru nihontouSharpening my skills like a ‘Japanese katana’
Ore ga aite da oujou shiroI’m your opponent, so just give it up
Dame dame dame dame sonna no dameeNo, no, no, no, you just can’t do that,
Daamee dattara dame daif it’s no good, then it’s no good
Dame dame dame dame sonna no dameeNo, no, no, no, you just can’t do that,
Sorya daamee dattara dame dawell, if it’s no good, then it’s no good
Dame dame dame dame sonna no dameeNo, no, no, no, you just can’t do that,
Sorya daamee dattara dame damewell, if it’s no good, then it’s just no good
Dame dame dame dame sonna no dameeNo, no, no, no, you just can’t do that
Dame dame dame dame dame dameNo, no, no, no, no, no
Damedame Music Video
‘Damedame’ lyrics offer a mix of humor, ambition, and pop culture. Valknee delivers a high-energy performance that makes this track stand out in Japanese rap.