Awich and Chaki Zulu craft ‘Frontiers’ as both lyricists and composers. They blend sharp rap with pulsing electronics. The song challenges listeners to pioneer their own path.
Released: January 5, 2025
Frontiers
Awich
Frontiers Lyrics Translation – Awich
Awich challenges listeners with ‘What you want to be?’ The songwriter describes surviving a world full of glitches. She lights a guiding flame toward Shangri-la.
What you wanna beWhat you want to be
We are the frontiersWe’re the pioneers
Idomu with no fearChallenging with no fear
Shunji ni zero kara hyakuFrom zero to a hundred in an instant
Yami no oku no shinpi tokiakasuUnraveling mysteries in the heart of darkness
Shindemo rising from the dustEven if I die, I’m rising from the dust
Zendai mimon no ryouiki ni tassuruReaching a realm that’s never been seen before
Temee no yuniikunesu wo tamesuPutting your uniqueness to the ultimate test
It’s a test level exIt’s a test, level EX
I’m the best nothing lessI’m the best, nothing less
Kaitaku shiteku east to the westForging a path from the East to the West
Sakarau yatsu nara deeta goto kesuIf anyone resists, I’ll delete them along with their data
Hontou ni ore wa katetaDid I really win in the end?
Nan no tame no namidaWhat were all those tears for?
Dare wo kirau dare ni warau shouhai wo wakeru kami waWho to hate, who to smile at, the god who decides the winners and losers,
Sorezore no negaiIs within each person’s wish
Nakama to nerau prizeAiming for the prize with my crew
Kotae motome michi wo hirakuI’ll pave the way, searching for the answer
What you wanna beWhat you want to be
Baguri makuri no sekai de survivorA survivor in a world full of glitches
Meramera moyasu michibiki no fireBurning the guiding flame bright
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Sensen fukoku system ni aim backA declaration of war, aiming back at the system
Onore wo miushinaeba soku game upIf you lose yourself, it’s ‘game over’ immediately
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We are the frontiersWe’re the pioneers
Idomu with no fearChallenging with no fear
Hiraiteku neo utopiaOpening up a neo-utopia
Ukiyo ni shizumu paranoiaParanoia sinking into the ‘floating world’
Furueru yubi kakeru torigaaTrembling finger resting on the trigger
Karugarushiku hiku no yametokinaYou’d better stop pulling it so lightly
Tatakau goto ni level upLeveling up with every battle
Gyaku ni seibai itadaku rea doroppuPunishing them instead and taking the ‘rare drops’
Get the guap get the guap shite soku dasshuStacking the ‘cash’, stacking the ‘cash’, and dashing immediately
Hora san ni ichi dasshuLook, three, two, one, dash!
Ima ni misete ageruI’ll show you right now
Subete kore ni kakeruI’m betting everything on this
Kono kuni kara ano kumo madeFrom this country up to those clouds
Big na hashi wo kakeruI’m building a massive bridge
Oimotomeru freedomChasing after freedom
Chi wo naraseba queendomIf I flatten the ground, it’s a ‘queendom’
Kotae motome michi wo hirakuI’ll pave the way, searching for the answer
What you wanna beWhat you want to be
Baguri makuri no sekai de survivorA survivor in a world full of glitches
Meramera moyasu michibiki no fireBurning the guiding flame bright
Show me theShow me the
Show me theShow me the
Shangri-laShangri-la
What you wanna beWhat you want to be
Show me theShow me the
Show me theShow me the
Shangri-laShangri-la
What you wanna beWhat you want to be
Sensen fukoku system ni aim backA declaration of war, aiming back at the system
Onore wo miushinaeba soku game upIf you lose yourself, it’s ‘game over’ immediately
Show me theShow me the
Show me theShow me the
Shangri-laShangri-la
What you wanna beWhat you want to be
Show me theShow me the
Show me theShow me the
Shangri-laShangri-la
What you wanna beWhat you want to be
We are the frontiersWe’re the pioneers
Idomu with no fearChallenging with no fear
You know i’ll be thereYou know I’ll be there
Kutsugaesu limitsOverturning the limits
Ima koso ga new beginningRight now is the new beginning
Frontiers Music Video
The meaning of ‘Frontiers’ is a triumph over systemic limits. The English lyrics by Awich urge listeners to build their own Shangri-la.