Paledusk’s ‘HUGs’ mixes raw emotion with a powerful melody. Dai-Dai and KAITO write lyrics that demand attention, while their collaboration with Vlado Meller and Zakk Cervini creates a tune that lingers. The song asks for connection in a world that feels broken.
Released: July 28, 2025
HUGs
Paledusk • From “PALEDUSK”
HUGs Lyrics Translation – PALEDUSK Soundtrack
The lyrics talk about longing and self-doubt, with lines like ‘Hold me tight enough to shatter my broken self.’ Paledusk uses stark imagery, mentioning graffiti on forbidden walls and faceless masses, to describe the struggle for love and acceptance.
Never let go foreverDon’t ever let go, not ever
Never let go foreverDon’t ever let go, not ever
Never let go foreverDon’t ever let go, not ever
Never let go foreverDon’t ever let go, not ever
World now changeThe world’s changing now
What do you see in the clean dirtsWhat do you see in this sterile filth?
Feel the pain pity fateFeel the pain, pity fate
I don’t need worthless fameI’ve no need for worthless fame
Isn’t it funny that you do not even know how to laughIsn’t it funny you don’t even know how to laugh?
Graffiti painted by an angel on a no-graffiti wallGraffiti painted by an angel on a forbidden wall
Uzou muzou uso o houchiThe faceless masses leave their lies behind
Ikuta no akuta dare ga soujiWho’ll sweep away all this endless filth?
Katayorigachi nani ga mukachiAlways leaning one way, what’s really worthless?
No givers for meThere’s no one here to give to me
Never let me goDon’t ever let me go
Never let me goDon’t ever let me go
Never let me goDon’t ever let me go
If I could say thatIf only I could say that
Love me and save meLove me and save me
Remains unreached anywayBut it stays out of reach anyway
I know that butI know that, but…
Dakishimete hoshiiI want you to hold me,
Guchagucha na boku o kowasu gurai nitightly enough to shatter my broken self
Sayonara iezu ni ai o fukikomuBreathe love into me without saying goodbye
Wake me up againWake me up again
Revive me againRevive me again
See me again and againSee me over and over again
Let me saveLet me save
All that no one seesEverything that nobody sees
I see what’s inside of meI see what’s deep inside of me
So insecureI’m so insecure
Scars are on the insideMy scars are all on the inside
There is no way out of itThere’s no way out of this
I can’t admit I can’t admit myselfI can’t admit it, I can’t even accept myself
No matter what no matter what nowNo matter what, no matter what happens now
Dread is covering meDread is swallowing me whole
Wish I could go back to zeroI wish I could go back to zero
Never let me goDon’t ever let me go
Never let me goDon’t ever let me go
Never let me goDon’t ever let me go
It won’t reach youIt won’t reach you
I know that butI know that, but…
Dakishimete hoshiiI want you to hold me,
Guchagucha na kokoro o yurusu gurai nienough to forgive my messy, broken heart
Arigatou ietara namida hibikasuIf I can say thank you, I’ll let my tears ring out
Wake me up againWake me up again
Revive me againRevive me again
See me again and againSee me over and over again
Hurt so much that I lost track of the painIt hurts so much I’ve lost track of the pain
Love feel like tortureLove feels like torture
So sad that I don’t even know how to cryIt’s so sad that I don’t even know how to cry
Never let me goDon’t ever let me go
If I could say thatIf only I could say that
Never let go forever can’t get the stink offDon’t ever let go, I can’t wash away the stench
Never let go forever but I have to liveDon’t ever let go, but I’ve got to keep living
Never let go forever can I tell you oneDon’t ever let go, can I tell you just one thing?
Never let go forever last secret of mineDon’t ever let go, it’s my very last secret
Never let go forever I know where love isDon’t ever let go, I know where love is found
Never let go forever I know what it is likeDon’t ever let go, I know what it feels like
Never let go forever but I’ve forgottenDon’t ever let go, but I’ve forgotten,
Never let go forever just one thing how to touch itjust this one thing—how to actually touch it
Dakishimete hoshiiI want you to hold me,
Guchagucha na boku o kowasu gurai nitightly enough to shatter my broken self
Sayonara iezu ni ai o fukikomuBreathe love into me without saying goodbye
Hug meHold me
Hug meHold me
Kasanatta keshiki no mama deWith our overlapping worlds just as they are,
Dare mo shiranai uta kikasetelet me hear a song that nobody else knows
Konya dake konya dake sottoJust for tonight, just for tonight, softly,
Kokoro doshaburi de toki demoeven when it’s pouring rain inside my heart
Hitotsu dake mahou mitai niJust one thing, like a piece of magic:
Dakishimete dakishimeteHold me close, hold me close
Dakishimete dakishimete gyuttoHold me, hold me, hold me tight
HUGs Music Video
‘HUGs’ lyrics are about the pain of vulnerability and the need for human connection. Paledusk, a Japanese band, crafts a track that balances chaos and hope.