sakanaction member Yamaguchi Ichirō writes lyrics about cosmic loneliness. Composer collaborators Masashi Uramoto to Naomi Hirabayashi shape this 2025 release. The track portrays existential hunger through giant monster imagery against dark skies.
Released: February 20, 2025
Kaiju
Sakanaction
Kaiju Meaning & Lyrics (Sakanaction)
Yamaguchi’s protagonist consumes stars spanning past and future. ‘This world is conveniently incomplete’ drives repeated knowledge-seeking despite fading memories. The cycle continues as forgotten truths become new questions at sunrise.
NandodemoAgain and again.
Nandodemo SakebuI’ll scream again and again.
Kono Kurai Yoru No Kaijuu Ni Natte MoEven if I become a monster in this dark night,
Koko Ni Nokoshite Okitain Da YoI want to leave it behind right here.
Kono Himitsu WoThis secret.
Dandan TaberuI’ll eat them slowly.
Aka To Ao No HoshiboshiThese red and blue stars,
Mirai Kara KakoFrom the future to the past.
Junjun Ni TaberuI’ll eat them one by one.
Nanjuukai Mo KamikudashiAfter chewing them dozens of times,
Toketa Nara NomouOnce they’ve melted, I’ll swallow them.
Awaku ShiruI learn faintly.
Shireba Mata Afure OchiruIf I learn, it’ll just overflow and fall away again,
Kinou Made No HontouThe truth that lasted until yesterday.
Junjun Ni ShiruI’ll learn bit by bit.
Nanjuu Rasen No Chie No WaInside the dozens of spirals of this ‘wisdom ring’,
Wakaru Made YukouLet’s keep going until I understand.
Oka No Ue De Hoshi Wo Miru To Kanjiru Kono Sabishisa MoEven this loneliness I feel when I watch the stars from atop the hill,
Asayake De Te Ga Somaru Koro Ni Wa Mou Wasureteru N DaI’ve already forgotten it by the time the sunrise stains my hands.
Kono Sekai Wa Koutsugou Ni MikanseiThis world is conveniently incomplete,
Dakara Shiritain DaThat’s why I want to know.
Demo Kaijuu Mitai Ni Tooku Tooku Sakende MoBut even if I scream far, far away like a monster,
Mata Kiete Shimau N DaIt’ll just disappear again.
Dakara KittoSo, I’m sure,
Nandodemo MiruI’ll look again and again,
Kono Kurai Yoru No Sora WoAt this dark night sky,
Nanzenkai MoThousands of times.
Kimi Ni Hanashite Okitain Da YoI want to tell you all about it,
Kono Chishiki WoThis knowledge.
Awaku ChiruThey scatter faintly.
Chireba Mata Tsugi No MiOnce they’ve scattered, they’ll become the next fruit,
Hanabira Wa KakoThe petals are the past.
Tanjun Ni IkiruI’ll live simply.
Kaijusareta Tsuchi To KiAmong the ‘cultivated’ earth and trees,
Hisohiso To SakouLet’s bloom in whispers.
Ten To Sen No Enchousenjou Wo Tadoru Kono Munashisa MoEven this emptiness I feel while tracing the extension of points and lines,
Kuragari De Me Ga Nareru Koro Ni Wa Mou Wasureteru N DaI’ve already forgotten it by the time my eyes adjust to the darkness.
Kono Sekai Wa Koutsugou Ni MikanseiThis world is conveniently incomplete,
Boku Wa Shiritain DaI’m the one who wants to know.
Dakara Kaijuu Mitai Ni Tooku E Tooku E SakendeSo I’ll scream further and further away like a monster,
Tada Kiete Iku N DaAnd it’ll just fade away.
DemoBut…
Kono Mirai Wa Koutsugou Ni HikatteruThis future is conveniently shining,
Dakara Susumu N DaThat’s why I’ll move forward.
Ima Nan Kounen Mo Tooku Tooku Tooku SakendeNow, screaming light-years away, further and further,
Mata Kaijuu Ni Naru N DaI’ll become a monster once again.
Kaiju Music Video
Kaiju lyrics meaning centers on perpetual motion through imperfection. sakanaction presents curiosity as survival fuel despite isolation. Translations reveal Yamaguchi’s push toward gleaming yet unreachable futures.