Vuat’s Dawn album delivers the bold track Monsters and Heroes. The artist writes the lyrics and composes the music. The song challenges the simple labels of hero and monster.
Released: December 3, 2025
Monsters and Heroes
Vuat • From “Dawn”
Dawn’s Monsters and Heroes Japanese Lyrics English Meaning
Vuat offers sharp lines that cut through abstract doubts. The songwriter lists things like pockets full of fake love, stiff feet, and arms stretched to the limit. One key line declares, ‘If everyone’s a hero, then where do I go?’ The lyrics strip away pretense, leaving bare honesty.
Aa yami ni magire samayou shiroi kageAh, a white shadow wanders, lost in the darkness,
Dare no kotoba mo todokanai kyoukaisenat a boundary where no one’s words can reach.
Aimai na koe ni imi nante zagutto nai zeThere’s not a shred of meaning in these vague voices;
Mirai mo kitai mo sorette itamu noizu deboth the future and expectations are just painful noise.
Dokomo kashikomo ugatta kanchigai naEverywhere I look is full of warped misunderstandings.
Senobi shite sukoshi takaku misetain daThey’re all on tiptoe, just trying to look a bit taller.
Kitto minna souI’m sure everyone’s like that,
Kizukanai shinsoublind to the truth underneath.
E? Shirou tomo shinai shirouto shuudanHuh? You’re just a bunch of amateurs who don’t even try to know.
Nani wo mamoru tame ni uso wo tsuita?What were you trying to protect when you told those lies?
Poketto kara afureteki sou daIt feels like everything’s about to overflow from my pockets.
Mou korikori tobidori sou datteI’ve had enough; I feel like I’m about to fly away.
Daremo ga minna hiiroo naraIf everyone’s a hero,
Boku wa doko e yuku no?then where do I go?
Kaijuu to hiirooThe monster and the hero,
Majiwaranai kono kankei sathis relationship will never intersect.
Yugandenai tada shoujikisaIt’s not distorted; it’s just honesty.
Tadashisa tte dare ga kimetan da?Who’s the one who decided what’s right, anyway?
Kaijuu to hiirooThe monster and the hero,
Majiwaranai kono kankei sathis relationship will never intersect.
Koe ga kareru made bokuraUntil our voices go hoarse, we’ll,
Nankai mo nankai moover and over again,
Nakou zescream it out.
Tooku kara miteitan dakkeWas I just watching from a distance?
Surudoi nijimisou na koe ga shitan dakkeDid I hear a sharp voice that sounded like it was bleeding?
Boku ni wa toutei wakaranai douseI’ll never understand it anyway.
Ari ni kamareteru you daIt feels like I’m being bitten by ants.
Seikai mo fuseikai mo naku fuka mo naiThere’s no right or wrong, and no failures either.
You na sekai dattara ii na toI was thinking how nice it’d be if the world were like that,
Moto mo ko mo nai koto wo kangaeteitan dajust dwelling on things that are completely pointless.
Nani wo mamoru tame ni uso wo tsuita?What were you trying to protect when you told those lies?
Poketto ni wa itsuwatta ai daIn my pocket, there’s nothing but a fake love.
Mou guchagucha ni kowaresou datteI feel like I’m about to break into a total mess.
Daremo ga minna hiiroo naraIf everyone’s a hero,
Boku wa dare wo mamoru no?then who do I protect?
Kaijuu to hiirooThe monster and the hero.
Majiwaranai kono kankei saThis relationship will never intersect.
Ugattenai tada shoujikisaIt’s not cynical; it’s just honesty.
Yasashisa tte hereteba kietan daKindness just vanished once it wore too thin.
Kaijuu to hiirooThe monster and the hero.
Majiwaranai kono kankei saThis relationship will never intersect.
Negatteta tte kawaranai naEven if I wished for it, nothing’s going to change.
Nankai mo nakou zeLet’s cry out over and over again.
(Tattaratattattabyuuaa)(Tattaratattattabyuuaa.)
Aitsura wa tensai no you deThey act like they’re such geniuses,
(Tattaratattattabyuuaa)(Tattaratattattabyuuaa.)
Fuku wo nugeba onaji no seimeibut they’re the same life form once the clothes come off.
(Tattaratattattabyuuaa)(Tattaratattattabyuuaa.)
Tsuba wo haku koto shika dekinai neAll you can do is spit at things, can’t you?
(Tattaratattattabyuuaa)(Tattaratattattabyuuaa.)
Koko de yubi wo narashite ikou zeLet’s go and snap our fingers right here.
(Tattaratattattabyuuaa)(Tattaratattattabyuuaa.)
Katamatta ashi wo fuminarashiteStamp your feet that have gone stiff from waiting,
(Tattaratattattabyuuaa)(Tattaratattattabyuuaa.)
Chigire kaketa ude wo tsukidashitethrust out those arms that are nearly torn apart.
(Tattaratattattabyuuaa)(Tattaratattattabyuuaa.)
Kareru made zutto naite miyou zeLet’s try screaming until our voices are gone.
(Tattaratattattabyuuaa)(Tattaratattattabyuuaa.)
Kaijuu to hiirooThe monster and the hero,
Majiwaranai kono kankei sathis relationship will never intersect.
Yugandenai tada shoujikisaIt’s not distorted; it’s just honesty.
Tadashisa tte dare ga kimetan da?Who’s the one who decided what’s right, anyway?
Kaijuu to hiirooThe monster and the hero,
Majiwaranai kono kankei sathis relationship will never intersect.
Koe ga kareru made bokuraUntil our voices go hoarse, we’ll,
Nankai mo nankai moover and over again,
Nakou zescream it out.
(Tattaratattattabyuuaa)(Tattaratattattabyuuaa.)
Katamatta ashi wo fuminarashiteStamp your feet that have gone stiff from waiting,
(Tattaratattattabyuuaa)(Tattaratattattabyuuaa.)
Chigire kaketa ude wo tsukidashitethrust out those arms that are nearly torn apart.
(Tattaratattattabyuuaa)(Tattaratattattabyuuaa.)
Ushinatta ai wo nigirishimeteHold tight to the love that we’ve lost,
(Tattaratattattabyuuaa)(Tattaratattattabyuuaa.)
Kitto kieru koto no naisurely they’ll never disappear,
Kaijuu to hiiroothe monster and the hero.
Monsters and Heroes Music Video
What does ‘Monsters and Heroes’ mean? The lyrics by Vuat (English) question the impossible meeting of monster and hero.