Tete brings us a raw reflection on youthful rebellion and ambition with ‘One More Time’. The performer collaborates with PALE1080, who writes the lyrics and creates the music alongside Honda Ranmalu. He mixes streetwise tales with nostalgic memories of risk-taking days.
Released: April 1, 2026
One More Time
Tete
One More Time Meaning & Lyrics (Tete)
The lyrics detail a fast-paced life, mentioning high-speed car chases and a desire to reclaim the past. Tete delivers a key line, ‘I was young, bring those days back,’ expressing a longing for simpler times. The poet PALE1080 uses specific images like V8 engines and VVS diamonds to show the rush of that lifestyle.
Mukashi wa yasui d#ug takusanBack then, there were plenty of cheap ‘dr#gs’,
Motto hoshii kedo choi abunaibut I wanted more even though it was dangerous.
Chotto dake toka wa anma sukanI’m not really into doing things halfway,
Bunta Fujiwara da 383 tobasuI’m Bunta Fujiwara, speeding in the 383.
Kuruma ga hikkurikaeruThe car flips over,
Wake wakaran kedo mou ikkaiI don’t know why, but let’s go one more time.
It was young bring back bring backI was young, bring those days back, bring them back,
Shinitakatta koto bakka janaiit’s not like I only wanted to die.
One more timeOne more time,
Mou ikkai kiri neethere’s no end to doing it one more time.
Inochi mijikashi moyase V8Life is short, so burn that V8 engine,
Furarenai sensu diamonds VVSwith an unshakeable style and VVS diamonds.
Tsuki to no kyori ore to no aida niBetween me and the distance to the moon,
Aitsu no bun mo zenbu for meI’ll take his share of everything for myself.
Nisemono lo c#deine toka nondariI’m drinking fake ‘cod#ine’ and stuff like that,
She say you are look good demo bad guyshe says I look good but I’m a bad guy.
Demo ore wa ore ga ii mou ikkaiBut I’m happy being me, one more time,
Isshou o egaku ichigyou niI’ll paint my whole life in a single line.
YeahYeah,
Hakanakutemo sakaseru kittoeven if it’s fleeting, I’ll surely make it bloom.
YeahYeah,
Ye get bands ninjagetting those stacks, ninja,
Big deal dake ninjaI’m only interested in the big deals, ninja.
Tsuki hyakuman demo heru kane ya ze ka yeEven with a million a month, the money still disappears.
Jet life de agarenai yo ashibaI can’t rise above the scaffolding in this jet life,
Rap money dake de harau tax to kureka yepaying taxes and credit cards with just rap money.
Seikatsu to yume o kontorooruI’m controlling my life and my dreams,
Kitta cornrow mitaijust like neatly braided cornrows.
Modorenai road wit my ninjas yeOn a road I can’t return from with my ninjas, yeah,
Tsuki no kaaten ga hirarithe moon’s curtain flutters,
Tenshi de neikilike an angel’s sleeping breath.
Te o ateru hidari uh yeI place my hand on my heart, uh yeah.
Gomen ne ashita mo inaiI’m sorry, I won’t be here tomorrow either,
Papi wa hikoukiDaddy’s catching a plane.
Hoshi no umi kirariThe sea of stars is sparkling,
Zenbu dainashi ni shitaiand I want to throw it all away.
誰の目線にも合わせたく無いぜI don’t want to meet anyone’s gaze,
Ano hito wa gucci mitaithat person seems like they’re all about Gucci.
Ore waAs for me,
Shoouindou o bukkoashite mitaiI want to smash the display window.
Shiranai migi kara leftGoing from the unknown right to the left,
Ah yeah, yeah.
Ore wa ore no tame no e o kakitai yeI want to paint a picture just for myself,
Ima wa wakannai kedoeven if I don’t know the way right now.
Panpan ni fukuramaseru shussho iwaiI’ll fill my pockets to bursting for the comeback celebration,
Tsugi wa dachi to fami to anata to ano big stagenext, it’s my friends, my family, and you on that big stage.
Mou ikkaiOne more time.
Mukashi wa yasui d#ug takusanBack then, there were plenty of cheap ‘dr#gs’,
Motto hoshii kedo choi abunaibut I wanted more even though it was dangerous.
Chotto dake toka wa anma sukanI’m not really into doing things halfway,
Bunta Fujiwara da 383 tobasuI’m Bunta Fujiwara, speeding in the 383.
Kuruma ga hikkurikaeruThe car flips over,
Wake wakaran kedo mou ikkaiI don’t know why, but let’s go one more time.
It was young bring back bring backI was young, bring those days back, bring them back,
Shinitakatta koto bakka janaiit’s not like I only wanted to die.
One more timeOne more time,
Mou ikkai kiri neethere’s no end to doing it one more time.
Inochi mijikashi moyase V8Life is short, so burn that V8 engine,
Furarenai sensu diamonds VVSwith an unshakeable style and VVS diamonds.
Tsuki to no kyori ore to no aida niBetween me and the distance to the moon,
Aitsu no bun mo zenbu for meI’ll take his share of everything for myself.
Nisemono no c#deine toka nondariDrinking fake ‘cod#ine’ and stuff like that,
She say you are look good demo bad guyshe says I look good but I’m a bad guy.
Demo ore wa ore ga ii mou ikkaiBut I’m happy being me, one more time.
One More Time Music Video
The meaning behind ‘One More Time’ is a complex look at chasing dreams and reckoning with the past. This Japanese hip-hop track by Tete balances the thrill of ambition with the cost of living on the edge.