YOASOBI delivers a heartfelt track with ‘PLAYERS,’ penned and composed by Ayase. The song mixes nostalgic video game references with themes of growth and legacy. Ayase writes lyrics that balance memories of youthful adventures with the weight of adult decisions.
Released: March 21, 2025
PLAYERS
Yoasobi
PLAYERS Lyrics English Translation by Yoasobi
Ayase mentions gripping a controller and making split-second choices, a metaphor for life’s pivotal moments. The lyrics ask, ‘Just one more time, if I could start over from the beginning,’ reflecting on the desire to relive past glories while moving forward. The songwriter weaves a story of resilience and hope, using gaming as a frame.
Play on you and mePlay on, you and me,
Set on the legacysettling into the legacy.
Kidou shita kyou ni utsumuitaI looked down as today booted up.
Itsu kara ka wakarikitta mainichi oI’ve been just getting through these days
Konashite iruthat I’ve known all too well for some time now.
Hajime kara nante dekinaiI can’t just start over from the beginning.
Kioku no oku shimitsuitaI’m still captivated by the hero
Sekai o sukuidashita hero niwho saved the world,
Ima mo miserareta mama de irua memory deeply etched in the back of my mind.
Isshun no handan ga wakatsu unmei niMy hands sweat as I grip the controller,
Nigiru te ga asebamufacing a fate decided by a split-second choice.
Hirogeta chizu oOh, those days when I used to stare
Shinken ni mitsume tsuzukete itaso intently at the map
Ano hibi yoI had spread out!
Mou ikkai mou ikkaiJust one more time, just one more time,
Hajime kara hajimeraretaraif I could only start over from the beginning.
Mou ikkai mou ikkaiJust one more time, just one more time,
Ano toki save shita mama no bokura wawe’re still exactly as we were when we ‘saved’ back then.
Mou ikkai mou ikkaiJust one more time, just one more time,
Nigiru te o hanashi otona ni nattawe let go of each other’s hands and became adults.
Mou ikkai mou ikkai dake de ii karaJust one more time, just one more time is all I need,
Atarashii namae o ireteso please, enter a new name.
Play on you and mePlay on, you and me,
Set on the legacysettling into the legacy,
Set on my legacysettling into my legacy.
Yume mo ai mo kibou moDreams, love, and even hope…
Itsumo kimi gayou were always there,
Soko ni ita kimi gaand you’re the one
Oshiete kuretawho taught them to me.
Rifujin mo zetsubou moInjustice and despair too…
Aa bokura waoh, we’ve overcome them
Nandomo kimi toso many times
Norikoete kitatogether.
Mou ikkai mou ikkaiJust one more time, just one more time.
Hajime kara yari naosetaraIf I could redo it all from the start,
Mou ikkai mou ikkaiI’d say I could do something
Ima yori zutto sugoi koto dekiru ttemuch more amazing than I’m doing now.
Demo ne zettai niBut you know, I’m certain
Kimi nara kitto sonna koto iwanaiyou’d never say something like that.
Mou ikkai mou ikkai horaJust one more time, just one more time, look.
Erabu continueI’m choosing to ‘continue’
Shin no end roll madeuntil the true end credits roll.
Mou ikkai mou ikkaiJust one more time, just one more time.
Dare demo nai boku o erandeChoose me, and no one else.
Mou ikkai mou ikkaiJust one more time, just one more time.
Saa ima o save shite ashita e to tsunageNow, let’s ‘save’ this moment and carry it into tomorrow.
Mou ikkai mou ikkaiJust one more time, just one more time.
Isamashiku susumu bokura ga heroWe, who march forward so bravely, are the heroes.
Mou ikkai mou ikkai dake de ii karaJust one more time, just one more time is all I need.
Kono namae o shinjiteBelieve in this name.
Yume mo ai mo kibou moDreams, love, and hope,
Yorokobi mo itsumoand even joy were always
Kono te de erande kitawhat I chose with my own hands
Tabiji no saki ni attaat the end of the journey.
Rifujin mo zetsubou moInjustice, despair,
Kono urei mo kittoand even this sorrow, I’m sure
Kimi o omoebaI can overcome them
Norikoerareruif I just think of you.
Bokura ga aishite kitaThe days of adventure
Bouken no hibi wathat we’ve loved
Zutto tomo ni aruwill always be with us.
Saa tsuzuki o ikouNow, let’s head toward the sequel.
PLAYERS Music Video
What does ‘PLAYERS’ mean? The lyrics talk about holding onto hope while embracing the future. YOASOBI’s music captures the spirit of carrying past lessons into new adventures.