Neetz writes lyrics for Ray from Story of 991, while Yo-Sea prepares the beat. Neetz then arranges beats that swing from city to city, showing how he builds confidence. Yo-Sea then produces a backing rhythm, they add humor that lifts the mood.
Released: October 7, 2025
Ray
Neetz • From “Story of 991”
Ray Lyrics Translation (from “Story of 991”)
Neetz describes a line that says sadness stays yesterday, I choose yellow instead of black. songwriter turns that line into a visual metaphor of color swapping. He adds a concrete rose that climbs from streets to stages, showing how resilience grows.
Please give me attentionPlease give me attention.
B#tch don’t kill my vibesB#tch, don’t kill my vibes.
Anywhere we came fromNo matter where we came from,
Nani mo iranai yoI don’t need anything else.
Me ni mienai mono wo terashiteShining a light on the things we can’t see.
N-e on the back leave it on the backseatN-E on the back, leave it on the backseat.
Kanashimi wa oitekita kinou no houI left my sadness back in yesterday,
Black yori yellow no iro wo nokosuleaving behind a yellow hue instead of black.
Umarekawatta sa feel me flowI’ve been reborn, feel my flow.
Mata majime yatteru sa chuunibyouI’m seriously acting out like a ‘chuunibyou’ again.
Ore wa aatisuto kimi to waI’m an artist, and unlike you,
Chigau you demo issho sawe might seem different, but we’re the same.
Konkuriito ni saita baraA rose blooming in the concrete,
Machi kara machi made tsutawatte kikasu habaexpanding my reach to be heard from city to city.
Itsumo biito utte tamete haiteAlways hitting the beat, saving up words and spitting them out,
Sanpuru de umaru sutoreeji taiteimy storage is usually filled with samples.
Hoka ni naitte omotta kara kosoPrecisely because I thought I had nothing else,
Dekinee toki ni wa honki de tsurakuteit was seriously painful when I couldn’t do it.
Kusubutte itari fusaide itariThere were times when I was smoldering,
Shiteru jikan mo attaand feeling depressed.
Dakedo mo kasuka ni shi wa chikai satoru prideBut realizing death is faintly close gives me pride,
Kieyuku light tsukande terashitaiI want to grab the fading light and shine it.
I’m so flyI’m so fly.
Please give me attentionPlease give me attention.
B#tch don’t kill my vibesB#tch, don’t kill my vibes.
Anywhere we came fromNo matter where we came from,
Nani mo iranai yoI don’t need anything else.
Me ni mienai mono wo terashiteShining a light on the things we can’t see.
N-e on the back leave it on the backseatN-E on the back, leave it on the backseat.
Nothing can bother nothing can bother meNothing can bother, nothing can bother me.
Let me be the one ano ko wa hai chiizuLet me be the one, while she says ‘say cheese’.
Nothing can bother nothing can bother meNothing can bother, nothing can bother me.
Let me be the one let me see your hai chiizuLet me be the one, let me see your smile.
Tsugi au toki made ni wa hikari wo tell me ya’llBy the next time we meet, tell me about the light, y’all.
Iki mo tsumaru you dakedo yurasu ze 81It feels suffocating, but I’ll rock the ’81’.
Nareai janai ze kono kankei mitashi live it upWe aren’t just messing around, fill up this connection and live it up.
Live it upLive it up.
Nazenara itsu shinu ka wakaranaiBecause we don’t know when we’ll die.
Hoshou sarenai kara koso beautiful lifeIt’s a beautiful life precisely because it’s not guaranteed.
Hajime wa daremo ga jishin wa naiAt first, no one has any confidence,
Dakedo yukkuri tsuzukete ikeba iibut it’s okay to just keep going slowly.
Jibun jishin wo aishiteLove your own self,
Ima aru mono me wo mukelook at what you have now,
Atari mae ni mo shoutoutand give a shoutout even to the ordinary things.
Kyou mo kyou ga saigo no you ni ikiru no saToday too, I’ll live as if it’s my last.
Living my lifeLiving my life.
Please give me attentionPlease give me attention.
B#tch don’t kill my vibesB#tch, don’t kill my vibes.
Anywhere we came fromNo matter where we came from,
Nani mo iranai yoI don’t need anything else.
Me ni mienai mono wo terashiteShining a light on the things we can’t see.
N-e on the back leave it on the backseatN-E on the back, leave it on the backseat.
Nothing can bother nothing can bother meNothing can bother, nothing can bother me.
Let me be the one ano ko wa hai chiizuLet me be the one, while she says ‘say cheese’.
Nothing can bother nothing can bother meNothing can bother, nothing can bother me.
Let me be the one let me see your hai chiizuLet me be the one, let me see your smile.
Ray Music Video
Ray lyrics are about personal rebirth and confidence across urban spaces. Neetz sings in English, delivering a bold tone that moves listeners.