reina sings on ‘Risk Your (feat. Bonbero)’, her voice carrying a steady confidence across the Nico album. Bonbero, the poet, joins Kota Matsukawa, the music writer, to shape the verses and beat. reina, the performer, brings an honest tone that feels steady as the verses move forward.
Released: June 18, 2025
Risk Your (feat. Bonbero)
Reina • From “Nico”
Risk Your (feat. Bonbero) Lyrics Translation – Nico Soundtrack
Bonbero describes a wallet missing logos, highlighting inner value over brand flash. He, the poet, tells how a jasmine becomes a thorn, showing ambition that can cut. Kota Matsukawa, the music writer, adds a rhythmic pulse that matches the line. The chorus repeats ‘Don’t ever take me as jaded, it’s just my frontal lobe upgrading’ to underline self‑awareness.
Right, you don’t wanna risk your lifeRight, you don’t want to risk your life,
What you trynna achieve, yo?what’re you trying to achieve, yo?
I see, mightyI see you want to be mighty,
Which you won’t bebut that’s something you’ll never be.
Don’t you feel meDon’t you feel me?
I’m not your fiendI’m not your enemy.
I see couple Ks on my check but you’ll see no names on my bag, around my neckI see a few thousand on my check, but you won’t see any logos on my bag or around my neck.
Maybe on my feet ’cause the quality’s key, but the rest of the bills, it’s spent on my mindsetMaybe on my feet ’cause quality is everything, but the rest of my cash is spent on my mindset.
Never take me as jaded, it’s my frontal lobe upgradingDon’t ever take me as jaded, it’s just my frontal lobe upgrading,
Finally I’m bout to say sh#t with my chest, a little Mac in me, also I faked till I made itfinally I’m speaking my truth with my chest, got a bit of ‘Mac’ in me, and I faked it ’til I made it.
Your turn, what your plan is?It’s your turn, what’s your plan?
Can you see yourself full of grace and not wins?Can you see yourself full of grace instead of just chasing wins?
Better pay additional if you dont see how it’s different, it’d be abysmalYou’d better pay extra if you can’t see the difference, it’d be a disaster if you didn’t.
Dubes be stroking their ego so hard, disregard it’s placeboDudes are stroking their egos so hard, ignore it, it’s just a placebo,
But if the system wants to put one of us downbut if the system tries to drag one of us down,
It’s the wisdom that we gotta buy over crownsit’s wisdom that we’ve got to buy over any hollow crown.
Right, you don’t wanna risk your lifeRight, you don’t want to risk your life,
What you trynna achieve, yo?what’re you trying to achieve, yo?
I see, mightyI see you want to be mighty,
Which you won’t bebut that’s something you’ll never be.
Don’t you feel meDon’t you feel me?
I’m not your fiendI’m not your enemy.
Right, you don’t wanna risk your lifeRight, you don’t want to risk your life,
What you trynna achieve, yo?what’re you trying to achieve, yo?
I see, mightyI see you want to be mighty,
Which you won’t bebut that’s something you’ll never be.
Don’t you feel meDon’t you feel me?
I’m not your fiendI’m not your enemy.
Toikakeru Mini-me’sI’m questioning the mini-mes I see,
(Ano) ano hanashi wa nemiminimizu da nathat talk was a complete ‘surprise’ to me.
Subete jibun ga nigitteru kiiI’m the one holding all the keys to everything,
I knowI know it.
B#tch yori wa sutoikku ni RunI’m running more stoically than those ‘fakers’,
Mie toka janaku romanit’s not for show, it’s for the romance of the dream.
Mezasu Baxter hi to shizumu sofaAiming for ‘high-end’ Baxter as the sun sinks into the sofa,
Otteru to iu ka wa nigezu ni ita dake na hi mo tooriameI wasn’t so much chasing as I was just refusing to run from the passing rain.
Mayotta kazu dake ureta inMy rhymes ripened as many times as I lost my way,
Google mappu demo tsukanai pindropping a pin that Google Maps could never even place.
Mokutekichi wa doko, oretachi wa kokoWhere’s the destination? We’re standing right here,
Yaru riyuu sagashidashitara nai kiriif I look for reasons to keep going, there’s no end in sight.
Datte imada ni dachi nara giri‘Cause even now, it’s all about ‘loyalty’ with my brothers,
WoahWoah.
Burezu jakku suru CityTaking over the city without ever wavering,
WoahWoah.
Too far gone to turn backI’m too far gone to turn back now,
Takai Wall sura tobuleaping over even the highest walls.
Kaidan tsukuru made Stackin cash YeahI’m stacking cash ’til I’ve built a staircase to the top, yeah.
Right, you don’t wanna risk your lifeRight, you don’t want to risk your life,
What you trynna achieve, yo?what’re you trying to achieve, yo?
I see, mightyI see you want to be mighty,
Which you won’t bebut that’s something you’ll never be.
Don’t you feel meDon’t you feel me?
I’m not your fiendI’m not your enemy.
Right, you don’t wanna risk your lifeRight, you don’t want to risk your life,
What you trynna achieve, yo?what’re you trying to achieve, yo?
I see, mightyI see you want to be mighty,
Which you won’t bebut that’s something you’ll never be.
Don’t you feel meDon’t you feel me?
I’m not your fiendI’m not your enemy.
Risk Your (feat. Bonbero) Music Video
The meaning of ‘Risk Your (feat. Bonbero)’ is self‑respect over reckless ambition. The lyrics spell out a ladder of cash turned into a staircase. The chemistry between reina and Bonbero makes the track confident.