18scott writes lyrics, while the same team composes music. ‘Roots&Leaves’ follows a journey through personal history and growth. The artist mixes basketball memories with hip-hop culture from his past.
Released: October 8, 2025
Roots&Leaves
18Scott • From “Tame My Devil”
Roots&Leaves Lyrics Translation 18Scott | Tame My Devil
18scott mentions basketball sneakers to describe his path. The lyricist offers, ‘trace those roots back and remember the beginning.’ He writes about baggy pants and hip-hop crews from his youth.
Hitotsu dake kanau naraIf just one thing could come true,
Erabu no wa donna yumewhat kind of dream would you choose?
Minoru made modokashikutemoEven if it’s frustrating waiting for it to bear fruit,
Sono ne tadotte hajimari o omoidashitetrace those roots back and remember the beginning.
Doryoku wa kantan ni minoranai kajitsuEffort is a fruit that doesn’t ripen easily.
Ore wa mada ni aokusai mishukushaI’m still just a green, unripe novice.
Juunen yatta basuke demo nigate na chiimu pureiEven after ten years of basketball, I’m bad at team play,
Ima wa hibiku hitoribun no basshu no otoso now only the sound of one pair of sneakers echoes.
Manabanai ore wa nido nuketa dachi no crewNever learning, I quit my friends’ crew twice.
Hitoriyogari na seishun yuuutsu na blueA self-righteous youth, a melancholy blue.
Demo sonna jibun ga inakyaBut if that version of me didn’t exist,
Kitto kakenakatta kamoI probably wouldn’t have been able to write this.
Kimi o sukutta ano kyokuThat song that saved you
Motto futoku shitai mikiis a trunk I want to grow even thicker.
Kakaru toshitsuki zutto mizuyari no jikiIt takes years and months, always a season for watering.
K#so mitai na shitto ya rettoukan suramoEven the s##tty jealousy and feelings of inferiority…
Ikiteru akashi de tsuzukeru imiare proof I’m alive and the reason I continue.
Subete matomete ore no jinseiAll of it put together is my life,
Tte utatta saishothat’s what I sang at the start.
Wasuretenai yo SUNNOVA ALLRIGHTI haven’t forgotten, SUNNOVA ALLRIGHT.
Ima mo sou omouI still think that way,
Konkyo aru jishin no ue debuilding on confidence that has a solid foundation.
Mebuki teku ore dake no kotobaMy own words are starting to bud.
Hitotsu dake kanau naraIf just one thing could come true…
Erabu no wa donna yumewhat kind of dream would you choose?
Minoru made modokashikutemoEven if it’s frustrating waiting for it to bear fruit,
Sono ne tadotte hajimari o omoidashitetrace those roots back and remember the beginning.
Omoikaeshiteru Fujisawa daiichi chuugakkouI’m thinking back to Fujisawa First Junior High.
Ore ga haiteteta ROAD STAThe ‘ROAD STAs’ I was wearing,
Ryoji ga haiteteta BAPE STAthe ‘BAPE STAs’ Ryoji was wearing.
Fuku ni ongaku ni sakkaa yaranakatta geemu waInto clothes, music, and soccer—I didn’t play video games,
Seifuku nuide hakikaeteta bagiitaking off my uniform and changing into baggy pants.
Koukou no toki kunda kuruu ga hajimariThe crew I formed in high school was the start.
Saize de doria kutte kashi kaite manzokuEating doria at ‘Saizeriya’, writing lyrics, feeling satisfied.
Orera katachi dake no rappaa fuuWe were just acting like rappers in style only,
Marude rekoodo no mizo no you nijust like the grooves on a record.
Fuete itta nenrinThe tree rings have increased in number.
Ano koro ni ueta taneThe seeds planted back then
Ima wa biito no ue de shiteruare now on top of the beat,
Koto no ha ni mizuyariwatering the leaves of my words.
Kako ni wa souzou tsukanai imaA present the past couldn’t imagine.
Iranai mono iranaiI don’t need what I don’t need.
Mirai wa sugu soko niThe future is right there,
Donna tenki demo kawaranaiunchanging no matter the weather.
Zutto tsuzuku umizoi no kuromatsu no you niLike the black pines along the coast that stand forever.
Hitotsu dake kanau naraIf just one thing could come true,
Erabu no wa donna yumewhat kind of dream would you choose?
Minoru made modokashikutemoEven if it’s frustrating waiting for it to bear fruit,
Sono ne tadotte hajimari o omoidashitetrace those roots back and remember the beginning.
Roots&Leaves Music Video
‘Roots&Leaves’ is about personal growth, with the lyrics connecting past struggles to present strength. 18scott stars in the song from the album ‘Tame My Devil.’