HIKAGE brings raw energy to ‘Wait??!!!’ from True Colors. The artist joins Gen to create lyrics about embracing challenges. Together with composer Shusuke Yasui, they build an anthem of defiance.
Released: September 3, 2025
Wait??!!!
Hikage • From “True Colors”
What is the meaning of Wait??!!! Lyrics from True Colors?
HIKAGE writes about transformation through adversity, mentioning specific moments of breaking down and rising up. The lyricist describes ‘burning inside’ with nothing to hide, using physical heat as a metaphor for artistic passion.
Yogorechimatta naraIf I’ve become stained by this world,
Dou nattatte ii yaI don’t care what becomes of me.
Give me more dangerGive me more danger
I gotta knowI gotta know
Kowarechimatta naraIf I’ve ended up broken,
Dou chittatte ii sa docchi ittatte ii sait doesn’t matter how I shatter, or which path I take.
Take me more higherTake me even higher,
But i don’t wanna liebut I don’t wanna lie.
I won’t let you downI won’t let you down.
Thank you for my tragedyThank you for my tragedy,
I need for my artI need it for my art.
Let’s do this just prove itLet’s do this, just to prove it.
Don’t be so stupidDon’t be so stupid.
Jinsei wa mijikai jibun shidai no lifeLife is short, a life defined by my own terms.
Don’t you realizeDon’t you realize?
Naru ni no mai time’s on the flyI won’t repeat the same mistakes, time’s on the fly.
Oh sh#tOh sh#t,
Is this fateis this fate?
We’re standing firm even under pressureWe’re standing firm even under pressure.
WaitWait.
We’re fighting back with our hearts on fireWe’re fighting back with our hearts on fire,
We’ll never surrenderwe’ll never surrender.
Yogorechimatta naraIf I’ve become stained,
Dou nattatte ii yaI don’t care what happens.
Give me more reasons why i’m still aliveGive me more reasons why I’m still alive.
We are born to striveWe are born to strive,
Hope will never diehope will never die.
This is the last time to show what i’ve gotThis is the last time to show what I’ve got.
I wanna break it down cuz i’m burning insideI wanna break it down ’cause I’m burning inside,
With nothing to hide i’ll give it allwith nothing to hide, I’ll give it all.
To learn to love myselfTo learn to love myself.
Is this fateIs this fate?
We’re standing firm even under pressureWe’re standing firm even under pressure.
WaitWait.
We’re fighting back with our hearts on fireWe’re fighting back with our hearts on fire,
We’ll never surrenderwe’ll never surrender.
I’ll rise and rememberI’ll rise and remember.
YeahhhhhhhhhYeahhhhhhhhh.
Won’t let anyone control my groundWon’t let anyone control my ground,
I was fading fast but then i turned it aroundI was fading fast but then I turned it around.
Just sounds like the same complaintsJust sounds like the same complaints,
I don’t need you in my lifeI don’t need you in my life.
Wait??!!! Music Video
Wait??!!!’ is about artistic resilience. The performer shows how personal tragedy fuels creative strength.