imai (いまい) is the composer of the duo's music. He also performs as a solo artist under the same name.
cp (しーぴー) is the group's rapper. He is also the guitarist and vocalist for the post-hardcore band uri gagarn and records solo as ninoheron.
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group_inou Lyrics
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駄目ですか？
うかうかしてらんない
おちおち寝てらんない
かっさばいて かっさらうぜ ヒット
私服警官が巡回中
リッスン応答願います
私服警官が巡回中
リッスン応答願います
「チェック ワンモア」って、もう一回
リッスン応答願います
しちゃか めっちゃか えっちら おっちら
でっちあげでも まぁ いいっしょ
なんともいえない この話
なんともいえない この話
ちゅうちゅう吸うばかりでなく噛む
大人も子供に還る夜
手を変え 品変え 顔も変え
存在自体が合成です
ひいき目で見て駄目ですか？
駄目でした
The song "Listen" by group_inou is a reflection on the situation of being constantly under surveillance and having to be cautious in daily life. The lyrics talk about the inability to relax or sleep, always having to be on guard, and the fear of being caught by authorities. The use of the phrase "私服警官が巡回中" (plainclothes police officers are patrolling) highlights the feeling of being watched and the need to constantly be aware of one's surroundings. The repeated line "リッスン応答願います" (listening, please respond) reinforces this idea of being monitored and the fear of not being heard.
The chorus has a playful tone with the words "かっさばいて かっさらうぜ ヒット ひとっ飛び ひとっ飛び" (scatter and run away, hit, one jump, one jump) but underlying it is the sense of rebellion and the desire to break free from the constraints of society. The last verse "ちゅうちゅう吸うばかりでなく噛む 大人も子供に還る夜" (not just sucking on something but biting, a night where adults return to being children) emphasizes the need to let loose and be carefree, even in a society that demands strict adherence to rules and regulations.
Overall, "Listen" is a commentary on the state of being under constant surveillance and the desire to break free from the constraints of society. It highlights the tension between the need for safety and the desire for freedom.
Line by Line Meaning
ひいき目で見て駄目でした
Looking at it with favoritism didn't work out.
駄目ですか？
Is it really not working?
うかうかしてらんない
We can't just sit around.
おちおち寝てらんない
We can't relax and sleep.
かっさばいて かっさらうぜ ヒット
Ransack and steal, let's make a hit.
ひとっ飛び ひとっ飛び
Lunging forward, jump once.
私服警官が巡回中 リッスン応答願います
Undercover police officers are patrolling, please be responsive.
「チェック ワンモア」って、もう一回 リッスン応答願います
Saying "check one more time," please be responsive.
しちゃか めっちゃか えっちら おっちら
Messing around, making stuff up, who cares?
でっちあげでも まぁ いいっしょ
Even if it's made up, it's whatever.
なんともいえない この話
This story is hard to describe.
ちゅうちゅう吸うばかりでなく噛む 大人も子供に還る夜
Not just desperately sucking, but biting too, it's a night where adults return to being children.
手を変え 品変え 顔も変え
Changing hands, changing products, changing faces,
存在自体が合成です
Our existence is synthetic in nature.
ひいき目で見て駄目ですか？
Is it really so bad to see things with favoritism?
Contributed by Ryan N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.