【MARETU】The Flavor of a Cockroach (ゴキブリの味) 【English subs】

Original video: • 【初音ミク】　ゴキブリの味　【オリジナル】
Producer: MARETU (twitter ; maretu01
Vocals: Hatsune Miku

[@Relicode]

the further you listen to it the more MARETU it gets

[@justcallmelucky]

The beginning sounds like it belongs in k-on

[@sticks2221]

Yeah, like, the beginning is all upbeat, then it turns dark!

[@Tris_MKW]

Accurate

[@miracletrasheater]

It Took me Hours to Figure What The Thing is at 1:49 It was a School.

[@miracletrasheater]

@Bonneyy It Starts Like: happi :) And Ends Like:*Bang* *Bang**Crash*

[@mayatunes]

Some people are talking like this is about a bullying victim, but I think it’s actually about a bully herself. At the beginning, she has a sweet, innocent view of life, like an elementary school kid. She goes, making friends, and following the crowd (destroying idiosyncrasies), and bullying others because she’s still innocent and doesn’t really know better. When the instrumental gets dark, that’s entering middle school, and the bullying has gotten more violent, the innocence gone. They are now aiming to kill, though suicide, undesirables. The singer goes along wholeheartedly, that being all she knows, but when she steps out, speaks her mind, and returns to the simple happy melody of a kid, she’s seen as insane, cringy. She starts to reconsider, feel doubt. After the recorder bit, we see her question the structure in her school, the terrible people on top and the valiant, but broken targets. She feels sick, knowing all the hurt she’s done, who she’s ruined, maybe even killed, but knows that she can’t stop the crowd. The last line, “the whole thing, I think is sick” is her reflecting back at the system of bullying. If you notice, bullying is always addressed by the singer as something done to other people (they’ll make a mess of *her*). Just because she’s sad, doesn’t mean she’s the target. Or, well, she briefly is, when she steps out of line, but the focus is on her bullying others to avoid the same fate.

[@sugarheart2551]

mayatunes Love your theory!

[@dasutanehineri]

@@user-sl1pd5sx8m je ne parle pas français bonne, mais tu as bien fait ^^

[@SuperCuteAnimeWaifu]

I think this is more of a scarcastic first person narrative meant to capitalize on the hypocrisy of modern society or even human social behavior of seeking conformity and ostrcizing those who stray from it. It also focuses on the mentality of those who seek to lead other and ultimately oppressing those that dont conform to the social norm.

[@twi1875]

Ma_Kashi wrote* near the truth* hope this helps! i'm a native english speaker so I can help you out

[@whyborn3056]

I agree though I’ve seen the song as a bully desperately trying to justify their actions to themselves

[@hatenayousei]

I was listening to this while I was drawing. when I noticed how cute and innocent it sounded, I knew something was very wrong.

[@kaydenene1]

yes omg same

[@ohmygod6271]

3:23 can we just appreciate that "MILK" is pretty much the biggest word there

[@leg5411]

mega milk

[@aashycoconut]

Miu big mommy milkers

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa800]

I thought it said milf at first glance

[@etudelina]

coom

[@theincarnateofkurro]

no lets appreciate the fact noob is there

[@konnigonconnie6226]

Me: I’m gonna pay attention to the lyrics because they’re always really interesting and whatever Also me: *gets distracted by the questions*

[@lesliemorganking3283]

Me too.

[@taiyorenai7690]

SAME

[@thelynnlocation4312]

same

[@gorephobia4186]

PLS I ANSWERED ALL OF THEM???? I DIDNT GET TO READ THE LYRICS 😭😭

[@hiiloveu1521]

I read the lyrics, the questions AND answered them. That's a multitasker right there

[@happy80thgertrude25]

“The whole thing I think is sick” could be someone being interviewed after the death of the person. It sounds like something someone completely uninvolved in a situation would say about a suicide on the news because of bullying.

[@8pierrot89]

You're actually almost right! The original sample comes from a documentary about a series of murders? About the Charles Manson family killings. It's also a Slipknot reference and MARETU likes Slipknot :) www.kerrang.com/the-news/the-whole-thing-i-think-its-sick-the-origin-of-slipknots-infamous-sample/

[@ghostlislime]

@@8pierrot89 yeah i listened to the Slipknot song today and i heard this song first before i became a fan so i realized something sounded familiar

[@nutsafiso7609]

@@ghostlislime wait which slipknot song is it from?? Also i thought it said "this beat is sick"

[@ghostlislime]

@@nutsafiso7609 either Sic or their beginning song with all the numbers yk the album introducer for their first album, i was gonna type the numbers but fuck that.

[@CherryCherub97]

Sorry for late reply, but the line is originally from a documentary about the Manson Family

[@aierie-dragonslayer]

You guys have no idea how disconcerting it is to have this song come on on your Spotify only knowing that it's by Maretu and sounds entirely too cheerful for that context.

[@pabyangloria6936]

Oh, a happy Maretu song! Oh, wait, nevermind

[@njrepp]

*Remember guys, if you listen to a MARETU song and it sounds happy, dont look up the lyrics in English because it is always dark and messed up*

[@allthesmallthingzzz]

@@njrepp kikuo: hehe boi

[@senoritarat966]

@@allthesmallthingzzz fr when i looked up the lyrics for im sorry im sorry i was like "Oh god".

[@boraBoraBoratomaum4]

​@@allthesmallthingzzznashimoto-p: ehm (nah, nashimotos' aren't that bad)

[@morgue.dweller]

I agree that this song is from the perspective of a bully, but its more likely that she became a bully herself to avoid _being_ bullied, as redundant as that sounds. I wouldn't say she was naïve to hurting people as some have said. Instead, in Japan, its common to bully others in groups. This is especially true for girls. Most of the girls don't want to be a bully, but join in on targeting one particular student to avoid being targeted themselves. This is supported by lines like, "Bias within a group", and "If you find a scoundrel, with all our strength, let's pour this flame of justice onto him." That last example in particular is strong, with the _scoundrel_ being the victimized classmate and the usage of plural _our/let's_ to imply more than one attacker. One of the very last lines, "Everyone is going to unite, laughing at that child, with all their heart." supports this theory a lot, too. The positive messages in conjunction with the negative ones are likely meant to represent intrusive thoughts. "If everyday is spent like an exciting day," coupled with the reply "that doesn't exist." I'm interpreting it as someone speaking to themselves, rather than responding to another person. Again, if the narrator was forced into bullying someone else to stay safe, so to speak, she probably feels a lot of guilt and self doubt because of it. The _intrusive thoughts_ would be a reflection of her self doubt. If you want to combine that with other theories, take into account how the second voice (in parenthesis) is positive in the beginning, too. The replies get more negative as the song goes on, implying her thoughts are also getting more negative. In addition, the happy lyrics combined with the negative lyrics might be how she acts towards adults and authority, versus how she feels about what she is actually saying. We've all probably had experience with people in general who act angelic around some folks, but absolutely evil to others. The poll visual, I think, symbolizes both what she's done to other students and what she's done herself to fit in. "Have you ever hurt someone?" and similar lyrics representing how she has bullied others, versus "Have you ever been forced to shoplift?" possibly being something she did to remain _friends_ with the bullies and avoid being picked on by them. Also, I wanted to point out, 1:08 the poll question here can also be translated do "have you ever had your hair burnt with a lighter?" It works either way, because it can imply self harm if she is doing it to herself or bullying if she is doing it to somebody else. There are other references to self harm, like "did you ever attempt suicide?" There's also lines to suggest that she's in this bullying _friend_ group and she hates it, like the poll question, "Do you wish you could leave someone?" There's tons of lines about friends, specifically "circle of friends" which further implies a group of people and ties into the theory I mentioned earlier. Also, to further support my theory of the second voice being her inner monologue, I want to point out how often the friends are referred to in the beginning. As the song continues and the song gets darker, there's almost no mention of it. Kind of makes me think that perhaps, at one point, the narrator did consider these people her friends but either they _became_ bullies or simply became too cruel as their violence progressed. Lastly, the very final line, "they'll just make a mess" once again seems to reflect her real feelings about her group. The line before it, "Everyone is going to unite, laughing at that child, with all their heart," almost implies that they found a new victim and the narrator knows it will become a troublesome mess. The image made up of text looks like its meant to be a school. I saw someone point that out and I thought it was a neat fun fact. It could also sorta look like a prison, which is fitting too. Anyway, the song is almost definitely about bullying, but I wanted to interpret the finer details a little differently than others.

[@mrpenis3625]

I don’t know why this doesn’t have more attention, this is the one I think is the most true and relates to the story the most, while being realistic about how people would act. nice job interpreting!

[@buttsmcgee5422]

I thought the image was supposed to be a camera, but it being a school makes a bit more sense 😂

[@pieckstandswithpalestine]

the questions are disturbing asf. i hope these things never happened to someone. like seriously i'm gonna cry. its maretu's song fr.

[@targetemployee5076]

I dont want to ruin everything but this things absolutely happen, often in japanese schools

[@animationtrash5389]

@@targetemployee5076 I have a friend who lives in Japan and I asked her these questions and most of them were yes the only ones that werent a yes was the cockroach one and the once out being cut with a knife

[@miraoook]

is it bad that i answered mostly yes on those questions-

[@miraoook]

like the cockroach one happened to me unfortunately

[@Rokku-P]

I’m sorry to say but I’m very close friends with someone who would answer “yes” to these questions. Made me break down in tears

[@oregano420c7]

“the whole thing i think is sick” korn fan huh

[@BurnedRxce]

I thought it said that

[@Rivwe]

Slipknot came to my mind but that also works

[@priscillavonvanaheim4230]

oh im not the only person who thought this lmaoo, though slipknot came to mind first lol

[@LilyCelebiFlipnote]

I thought it said "The whole 2019 is sick" lmao Your proposition works better

[@miracletrasheater]

3:45 Maretu Slams His Head

[@coldcallerloopy]

"Your perception is correct" is so chilling, I love it, excellent job on the subs

[@snail7140]

if anyone wanted the questionnaire thing, here you go: Q1 : Has a thumbtack ever been put in your shoe? Q2 : Have your belongings ever been stolen? Q3 : Have you been pushed down the stairs? Q4 : Has there been milk poured on your head? Q5 : Have you ever taken off your clothes for a photo? Q6 : Do you have hope for the future? Q7 : Have you ever been shut in the bathroom? Q8 : Have you been treated like you're a germ? Q9 : Have you had to come home barefoot because your shoes were hidden? Q10 : Have you burned your hair with a lighter? Q11 : Have your drawings been ripped up? Q12 : Have your clothes been cut up with a knife? Q13 : Have you ever been cut with a knife? Q14 : Have you had stones thrown at you? Q15 : Have you ever broken your teeth? Q15 : Have food scraps been put into your bag? Q17 : Have you ever been forced to shoplift? Q18 : Do you ever have to resist a smile? Q19 : Did you ever hurt someone? Q20 : Are you able to consult someone? Q21 : Have you ever attempted suicide? Q22 : Is there a definite reason to live? Q23 : Does your existence have worth? Q24 : Do you have a habit of revealing your troubles? Q25 : Have you been ignored in a group? Q26 : Have you been laughed at for your mistakes? Q27 : Have you been aversively given a nickname? Q28 :Have your body’s traits been repudiated? Q29 : Do you wish you could leave someone? Q30 : Is there someone you can forgive? Q31 : Do you like someone? Q32 : Does life have meaning? Q33 : Does death have meaning? Q34 : Are all people equal? Q35 : Do you harbor hope for PTG (post-traumatic growth)? Q36 : Have you eaten the corpse of a cockroach?

[@nfksoahavwkdphavqkdobza]

why is question 36 so normal compared to the ones before it

[@Laydoe1]

@@nfksoahavwkdphavqkdobza very strange

[@nfksoahavwkdphavqkdobza]

@@humaira7861 i meant like the questions near the end where its questioning life and death and then theres just the cockroach question

[@void1313]

it makes me shudder

[@asogetheimmortal]

7. Yes but they picked the wrong victim because I can get out in the window (I'm a skinny child and I was only stuck there in a few minutes)

[@grass8100]

Everyone talking about Miku being a bully or a bullying victim but I personally think that Miku is non of that I actually have 4 theories about this song. 1. Miku represents the reality of being in school and being a student. 2.Miku is singing about the reality of school and the things she has seen. 3.Miku is the bully and the victim (she might get bullied and bully at the same time that does happen because there are different levels of bullying at least that's what I've seen). 4.Miku has two personalities or there are two different people singing because in some parts the background Miku vocals and the main Miku vocals seem to have different opinions.

[@pondererofpointlessdreams5029]

MARETU has risen from the dead and released a new song? _Am I in heaven?_

[@user-cb1ox6wi3d]

@/YoongiCutie 😱

[@miracletrasheater]

More Like "Have I Recieved Life?"

[@spoop945]

My theory: You all think it's aout the victim, I believe it's about the bully. At the begininng of the song, she tries to please others, make them feel better about themselves until she just starts getting worse and worse, turning into a bully herself. She realizes her actions, and realizes how much pressure she's put on a lot of people, causing them to do terrible thins like suicide. She observes the other bullies at her school, and the words, "I want to vomit", shows how digusted she is with thre bullies actions. She tries to make everyone happy again, which fails miserbly. Everyone begins to feel weirded out by her, (as seen her trying to feel better and the respones are them weirded out by her 3:11 - 3:21) and she ends up being bullied herself.

[@confusedaf1112]

They also get weirded out at 2:28 "(!? Is this person sane...?)'

[@monopurple]

i think this is the most accurate description for this song

[@lesliemorganking3283]

@@confusedaf1112 of course. 😊😆😆

[@anshiraishis1fan342]

oh shxxxt uh then if thats the case i can relate

[@mrpenis3625]

I agree with that she was a bully, then got bullied after for being a people pleaser but I don’t think she was totally oblivious to what harm she was doing to people. I think she was aware people were getting hurt by her actions but she still continued to please her friends. her friends slowly didn’t care to bully anymore, and the bond she had with them was only on other people’s demise. they slowly detached from her, then everyone began to hate the bully, both sides. I also theorize she committed suicide at the end but that I’m not so sure about. Also the time stamps you mentioned, I believe the deeper voice is the victim, and the high pitched voice is the bully. I think one of the victims feels bad for her despite being bullied by her, and the trauma of inflicting pain on others, getting abandoned by friends, then getting bullied by others was so great she started having delusions everything was like the beginning, happy and cheerful. the victim is talking her out, and saying she’s wrong and not being true to herself.

[@MN_-tc1ug]

Teacher when they hand the test to me: I taught this to you The teacher when they taught this to me:1:36

[@endergirldragon]

I recommend you to put the time like this "me: 1:36 " when you put any simbolIt doesnt work

[@ratsmacker390]

In case anyone still isn't sure, what they're saying at the end is "The whole thing I think is sick", the same audio is in the beginning of the slipknot song Sic and it's a lot easier to hear there :)

[@nullxiety2444]

MARETU also used Slipknot vocals in TOOL, do you think he's a fan?

[@ratsmacker390]

@@nullxiety2444 I bet so, and it makes for a pretty cool combination with rock and vocaloid lol

[@nullxiety2444]

For sure! 🧡‼️

[@tokemetal666]

maretu also did a slipknot cover, u can find it if you search up maretu's old songs :))

[@blue_waltz]

This song is so cool, I wish cockroaches were real

[@gayandawkward653]

Boy have I got news for you!

[@lesliemorganking3283]

They are

[@cuphead4497]

guys it's a joke

[@art1stwannabe]

Same, they sound so cool !

[@PH0SPH0PHYLL1TE]

tis a shame that they aren't

[@fake00ut]

the questions gradually got more violent as the song went on😭

[@MelodyRose96]

At the end, it's definitely something like "the whole thing I think is sick" but that's been accepted for awhile now. What I wanna give is my theory on what the slowed down voice at the end is saying. I've heard people say it might be something like "Oishii" which means delicious. the first part definitely sounds like it, if someone is saying it super slowly. But the next part kinda doesn't sound the same. I think the ending bit is "desu ne" which turns into "Oishii desu ne" If I have my basic Japanese correct, that translated into something like "It's delicious" but more closer to like "Isn't it delicious?" because the "ne" part at the end turns it into a question, I believe. Considering the song's title... It's quite a fitting question to ask, yeah? Edit: I actually looked it up, got it wrong, it is just them saying "It's delicious" but in like, a reaffirming/polite manner.

[@leechee9887]

time stamp, if you don't mind

[@MelodyRose96]

@@leechee9887 It's... Really not that hard to miss? Like I'm not wearing headphones and I could hear it. I just said it's right near the end after the code bit! Just listen closer! buuuuut if you insist on a timstamp, it starts at 4:14 and goes until the end of the music.

[@leechee9887]

@@MelodyRose96 oh, okay then

[@confusedaf1112]

I honestly thought it was just crying, damn

[@Mari_OTPs]

@@confusedaf1112 SAME HOLY SH

[@perfectnothingg]

I believe the voice at 3:47 ish is saying “the whole thing I think is sick”

[@flower6571]

Same

[@Bhavaagra]

"the whole thing i sing is sick" is probably more accurate.

[@rabbitbvt]

30,000 subcribers with no videos challenge it’s not, the quote is from a Manson murders documentary and was used as the opening of a Korn song, which Maretu is a big fan of

[@commonmidnight]

@@rabbitbvt I'm pretty sure its an opening of a slipknot song not a korn song. Unless I just dont remember which korn song it is

[@Tibli13]

To me, it sounds more like “The whole god damn thing is sick”

[@moemoethecoolest]

1:36 always gets me. It's so trippy

[@Bella-tp9co]

Soo true😭😭😭😭

[@watermelonsugar1447]

At the beginning I doubted this was MARETU song

[@inotfunny8506]

It does sound like what he would make

[@DragoonsCrackedOutAccount]

That questionnaire proves otherwise

[@Giovansbilly]

Not the first time he did that. White Happy also has a happy sounding intro

[@nobody-hw8rh]

2:30 it actually says “of course!!” In reverse,

[@nobody-hw8rh]

Like it could be 2:29 or something like that I just know reverse words :< ;-;

[@nobody-hw8rh]

Oh wait it was actually 2:29 bruh-

[@tripledsupset7301]

my personal theory about the song like many people, I still think it's about a bully, however, the background vocals are actually people who slowly turn against the bully, possibly from suffering from the same bullcrap the bully put other people through, the end has the other people turn on the bully, realizing how shitty of a person they are, and the bully stays the same trough out, and when they turn innocent, it's them trying to get power back, however, everyone else already lost any reason to care, with the line "is this person sane" basically being an indicator that they have turned, and the final lines "impossible, doesn't exist" and "uh, is your brain decaying" showing that the background vocals have no longer a reason to believe a thing the bully says

[@-dakota_animates-610]

Every time I begin to hear another song of MARETU's songs I haven't listened to: *"Something isn't right here, I can feel it"*

[@duckgoesquack2684]

2:30 if a sound were the actual taste of a (live) cockroach, it would be this one

[@perfectnothingg]

My theory: A person is basically having a nice life, and suddenly a ton of bad things start happening to them, what I think is bullying. They slowly lose it after it gets to them, and the heart gets sliced up. They figure out what’s going on, and it gets worse (being cut, stoned, set on fire, damage to their body) at the 16th question they join the group in doing these things. They eventually take pleasure in doing it (q17 I think) and they eventually start reconsidering life because of these terrible thing. The laughing at Q23 is the bullies, probably the persons memories of the beginning. Q24 is revealing troubles, maybe to the person their bullying. They get ignored by the bullies at 25, and eventually are shuned by the bullies but the damage is done after they leave them alone. They still see them around, and wishes they were gone. The person becomes confused about their own existence at Q28. They ponder if they have anything to live for, such as life, love, and equality. The end, in the top subs, they start to have some hope again. But i think the bullies start again, as the cockroach part, then the mess of text and weird back vocals. Perhaps the nickname for the person was cockroach in the group, and the group decided to actually like, make them eat a cockroach and that was the final straw. Not sure what happens, the person might commit suicide, leave, or kill the bullies, but I’m not sure. I go for the killing them, as in the beginning it says “pouring the flames if justice”, which I thinks burning them to death. Yeet anyway that’s just a theory, a lame theory. Thanks for watChing

[@sugarheart2551]

Suikiruu It’s a good theory!

[@mayatunes]

I think the “flames of justice” are a reference to Q10. I think a closer translation would be “has someone lit your hair on fire”, and I’ve heard of Japanese bullies using a lighter to light a targets hair on fire. You can even hear a lighter sound right after the “flames of justice” line! But otherwise, solid theory!

[@perfectnothingg]

mayatunes I was thinking along the lines of the bullies do that to the person and it was a pretty bad experience so they get back in the end with fire

[@Chrom4Prez]

I'm fairly sure the person in the song is a bully themselves just based off of the way the beginning goes as if they are one of the group. But by wanting to leave the group they become a target

[@cerebanny]

Ye that’s a good theory!! “I think is sick” is when they went insane, which backs up the ending

[@MokoChamaa]

Yay, you translated Maretu's new song!! I find it amazing!!! I really like how at the beginning it's almost pop, but as the narrator/victim is getting more depressed (and bullied), the song is getting more intense, with much more drums and a way less jumpy melody. What do you think the words form? A school building? Personally, I see a very stylised tank haha It's been pointed out before, but I also hear "The whole thing I think is sick".

[@MokoChamaa]

@Moonfish This being a camera or a school building are the two options that are most likely true.

[@shuyotirah9132]

I personally thought its obviously a school? I mean this song is about bullying, and look at the words, "education" "wimp" "noob" etc, its all pointed out on school life. Its Japanese school, the clock in the middle, and the typical building shape

[@inotfunny8506]

@Moonfish its shaped a litte weirdly for a camera

[@lesliemorganking3283]

@@sugarheart2551 I’m surprised that you took the time to translate everything. Not just the lyrics but the questions too.

[@arvirgo227]

@@sugarheart2551 I think it might be a fist because y’know bullying. They could also end up hurting someone. Makes sense to thing it’s a school too.

[@SomeanimeOwO]

Ohhhh god, this song is so good but it really hits me with some intense nausea/hopelessness, especially now that I know the exact details of it. MARETU is always incredible at drumming up these visceral emotions :,) thank you for the translation! (and so fast too!!)

[@miracletrasheater]

0:14 - Maretu: I Want to Get Something 1:36/1:48 -Slips 2:51 - *Falls Down Banging His Head Down The Stairs*

[@ryo48]

LOL

[@miracletrasheater]

@@pieckstandswithpalestine Life Basically

[@anonymousme3571]

Welp, I don't know about the taste, but cockrach-kun definitely sounds like a rollercoaster of a moe girl's express ride down straight to hell.. And as usual, Maretu rewards the wait, second half is a jam.

[@njrepp]

I feel like this song is about a child being abused yet always looks at the brightside of things, if you look at the questions it's usually about rude things people have done/messed up things, but as you look at the lyrics they're all happy and nice, but in the end they're are not happy anymore.

[@wildpawz8894]

Everyone's saying the voice says "the whole thing i think is sick", which does sound correct lol but i thought it said "the whole thing i did is sick"/ "the whole thing I deem is sick" at first! (Still kinda do, so idk lol)

[@grassfield5177]

I like the sound of "the whole thing i deem/did is sick" more :)

[@ttttt_]

Thank you for uploading a translation, I really like it. I wonder though why you chose "leave" for Q29 (2:57), since I understood it more as "Is there someone you'd want to disappear?" But that's just a small thing, overall your translation is still really good ^^

[@lifeisameme3885]

More songs = More eye openers I wish there was a better place for all us broken people in the world.

[@dust_lostt]

when the answer to most of the questions is yes but at the hands of your family rather than your friends :3

[@macaronii8318]

2:19 slaps. Like the buildup is magical

[@priscillavonvanaheim4230]

I'm going to fill out Maretu's questionarre because I'm pretty bored. 1. No 2. Yes 3. No!! 4. No 5. No 6. Yes and no 7. No 8. Yes 9. No 10. No 11. Yes 12. No 13. Yes 14. No 15. Yes 16. No 17. No 18. Yes 19. Yes 20. Yes 21. Yes 22. Yes 23. N-no 24. Yes.,,..,., 25. Yes 26. Yes 27. Yes 28. Yes 29. Yes 30. Yes 31. Yes 32. Yes 33. Yes 34. Yes!! 35. People say it doesn't exist from what I've read but idk 36. NO

[@nero7263]

Tbh I've only experienced a bit of these alot (Called names, Betrayed only once anyway, Fake friends, Ignored) but damn, you must've gone through alot bro. I'm sorry

[@galaxydragons6244]

Miss Umi Are you okay??!! That’s a lot of Yessss you might want to cut off those friends

[@noodleydoo2862]

Miss Umi I took inspiration from you and did the same thing 1. No 2. Yes, but not by other kids 3. No 4. No 5. No 6. I’m trying to 7. No 8. Yes, a little 9. No 10. No 11. Yes 12. No 13. Yes, but self inflicted 14. No 15. No 16. No 17. No 18. Yes 19. No 20. Yes 21. Yes 22. No 23. Yes 24. Yes 25. Yes 26. Yes 27. No 28. Yes, a little bit 29. Sometimes 30. Yes 31. Yes, but not romantically 32. Yes 33. No 34. Yes 35. No 36. No I hope things get better for you

[@Lukeirin]

Gotta smooth thoses edges bro...

[@priscillavonvanaheim4230]

@@Lukeirin I'm still edgy from my emo phase it never ends 😔

[@moonlessnight2923]

Yay subs of the new maretu song, thanks a bunch! (Also I think the voice is saying "The whole thing I think it's sick.")

[@jesuseduardobanosgonzalez8116]

Yesssss, I was waiting for a translation. I've seen someone in the original upload interpretating the gibberish at the end of the PV as: "Your perception is correct"

[@Dewdr-ps]

“Yo bro play the best part.” “Ight!” *Plays the whole song*

[@OxO491]

What I think is happening is she was and innocent child and then she started getting bullied. Because she started getting bullied she then developed a different state of mind And she starts bullying others . As you see the song go on you can see the way she thinks even with her looking at the beginning of the song and saying it’s not true. Even the questions get more intense as the song gets on.

[@yok2239]

3:46 is my favorite part

[@actualorangecat]

This song tastes like my 4th grade experience

[@aleatorioX3]

Everyone talking about how they think this song is about bullying. But at the first time I listened to it and saw the lyrics I interpreted as someone who has a twisted vision of reality, someone who twisted their own reality to make things seem more happy and less agonizing and sad as they actually are, I think this represents someone who is maybe on a toxic friendship with a group who makes bully with others, and maybe forcing them to joining, and also making them the target, and because of this and because of other traumas they try to cover the hurtfull reality with a twisted happy vision, but as far they go on, It starts to get harder for them to cover the reality with their twisted happy view of things...

[@strawberyberries]

I think this song is about a bully who is trapped, she is in a bully group but she doesnt want to bully other kids, however if she leaves the group shes going to get bullied. She is sick of having to torture victims so she starts her day as a 'happy day' looking all cheerful and innocent even thought she is going to be miserable later on. When she graduated or when she isnt in contact with the bulies, she apologizes to the victim, but because she doesn't apologize often her apology is crappy and looks like she is doing it because she is told to even though she is very sincere by saying the victim should be happy that the bullies are gone. I think the questions are what the bully or the other bully has done to the victim

[@beepbeepslug]

3:47 I think it says, The whole thing I think is sick. Also at the end I hear a slowdown voice and it creeps me out. Thanks for the English subtitles!

[@perfectnothingg]

ahhh thank you. I normally can figure out some words in Japanese but I had a lot of trouble in this for some reason lol

[@melwes08]

although there are themes of bullying, in my opinion there’s also toxic positivity aspects, too (or more specifically, people being nice to you even though they hate u/are the perpetrators), they’ll seem nice and cheery towards you for likeablity (like said in 1:37) and will still continue to bully you (many of the acts stated in the questions can easily be done without u knowing who the perpetrator is). for the bully, it’s an endless cycle of causing problems and seeming like you’ve “solved/helped them” just something ive thought about!! definitely not correct interpretation but still cool ig

[@justn01._.]

I feel like this is the aftermath of white happy

[@gladossolos9190]

Oo, how so?

[@justn01._.]

@@gladossolos9190I feel like white happy & this song are in the same timeline because in my Pov, this "victim" is somehow related to the optimistic person from the white happy song because since the beginning of the song is all joy and happiness until you get to the middle part of it shows that everything that surrounds this victim is all a complete,made-up, sick lie and maybe this song is also connected to the white happy song because both have similarities. The beautiful lie at the beginning and it's dark, sick, painful truth about the environmen & ,Society...perhaps the Pessimistic person from white happiness is also in this song since the part of "uh, is your brain decaying?" , "that's not how it works" part.

[@Dahlia-kz8oz]

Your translations are great as always! As for me I think it's saying "The whole thing I sing is sick." Or "The whole thing I think is sick."

[@boring_simp]

3:11 is just

[@lilymonasmith4790]

This one really does *questions* how MARETU feels

[@supercoolaether]

Imagine if this song was about a bully and the questions on the screen are all the things the bully has done to her victims? I'm not to sure

[@y0ohaku3]

I guess so

[@eeviaandfriends9598]

My interpretation of the song is about a kid at first being happy and positive but later on joins the wrong group of kids, the circle group of kids they join are bullies. As they go along with the bullies, the bullies also want to turn them into a bully, saying that what they do is justice and is okay. But the person feels bad for the victims but doesn't do anything about it, they just comfort the victims and nothing else because the person still wants to be friends with the bullies. Later on the people ask if the person is sane and one replies "of course", maybe because the person is with bullies but also helps victims. In one part of the song the person confronts one victim saying every day should be lived like an exciting day but the victims disagrees and questions how can he live positive and happy then asks the person if their brains are decaying, because of expecting the victim to be happy while being bullied every day. That is all I'm writing for now. I'll be writing the rest of my theory of the song another day TwT

[@toki_loaf_fluffer6284]

Time to have a go at the questions (Q1 : Has a thumbtack ever been put in your shoe?) No (Q2 : Have your belongings ever been stolen?) Idk (Q3 : Have you been pushed down the stairs?) No (Q4 : Has there been milk poured on your head?) No (Q5 : Have you ever taken off your clothes for a photo?) No (Q6 : Do you have hope for the future?) No (Q7 : Have you ever been shut in the bathroom?) No (Q8 : Have you been treated like you're a germ?) Yes (Q9 : Have you had to come home barefoot because your shoes were hidden?) No (Q10 : Have you burned your hair with a lighter?) No (Q11 : Have your drawings been ripped up?) No (Q12 : Have your clothes been cut up with a knife? ) no (Q13 : Have you ever been cut with a knife?) No (Q14 : Have you had stones thrown at you?) Yes (Q15 : Have you ever broken your teeth?) No (Q15 : Have food scraps been put into your bag?) Yes (Q17 : Have you ever been forced to shoplift?) No (Q18 : Do you ever have to resist a smile?) Yes (Q19 : Did you ever hurt someone?) Out of anger, yes (Q20 : Are you able to consult someone?) No ( Q21 : Have you ever attempted suicide?) Yes ( Q22 : Is there a definite reason to live?)no (Q23 : Does your existence have worth?) No (Q24 : Do you have a habit of revealing your troubles?) No (Q25 : Have you been ignored in a group?)yes ( Q26 : Have you been laughed at for your mistakes?) Yes (Q27 : Have you been aversively given a nickname?) Yes (Q28 :Have your body’s traits been repudiated?) Yes (Q29 : Do you wish you could leave someone? ) yes (Q30 : Is there someone you can forgive?) Yes (Q31 : Do you like someone?) Yes (Q32 : Does life have meaning?) No (Q33 : Does death have meaning?) yes (Q34 : Are all people equal?) Yes (Q35 : Do you harbor hope for PTG (post-traumatic growth)?) Idk what that means (Q36 : Have you eaten the corpse of a cockroach?) No My own thing I'd like to add, I was outed when I was not ready

[@PettityPetPetRoccityRocRoc]

I'm sorry that you got outed like that, I'm sorry for all these things!

[@-honneiii_bred0]

you got more no's than me💔

[@Asmanidoesnotexist2]

Post-traumatic stress growth is the ability to grow after a traumatic event. It’s basically asking if you think you can recover from any trauma you may have had/have in the future.

[@adimaulana_1633]

Wow thanks a lot,i really appriciate this work of yours!!! You even translate all the questions

[@gunkgirl]

imma answer the qna bisshes 1. No 2. Specifically? Not really, no. 3. Yup, I've almost fallen a few times. 4.No? What type of question is this- 5. Not all of them and it didn't show me nude, never showed it to anyone, so I guess technically? 6. N o 7. Nope. 8. Y e s 9. Nope 10. What the fuck, no. 11. Yes :') but it was an accident. I still felt bad he ripped up my drawing though :/ 12. Nope. 13. No. 14. No, but I've had that Moloch stuff (don't know how to spell it, it's like the brown stuff on playgrounds) thrown at me lots of time, and that's pretty close. 15. Yes 16. Nope 17. God no- 18. Yes? 19. I think everyone has, yes. 20. I'm not sure what this means, but if they mean like talk about my troubles or something, no. 21. Yes. By the way if your thinking about committing suicide, don't do it. There's no good reason to. There is no reason to die or to live, and your gonna die anyway, so why not live your life even if it's shitty? 22. For some people. sure, maybe, but for me specifically? Not really. 23. Not really. Again, I'm not like famous or anything I'm just some irrelevant horror artist. 24. A habit? Not really. Do I sometimes? Yes. 25. I'm not sure what they mean by "group" but sure, I've been ignored by friend's or acquaintances because I do questionable things sometimes. 26. Yes. 27. Yes. 28. Not really sure what this means, but I guess no? 29. No, not really. 30. Yes. 31. Yeah. 32. To me? Not really. There's not really a meaning to death either, so I might aswell live. 33. Nope. 34. Yup. Except the assholes. The assholes can burn in hell. 35. Do they mean PTSD? I mean I might have it I don't know. 36. I've eaten a dead worm before, does that count? 37. The whole thing I think is sick.

[@inotfunny8506]

35 basically means "do you have hope you can grow after trauma?" (I'm about 98% sure)

[@Ishouldnthavebeensopublic]

Mkay.

[@nevergonnagiveyouup4419]

For number 4, sometimes bullies will spill milk or water or some other liquid on people.

[@franz.francisco]

edgy

[@geometomas4732]

the taste of worm 💀💀

[@milo-pu6gi]

gonna answer the questions since im bored Q1 : Has a thumbtack ever been put in your shoe? {No} Q2 : Have your belongings ever been stolen? {Yes} Q3 : Have you been pushed down the stairs? {No but on accident yes} Q4 : Has there been milk poured on your head? {No} Q5 : Have you ever taken off your clothes for a photo? {Yeah but it was because i got the chicken pox} Q6 : Do you have hope for the future? {No} Q7 : Have you ever been shut in the bathroom? {Yes} Q8 : Have you been treated like you're a germ? {Yes} Q9 : Have you had to come home barefoot because your shoes were hidden? {At home yes} Q10 : Have you burned your hair with a lighter? {No} Q11 : Have your drawings been ripped up? {Yes and scribbled on} Q12 : Have your clothes been cut up with a knife? {No} Q13 : Have you ever been cut with a knife? {Yes} Q14 : Have you had stones thrown at you? {Yes} Q15 : Have you ever broken your teeth? {No} Q15 : Have food scraps been put into your bag? {No} Q17 : Have you ever been forced to shoplift? {Yes} Q18 : Do you ever have to resist a smile? {Yes} Q19 : Did you ever hurt someone? {On accident yes} Q20 : Are you able to consult someone? {Not really, when i do i get judged} Q21 : Have you ever attempted suicide? {Yes} Q22 : Is there a definite reason to live? {IDK} Q23 : Does your existence have worth? {IDK} Q24 : Do you have a habit of revealing your troubles? {not rlly as much but i used to} Q25 : Have you been ignored in a group? {Yes} Q26 : Have you been laughed at for your mistakes? {Yes} Q27 : Have you been aversively given a nickname? {Yes} Q28 :Have your body’s traits been repudiated? {Yes} Q29 : Do you wish you could leave someone? {Yes) Q30 : Is there someone you can forgive? {No} Q31 : Do you like someone? {Yes} Q32 : Does life have meaning? {IDK} Q33 : Does death have meaning? {IDK} Q34 : Are all people equal? {Yes} Q35 : Do you harbor hope for PTG (post-traumatic growth)? {IDK how to answer this one} Q36 : Have you eaten the corpse of a cockroach? {when i was little yes but i dont rlly remember it}

[@HerbertEnterprises]

Dang why didnt i listen to this any time earlier? Its a darn banger

[@maixmilq_34]

kokoru odoru tobikiri no mainichi o (wakuwaku, dokidoki) sugoseba, hora! minna ga shiawase (May you have a good day) itsu no hi ni ka, ookina yume o kagayakase omoikiri waraun da! fumidasou! ochikondecha tsumannai (kiraku ni, okiraku ni) tsunagarou! minna de wa ni natte (tomodachi, nakamatachi) dare mo ga mirai e no charenjaa sorya yappari kizutsuku koto mo aru kedo... konna fuu ni ka? te o torou! kataku musubu kizuna (tomodachi, nakamatachi) kudaranai kosei wa naoshimashou. (shikkaku, shippaisaku) warumono mitsuketara zenin de, omoikkiri seigi no honoo abiseyou (tonda seigikan) okinodoku na ano kotachi kara shitara, (makegumi makegumi) mabushisugiru bokura no kanousei (mugen no kanousei) dare dareka no fushiawase ni wa nootacchi da to hito no fukou ni mukanshin de reikoku na ningen da to omowareru osore ga aru no de te- mijika kana doujou toka okuyami de jibun no kou kando joushou chan- su ni kaete! omoikiri waraun da! tachikirou doutoku ni owakare (mezawari, iigakari) warikirou yomaigoto, owarase (nagoyaka, to sayounara) kitsukesou? naishuudan baiasu ("wakachiai"...tte baka mitai) akiresou anata no sossen reikou (kanawanai, atama katai) dare mo ga tada hitori no onriiwan! sorya hontodo wa mukachi na ko bakari dakedo (koitsu shouki ka...?) nakanaide taisetsu na hito ana urameshi ya na ni ou seija akiramenaide taisetsu na hito ana isamashi ya taburetaru iki kokoru odoru tobikiri no mainichi o sore wa nai, sore ga nai sugoseba, hora! minna ga shiawase kusatten no? nouten hedo ga deru na ano ko no koto o minna shite omoikiri waraun da mechakucha ni shichaun da

[@jellohello6929]

This sounds like it should be the opening to a really depressing anime

[@5unnyb0t]

To anyone listening to this song who can/could relate in any capacity: Don't give up. It can and does get better. The harsh reality that bullying is real and sometimes without any valid warrant can make it all feel hopeless, but you can still find love from others and yourself. Know that even now there is someone who loves you, cares for you, and is worried about you. Even if you have never met them. Even if you will NEVER meet them. They exist. For what it's worth, I care about you, who might be reading this. I love you and wish you the best.

[@user-gz5px4ux8b]

ᵐⁱˡᵏ

[@Scallwagons77]

"have you ever broken your teeth" lmao yes

[@gladossolos9190]

I KNEW IT WAS SMTH ABOUT BULLYING I DIDNT EVEN READ THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION

[@crubble9764]

Almost mesmerized some of maretus songs! :)

[@knucklestoiletgaming9484]

i just realised the jumble of words in the thumbnail looks like a japanese school

[@gladossolos9190]

Shit ur right

[@user-rt4yv1nt3h]

Bc it is 😜

[@k.c05]

i’m so happy Maretu-san’s back 😚💖

[@littlepip2816]

I guess it's a little late now...but I read Japanese and Question 30 actually asks "Do you have someone you can trust?"

[@crvaniay]

Literally my favorite MARETU song ever...

[@Mochi_2000-k6d]

I think its called flavor of a cockroach because cockroaches cannibalize each other's dead bodies. Like how bullies can backstab eachother

[@thegenevaconvention5623]

Me: well this is too happy this is boring 1:49: Me: aggressive head nodding

[@starmooniiie]

*Q36: Have you eaten the corpse of a cockroach?*

[@spisyto]

2:30 personal timestamp

[@ぬんねねね]

MARETUさんは神

[@ace.exe.notfound8792]

3:46 ik there more than one thing it could be but to me it sounds like "The poor thing, i think he's sick."

[@SZELDOM12]

I like how it has noob in the artwork lmao

[@lesliemorganking3283]

“Do you have hope for the future?” Me: “uh-uh.” “NO WAIT!”

[@wittedd]

nice lil reference w/ the "the whole thing, i think it's sick" if its referencing what I think it is

[@goldenbreeze5605]

It feels like the drums could represent beating and the flute mocking 😮

[@g04tz_h0rnz]

the title of this song reminds me of when Matt from Super Mega™️ ate that cockroach sushi and now I can’t take it seriously

[@xhusu]

0:00 | 3:12 Dont mind me~

[@LeSparkleChild]

Y e s

[@adaon2282]

Q1- i dont think so, no Q2- all the damn time so YES Q3- probably Q4- no, other stuff Q5- no Q6- not really Q7- Yeah Q8- yes Q9- yes Q10- no Q11- yes Q12- they’ve been ripped with brute force Q13- yes Q14- No Q15- No Q16- I dont understand this question Q17- No Q18- yes Q19- yes Q20- Eh.. not really Q21- Yeah Q22- No Q23- I’m told yes but my existence benefits others, not myself. So no. Q24- No, I’m pretty secretive Q25- yeah Q26- Yeah Q27- yes Q28- what does that mean again? Q29- Yeah Q30- i’ll forgive them when they change. Q31- No Q32- No Q33- No Q34- They should be but they aren’t treated as equal. Q35- No Q36- Roaches are uncommon where im from so no. Side note: both life and death are spontaneous, that’s why i dont think either have meaning. “Meaning” requires intent but life and death dont always include intent. Life is what you make of it and death is an inevitable (i sound emo but thats what motivates me to improve)

[@lilyismynameandifyouforget7698]

3:46 maretu, a maggot pog

[@gladossolos9190]

"Pog"

[@amethyst4578]

1. No 2. Yes 3. No 4. No?? 5. nO 6. I guess 7. By myself lol 8. No 9. No 10. NO??? 11. Yes 12. What 13. Yes 14. Yes 15. No 16. No 17. No 18. Yes 19. YeS 20. No 21. No 22. Yes 23. Idk 24. No 25. Yes 26. No 27. No 28. No 29. No 30. Yes 31. No 32. Yes 33. Yes 34. Yes 35. Could anyone? 36. title lol

[@nouille3928]

I answer yes for most of the question, should I worry ?---

[@moemoethecoolest]

I love how it just says NOOB in really big font

[@inotfunny8506]

I love this song

[@doritodorito492]

Answering the questions is an experience because at some point you realise that no matter what you pick there's always someone out there who would pick the opposite.

[@KILLendka4000]

if you listen closely you can hear the person saying "the whole hing i think is sick" 3:46 at least thats what i hear

[@OMGFUNNYLOL357]

I am Japanese and Japanese schools are really cramped and hell...... I think this song expresses Japanese schools very well😂

[@user-ks6lj8ij5f]

それな

[@RoyaleMI152]

I personally think this song is about a group of friends that bully one person in the group or basically act like they are friends with them but humiliate the victim while being "friends" with them. I personally had this too because my old friends from school would always talk shit about me and other stuff. Only like 2 people from the friend group were real friends.

[@WOBBLYCATZZZZZ]

3:23 I THOUGHT IT SAID URINATE HELP 💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@zoeyuroboros5739]

i wonder if all of maretu's songs are like regurgitated childhood trauma or something with how specific the stories they paint are

[@kyoko2911]

Guys i also tried to find the meaning of the random words at the end. And i think i found it. It gives ''Overflow'' I first writed the words and made them into numbers by a generator. Then made numbers to words. And it gave ''Overflow'' . I thought it was strange but thinking about it kinda fits.

[@Luciding_Lights]

Q9 remembered me of. i had to come home once barefoot because my old fucking classmates took my shoes so i had to walk on the fucking rocks to go home but an teacher stopped me then i just i forgot.

[@orphicorchid5712]

I'M HERE I'M HERE I KNOW I'M LATE BUT I'M HERE 💛