Answer Lyrics in English by Janne Da Arc

むしばむ is a vivid verb meaning "to gnaw away at," "eat away at," or "corrode," often describing something slowly damaging a person from within.

In the song, the speaker says that a distorted melody is むしばむ him, suggesting that its influence is gradually consuming or tormenting him. This poetic, unsettling image makes the word especially memorable and gives it more depth than a simple verb like "hurt."

"Answer" opens on a city gone quiet for the night and rain that won't stop, and in a back alley the singer stumbles onto a "夢物語" (a dream of a story) that beckons him over "不気味に" (in an eerie way). He follows it, discovers a pleasure he'd never known, and by the second verse admits "踏み外したレール" (I stepped off the rails) and can't see anything else. He can't even tell if this thing is "天使の導き" (an angel's guidance) or "悪魔のささやき" (the devil's whisper). The answer the song gives is blunt: "自分次第" (it's up to you).

The chorus is a letter to his future self: "遠く離れた未来の僕よ" (hey, me in the far-off future), do you have "誇り愛せる何か" (something you can be proud of and love)? Meanwhile the "賢い大人" (sensible grown-ups) tell him to wake up, and he admits he lost someone he loved chasing a person he wanted to become. It's a very Janne Da Arc kind of pep talk, dramatic and a little melodramatic, ending on "華やかに輝け" (shine brilliantly). Good phrase to steal: "切り開け" means "carve it open", the go-to verb for forging your own path.