すてごま (LIVE VERSION) Lyrics in English by THE BLUE HEARTS

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oroshitate no sensha de

In a brand-new tank

buttobashitemitai

I wanna go tearing off

oroshitate no sensha de

In a brand-new tank

buppanashitemitai

I wanna open fire

nanika riyuu ga nakereba

Without some kind of reason

seigi no mikata nya narenai

You can't be a hero of justice

dareka no katakiuchi o shite

I wanna avenge somebody

kakkoyoku yaritai kara

And look cool doing it, so

kimi chotto ittekurenai ka

Hey you, won't you go for me?

sutegoma ni nattekurenai ka

Won't you be my pawn?

izakoza ni makikomarete

Get dragged into the trouble

naitekurenai ka

And cry for me, won't you?

ano ko ni ore ga nani o yatta no ka nante

What I did to that girl

oboeteru hazu ga nai daro

There's no way I'd remember

ore wa yattenai

I didn't do it

nanika kikkake sae areba

If I just get some kind of chance

tsugi wa ore no junban da

Next it's my turn

kondo koso yattemiseru

This time I'll show them I can do it

yatte yatte yarimakuru n da

I'm gonna do it, do it, do it all the way

kimi chotto ittekurenai ka

Hey you, won't you go for me?

sutegoma ni nattekurenai ka

Won't you be my pawn?

izakoza ni makikomarete

Get dragged into the trouble

naitekurenai ka

And cry for me, won't you?

sensuikan mo motteru gyorai mo tsunderu

I've got a submarine, it's loaded with torpedoes

sentouki mo motteru nenryou wa itsumo

I've got a fighter jet, and its fuel is always

mantan ni shiteoitearu

Kept topped up to full

itsudemo tobitateru you ni

So it can take off anytime

subete o yakitsukusu hodo no

Enough bombs to burn everything down

bakudan ga deban o matteru ze

Are waiting for their turn

kimi chotto ittekurenai ka

Hey you, won't you go for me?

sutegoma ni nattekurenai ka

Won't you be my pawn?

izakoza ni makikomarete

Get dragged into the trouble

naitekurenai ka

And cry for me, won't you?

kimi chotto ittekurenai ka

Hey you, won't you go for me?

sutegoma ni nattekurenai ka

Won't you be my pawn?

izakoza ni makikomarete

Get dragged into the trouble

shindekurenai ka

Won't you die for me?

shindekurenai ka

Won't you die for me?

shindekurenai ka

Won't you die for me?

shindekurenai ka

Won't you die for me?

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すてごま — sacrificial pawn

すてごま literally means a piece used as a sacrifice, and figuratively refers to someone treated as expendable for another person's benefit. In the song, the narrator provocatively asks someone to become his "すてごま" and get caught up in a conflict, making this striking word central to the song's reckless, confrontational attitude.

The narrator of this song wants to be a hero, and he has the gear for it. He has a brand-new tank ("おろしたての戦車で" [in a brand-new tank]), a submarine, torpedoes, fighter jets with the fuel tank always full, and a bomb big enough to burn everything, just waiting for its turn ("爆弾が出番を待ってるぜ" [the bomb is waiting for its moment]). What he lacks is a reason. As he puts it, "何か理由がなければ正義の味方にゃなれない" [without some reason, I can't be a champion of justice].

So he asks you to provide one. The chorus is a polite request with an ugly core: "君ちょっと行ってくれないかすてごまになってくれないか" [hey you, would you go for me? would you be my sacrificial pawn?]. A すてごま (捨て駒) is a shogi term for a piece you give up on purpose, and here it means a person thrown away so someone else gets a cause. The ending is blunt: the final chorus swaps "泣いてくれないか" [won't you cry for me] for "死んでくれないか" [won't you die for me], repeated four times. It is a sharp, sarcastic jab at anyone who wants a war and needs someone else's death to justify it.

For learners, notice the soft 〜てくれないか ending ("won't you do this for me?"), which makes every terrible request sound like a casual favour. That politeness is the joke.

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