Talk:悪ノ召使 (Aku no Meshitsukai)/@comment-23.112.28.136-20160105025324/@comment-26239285-20160105062236

English and Japanese have very different word order. Sometimes a sentence can be more than one line, as in this case, so the translator is free to arrange the order of words in the English sentence so that it flows naturally. So long as the meaning as a whole is preserved, it's common not to translate it line by line.

Personally I prefer to follow Japanese word order where possible, because (1) it's less confusing for some readers, and (2) it preserves the information flow as this often affects the impact of the lyrics. Even so, it's often impossible to translate line by line, not without contorting the English.

As for these two lines, I translated them, "If it means that I can protect you, / I will even become evil for you." This is a case where I felt the impact of word order should be preserved, and I see no reason why it needs to be switched anyway, but this translator must have had other reasons.

Hope this helps. Also note, provided you are confident you know what you're doing, you can edit a translation to help improve it.