愛にならなかったのさ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: SCANDAL
• Album: MIRROR

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

あなたの帰りを待つ

I wait for your return

これが最後の夜かもね

This might be the last night

おかえりってうまく

I wonder if I can say welcome home

いつもの顔で

With my usual face

言えるかな 言えないな

I wonder if I can, but I can't

言わなかったらなんて思うかな

What would happen if I didn't say it?

どうしたのって

Will you gently ask me what's wrong?

優しく聞いてくれるかな

I'm not at fault, I'm not cold

何も悪くない 冷めてもいない

It just seems I've gotten too used to it

ただ慣れすぎたみたい

It's different from trust and security

信頼や安心とは違う

信頼や安心とは違う

温もりが欲しかったの

I wanted warmth

その笑顔もその声も

That smile, that voice

大きな背中や仕草も

Your big back and gestures

ずっと好きだよって

I'm sorry for pretending that I still love you

フリしててごめんね

It's different, you know that

違うのさ わかるでしょ

違うのさ わかるでしょ

別にこのまま一緒にいられるけど

We could still be together like this

恋はもう終わったのさ

But love has already ended

愛にならなかったのさ

It never became love

あなたはきっと明日の朝も

You will surely go to work tomorrow morning

何事もなかったみたいに

As if nothing happened

仕事に行くだろう

Even without me

私がいなくたって

You'll manage somehow

なんとかなるだろうし

And soon you'll find your next partner

すぐに次の恋人も

That’s just how it is

見つかるのでしょう

見つかるのでしょう

なんてことはない

It's just a small part of life

人生のたった何分の一かだけど

But I was truly happy

ちゃんと幸せだったから

So, see you again someday, take care

またいつかね 元気でね

Sometimes, don't push yourself, take a break

たまには無理せず休んでね

Make sure to eat well

ご飯もしっかり

And eat a balanced diet

バランスよく食べてね

バランスよく食べてね

心から ありがとう

Thank you from the bottom of my heart

これからは知らないあなたになるけど

From now on, I'll become a stranger to you

笑っていてほしいよ

But I want you to keep smiling

その笑顔もその声も

That smile, that voice

大きな背中や仕草も

Your big back and gestures

ずっと好きだった

I always loved you

本当に好きだった

I really loved you

違うのさ わかるでしょ

It's different, you know that

別にこのまま一緒にいられるけど

We could still be together like this

恋はもう終わったのさ

But love has already ended

愛にならなかったのさ

It never became love

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
帰り /kaeri/ A2	noun - return
夜 /yoru/ A1	noun - night
顔 /kao/ A1	noun - face
思う /omou/ A2	verb - to think
優しい /yasashii/ B1	adjective - kind
悪くない /warukunai/ B1	adjective - not bad
信頼 /shinrai/ B2	noun - trust
温もり /nukumori/ B2	noun - warmth
笑顔 /egao/ A2	noun - smile
声 /koe/ A1	noun - voice
好き /suki/ A1	adjective - like
恋 /koi/ B1	noun - love
終わった /owatta/ B1	verb - to end
人生 /jinsei/ B2	noun - life
幸せ /shiawase/ B1	noun - happiness
元気 /genki/ A2	noun - health, vitality
休む /yasumu/ A2	verb - to rest

Key Grammar Structures

• ～かもしれない

  ➔ might, probably, perhaps

  ➔ Used to express uncertainty or possibility about a future event.

• ～ながら

  ➔ while, although

  ➔ Indicates an action happening simultaneously with another.

• ～てごめんね

  ➔ Sorry for doing...

  ➔ A casual, sympathetic apology for an action performed by oneself.

• ～とは

  ➔ What is meant by...

  ➔ Used to define, explain, or clarify the meaning of a term or concept.

• ～じゃない

  ➔ Is not, contrary to

  ➔ A casual negative form used to assert that something is not the case.

• ～ように

  ➔ In order to, so that

  ➔ Expresses purpose or intention behind an action, often followed by a verb in the volitional or subordinate form.