Blue Jeans – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: HANA

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soothing world of lo-fi bedroom pop with 'Blue Jeans.' This song is a perfect gateway for learners to practice listening to conversational, soft-spoken English and picking up emotive, descriptive vocabulary used in everyday contexts.

[English]

Ooh-woah, ooh, ooh

Ooh-woah, ooh, ooh

...

I think I lost my last piece

In a daily life where something was missing

You were like a flashlight, so bright

My eyes still ache, so blind

I always lacked confidence

Feeling intimidated by the pretty girls

By the time I noticed, I'd already grown cynical

Just coasting along, heading out again

All right

Just another usual night, yeah

Unbelievably beautiful, yeah

That night, at that time, I fell for you

Blue jeans, old sneakers

My hair was a mess, my makeup smudged

1 AM, blue jeans, old sneakers

Coming closer, you want you, baby

A beautiful person, blue jeans, old sneakers

Yeah, high heels and you want peace

Long legs, a perfect body

You ignored all those things

And came to me like a fantasy

I wanted to make sure over and over

Telling you, "I'm not that type of girl"

Even then, you just smiled

"Just believe me for the duration of midsummer"

Alright

I was so afraid of getting hurt

And you didn't seem to mind

Even a little bit that I was hesitant; the one I fell for

Blue jeans, old sneakers

Your hair was a mess, all disheveled

You dancing, blue jeans, old sneakers

I thought it was okay even if it was a lie

When can we meet again? Blue jeans, old sneakers

Even when the sun rises

Please stay with me for a while longer

About things in the future

Just for now, please don't say a word

Blue jeans, old sneakers

My hair was a mess, my makeup smudged

1 AM, blue jeans, old sneakers

Coming closer, you want you, baby

A beautiful person, blue jeans, old sneakers

Your hair was a mess, all disheveled

You dancing, blue jeans, old sneakers

I thought it was okay even if it was a lie

When can we meet again? Blue jeans, old sneakers

Blue jeans, old sneakers

Blue jeans, old sneakers

Even when the sun rises

Please stay with me for a while longer

About things in the future

Just for now, please don't say a word

...

[Japanese]

Ooh-woah, ooh, ooh

Ooh-woah, ooh, ooh

I think I lost my last piece

Nanika ga tarite nai nichijou ni

Flashlight mitaina kimi datta, so bright

Imada ni mada me ga itai so blind

Itsu datte jishin ga nakute

Pretty girls tachi ni shitto shite

Kidzuita toki ni wa mou hinekurete

Tekitou ni ikite mata dekakete

All right

Itsumodoori no night, yeah

Uso mitai ni kireina, yeah

Ano yoru ano jikan kimi ga koishita

Blue jeans, furui suniikaa

My hair was mess, kuzureta make

Shin ya ichiji, blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Chikadzuite, kimi want you, baby

Kirei hina hitoda, blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Yeah, high-heel and ya want peace

Nagai ashi, kanpekina body

Sonna kotachi kimi wa yokome ni

Watashi no toko e like a fantasy

Nando mo tashikametai

"I'm not a type of girl" tte itte

Sore demo kimi wa warattе

"Manatsu no aida dake demo shinjite"

Alright

Kizutsuku no ga kowakutе

Tomadou watashi wo sukoshi datte

Ki ni shite kurenai, watashi ga koishita kimi wa

Blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Your hair was mess, ah settakude

Odoru kimi, blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Uso demo ii, sou omotteta

Tsugi itsu aeru? Blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Asahi ga nobotte mo

Shibaraku wa issho ni ite

Mirai no koto nante

Ima dake wa iwanaide

Blue jeans, furui suniikaa

My hair was mess, kuzureta make

Shin ya ichiji, blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Chikadzuite, kimi want you, baby

Kirei hina hitoda, blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Your hair was mess, ah settakude

Odoru kimi, blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Uso demo ii sou omotteta

Tsugi itsu aeru? Blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Blue jeans, furui suniikaa

Asahi ga nobotte mo

Shibaraku wa issho ni ite

Mirai no koto nante

Ima dake wa iwanaide

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
日常 nichijou N3	noun - daily life
自信 jishin N3	noun - self-confidence
嫉妬 shitto N2	noun/verb - jealousy
適当 tekitou N3	adjective - random, casual, appropriate
恋した koishita N3	verb - fell in love
古い furui N5	adjective - old
崩れた kuzureta N3	verb - fell apart, collapsed, messed up
深夜 shinya N3	noun - dead of night
綺麗 kirei N5	adjective - beautiful, clean
完璧な kanpekina N2	adjective - perfect
横目 yokome N2	noun - sideways glance
怖い kowai N5	adjective - scary, afraid
戸惑う tomadou N2	verb - to be bewildered
未来 mirai N4	noun - future
朝陽 asahi N3	noun - morning sun

Key Grammar Structures

• Nanika ga tarite nai nichijou ni

  ➔ Te-form + inai (Negative Progressive)

  ➔ The structure "tarite nai" is the colloquial negative form of "tariru" (to be sufficient), indicating something is missing.

• Kidzuita toki ni wa mou hinekurete

  ➔ Ta-form + toki ni (When/By the time)

  ➔ Using "kidzuita" (past) with "toki ni" emphasizes that the realization happened after the change of personality had already occurred.

• Sonna kotachi kimi wa yokome ni

  ➔ Noun + wo yokome ni (Ignoring/Passing by)

  ➔ The phrase "yokome ni" literally means "with side eyes," used here to mean ignoring or passing by other girls.

• I'm not a type of girl tte itte

  ➔ Quotative particle 'tte' (Informal form of 'to')

  ➔ The particle "tte" is widely used in casual Japanese to quote speech, replacing "to" in spoken language.

• Kizutsuku no ga kowakute

  ➔ Verb (dictionary form) + no + ga (Nominalizer)

  ➔ Adding "no" after the verb "kizutsuku" turns it into a noun phrase, allowing it to be the subject of the sentence.

• Tomadou watashi wo sukoshi datte ki ni shite kurenai

  ➔ Te-form + kurerai (Benefactive)

  ➔ The construction "ki ni shite kurenai" expresses that the other person does not do the favor of worrying about or caring for the speaker.

• Asahi ga nobotte mo

  ➔ Te-form + mo (Even if)

  ➔ The "Te-form + mo" structure indicates a concessive relationship, meaning "even if the sun rises."

• Mirai no koto nante

  ➔ Noun + nante (Dismissive/Emphasizing)

  ➔ The particle "nante" is used to dismiss or belittle the topic, in this case, "the future."