Blues in the Closet – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ずっと真夜中でいいのに。, ACAね

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative world of ZUTOMAYO's "Blues in the Closet," a captivating song that served as an insert for the Netflix film "My Oni Girl." Through its introspective lyrics and ACAね's unique vocal delivery, you can explore nuanced Japanese expressions of hidden emotions and the bittersweet beauty of unspoken truths. The song's rich instrumentation and poetic phrasing offer a wonderful opportunity to appreciate the artistic depth of Japanese music and language.

[English]

A shape that doesn't exist in my heart

If I'm blown by an uncontrollable wind, just

There are truly things that aren't there

"Surely, if it's not here, it doesn't exist"

Cowardly conversations are genius

Please give me a comforting body temperature

Such a rare existence, day by day

Watching the evening glow of autumn

Tears that only come out in confusion

Endlessly true feelings

The bitterness that remains properly

When I become an adult, I can enjoy it

"Hey, this memory is ours, right?"

Okay?

A standard where we can say welcome back to each other

I draw a daily life

If there are nights I want to cry, quietly

Let me be by your side, teach me anytime

...

Since the day I was born

I was unrelated to "welcome back"

I could complete "I'm home" by myself

I don't remember much at all

Looking back now, it was fun

I think I froze that memory

Even without saying everything

I felt like I could be understood

Just nodding was reassuring

Tears of looking back are dangerous

Even just a preview is enough to fill me up

Even if it's not normal, it's smooth sailing

I hope we can meet again

Like back then

I could live with just a spoonful of gentle memories

That's how I managed to get by

...

I still can't get up

Please let me sleep with existing anxieties

Notice me and hurt me

A standard where we can say welcome back to each other (hurt me)

I draw a daily life (hurt me)

If there are nights I want to cry, quietly

Let me be by your side, teach me anytime

...

[Japanese]

心にもない形

どうしようもない風に吹かれれば ただ

本当になくてはないもの

"きっとここになけりゃないよ"

臆病な会話が天才

安心な体温をちょうだい

稀有な存在がこんなに 日々

秋どなりの夕映え眺めて

おろおろと出るだけの涙は

限りなくほんとのきもち

ちゃんと残ってしまってる苦り

大人になったら美味しく食べれるから

"ねぇもう、この記憶は僕らの持ちものです"

いい？

おかえりって言い合える標準な

日常を描くけど

泣きたい夜があるなら そっと

隣に居させて 教えてよ いつでも

生まれた時から

おかえりとは無縁だった

ただいまも自分で完結できた

あまりにも覚えていないんだ

今思うと 楽しかったなぁ

って記憶は冷凍保存したんだと思う

全てを話さなくとも

わかってもらえる気がした

頷くだけで安心でした

振り帰りの涙はデンジャー

予告だけでも十分満タン

普通じゃなくとも順風満帆

また 会えたらいいなぁ

あの頃みたいに

スプーン一杯の穏やかな思い出だけで

暮らしてこれたんだよ

まだ 起き上がれない

どうか 既存な不安と眠らせて

気づいて傷つけてよ

おかえりって言い会える標準な

日常を描くけど（傷つけてよ）

泣きたい夜があるなら そっと

隣に居させて 教えてよ いつでも

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
心 /こころ/ A2	noun - heart; mind; spirit
風 /かぜ/ A2	noun - wind
涙 /なみだ/ A2	noun - tear
記憶 /きおく/ B1	noun - memory
存在 /そんざい/ B1	noun - existence
不安 /ふあん/ B2	noun - anxiety; unease
思い出 /おもいで/ B2	noun - memory; recollection
夜 /よる/ A1	noun - night
大人 /おとな/ A2	noun - adult
体温 /たいおん/ B1	noun - body temperature
安心 /あんしん/ B2	noun - relief; peace of mind
苦り /にがり/ B2	noun - bitterness
日常 /にちじょう/ B1	noun - everyday; daily life
記憶 /きおく/ B1	noun - memory
居させて /いさせて/ B2	verb - to let stay; to allow to be

Key Grammar Structures

• 心にもない形

  ➔ の (possessive particle indicating possession or connection)

  ➔ It shows possession or connection between nouns, often translating as 'of' or possessive.

• どうしようもない風に吹かれれば

  ➔ ば (conditional form of 'if' or 'when')

  ➔ This is the conditional form 'ば' used after certain verb or adjective stems to express 'if' or 'when'.

• 安心な体温をちょうだい

  ➔ を (particle indicating direct object)

  ➔ The particle 'を' marks the direct object of the verb, here 'body temperature' is being requested.

• おかえりって言い合える標準な

  ➔ て (te-form connector for verbs and expressions)

  ➔ The て form '言い合える' connects actions and here it modifies the phrase emphasizing 'being able to say to each other'.

• 生まれた時から

  ➔ から (particle indicating starting point in time and place)

  ➔ The particle 'から' indicates the starting point in time or space, here meaning 'since birth'.

• 暮らしてこれたんだよ

  ➔ て form + くる (to come / to continue) and たんだ (past explanatory tone)

  ➔ The て + くる form indicates continuation or progression of an action towards the present, and たんだ adds an explanatory nuance in past tense.