checkmate – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: milet

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the intense world of milet's "checkmate," a song that captures the high-stakes tension and psychological battles of gambling. By exploring the lyrics, you'll discover how the song uses chess metaphors to depict human relationships and the thrill of taking risks, all while learning some catchy Japanese phrases.

[English]

It's 4 am, you must be obsessed with me

Even when you sleep or wake, you're stuck with me

Nothing is fair, it's just a theory

Look at me, look at you, voilà!

I can't get high if it's not enough

I still want to have hope, don't I?

I don't mind if you mess up my life

Showing gaps in our deception

Like every night

You're hurting me so much

You still want me so bad

But I know everything

I'm your everything

Let's make a bet

He, his, her, hers

Don't think I'm yours

On the verge of collapse, I can't sleep anymore, I won't let it end

I hope for a rerun

Guess what I want

I'll give you a chance, I want to see without getting bored

But better to walk alone

Eh one sec, you don't know anything 'bout me

In a drunken state, I can't hide, sink or swim

Miss Poker Face, I want to love the cheat too

Look at me, look at you, checkmate!

Do you want to wither? Do you want to bloom? Do you want to fly?

But I don't want to believe, do I?

I still want to rise up, don't I?

Letting the deception play out as it likes

Like every night

You're hurting me so much

You still want me so bad

But I know everything

I'm your everything

Let's make a bet

He, his, her, hers

Don't think I'm yours

On the verge of collapse, I can't sleep anymore, I won't let it end

I hope for a rerun

Guess what I want

I'll give you a chance, I want to see without getting bored

But better to walk alone

Don't predict what will happen next

It's just a waste of time

Focus on me, darlin' (ya darlin')

You always appear and disappear

So what do you want from me?

Say it, darlin' (ya darlin')

I want to fly like a fool into the future

I want to spin and become poison, hey, darlin' (ya darlin')

You always appear and disappear

So what do you want from me?

Say it, darlin', yeah, darlin'

Let's make a bet

He, his, her, hers

Don't think I'm yours

On the verge of collapse, I can't sleep anymore, I won't stop

I hope for a rerun

Guess what I want

I'll give you a chance, I want to see without getting bored

But better to walk alone

Don't predict what will happen next

It's just a waste of time

Focus on me, darlin' (darlin' darlin', ya darlin', c'mon darlin' now)

You always appear and disappear

So what do you want from me?

Say it, darlin' (darlin' darlin', yeah, darlin', c'mon darlin' now)

Yeah, darlin'

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[Japanese]

It's 4 am, you must be obsessed with me

寝ても醒めても you're stuck with me

Nothing is fair 机上の空論じゃ

Look at me, look at you, voilà!

足りないままじゃアガれない

まだ期待したいんじゃない

I don't mind if you mess up my life

騙し合いの隙見せる

Like every night

You're hurting me so much

You still want me so bad

But I know everything

I'm your everything

Let's make a bet

He, his, her, hers

Don't think I'm yours

崩壊寸前 もう眠れない もう終わらせない

再演希望

Guess what I want

I'll give you a chance 飽きず見たいの

But better to walk alone

Eh one sec, you don't know anything 'bout me

酩酊状態誤魔化せ sink or swim

Miss Poker Face チートも愛したい

Look at me, look at you, checkmate!

枯れたい? 咲きたい? 飛びたい

でも信じたいんじゃない

まだ這い上がりたいんじゃない

騙し合いも好きにさせる

Like every night

You're hurting me so much

You still want me so bad

But I know everything

I'm your everything

Let's make a bet

He, his, her, hers

Don't think I'm yours

崩壊寸前 もう眠れない もう終わらせない

再演希望

Guess what I want

I'll give you a chance 飽きず見たいの

But better to walk alone

Don't predict what will happen next

It's just a waste of time

Focus on me, darlin' (ya darlin')

You always appear and disappear

So what do you want from me?

Say it, darlin' (ya darlin')

とんでみたい馬鹿みらいに

毒になってまわってたい hey, darlin' (ya darlin')

You always appear and disappear

So what do you want from me?

Say it, darlin', yeah, darlin'

Let's make a bet

He, his, her, hers

Don't think I'm yours

崩壊寸前 もう眠れない もう止まらない

再演希望

Guess what I want

I'll give you a chance 飽きず見たいの

But better to walk alone

Don't predict what will happen next

It's just a waste of time

Focus on me, darlin' (darlin' darlin', ya darlin', c'mon darlin' now)

You always appear and disappear

So what do you want from me?

Say it, darlin' (darlin' darlin', yeah, darlin', c'mon darlin' now)

Yeah, darlin'

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
obsessed /əbˈsɛst/ B2	adjective - having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
fair /fɛr/ B1	adjective - treating people equally without favoritism or discrimination
hurting /ˈhɜːrtɪŋ/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury to someone
everything /ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ/ A1	pronoun - all things; all that exists
bet /bɛt/ A2	noun - an agreement in which people risk money or something of value on the outcome of an event verb - to risk something on the outcome of an event
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - a possibility of something happening
predict /prɪˈdɪkt/ B2	verb - to say what will happen in the future
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use something carelessly or without purpose
appear /əˈpɪr/ A2	verb - to come into sight; to become visible
disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/ B1	verb - to cease to be visible
sink /sɪŋk/ B2	verb - to go down below the surface of a liquid
swim /swɪm/ A1	verb - to move through water by moving the body or limbs
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to want something to happen or be true
want /wɑnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire to possess or do something
trust /trʌst/ B1	verb - to believe in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something

Key Grammar Structures

• It's 4 am, you must be obsessed with me

  ➔ Modal verb 'must' used to express certainty or strong assumption.

  ➔ 'must' indicates the speaker's strong assumption about the current situation.

• nothing is fair

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement with 'nothing' as a singular pronoun.

  ➔ Since 'nothing' is singular, it requires the singular form of the verb 'is'.

• Look at me, look at you, voilà!

  ➔ Imperative form used for commands or invitations.

  ➔ Imperative sentences give commands, suggestions, or invitations.

• Don't think I'm yours

  ➔ Negation with 'don't' + verb to indicate prohibition or refusal.

  ➔ 'Don't' is the contraction of 'do not' used to make negative statements.

• Let's make a bet

  ➔ Using 'Let's' as a contraction of 'let us' to make suggestions or proposals.

  ➔ 'Let's' is used to suggest or propose doing something together.

• Focus on me, darlin' (ya darlin')

  ➔ Imperative verb 'Focus' used for giving instructions or commands.

  ➔ Imperative form of 'Focus' is used to tell someone to concentrate or pay attention.