checkmate – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: milet

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

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

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

寝ても醒めても you're stuck with me

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

Nothing is fair 机上の空論じゃ

Nothing is fair, it's just a theory

Look at me, look at you, voilà!

Look at me, look at you, voilà!

足りないままじゃアガれない

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

まだ期待したいんじゃない

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

I don't mind if you mess up my life

I don't mind if you mess up my life

騙し合いの隙見せる

Showing gaps in our deception

Like every night

Like every night

You're hurting me so much

You're hurting me so much

You still want me so bad

You still want me so bad

But I know everything

But I know everything

I'm your everything

I'm your everything

Let's make a bet

Let's make a bet

He, his, her, hers

He, his, her, hers

Don't think I'm yours

Don't think I'm yours

崩壊寸前 もう眠れない もう終わらせない

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

再演希望

I hope for a rerun

Guess what I want

Guess what I want

I'll give you a chance 飽きず見たいの

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

But better to walk alone

But better to walk alone

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

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

酩酊状態誤魔化せ sink or swim

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

Miss Poker Face チートも愛したい

Miss Poker Face, I want to love the cheat too

Look at me, look at you, checkmate!

Look at me, look at you, checkmate!

枯れたい? 咲きたい? 飛びたい

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

でも信じたいんじゃない

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

まだ這い上がりたいんじゃない

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

騙し合いも好きにさせる

Letting the deception play out as it likes

Like every night

Like every night

You're hurting me so much

You're hurting me so much

You still want me so bad

You still want me so bad

But I know everything

But I know everything

I'm your everything

I'm your everything

Let's make a bet

Let's make a bet

He, his, her, hers

He, his, her, hers

Don't think I'm yours

Don't think I'm yours

崩壊寸前 もう眠れない もう終わらせない

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

再演希望

I hope for a rerun

Guess what I want

Guess what I want

I'll give you a chance 飽きず見たいの

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

But better to walk alone

But better to walk alone

Don't predict what will happen next

Don't predict what will happen next

It's just a waste of time

It's just a waste of time

Focus on me, darlin' (ya darlin')

Focus on me, darlin' (ya darlin')

You always appear and disappear

You always appear and disappear

So what do you want from me?

So what do you want from me?

Say it, darlin' (ya darlin')

Say it, darlin' (ya darlin')

とんでみたい馬鹿みらいに

I want to fly like a fool into the future

毒になってまわってたい hey, darlin' (ya darlin')

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

You always appear and disappear

You always appear and disappear

So what do you want from me?

So what do you want from me?

Say it, darlin', yeah, darlin'

Say it, darlin', yeah, darlin'

Let's make a bet

Let's make a bet

He, his, her, hers

He, his, her, hers

Don't think I'm yours

Don't think I'm yours

崩壊寸前 もう眠れない もう止まらない

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

再演希望

I hope for a rerun

Guess what I want

Guess what I want

I'll give you a chance 飽きず見たいの

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

But better to walk alone

But better to walk alone

Don't predict what will happen next

Don't predict what will happen next

It's just a waste of time

It's just a waste of time

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

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

You always appear and disappear

You always appear and disappear

So what do you want from me?

So what do you want from me?

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

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

Yeah, darlin'

Yeah, darlin'

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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.