damn – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Fujii Kaze
• Album: LOVE ALL SERVE ALL

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rich world of Japanese music with Fujii Kaze's 'damn.' This captivating R&B-influenced track offers a unique opportunity to explore common Japanese expressions related to emotions and self-discovery. Its blend of thoughtful lyrics and a compelling musical journey makes it a special piece for language learners and music enthusiasts alike.

[English]

I never thought I'd be so clingy

I never thought I'd fall so hard

And get so messed up over it

I wish I could just not care at all

Honestly, it’s none of my business

I didn’t think I’d be so captivated

To the gradually distant you (All my fault, all of it)

To the you drifting away (There's no point blaming)

I’ve become more and more foolish

What should I do? How can I fix this?

Ah, what did happiness feel like, again?

I don’t remember anymore

...

Get out of the way, move aside, I’m coming through

Stop it. Quit that. I keep running in circles

No, it’s no good. It’s all over now

...

It’s obvious now, isn’t it? After all this time

Perfection’s impossible from the start

I don’t really have any expectations anyway

To the you who’s slowly started to like me (Whose fault are these weird feelings?)

To the redness that grew in the blue (There’s no point blaming)

I’ve become more and more foolish

What should I do? How can I fix this?

Ah, what did happiness feel like, again?

I don’t remember anymore

...

Why did I decide to let everything go? What happened?

What did I do deciding to throw everything away?

Why didn’t I think tomorrow might come?

...

It’s all still ahead, there’s so much more to come

I’ll eventually reach you

Damn, damn, I don't give a damn

Just love in my head (Hey little father, won’t you come with me)

We’ll just be dancing away

Over all the bullshit ('Kay, it’s okay, yeah, we gotta believe)

To the gradually closer me

What should I do? Where should I go?

Ah, what did happiness feel like, again?

Maybe I should try to remember

Loving you, forever from now on

Protecting tomorrow too, always

I love me, and I

Will keep him in a

Safest, fairest, happiest place, baby

...

Damn

...

[Japanese]

まさかこんなに媚びてまうとは

まさかこんなに惚れてまうとは

そいでこんなに拗らせるとはな

別にどうにでもなりゃいいのに

別におれにはカンケーないのに

まさかこんなに捉われるとはな

だんだん遠くなったあなたへ (全部全部おれのせい)

だんだん離れてったあなたへ (責めてみても仕方ねえ)

だんだんバカになったこのおれ

どうすりゃいい？どうすればいい？

あぁ幸せってどんなだったけな

覚えてないや

どけ そこどけおれが通る

やめ それやめむしず走る

だめ もうだめぜんぶ終る

分かりきったことやん 今さら

完ペキとか無理やん ハナから

別に何も期待してないけどな

だんだん好きになったあなたへ (ヘンな気持ち誰のせい)

だんだん赤くなった青さへ (責めてみても仕方ねえ)

だんだんアホになったこのおれ

どうすりゃいい？どうすればいい？

あぁ幸せって何色だったけな

覚えてないや

全て流すつもりだったのにどうした？

何もかも捨ててくと決めてどうした？

明日なんか来ると思わずにどうした？

全部まだまだこれからだから

いつかあんたに辿り着くから

Damn, damn don't give a damn

Just love in my head (Hey little father won't you come with me)

We'll just dancing away

From bullshits ahead ('Kay it's okay yeah we gotta believe)

だんだん近くなったわたしへ

どうしようか？どこいこうか？

あぁ幸せってどんなだったけな

思い出そうか

愛してくこの先ずっと

守ってく明日もずっと

I love me, and I

Will keep him in a

Safest, fairest, happiest place baby

Damn

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
媚びる /kobeɾu/ C1	verb - to flatter or fawn upon someone excessively
惚れる /hoɾeɾu/ C1	verb - to fall in love, to be attracted to
拗らせる /kòɾasɛɾu/ C2	verb - to become complicated or overthink
離れる /hanarɛ/ A2	verb - to separate, to be apart from
流す /nagasɯ/ B1	verb - to pour out, to flow
終わる /owaru/ A1	verb - to end, to finish
期待 /kitai/ B1	noun - expectation, hope
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love
幸せ /shiawase/ A2	noun - happiness
今さら /imasara/ B2	adverb - at this late stage, now
絶対 /zettai/ B2	adverb - absolutely, definitely
守る /mamoru/ A2	verb - to protect, to guard
信じる /shinjiru/ A2	verb - to believe
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
愛し /itoshi/ B2	verb (て-form) - to love (te-form)
幸せって /shiawase tte/ B2	phrase - about happiness

Key Grammar Structures

• まさかこんなに媚びてまうとは

  ➔ The construction 「てまう」 is used to express completing an action with a sense of unwantedness or unintendedness.

  ➔ 「媚びてまう」 means to end up flattering or fawning over someone, often with a hint of regret or unintendedness.

• だんだん遠くなったあなたへ

  ➔ The phrase 「だんだん〜」 indicates gradual change over time, meaning 'gradually...' or 'little by little...'.

  ➔ This phrase shows the gradual distance or emotional change happening over time toward someone.

• どうすりゃいい？どうすればいい？

  ➔ The phrase 「どうすりゃいい」 is a colloquial contraction of 「どうしたらいい」, meaning 'What should I do?'.

  ➔ It expresses a casual and colloquial way of asking 'What should I do?'.

• I'll keep him in a safest, fairest, happiest place baby

  ➔ The phrase uses the superlative adjectives 「safest」, 「fairest」, and 「happiest」 to describe the place, forming a compound noun phrase.

  ➔ The phrase expresses dedication to keeping someone in the most positive and secure emotional space.