今はいいんだよ。 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 湊あくあ

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

The morning scares me so much, I can't get up

I'm not cut out for that kind of effort

I only get good at crying

In the gaps of days like these

I'm just a little tired, you know

Even the stars' twinkling feels like a burden

Only the things I can't say keep building up

As if I'm hanging my head

If tomorrow, if tomorrow never comes

Then surely I'll feel at ease

Even though I'm empty inside

My heart still hurts

Today just feels so lonely, you know

I can't fall asleep, but you know

Until someday I can feel truly happy

Just stay as you are

You don't have to act strong anymore, you know

One tear from a night long ago

Hold it gently and keep walking

That's enough for now

Someday, when you can sing a song

That lets you laugh

Even though I have nothing

If I can sing that song

For every scar that makes you cry

The night will grow warmer

Just be yourself, you know

Laugh

Today

Today just feels so lonely, you know

I can't fall asleep, but you know

Until someday I can feel truly happy

Just stay as you are

You don't have to act strong anymore, you know

One tear from a night long ago

Hold it gently and keep walking

That's enough for now

[Japanese]

朝が怖くって起きられない

努力はそんなに向いてない

泣くことだけが得意になる

そんな日々の狭間で

ちょっとだけ疲れたんだって

星の輝きがしんどいって

言えないことだけ増えてって

俯く様に

明日が 明日が来なければ

そしたらきっと楽になれる

空っぽなのに心が

痛むんだ

今日がどうにも寂しくってさ

眠れないままだけどさ

いつか幸せって思えるまで

君は君のままでいてよ

もうさ強がらなくてもいいんだよ

過去の夜の涙ひとつ

それを柔く持って歩いて征く

それだけで今はいいんだよ。

いつか君が笑えるような

歌を歌えるのなら

僕には何も無いけど

歌を歌えるのなら

泣いちゃう傷の数だけ

夜は暖かくなるよ

君はさ君のままでさ

笑って

今日が

今日がどうにも寂しくってさ

眠れないままだけどさ

いつか幸せって思えるまで

君は君のままでいてよ

もうさ強がらなくてもいいんだよ

過去の夜の涙ひとつ

それを柔く持って歩いて征く

それだけで今はいいんだよ。

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
朝 あさ A1	noun - morning
怖い こわい A2	adjective - scary, frightening
起きる おきる A1	verb - to wake up
努力 どりょく B1	noun - effort
泣く なく A1	verb - to cry
日々 ひび A2	noun - days, everyday
疲れる つかれる A2	verb - to get tired
星 ほし A1	noun - star
輝き かがやき B1	noun - brightness, shine
言える いえる A2	verb - to be able to say
増える ふえる A2	verb - to increase
明日 あした A1	noun - tomorrow
楽 らく A2	adjective - easy, comfortable
心 こころ A1	noun - heart, mind
痛む いたむ A2	verb - to hurt
寂しい さびしい A2	adjective - lonely
眠る ねむる A1	verb - to sleep
幸せ しあわせ A2	noun - happiness
笑う わらう A1	verb - to laugh
涙 なみだ A1	noun - tear
歌 うた A1	noun - song

Key Grammar Structures

• 朝が怖くって起きられない

  ➔ くて (continuative form of i‑adjectives)

  ➔ The phrase "怖くって" uses the くて form to connect the adjective "怖い" with the following clause, showing cause: "because the morning is scary, I can’t get up."

• 努力はそんなに向いてない

  ➔ ～ている (progressive/resultative aspect)

  ➔ The verb "向いてない" is the negative of "向いている". The "ている" form expresses a continuing state: "is not suited".

• 泣くことだけが得意になる

  ➔ だけが (exclusive subject marker)

  ➔ The particle "だけが" emphasizes that only "crying" is the thing the speaker is good at: "only crying is what I’m good at".

• 明日が 来なければ

  ➔ ～なければ (conditional "if not")

  ➔ The pattern "来なければ" means "if it doesn’t come / if tomorrow doesn’t come", expressing a hypothetical condition.

• 空っぽなのに心が痛むんだ

  ➔ なのに (concessive "even though")

  ➔ The phrase "空っぽなのに" uses "なのに" to show contrast: "even though (it’s) empty, the heart hurts".

• いつか幸せって思えるまで

  ➔ まで (until / up to)

  ➔ "思えるまで" means "until one can think (that) they are happy"; "まで" marks the endpoint of a duration.

• もうさ強がらなくてもいいんだよ

  ➔ てもいい (permission / concession "it's okay to")

  ➔ The structure "強がらなくてもいい" means "you don’t have to act tough; it’s okay not to".

• 過去の夜の涙ひとつ それを柔く持って歩いて征く

  ➔ て-form sequence (action chaining)

  ➔ "持って歩いて" uses the て‑form to link two actions: "hold it and walk".

• 泣いちゃう傷の数だけ

  ➔ てしまう (completion/ regret) → colloquial 「ちゃう」

  ➔ "泣いちゃう" is the colloquial contraction of "泣いてしまう", indicating that one ends up crying (often unintentionally).