Just Monika – English Lyrics

• By: Random Encounters

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Doki Doki Literature Club! through Random Encounters' captivating song, "Just Monika." This musical masterpiece not only summarizes the game's unique narrative and psychological horror elements but also serves as an excellent way to grasp the core story and character motivations, especially Monika's descent into obsessive love. Its catchy tune and direct lyrical storytelling make it a memorable entry point for understanding the game's themes, even without prior knowledge of Japanese, as the English lyrics vividly convey the unfolding drama and Monika's chilling self-awareness.

[English]

Just Monika

Song - Random Encounters

Animation - ZAMination Productions

Sayori: I'm so glad you're joining the Literature Club!

Zach: Hey, I never agreed to join.

Monika: Oh, wow Sayori! Who's your friend?

Sayori: He's our club's newest member!

Zach: That's not set in stone...

Sayori: This is Monika!

Sayori: Yuri!

Sayori: And Natsuki!

Sayori: And you already know me!

Monika: Welcome to our meeting!

Yuri: Are you into reading?

Sayori: No need for being coy.

Monika: We'll improve your uptake.

Natsuki: Have a fricking cupcake.

Natsuki: And must you bring a boy?

Monika: Time to write some poems.

Monika: Don't be scared to show them!

Monika: The festivals days away.

Natsuki: You can help with baking!

Yuri: Or with banner making!

Sayori: And I'll walk home alone today...

Sayori: Maybe we're friends, maybe we're more...

Sayori: How could he love a simple girl next door?

Sayori: I'm just not the type he's looking for...

Monika: Hey!

Monika: Sayori, you doing okay?

Sayori: I'm having a difficult day

Monika: I'd say, you seem, pretty lonely.

Zach: I wish I can make her grin.

Zach: All she wants are things back the way they've been...

Monika: She's depressed, and stressed, and she's feeling blue.

Monika: So I don't want Sayori, hanging around you!

JUST MoNIkA!

jUst MonIka!

JuSt MoNiKA!

jUsT mOnikA!

JUsT MonIkA!

JUSt MoNikA!

jUST mOnIkA!

J҉u҉S҉t҉,҉ ҉j҉U҉S҉T҉ ҉m҉O҉n҉I҉k҉A҉!҉

Monika: I'm so glad you're joining the Literature Club!

Zach: Wait, what happened to S̵̡̨͜a̶̵͘͟ý̢͜͡ò̧͟͜͜ŗ̀͢i̡̢?

Natsuki: Who?

Yuri: There's no one here named that...

Natsuki: Manga is my passion

Natsuki: Don't you dare be bashin' !

Natsuki: The writing's got finesse!

Natsuki: Maybe you should borrow, these until tomorrow

Natsuki: WERE YOU LOOKING UP MY DRESS!?

*anime snapping*

Yuri: Let's go read a story!

Zach: What about S̵̡̨͜a̶̵͘͟ý̢͜͡ò̧͟͜͜ŗ̀͢i̡̢?

Monika: Let's talk about me instead!

Monika: I've been learning piano...

Monika: ...and can sing soprano!

Monika: And I can't get you out of my head!

Yuri: Can't look away, can't help but blush.

Yuri: Where did I get this overwhelming crush?

Yuri: It's sharp as a knife...

Yuri: And twice the rush!

Natsuki: Yo!

Natsuki: There's something i think you should know

Natsuki: I've never seen Yuri so....

Yuri: s̴͍͌̿̋͌̍̓͆͘A̷̤̭̹̞͇̲͕͉̣͒n̴̼̦̳̦͚̄̅̈́̑̎̑̋̔̓̎ę̶͖̗͕̬͗̏ ̴̳̽̄̿̂͋́͜͝and C̷̝̙͇̘̭͕̭̊̀͛ḧ̸̡̹̖̘̹̹́̾̅Ḭ̴̣̼̥̼̣̜͇͛̽́̕Ḻ̶͎̯̲̳̞̟̙͔̄̂̐ͅl̷̡̧̹̬͚̖̫͍̟̆́́̕ ̵̹̖̆͒͒͛̉̔͠andS̷̼͓̄͆͠t̶̩͉͈̣͚̖̦́̎́ͅĮ̸̦̲̰̥̟̝͒̍̕ͅL̶̜͚̼̠͖͉͝l̶̢̧͇̖̪̖̥͗́̒̇,̴̡̧̪̱̃͠ ̵̨̛̩̭͙̬̏́͠K̸̡͇͓̊̈ḭ̶̡̜̜͓͓̙̀N̸̨̘͎̫̺̘̙̂̈́͛̆̊̑d̵̨͉͔̻̤̙̪̈́͜Ả̴̢̢̛͙͇̘͖͇͌̈́̾͘ ̶͙̅̈́̒̄͆S̴̢̥̮̘̥̩̈́̓̈́̔w̵̡̙̟̯̙̫̻̲͂͐̌̆̓̎̑E̸̢͍̼̞̪̅̿̔̉͘â̶̛͍͎̖͎̗̹̹̝̓́͋̈́̒̑̎͜͝ͅŤ̴̨̢̡̮̟̬̻̲͓͊̓͊͗͝ͅỶ̶̡͂͂̓̎̎͝͝

Yuri: And I...

Yuri: Don't mind cutting to the chase.

Yuri: I'm in love with you and your gorgeous face!

Monika: That's a sentiment I can't allow.

Monika: So my dear friend Yuri, is getting a point now!

JUST MoNIkA!

juSt MonIKA!

JuST MoNIKA!

JuST MoNIkA!

jUSt MoNIkA!

JusT MonIKa!

jUSt MonIKA!

J҉u҉S҉t҉,҉ ҉j҉U҉S҉T҉ ҉m҉O҉n҉I҉k҉A҉!҉

Monika: Could you have guessed?

Monika: Maybe you knew.

Monika: Natsuki is next, I'm deleting her too!

Monika: We don't need cupcakes or poems or tea

Monika: I only need you to love me!

Monika: Hey!

Monika: There's no one else in our way...

Monika: So look at me and just say...

Monika: Right here, my dear.

Monika: That you L̵͔͚͈͔̻̥͇̿̓͜Ö̴̘͈̥͈͓͕͕͇̞̓V̴̨̻̻̖̙̻̣̰̐͐͌̓͐̎̾͜͝ͅȨ̴̗͔̲͙͔̝̂͂ͅ ̷͉̲͙̏͆̄̀̾̚M̷̺͖̻̭̞̱̬̘̯͆̽̂̾͐̓̽̈́̐ͅE̴̙̪̾͗̓͗!

Monika: And we'll...

Monika: Sit here till the end of time!

Monika: Cause I've earned this and you're finally MINE!

Monika: And I'm sorry what you've had to see

Monika: But it no longer matters, 'cause now you belong to M҉E҉!

Monika: Forever!

Monika: Forever!

Monika: Forever!

Monika: Forever!

Monika: Forever!

Monika: Forever!

Monika: Forever!

Monika: F҉O҉R҉E҉V҉E҉R҉!!!

Sayori: Well look what the cat dragged in!

Zach: Sayori?!

Zach: You're still in the Literature Club?

Sayori: Of course!

Sayori: I'm the president after all!

Yuri: Wow Sayori!

Yuri: Who's your friend?

Sayori: He's our newest member!

Natsuki: I'm guessing that's not set in stone

Zach: This time, I think it is.

Yuri: Why don't you join us?

Yuri: I was just getting Natsuki here into my favorite horror novel.

Natsuki: Hey! It's..., it's not like I like it or anything...

Sayori: Soooooo, are you walking home with anyone after this?

Zach: Just my friend Sayori.

Sayori: Just Sayori!

Sayori: Just Sayori!

Sayori: Just Sayori!

Sayori: Just Sayori!

Sayori: Just Sayori!

Sayori: Just Sayori!

Sayori: Just Sayori!

Sayori: J҉U҉S҉T҉ ҉S҉A҉Y҉O҉R҉I҉!҉

Animation: Zachary Preciado, Micah Preciado

Song by: Random Encounters

Rigging/Dynamics: Kieran Richardson, Achebe Animations, Graphicationmaker

Assets: Zach Preciado, Micah Preciado

Lighting/Compositing: Micah Preciado

Special thanks to: Markraft, Isacx, Mangerang

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
club /klʌb/ A1	noun - a group of people who meet for a common purpose
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and has a bond of mutual affection
poem /poʊəm/ B1	noun - a piece of writing that expresses emotions, experiences, and ideas, often in a rhythmic style
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - feeling sad because one has no friends or company
depressed /dɪˈprɛst/ B2	adjective - in a state of general unhappiness or despondency
bake /beɪk/ A2	verb - to cook food by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame
learn /lɜrn/ A2	verb - to gain knowledge or skill by studying or experience
write /raɪt/ A1	verb - to form letters, words, or symbols on a surface with a pen, pencil, or other writing instrument
gorgeous /ˈɡɔrdʒəs/ B2	adjective - beautiful; very attractive
improve /ɪmˈpruːv/ B1	verb - to make or become better
stress /strɛs/ B2	noun - a state of mental or emotional strain or tension
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a deep affection for someone noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
guess /ɡɛs/ A2	verb - to form an opinion or make a judgment about something without sufficient evidence
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential or very important

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm so glad you're joining the Literature Club!

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after "so glad"

  ➔ Expressing pleasure or gratitude. The "that" can be omitted. E.g., I'm so glad (that) you're here.

• That's not set in stone...

  ➔ Idiom: "set in stone" - meaning fixed and unchangeable.

  ➔ Used to indicate that something is not yet decided or permanent.

• Have a fricking cupcake.

  ➔ Use of "fricking" as an intensifier (mild expletive).

  ➔ "Fricking" replaces a stronger expletive to add emphasis without being too offensive.

• Maybe we're friends, maybe we're more...

  ➔ Use of "maybe" indicating uncertainty or possibility.

  ➔ Expressing doubt or a potential alternative. "Maybe" modifies the entire clause.

• How could he love a simple girl next door?

  ➔ Modal verb "could" expressing possibility or speculation in a rhetorical question.

  ➔ Rhetorical question implies a lack of confidence or a feeling of unworthiness.

• So I don't want Sayori, hanging around you!

  ➔ Gerund phrase "hanging around you" as the object of the verb "want".

  ➔ Expressing a desire to prevent an action from happening.

• Were you looking up my dress!?

  ➔ Past continuous tense in an interrogative form to express an accusation or suspicion.

  ➔ The past continuous emphasizes the action in progress at a specific time in the past.

• Cause I've earned this and you're finally MINE!

  ➔ Present perfect tense ("I've earned") to indicate an action completed before now with relevance to the present.

  ➔ Showing a sense of entitlement or justification based on past actions.