Nonfiction – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 浜崎あゆみ

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Ayumi Hamasaki's "Nonfiction" to explore Japanese pop culture while pondering life's big questions. This empowering dance track challenges you to distinguish between reality and illusion, perfect for learners seeking meaningful lyrics and contemporary beats.

[English]

Zzz... The face you're making is gloomy

It's your own reflection in the mirror

Lately, things have been a bit too crazy

That's why lies can be uncovered quickly

I wonder if there are things sacrificed in exchange

If you're being serious about it

Are you kidding me

Are you kidding me

Is success the goal of life?

What does that success even mean?

Is it a sin to not fit into the mold?

Is it comforting to be just one of the many?

So oh, being alone is certainly lonely

But freedom was also infinite

What I realized as I faced restrictions

Is that loneliness never disappears

Honesty often leads to foolishness

What a wise saying that is

If you take it at face value

You're full of shit

Are you envious of other people's happiness?

Is what you see everything there is?

Aren't you deciding based only on the screen?

Is that really real?

You say "No!""No!"

What you don't believe

Living is tough for everyone

I say "Yes!""Yes!"

What I do believe

We gotta be careful what's fiction

What you do believe

Is success the goal of life?

What does that success even mean?

Is it a sin to not fit into the mold?

Is it okay to be just one of the many?

Are you envious of other people's happiness?

Is what you see everything there is?

Aren't you deciding based only on the screen?

Is that really real?

You say "No!""No!"

What you don't believe

It's beautiful because it's not perfect

I say "Yes!""Yes!"

What I do believe

We gotta be careful what's fiction

[Japanese]

Zzz... 浮かない顔してるのは

鏡のあなた自身

この頃ちょっと狂いすぎてる

だから嘘はすぐにめくれる

引き換えに犠牲にした

モノとかあるのかなって

マジで言ってんなら

Are you kidding me

成功が人生のゴールですか？

その成功って何ですか？

枠にはまらないのは罪ですか？

その他大勢なら安心ですか？

So oh 独りは確かに孤独だけど

自由も無限だった

制限されるにつれ分かったのは

なんにしろ孤独は消えない

正直もんがバカをみる

なんて良く言ったもんだわ

鵜呑みにするなら

You're full of shit

人の幸せが嫉ましいですか？

見えてるのは全てでしょうか？

画面上だけで決めてませんか？

果たしてそれはリアルでしょうか？

You say 「No!」「No!」

what you don't believe

生きるのは誰だってしんどい

I say 「Yes!」「Yes!」

what I do believe

We gotta be careful what's fiction

What you do believe

成功が人生のゴールですか？

その成功って何ですか？

枠にはまらないのは罪ですか？

その他大勢ならOK？

人の幸せが嫉ましいですか？

見えてるのは全てでしょうか？

画面上だけで決めてませんか？

果たしてそれはリアルでしょうか？

You say 「No!」「No!」

what you don't believe

完璧じゃないから美しい

I say 「Yes!」「Yes!」

what I do believe

We gotta be careful what's fiction

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
顔 /kao/ A1	noun - face
成功 /seikou/ B1	noun - success
自由 /jiyuu/ B1	noun - freedom
孤独 /kodoku/ B2	noun - loneliness
リアル /riaru/ B2	adjective - real
美しい /utsukushii/ B2	adjective - beautiful
嘘 /uso/ B2	noun - lie
罪 /tsumi/ B2	noun - sin
決める /kimeru/ B2	verb - to decide
言う /iu/ A1	verb - to say
人 /hito/ A1	noun - person
幸せ /shiawase/ A2	noun - happiness
画面 /gamen/ B1	noun - screen
狂う /kuruu/ B2	verb - to go mad
分かる /wakaru/ A2	verb - to understand

Key Grammar Structures

• You say 「No!」「No!」

  ➔ Reported speech / Quoting someone

  ➔ Using 「」 to quote direct speech within the sentence, often used in casual or lyrical contexts.

• 生きるのは誰だってしんどい

  ➔ Universal expression with だって (meaning 'even' or 'everyone')

  ➔ だって is used to emphasize that something is true for everyone or under any circumstances.

• We gotta be careful what's fiction

  ➔ Contraction of 'we have to' (modal + base verb)

  ➔ 'Gotta' is an informal contraction of 'have got to,' expressing necessity or obligation.

• 完璧じゃないから美しい

  ➔ Because indicates reason; negative form 'じゃない' (not) + から (because)

  ➔ The phrase uses じゃない to negate 'perfect' and から to give the reason, meaning 'not perfect therefore beautiful.'

• 果たしてそれはリアルでしょうか？

  ➔ Interrogative form using でしょうか (polite question marker)

  ➔ Adding か at the end makes it a question; でしょうか adds politeness and tentativeness to ask about reality.