Overdose – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: なとり
• Album: 劇場

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese through Natori's "Overdose" offers a unique opportunity to explore the nuances of expressing complex emotions. The song's lyrics delve into themes of love and dependency using figurative language, which can help you understand metaphor and subtext in Japanese. Its catchy melody and rhythm also make it easier to remember vocabulary and phrasing.

[English]

I really knew

Even though I knew it was wrong

Everything that slipped through my fingers seemed like love

The words I was trying to confirm turned into something solid, only to waver

Play, paint—perhaps that's all

How boring, rehearsing the right answers

I was almost getting it, just a bit more

Drink, puke, and forget it all

My true feelings, shrouded in water, reflected in a mirror

If we could meet while looking

Overdose, just the two of us

Restless days

I want a low‑resolution dream

Overdose, just the two of us

Sweet bluff

Don't stop the music, darling, mm

...

Do you really understand?

Do you know it was wrong?

Probably only time slides by, filling us with endless questions

There’s no time for excuses; we just end up stripped

Surely it keeps building up, forever

I thought it'd be fine if it just ended

Like that sweet fruit rotting and decaying, we fall apart

So dance, sleep, and forget everything

Side by side with you wearing a lie

If we could meet, looking

Overdose, just the two of us

I want to know

I hate oddly untimely lies

Overdose, just the two of us

I want to know

Two step from hell with me, darling

Ah, ah, ah, ah, yeah

...

Overdose, just the two of us

Restless days

I want a low‑resolution dream

Overdose, just the two of us

Sweet bluff

Don't stop the music, darling, mm

Overdose, just the two of us

I don't know

But even a badly timed lie is okay

What about us, just the two of us

Sweet bluff

Don't stop the music, darling, mm

...

Don't stop the music, darling, mm

...

[Japanese]

本当は分かってた

いけないことだったって、分かってたのに

この手をすり抜ける全部が愛に見えたの

確かめてた言葉が形になって、揺れるだけ

弾いて、描いて きっと、それだけ

つまらないな、正解の読み合わせ

あとちょっとで分かりかけてたのに

飲んで、吐いて 全部忘れちゃえ

水をまとった本心と鏡合わせ

見つめ、会えたら

Overdose 君とふたり

やるせない日々

解像度の悪い夢を見たい

Overdose 君とふたり

甘いハッタリ

Don't stop the music, darling, mm

本当に分かってる？

いけないことだったって、分かってる？

多分、時間だけが過ぎていく問答で満ちていく

言い訳する間もなく、裸になってしまうだけ

きっと、溜まってくんだ ずっと

終わってしまえばいいと、ふっと

傷んで腐ってく、あの甘い果実のように 僕ら、壊れていく

だから踊って、眠って 全部忘れちゃえ

嘘を被ったあなたと隣り合わせ

見つめ、会えたら

Overdose 君とふたり

分かりたいのに

変に間の悪い嘘が嫌い

Overdose 君とふたり

分かりたいのに

Two step from hell with me, darling

Ah, ah, ah, ah, yeah

Overdose 君とふたり

やるせない日々

解像度の悪い夢を見たい

Overdose 君とふたり

甘いハッタリ

Don't stop the music, darling, mm

Overdose 君とふたり

分からない

けど、変に間の悪い嘘でもいいから

どう、君とふたり

甘いハッタリ

Don't stop the music, darling, mm

Don't stop the music, darling, mm

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ B1	verb - to grasp the meaning, significance, or nature of something
word /wɜːrd/ A1	noun - a single unit of language that carries meaning
shape /ʃeɪp/ A2	noun - the external form or appearance of something
sway /sweɪ/ B2	verb - to move or cause to move gently back and forth
draw /drɔː/ A2	verb - to produce a picture with a pen, pencil, etc. noun - a tie in a competition; a draw
boring /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ A2	adjective - uninteresting; dull
correct /kəˈrɛkt/ A2	adjective - free from error; accurate
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	verb - to swallow liquid
forget /fəˈɡɛt/ A1	verb - to fail to remember
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A2	noun - a reflective surface that shows an image verb - to reflect or correspond to something
helpless /ˈhɛlpləs/ B2	adjective - unable to act or protect oneself
resolution /ˌrɛzəˈluːʃən/ B2	noun - the level of detail visible in an image or display
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts or images during sleep verb - to experience thoughts or images while sleeping
bluff /blʌf/ B2	noun - a false show of confidence; a pretence verb - to pretend to have a stronger position than one really has
lie /laɪ/ A2	noun - an untrue statement made with intent to deceive verb - to make a false statement
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds combined to produce harmony
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to cease moving or acting noun - a pause or cessation
overdose /ˈoʊvərˌdoʊs/ B2	noun - the condition caused by taking a drug in excessive amounts verb - to take too much of a drug

Key Grammar Structures

• 本当は"分かってた"

  ➔ Past tense of verb (分かる - to understand, 知る meaning to know)

  ➔ In "本当は分かってた", "分かってた" is the past tense form of "分かる" (to understand or know), indicating realization in the past.

• この手をすり抜ける全部が"愛に見えた"の

  ➔ Comparative structure with に見えた (appeared as)

  ➔ In "この手をすり抜ける全部が愛に見えたの", "愛に見えた" uses the structure "に見えた" to mean 'appeared as love' or 'looked like love', showing perception.

• 確かめてた言葉が"形になって"、揺れるだけ

  ➔ Te form + なる (become)

  ➔ In "確かめてた言葉が形になって、揺れるだけ", "形になって" combines the te form of "なる" (become) to indicate the words becoming (taking) shape.

• "飲んで"、吐いて 全部忘れちゃえ

  ➔ Te form for sequential actions

  ➔ In ""飲んで"、吐いて 全部忘れちゃえ", "飲んで" is the te form linking 'drink and spit it out, forget everything'.

• 水を"まとった"本心と鏡合わせ

  ➔ Compound verb まとった (wear or be clad in)

  ➔ In "水をまとった本心と鏡合わせ", "まとった" means 'clothed in water', using まとる for covering or being clad.

• 見つめ、"会えたら"

  ➔ Conditional form with たら (if)

  ➔ In "見つめ、会えたら", "会えたら" is the conditional form of "会える" (to be able to meet), meaning 'if I could meet'.

• 解像度の"悪い"夢を見たい

  ➔ Negative adjective 悪い (bad)

  ➔ In "解像度の悪い夢を見たい", "悪い" is a negative adjective modifying 'dream', meaning 'bad resolution dream'.

• きっと、溜まってくんだ "ずっと"

  ➔ Adverb ずっと (continuously, all the time)

  ➔ In "きっと、溜まってくんだ ずっと", "ずっと" is an adverb meaning 'continuously' or 'always', emphasizing ongoing accumulation.

• だから"踊って"、眠って 全部忘れちゃえ

  ➔ Te form for imperatives (dance and sleep to forget)

  ➔ In "だから踊って、眠って 全部忘れちゃえ", "踊って" uses te form in a casual imperative sequence: 'so dance, sleep, forget it all'.

• 分からない "けど"、変に間の悪い嘘でもいいから

  ➔ Conjunctive particle けど (but, however)

  ➔ In "分からない けど、変に間の悪い嘘でもいいから", "けど" is a conjunctive particle meaning 'but' or 'however', connecting contrasting ideas.