僕は僕を好きになる – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 乃木坂46
• Album: 26th Single

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

真っ白なノートの1ページに書いてみるんだ

I'm going to try writing on a blank page of a totally white notebook

今一番 嫌いな人の名前とその理由を

The name of the person I dislike the most right now and why

二番目に嫌いな人とその理由 三番目も

The second most disliked person and why, and the third too

あんなにいたはずの嫌いな人の名前が

The names of those disliked people, who used to be so many,

数人しか思い出せないのはなぜなんだろう？

why can I only remember a few now?

嫌いな理由ってこんなにつまらないことだっけ

Are the reasons for disliking them really this trivial?

無視されたら無視してればいい

If you're ignored, just ignore back

だけど消えてしまった笑顔はどうする？

But what about those lost smiles?

その背中向けた世界は狭くなる

The world turned away in that direction gets smaller

友達なんかいらないって思ってたずっと (ずっと)

I thought I didn't need friends all along (all along)

許せない嘘や誤解が招いた孤独 (孤独)

Loneliness caused by unforgivable lies and misunderstandings (loneliness)

生きにくくしてる張本人は僕だ (僕だ)

The one making it hard to live is actually me (me)

居心地の悪い視線なんか気にしないで (気にしないで)

Don’t worry about uncomfortable stares (don’t worry)

今の場所 受け入れればいい そんなに嫌な人はいない

Just accept where you are now; there aren’t that many unpleasant people

やっとわかったんだ 一番嫌いなのは自分ってこと

Finally, I understand—what I dislike the most is myself

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誰にも気づかれない胸の叫びや痛みを

The cries and pain in my heart that no one notices

書き出したらなんて陳腐な言葉の羅列なんだ？

When I write them down, they just sound like such cliché strings of words

死にたい理由ってこんな些細なことだったのか？

Are the reasons for wanting to die really such trivial things?

泣きたいなら我慢しなくてもいい

If you want to cry, you don't have to hold back

慰められなくたって涙は乾くよ

Tears will dry up even if you’re not consoled

強がりは余計な荷物になるだけだ

Pretending to be strong only adds unnecessary burdens

夢なんか競い合って手にする幻想 (幻想)

Chasing dreams and fighting for them—that's just a false hope (illusion)

何回も明日こそって期待した未来 (未来)

Looking forward to tomorrow again and again—hoping for the future (future)

裏切っていたのは誰でもない僕だ (僕だ)

But I was the one betraying myself all along (me)

輪の中に入ろうとしなかった意地のせいさ (せいさ)

It’s my stubbornness that kept me from joining the circle (it’s my fault)

後になって冷静になれば そんなに嫌な日々だったのか

When I calm down later, I realize those days weren’t really that bad

傷つきたくなくてバリア張ってただけ ほっといてと

I just built barriers to avoid getting hurt; just leave me alone

辛いことがあったら 心に閉じ込めずに

When things get tough, don’t hide them inside your heart

ノートの上 書いてごらん

Try writing it all down on your notebook

ハッとするよ (大したことない)

You’ll be surprised (It’s really not a big deal)

箇条書きした不満 破り捨ててしまおう

Tear up the list of complaints you’ve written

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人生は近すぎちゃ見えなくなる

When life gets too close, you can’t see clearly

一歩引いて見てごらん

Take a step back and look

友達なんかいらないって思ってたずっと (ずっと)

I thought I didn't need friends all along (all along)

許せない嘘や誤解が招いた孤独 (孤独)

Loneliness caused by unforgivable lies and misunderstandings (loneliness)

生きにくくしてる張本人は僕だ (僕だ)

The one making it hard to live is actually me (me)

居心地の悪い視線なんか気にしないで (気にしないで)

Don’t worry about uncomfortable stares (don’t worry)

今の場所 受け入れればいい そんなに嫌な人はいない

Just accept where you are now; there aren’t that many unpleasant people

やっとわかったんだ 一番嫌いなのは自分ってこと

Finally, I understand—what I dislike the most is myself

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僕は僕を好きになる

I’m going to like myself

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
嫌い (kirai) /kiɾai/ A2	adjective - dislike, hateful noun - hatred, dislike
名前 (namae) /namae/ A1	noun - name
理由 (riyuu) /ɾijuː/ B1	noun - reason
笑顔 (egao) /eɡao/ A2	noun - smiling face, smile
友達 (tomodachi) /tomoꜜda t͡ɕi/ A1	noun - friend
嘘 (uso) /ɯso/ B1	noun - lie
誤解 (gokai) /ɡokai/ B2	noun - misunderstanding
孤独 (kodoku) /koꜜdokɯ/ B2	noun - loneliness, isolation
場所 (basho) /baꜜɕo/ A2	noun - place, location
胸 (mune) /mɯne/ A2	noun - chest, heart
叫び (sakebi) /sakeꜜbi/ B2	noun - shout, cry
痛み (itami) /itami/ A2	noun - pain
言葉 (kotoba) /kotoba/ A1	noun - word, language
我慢 (gaman) /ɡaman/ B1	noun - patience, endurance verb - to endure, to bear
夢 (yume) /jɯme/ A2	noun - dream
明日 (ashita) /aꜜɕita/ A1	noun - tomorrow
未来 (mirai) /miɾai/ A2	noun - future
人生 (jinsei) /d͡ʑinsei/ A2	noun - life

Key Grammar Structures

• の書いてみるんだ

  ➔ volitional form + みる (to try doing something)

  ➔ The phrase combines the volitional form of a verb with みる to express attempting or trying to do something.

• 許せない嘘や誤解が招いた孤独

  ➔ causative form + が (subject marked for causation)

  ➔ Uses the causative form of a verb to indicate that someone or something caused the action or state, with multiple nouns connected by が.

• 傷つきたくなくて

  ➔ 願望や意向を表すための形容詞 + くて (て-form + くて)

  ➔ The くて form connects adjectives to give reasons or describe states, often used with wanting to avoid something.

• 一歩引いて見てごらん

  ➔ imperative form + ごらん (to try, suggestive command)

  ➔ A command form combined with ごらん suggests trying or observing something, like urging someone to look at the bigger picture.

• 破り捨ててしまおう

  ➔ volitional form of 破り捨てる (to throw away/destroy) + しまう (to do completely/accidentally)

  ➔ The volitional form combined with しまう expresses the speaker’s intention to do something completely or finally, often with a nuance of decisiveness or spontaneity.

• 僕は僕を好きになる

  ➔ plain form + になる (to become)

  ➔ The phrase uses the plain form of a verb + になる to express a change or becoming, here indicating the personal resolution to like oneself.