ROMEO – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ShowMinorSavage

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "ROMEO" by ShowMinorSavage, a soulful R&B track that beautifully intertwines global sounds with profound Japanese lyrics. This song offers a unique opportunity to explore modern Japanese language through its honest portrayal of imperfect love and internal struggles, centered around the poignant phrase, "俺はロミオになれない" (Ore wa Romeo ni narenai – I can't be Romeo). Discover the emotional depth and lyrical nuances that make this song a special entry point into contemporary Japanese music and its expressions of human relationships.

[English]

Losing, losing, losing control

Losing, losing, losing control, ay, ay, control

I say I can't be Romeo

Already, I can't handle this

She says "One more shot", a broken brake

I keep telling myself I understand

The false regret I leave for tomorrow

Crushed nail, disheveled hair

In a hoarse voice, "Come, beside me"

Not now, just now

For an honest, foolish me

Another day that doesn't suit me

Losing, losing, losing control

You got me losing, losing, losing control

The two of us rolling, rolling, rolling slow‑mo

I say I can't be Romeo

Now I'm losing, losing, losing control

You got me losing, losing, losing control

You also need it, need it, need it, right?

I say I can't be Romeo

I'm drunk now

I'm tipsy again today, heading home to Netflix

I recall my type of thing, you're toxic

Even though I'm not the type, I'm calling at 2 am

On the brink of sanity, I call a taxi for you

You're my troublemaker, I can't be objective

Both of us are already too late, there's a lag

We no longer need to say anything on LINE, it's a relationship that's over (sorry)

Losing, losing, losing control

You got me losing, losing, losing control

The two of us rolling, rolling, rolling, slow‑mo

I say I can't be Romeo

Now I'm losing, losing, losing control

You got me losing, losing, losing control

You also need it, need it, need it, right?

I say I can't be Romeo

I'm drunk now

She’s so nasty, it never ends

I don't get it either

If you don’t get drunk, I won’t get drunk either

Noticing my rising temperature, I poured liquor

If it touches your lips, throat, heart

Wet, dripping (please tell me)

I'll probably forget, but it's not a lie

Can I lean on you, who can't blame me?

(Ooh) Wanting to change

(Ooh) Wanting to forget

(Ooh) Even if I rewind (anyway)

Losing, losing, losing control

You got me losing, losing, losing control

The two of us rolling, rolling, rolling, slow‑mo

I say I can't be Romeo

Now I'm losing, losing, losing control

You got me losing, losing, losing control

You also need it, need it, need it, right?

I say I can't be Romeo

I'm drunk now

[Japanese]

(Losing, losing, losing control)

(Losing, losing, losing control, ay, ay, control)

(俺はロミオになれないよって)

もうすでに I can't handle this

She says "One more shot" 壊れたブレーキ

わかってる言い聞かせ

明日に残してる偽りの後悔

Crushed nail 乱れた髪

掠れた声で "きて、隣"

今じゃない今だけって

正直で馬鹿な俺には

似合わない今日 また

Losing, losing, losing control

You got me losing, losing, losing control

ふたり rolling, rolling, rolling slow-mo

俺はロミオになれないよって

今は losing, losing, losing control

You got me losing, losing, losing control

君も need it, need it, need it そうでしょ？

俺はロミオになれないよって

今は酔ってる

俺は今日も tipsy うちに帰り Netflix

思い出す my type shit そんな君は toxic

ガラじゃないのに 深夜2時に calling

理性ギリギリ 君のために呼ぶタクシー

You're my troublemaker できない客観視

お互いすでに手遅れ レイテンシー

LINE で何言うかとかはもういらない関係 (ごめんね)

Losing, losing, losing control

You got me losing, losing, losing control

ふたり rolling, rolling, rolling, slow-mo

俺はロミオになれないよって

今は losing, losing, losing control

You got me losing, losing, losing control

君も need it, need it, need it そうでしょ？

俺はロミオになれないよって

今は酔ってる

She so nasty キリがないのに

俺もわからない

君が酔わなきゃ俺もまだ酔わないよ

上がる体温に気づいて注いだ liquor

On your lips, throat, heart 触れたなら

Wet, dripping (教えてほしい)

きっと忘れてしまうけど偽りじゃない

俺のせいに出来ない君に甘えていいかな

(Ooh) かわりたくて

(Ooh) 忘れたくて

(Ooh) 巻き戻したって (どうせ)

Losing, losing, losing control

You got me losing, losing, losing control

ふたり rolling, rolling, rolling, slow-mo

俺はロミオになれないよって

今は losing, losing, losing control

You got me losing, losing, losing control

君も need it, need it, need it そうでしょ？

俺はロミオになれないよって

今は酔って

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ロミオ Romeo N5	noun - Romeo (the Shakespearean lover)
俺 ore N5	pronoun - I (masculine, casual)
壊れた kowareta N4	verb (past) - broke; was broken
言い聞かせ ii kikas(e) N3	noun / verb - admonition; to keep telling oneself
偽り itsuwari N2	noun - lie; falsehood
後悔 koukai N3	noun / verb - regret
乱れた midareta N3	verb (past) / adjective - disordered; tangled
髪 kami N5	noun - hair
隣 tonari N5	noun - next to; neighbour
正直 shoujiki N4	noun / adjective (na) - honesty; honest
馬鹿 baka N4	noun / adjective (na) - fool; stupid
似合わない niawanai N3	verb (negative) - does not suit; is unsuitable
酔ってる yoi teru N4	verb (colloquial) - being drunk; tipsy
タクシー takushii N5	noun - taxi
手遅れ teokure N2	noun - too late; beyond help
関係 kankei N4	noun - relationship; connection
体温 taion N3	noun - body temperature
触れた fureta N4	verb (past) - touched
甘える amaeru N3	verb - to behave in a spoiled way; to depend on someone
巻き戻したって makimodoshi tette N3	verb (te-form + って) – “even if rewound” - even if (you) rewind