Sayonara My Ex – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: FAKY

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Japanese with FAKY's "Sayonara My Ex" offers a unique opportunity to connect with the emotional nuances of the language. The song's blend of Japanese and English lyrics provides a great entry point for learners, allowing you to see how both languages can be used to express the universal feeling of heartbreak. What makes this song special is its raw honesty, born from the members' real-life experiences, making it a powerful and relatable tool for language and cultural immersion.

[English]

The scent of her on your shirt

The nerve you had to tell me she was just a friend

The lies you’d sell to save yourself

I went through hell and back to cover your mistakes

Please wait, don’t let it become the past

It’s burned into me, should I have never loved you?

Your lingering scent that won’t leave me

What should I have done with my feelings?

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I loved you even if it was a lie

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You don’t respond, My Ex

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A sweetness in the air

From all our golden years

Two high school kids in love that could have been something

Too young to admit that we wouldn’t fit

But I never second guessed the love you had for me

Even if I was loved, I didn’t want to change

I’m sorry I didn’t like your cigarettes

Hey, be honest for your own sake

Now I feel like I can say it, thank you for the freedom

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It felt like my first love

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We shared happiness, My Ex

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You know, that day had a different scent

Just making eye contact, and I was already done for

Carrying expectations, counting down to 'goodbye'

Including all the things I hated

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[Japanese]

The scent of her on your shirt

The nerve you had to tell me she was just a friend

The lies you’d sell to save yourself

I went through hell and back to cover your mistakes

お願い待って　過去にしないで

焼き付いて離れない　恋しなきゃよかったの？

こびりついた　君の残り香

私の想いは　どうすればよかったの？

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嘘でも愛してた

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応えてくれない My Ex

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A sweetness in the air

From all our golden years

Two high school kids in love that could have been something

Too young to admit that we wouldn’t fit

But I never second guessed the love you had for me

愛されたって　変えたくなくて

あなたのタバコも　好きじゃなくてごめん

ねえ素直になって　自分のために

今なら言えそう　自由をありがとう

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初恋みたいだった

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幸せ分け合った My Ex

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あのね、あの日　違う匂いがした

目が合うだけで　もうだめになってく

期待を抱えて　「さよなら」を数えて

嫌いも全部込めて

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
scent /sɛnt/ B1	noun - a distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant
nerve /nɜrv/ B2	noun - courage or confidence to do something
lies /laɪz/ A2	noun - false statements made with the intention to deceive
mistakes /mɪˈsteɪks/ A2	noun - errors or faults in action, judgment, or calculation
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B2	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants
sweetness /ˈswiːtnəs/ B2	noun - the quality of being sweet
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
past /pæst/ A2	noun - the time before the present
heart /hɑrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body
goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A2	noun - a parting phrase or expression

Key Grammar Structures

• The nerve you had to tell me she was just a friend

  ➔ Past tense of 'have to' (had to) for necessity or obligation

  ➔ 'had to' expresses an obligation or necessity in the past.

• お願い待って　過去にしないで

  ➔ Imperative verb form with 'お願いします' (please) + '待って' (wait)

  ➔ 'お願い' expresses a polite request, and '待って' is the imperative form of 'wait.'

• 焼き付いて離れない　恋しなきゃよかったの？

  ➔ Expressing regret with '～えばよかった' (should have ...)

  ➔ '～えばよかった' expresses regret about a past action or decision.

• 私の想いは　どうすればよかったの？

  ➔ Using '～ればよかった' to express regret or questioning what would have been better.

  ➔ '～ればよかった' is used to express regret or wonder about a better choice in the past.

• 自分のために　今なら言えそう

  ➔ Conditional form 'なら' with present tense to express 'if now, I could say'

  ➔ 'なら' indicates a conditional 'if', with the present tense indicating a hypothetical or possible action.

• 今なら言えそう　自由をありがとう

  ➔ Using 'なら' with present tense to indicate a hypothetical situation or ability in the current moment.

  ➔ 'なら' with present tense expresses a hypothetical ability or situation in the current context.