TOKYO 4AM – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ちゃんみな

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of Chanmina's "TOKYO 4AM," a song that beautifully blends Japanese and English lyrics, offering a unique opportunity to explore the nuances of both languages. This R&B-infused pop track, with its emotional depth and urban vibe, makes for an engaging listen that can help language learners grasp modern conversational expressions and emotional vocabulary in Japanese, while appreciating the artist's global influences.

[English]

Wake up my heels in my hands

I’m calling up my friends

I’m breaking all of my plans

I just wanna dance

I don’t want to go home just yet

Even if it’s just a forced smile, that's fine

Hey, what are you doing tonight

I just wanna dance

This city is driving me crazy

Got me up up up all night

Tokyo 4am

Calling you up again

Guess I can’t help it That when I’m drunk I miss you

I get messy when I kiss you

I’m like damn

Got my heart in your hands

Guess I can’t help that

Ever since I met you

No, I can’t forget you

Tokyo 4am

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

Tokyo 4am

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

Even with my usual bad habits

I can’t help but want to see you

Around you, there’s Cinderella

I’m a rockstar singing love to you

Got no liquor in my cup so I’m filling it

I don’t wanna fall in love but I’m feeling it

I know how this ends

Tokyo 4am

I miss you, baby

I can’t forget that summer with you

A slightly long kiss

I’m like damn

Don’t go anywhere

I haven’t forgotten the promise with you

I’ll fall in love again

Tokyo 4am

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

Tokyo 4am

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

When I’m feeling so alone

I want you to pull me close

Don’t know where I wanna go

But I don’t wanna go back home

Tokyo 4am

I miss you, baby

I can’t forget that summer with you

A slightly long kiss

I’m like damn

Don’t go anywhere

I haven’t forgotten the promise with you

I’ll fall in love again

Tokyo 4am

The sun is rising

Tokyo 4am

The summer I spent with you

Tokyo 4am

Tomorrow will surely come

Tokyo 4am

I sing for you

[Japanese]

Wake up my heels in my hands

I’m calling up my friends

I’m breaking all of my plans

I just wanna dance

今日はまだ帰りたくないや

作り笑いでもいいから

Hey what you doing tonight

I just wanna dance

気が変になってくる city

Got me up up up all night

Tokyo 4am

Calling you up again

Guess I can’t help That when I’m drunk I miss you

I get messy when I kiss you

I’m like damn

Got my heart in your hands

Guess I can’t help that

Ever since I met you

No I can’t forget you

Tokyo 4am

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

Tokyo 4am

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

いつもどおりの悪い癖でも

どうしようもなく会いたくなるの

君の周りにはシンデレラ

私は君に愛を歌うロックスター

Got no liquor in my cup so I’m filling it

I don’t wanna fall in love but I’m feeling it

I know how this ends

Tokyo 4am

恋しいよ baby

忘れらんない君との夏

少し長いキス

I’m like damn

どこも行かないで

忘れてない君とのプロミス

また恋する

Tokyo 4am

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

Tokyo 4am

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

When I’m feeling so alone

I want you to pull me close

Don’t know where I wanna go

But I don’t wanna go back home

Tokyo 4am

恋しいよ baby

忘れらんない君との夏

少し長いキス

I’m like damn

どこも行かないで

忘れてない君とのプロミス

また恋する

Tokyo 4am

朝日が登る

Tokyo 4am

君といた夏

Tokyo 4am

明日もきっと

Tokyo 4am

あなたを歌う

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wake /weɪk/ A2	verb - to stop sleeping
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood noun - the center of emotion
city /ˈsɪti/ A2	noun - a large town
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have a deep affection for someone
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ B1	verb - to fail to remember
messy /ˈmɛsi/ B2	adjective - untidy or disorganized
pull /pʊl/ A2	verb - to exert force to move something towards oneself
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the time between sunset and sunrise
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A2	noun - the warmest season of the year
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ B1	noun - a declaration or assurance that one will do something
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak to someone on the phone
liquor /ˈlɪkər/ B2	noun - alcoholic drink
fill /fɪl/ A2	verb - to make something full

Key Grammar Structures

• I just wanna dance

  ➔ Using 'just wanna' as a colloquial contraction for 'just want to', expressing desire in informal speech.

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a contraction of 'want to', used in informal speech to indicate desire or intent.

• Got me up up up all night

  ➔ Use of repetition (up up up) for emphasis on the prolongation of the action or state.

  ➔ Repetition of 'up' emphasizes the ongoing or intense nature of being awake or active.

• I'm like damn

  ➔ Use of the phrase 'I'm like' to express a reaction or feeling informally.

  ➔ 'I'm like' introduces a colloquial way to describe a spontaneous reaction or feeling.

• No I can’t forget you

  ➔ Use of 'can't' to express inability or strong refusal to forget someone.

  ➔ 'Can't' is the contraction of 'cannot', indicating an inability or emotional difficulty in forgetting someone.

• Guess I can’t help that

  ➔ Use of 'help that' to express inability to control or prevent oneself from certain feelings or actions.

  ➔ 'Help that' indicates the speaker's feeling of being unable to resist or control certain emotions or impulses.

• You are singing about Tokyo at 4AM

  ➔ Use of present continuous tense ('are singing') to describe an ongoing action or activity.

  ➔ 'Are singing' is a present continuous tense used to describe an action happening at the moment or in this context.