YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW 你不用懂 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: J.Sheon
• Album: OUTCOMES 結果論

Lyrics & Translation

For those learning Mandarin, J.Sheon's "YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW 你不用懂" offers a poignant and relatable narrative of heartbreak. The song's clear, emotive R&B style makes the lyrics accessible, allowing learners to connect with the raw emotions of the song while picking up vocabulary related to feelings and relationships. Its lyrical depth and smooth melody make it a compelling piece for both language practice and musical enjoyment.

[English]

Why is it another sleepless night

It's definitely not because I miss you that I can't sleep

Photos I can't delete, faces I can't erase

Forget it, I'll just take one more look

You won't let me know you've got someone else

Just like I won't tell you I cried

I don't care about your business, it's none of my concern

What does it all really mean?

Still can't unfollow you

Look at me, how useless I am

I used to laugh at how stupid they were

How deep love could be

Now I guess I understand

Oh I love you girl

In the end, we reached the last crossroads

This feeling, you don’t need to know

You don’t have to feel the pain I feel

Oh, someone save me

Pull me out of this endless whirlpool

It’s hard to understand, you don’t need to understand

You don’t have to feel the emptiness I feel

Love can make people conflicted

Make people lose all shame without fear

Love should take full responsibility

It makes you lose yourself and your principles

That movie we watched together once

Now I watch it alone seven hundred times

The main characters meet, part ways, then meet again

What kind of nonsense story is this?

Oh, every scene in the movie

Touches the heart and breaks it

We stop at unfinished spaces

Unable to keep drawing the lines

Like a love song with a broken ending

Oh I love you girl

In the end, we reached the last crossroads

This feeling, you don’t need to know

You don’t have to feel the pain I feel

Oh, someone save me

Pull me out of this endless whirlpool

It’s hard to understand, you don’t need to understand

You don’t have to feel the emptiness I feel

[Chinese]

怎麼又是睡不著的夜

肯定不是因為想你才失了眠

刪不掉的照片 刪不了的臉

算了就再看一眼

你不會讓我知道你有了誰

就像我不會告訴你我流了淚

我不管你的事 不關我的事

到底有什麼意思

還是退不了追蹤

你看看我 多沒用

以前笑他們到底多蠢

愛是能有多深

現在也算是懂了

Oh I love you girl

終究走到了最後的路口

這種感受 你不用懂

不用去感覺我感覺的痛

Oh 誰救救我

把我拉出這無盡的漩渦

這很難懂 你不用懂

不用去感覺我感覺的空洞

愛能讓人變得糾結

能讓人丟臉到都不怕丟臉

愛應該負全責

它讓人沒了自己 也沒了原則

曾經我們一起看的那部片

現在我獨自一人看了七百遍

主角相識離別 再重新遇見

這什麼狗屁情節

Oh 電影的每段場景

讓人上心到傷心

我倆停在未完的空格

無法繼續勾勒

像爛了尾的情歌

Oh I love you girl

終究走到了最後的路口

這種感受 你不用懂

不用去感覺我感覺的痛

Oh 誰救救我

把我拉出這無盡的漩渦

這很難懂 你不用懂

不用去感覺我感覺的空洞

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
睡不著 (shuì bù zháo) /ʂweɪ˥˩ pu˥˧ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯˧˥/ B1	adjective - unable to sleep; sleepless
夜 (yè) /je˥˩/ A1	noun - night
想 (xiǎng) /ɕi̯ɑŋ˧˥/ A1	verb - to think; to want; to miss
失眠 (shīmián) /ʂɻ̩˥ mi̯ɛn˧˥/ B1	noun - insomnia
照片 (zhàopiàn) /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯˥˩ pʰi̯ɛn˥˩/ A1	noun - photograph; picture
臉 (liǎn) /li̯ɛn˧˥/ A1	noun - face
淚 (lèi) /leɪ˥˩/ A2	noun - tear
追蹤 (zhuīzōng) /ʈ͡ʂweɪ˥ t͡sʊŋ˥/ B2	verb - to follow; to track; to trace
蠢 (chǔn) /ʈ͡ʂʰwən˧˥/ B2	adjective - stupid; foolish
愛 (ài) /aɪ˥˩/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
感受 (gǎnshòu) /kɑn˧˥ ʂəʊ̯˥˩/ B1	noun - feeling; experience verb - to feel; to experience
痛 (tòng) /tʰʊŋ˥˩/ A2	noun - pain adjective - painful
漩渦 (xuánwō) /ɕɥɛn˧˥ wɔ˥/ B2	noun - whirlpool; vortex
空洞 (kōngdòng) /kʰʊŋ˥ tʊŋ˥˩/ B2	adjective - empty; hollow; vacuous
糾結 (jiūjié) /t͡ɕi̯ʊ˥ t͡ɕi̯ɛ˧˥/ C1	adjective - entangled; interwoven; complicated verb - to be entangled; to be interwoven; to be complicated
丟臉 (diūliǎn) /ti̯oʊ˥ li̯ɛn˧˥/ B2	verb - to lose face; to be disgraced
原則 (yuánzé) /ɥɛn˧˥ tsɤ˥/ B2	noun - principle
情節 (qíngjié) /t͡ɕʰiŋ˧˥ t͡ɕi̯ɛ˧˥/ B2	noun - plot; circumstances
場景 (chǎngjǐng) /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ˧˥ t͡ɕiŋ˧˥/ B1	noun - scene
空格 (kònggé) /kʰʊŋ˥ kɤ˥/ B1	noun - space; blank

Key Grammar Structures

• 怎麼又是睡不著的夜

  ➔ Interrogative Pronoun + 又 + Verb + 的

  ➔ "怎麼" (zěnme) means 'how' or 'why'. "又是" (yòu shì) means 'again is', indicating something is recurring. The "的" (de) at the end modifies "夜" (yè, night), making it a descriptive phrase 'sleepless night'.

• 肯定不是因為想你才失了眠

  ➔ 肯定 + 不是 + 因為…才…(kěndìng bùshì yīnwèi… cái…)

  ➔ This structure emphasizes that the reason given isn't the real reason for something. "肯定" (kěndìng) means 'definitely'. "因為…才…" (yīnwèi… cái…) connects a cause and effect, but here it's used within the negative structure to negate the given reason. "不是因為想你" (bùshì yīnwèi xiǎng nǐ) - not because of missing you, "才失了眠" (cái shī le mián) - only then lost sleep. But the whole sentence is stating this reason is not the correct one.

• 算了就再看一眼

  ➔ 就算…就 + Verb

  ➔ "算了" (suàn le) means 'forget it' or 'never mind', indicating resignation. "就" (jiù) here implies 'then' or 'just' - a decision to do something after some consideration. "再看一眼" (zài kàn yī yǎn) means 'look one more time'. Therefore, the whole phrase means 'Forget it, then I'll just look at it one more time'.

• 到底有什麼意思

  ➔ 到底 + Verb Phrase (+呢)?

  ➔ "到底" (dàodǐ) expresses 'in the end', 'after all', or 'what on earth'. It's often used to intensify a question or express frustration about something that's unclear or pointless. "有什麼意思" (yǒu shénme yìsi) means 'what's the meaning?' or 'what's the point?'. The entire sentence conveys a sense of questioning the purpose or value of something.

• 還是退不了追蹤

  ➔ 還是 + Verb + 了 (hái shì + Verb + le) - still can't/still haven't

  ➔ "還是" (háishì) means 'still' or 'yet'. Combined with the negative "不了" (bù liǎo - can't), it emphasizes the speaker's inability to do something despite their possible desire or intention. "退追蹤" (tuì zhuīzōng) means 'unfollow'. So the sentence means 'Still can't unfollow'.

• 你看看我 多沒用

  ➔ 你 + Verb + 我, 多 + Adjective

  ➔ This sentence uses an exclamatory structure to express strong emotion or feeling. "你看看我" (nǐ kànkan wǒ) means 'look at me'. "多沒用" (duō méiyòng) means 'how useless'. The use of "多" (duō) emphasizes the degree of uselessness. The speaker is expressing self-pity and frustration with their own behavior.

• 以前笑他們到底多蠢

  ➔ 以前 + Verb + 他們 + 到底 + 多 + Adjective

  ➔ This sentence expresses a past judgement or assessment. "以前" (yǐqián) means 'previously' or 'before'. "笑他們" (xiào tāmen) means 'laughed at them'. "到底多蠢" (dàodǐ duō chǔn) means 'how stupid after all'. The speaker is reflecting on a past perspective and contrasting it with their current understanding.

• 愛是能有多深

  ➔ 愛 + 是 + 能 + 有 + 多 + Adjective/Verb

  ➔ This sentence is a rhetorical question about the extent or depth of love. "愛是" (ài shì) means 'love is'. "能有多深" (néng yǒu duō shēn) means 'how deep can it be'. This sentence is often used to express skepticism or doubt about the power or intensity of love.