You'll Never Know – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: J.Sheon
• Album: 街巷

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and J.Sheon's "You'll Never Know" is a great place to start with Mandarin Chinese. The song's straightforward lyrics about a relatable, albeit painful, emotional situation make it easier to grasp the language. Its modern Future R&B style, blended with hip-hop, also offers a glimpse into the contemporary Taiwanese music scene. By exploring this song, you can learn common vocabulary related to love and relationships while enjoying a smooth and soulful track.

[English]

I admire her unique sense of humor and insightfulness

Matching her sincerity, it makes me lost in a daze

But when it comes to feelings, she only mentions it to me

some dark shit

From her face, I understand

Watching you keep arguing with him

Scar after scar made by him

But you still cling to him

All I can do is keep my eyes open, let you fall into this trap

If I could stand up and be your man now

I'd learn to appreciate your beauty

Want to take you away from this

Don't want you caught in this love

Becoming enemies—what kind of love is this?

I'll stay here and accompany you, stay by your side

I could give you my world

Together, turn the world upside down

Splash paint, break free from the noise

One day even if you grow old

I will still be falling for you but you'll never know

I could show you some love

Able to write a song just for you

With a chorus that’s one of a kind

I could give you my world

Willing to burn everything just for you but you'll never know

...

If I were to fill in your story

I’d make it sweet

But stories usually aren’t that simple to change

...

A man can't treat his girl right

He ain't man enough, he's a lowlife

Should’ve already moved on, gone away

Because he doesn't love you enough

I have no right to cross the line

Regarding you and him

But I still stand with you

Telling you everything gon' be okay

...

I'll stay here with you

I could give you my world

Together, turn the world upside down

Splash paint, break free from the noise

One day even if you grow old

I will still be falling for you but you'll never know

I could show you some love

Able to write a song just for you

With a chorus that’s one of a kind

I could give you my world

Willing to burn everything just for you but you'll never know

...

[Chinese]

我欣賞她特別的幽默跟獨到

配她的真, 讓人失了神

但感情部分她只跟我提到

some dark shit

從她的臉我了解

看著你不斷跟他爭吵

一道道傷疤由他製造

但妳依然對他眷戀

我只能睜著眼, 由著妳淪了陷

If I could stand up be your man now

會懂得欣賞妳的美好

想要能夠帶妳離開這

Don't want you stuck in this love

變成互相對敵, 算什麼愛?

我會留著陪妳, 陪著妳待

I could give you my world

一起把世界顛倒

潑上顏料 脫離喧鬧

哪天就算妳變老

依舊會為妳傾倒but you'll never know

I could show you some love

能為妳編一首歌

搭著副歌 獨一無二

I could give you my world

願為妳燒盡一切but you'll never know

如果妳的故事是由我來填寫

我會讓它帶點甜

但故事通常沒這麼簡單可以改變

A man can't treat his girl right

Ain't man enough, he's lowlife

早就應該撤 該走開

因為他對妳 不夠愛

我無權跨過線

關於妳跟他之間

但照樣跟妳同隊

Telling you everything gon' be okay

我會留著陪妳

I could give you my world

一起把世界顛倒

潑上顏料 脫離喧鬧

哪天就算妳變老

依舊會為妳傾倒but you'll never know

I could show you some love

能為妳編一首歌

搭著副歌 獨一無二

I could give you my world

願為妳燒盡一切but you'll never know

Key Grammar Structures

• If I could stand up be your man now

  ➔ Conditional tense with 'could' to express hypothetical ability

  ➔ 'Could' indicates possibility or hypothetical ability in conditional sentences.

• I will leave the past behind

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will' expressing a decision or promise

  ➔ 'Will' expresses a future intention or promise.

• A man can't treat his girl right

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't' (cannot) to express inability or impossibility

  ➔ 'Can't' is used to express inability or impossibility.

• 我相信她一定會來

  ➔ Using '一定會' (certainly will) to express certainty about future action

  ➔ '一定會' indicates a high certainty that something will happen in the future.

• 但故事通常没这么简单可以改变

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' + base verb to express possibility or ability

  ➔ 'Can' + base verb expresses ability or possibility.

• 因為他對妳 不夠愛

  ➔ Because + clause indicating reason

  ➔ 'Because' introduces a clause that explains the reason for something.