ノンフィクション – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ≒JOY

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Japanese J-Pop with 'Nonfiction' by ≒JOY! This song is a perfect tool for learners to practice listening to natural Japanese phrasing and emotional expression, helping you grasp how contemporary artists communicate sincerity and resolve through music.

[English]

It was sitting at home

A sun-faded rom-com manga

To me

It was the only textbook I had

And every day, I see you in it

The Madonna blooming in our class

And I'm just an ordinary classmate

Humming a love song

Then I snap out of it and come to my senses

My heart is racing because of you

It sank away along with the sunset

"A night where nothing changes will come.

Only my feelings have shifted."

Even today, I couldn't talk to you

Our eyes didn't even meet; we just passed by

Then, as if on cue, it starts to rain

I want to hand you my umbrella and run to you

If only I had more courage

More confidence, to tell you I'm serious

If I could say that, then on that day

I could finally become the protagonist

A story different from a manga

This is what nonfiction is like

Just having you call my name

That was the whole event

It's strange to me

I'm flying high, overthinking everything

You're the only one who makes me feel this way

"Take responsibility for this," I say jokingly

I wonder if life would be easier if I could say it

My feelings haven't wavered

They are heading straight for you

"If I feel the same way tomorrow, I'll say it.

Hey, I really like..."

If it never reaches you, then forever

I'll be alone, rushing through this game of love

Wait, are you watching me!?

I'm acting cool on my way home

Thinking maybe you're around somewhere

My emotions are unstable, taking the long way home

I've already cast the roles in advance

I wonder if it's okay if you're the heroine

I haven't even written the epilogue yet

Ah, why is it that I...

Without even being able to make a flower bloom

Even within this song, I can't say

(Anything)

And it all comes to an end

The song is over in a flash

When summer comes, let them grow even more

Let my feelings overflow and surpass me

If my feelings collide in the sky

And turn into stars, let them fade away

If only I had more courage

More confidence, to tell you I'm serious

If I could say that, then on that day

I could finally become the protagonist

Even today, I couldn't talk to you

Our eyes didn't even meet; we just passed by

Then, as if on cue, it starts to rain

I want to hand you my umbrella and run to you

If only I were cooler

And sparkling like that guy over there

On the day I met you

I could have been the protagonist

A story different from a manga

This is what nonfiction is like

[Japanese]

家に置いてあった

日焼けしたラブコメ

僕にとって

唯一これが教科書で

毎日 君を重ねてる

クラスに咲く マドンナで

僕はただの同級生

愛の歌 口ずさんで

ハッとして我に帰る

君で弾んでいる この胸

夕陽と一緒に沈んでいった

「何も変わらない夜が来る。

僕の気持ちだけが動いてしまった。」

今日だって 話せなかった

目も合わないし すれ違っただけ

都合良く 雨が降ってさ

傘を手渡して 走りたい

もっと勇気があって

自信があって 本気なんだって

伝えられたら その日に

僕は主人公になれる

漫画と違うストーリー

ノンフィクションってこうなんだ

名前呼ばれただけ

それだけの出来事

僕は不思議

空も飛んで 拗らせて

君だけだよ こんななるの

「責任取って」なんてね

言えたら楽なのかな

恋心はブレてない

君にまっすぐ向かっているよ

「明日も同じ気持ちだったら言おう。

ねえ、君のことが…。」

届かないなら ずっと

恋愛ごっこ 1人 急いでる

もしかして 君が見てる！？

かっこつけてるんだ 下校中

どこかいるかもなんて

気持ち 不安定 ちょっと遠回り

キャスティングは先回り

君はヒロインでいいかな

エピローグだって 書けてない

ああ 僕は どうして

花を咲かすことさえ できずに

この歌の中ですら 何も

（言えず）

終わっていくんだ

あっという間の曲

夏になったらもっと

想い募れ 僕を超えていけ

空で気持ちぶつかって

星になれたなら 消えていけ

もっと勇気があって

自信があって 本気なんだって

伝えられたら その日に

僕は主人公になれる

今日だって 話せなかった

目も合わないし すれ違っただけ

都合良く 雨が降ってさ

傘を手渡して 走りたい

もっとかっこよくって

あいつみたいに キラキラしてたら

君と出会った その日に

僕は主人公になれた

漫画と違うストーリー

ノンフィクションってこうなんだ

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
日焼け hiyake N3	noun - sunburn, tanning
教科書 kyoukasho N5	noun - textbook
同級生 doukyuusei N3	noun - classmate
勇気 yuuki N3	noun - courage
主人公 shujinkou N3	noun - protagonist, main character
不思議 fushigi N4	adjective - mysterious, strange
拗らせる koshiraseru N2	verb - to complicate, to be emotionally hung up
責任 sekinin N3	noun - responsibility
恋心 koigokoro N2	noun - feelings of love
不安定 fuantei N3	adjective - unstable
遠回り toomawari N3	noun - detour
先回り sakimawari N3	noun - arriving before others, anticipating
エピローグ epiroogu N2	noun - epilogue
募る tsunoru N2	verb - to grow stronger, to collect
重なる kasanaru N3	verb - to overlap, pile up

Key Grammar Structures

• 毎日 君を重ねてる

  ➔ ~て(いる)

  ➔ Indicates a state or an ongoing action. '重ねてる' is the casual form of '重ねている', meaning to overlap or compare someone with an image in one's mind.

• 僕の気持ちだけが動いてしまった。

  ➔ ~てしまう

  ➔ Used to express the speaker's feeling that something happened unintentionally or with a sense of regret/finality.

• 伝えられたら その日に 僕は主人公になれる

  ➔ Conditional ~たら

  ➔ Used to express a condition: 'If I am able to convey my feelings, then I will become...'

• 言えたら楽なのかな

  ➔ ~のかな

  ➔ A reflective question used when the speaker is wondering to themselves about a situation.

• 君にまっすぐ向かっているよ

  ➔ Directional ~に向かっている

  ➔ Indicates movement or emotional focus towards a specific target. Here, it signifies the heart is focused on 'you'.

• かっこつけてるんだ

  ➔ ~ている (present continuous/habitual)

  ➔ Describes the current state or habit of 'acting cool' (trying to look good).

• 花を咲かすことさえ できずに

  ➔ ~さえ

  ➔ Used to emphasize a minimal action that couldn't be achieved, implying frustration.

• 君と出会った その日に 僕は主人公になれた

  ➔ Past tense verb (Dictionary form + た)

  ➔ Indicates a past event. By using 'になれた' (potential form in past), the speaker reflects on the moment they *could have* become the hero.