I JUST – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: swetty, Elle Teresa

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "I JUST" by swetty and Elle Teresa, a compelling Japanese hip-hop song that offers a powerful message of self-acceptance and resilience. By exploring its lyrics, you can learn common Japanese phrases related to expressing personal feelings and overcoming challenges. The song's raw emotion and authentic message make it a special piece for understanding modern Japanese expression and the struggles of staying true to oneself.

[English]

Aren't my hair a bit weird?

No, it's not weird

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine

I’m not worried about anyone’s voice right now

No more anxiety or negativity needed

I know I am myself, but

Sometimes I feel, where am I?

Oh yeah, I just want to be me

Yeah, I just want to be me

Yeah, I just want to be me

Oh yeah, yeah, I just want to be me

Messy table, empty heart

Today, what should I do to praise myself?

Focusing only on my faults isn’t gonna help

I just wanna brush it off

Again, starting over, I keep being afraid

I didn’t wanna hear it, so I covered my ears

Singing lalala, the fog’s clearing a little

I’m fed up with my dirt and fragility, no more

Getting tired of myself

Struggling again

Another garbage bad day, so pointless

Shouting to show myself, at幕張

And to the same you right now

I’m not worried about anyone’s voice right now

No more anxiety or negativity needed

I know I am myself, but

Sometimes I feel, where am I?

Yeah, I just want to be me

Yeah, I just want to be me

Yeah, I just want to be me

Oh yeah, yeah, I just want to be me

The road home, the crying sky

Cherry-colored tint, dyed in your color

No matter how many times I fail, I want you there

Two hours till the first train, I used to go to iso-maru often

Worries that plague me more than happy times

Like gentle cotton touching my hometown

If I get second place in a scratch chance, let’s share it

Even if it’s an unknown contact, let’s meet again next year here

Landmine line pulling at幕張 Messe

My false lashes stuck well, rinse when I get home

Hey, there’s still time, five minutes before the last train

All the life I wish for is coming true one by one

I’m not worried about anyone’s voice right now

No more anxiety or negativity needed

I know I am myself, but

Sometimes I feel, where am I?

Oh yeah, I just want to be me

Yeah, I just want to be me

Yeah, I just want to be me

Oh yeah, yeah, I just want to be me

[Japanese]

髪変じゃない？

変じゃないっす

大丈夫？

いいっす

気にしてないよ今誰の声も

不安やネガもいらないよanymore

自分は自分ってわかってるけれど

たまにI feel自分はどこにいるの

Oh yeah, I just want to be me

Yeah, I just want to be me

Yeah, I just want to be me

Oh yeah, yeah, I just want to be me

ごちゃごちゃのtableと空っぽの心

今日は自分を褒めるために何しよう

みんな悪いところばっかfocusでもしょうがない

I just wanna brush it off

again it's startedって怖がってばっか

聞きたくなくて耳を塞いだ

singing lalala 霧が少し晴れた

嫌気がさすんだ自分の汚さや脆さも、もう

嫌になって

またもがいて

続くbad dayもうくだらない

自分に見せるため叫んだ幕張

今同じあなたにも

気にしてないよ今誰の声も

不安やネガもいらないよanymore

自分は自分ってわかってるけれど

たまにI feel自分はどこにいるの

Yeah, I just want to be me

Yeah, I just want to be me

Yeah, I just want to be me

Oh yeah, yeah, I just want to be me

家帰る道が泣いてる空

さくら色のティント、あなた色に染まる

何回失敗してもいてほしいそば

始発まで2時間、よく行ってたね磯丸

楽しい今より、考えちゃう不安なこと

地元まるで優しい肌触りのコットン

スクラッチチャンスで2等でたら半分こ

知らない連絡先でも来年ここでまた会おう

幕張メッセ引いてる地雷ライン

上手く貼りついたつけま、帰ったらうがい

ねぇまだ間に合うわ終電の5分前

願った生活一個ずつ叶うんだね

気にしてないよ今誰の声も

不安やネガもいらないよanymore

自分は自分ってわかってるけれど

たまにI feel 自分はどこにいるの

Oh yeah, I just want to be me

Yeah, I just want to be me

Yeah, I just want to be me

Oh yeah, yeah, I just want to be me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
声 /ko̞e̞/ A1	noun - voice
不安 /ɸɯᵝaɴ/ B1	noun - anxiety, unease adjective - uneasy, anxious
自分 /d͡ʑibɯɴ/ A2	noun - oneself
心 /ko̞ko̞ɾo̞/ A1	noun - heart, mind
褒める /ho̞me̞ɾɯ/ B1	verb - to praise, to commend
霧 /kiri/ B2	noun - fog, mist
晴れる /haɾeɾɯ/ B1	verb - to clear up (weather)
嫌気 /ijaɡi/ B2	noun - disgust, boredom
汚さ /joɡo̞sa/ B2	noun - dirtiness, filthiness
脆さ /mo̞ɾosa/ C1	noun - fragility, brittleness
道 /michi/ A1	noun - road, street, path
空 /so̞ɾa/ A1	noun - sky
色 /iro/ A1	noun - color
失敗 /ʃippai/ B1	noun - failure, mistake verb - to fail
地元 /d͡ʑimo̞to̞/ B1	noun - local area, hometown
肌 /hada/ A2	noun - skin
生活 /seːkatsu/ A2	noun - life, living verb - to live
夢 /jume/ A2	noun - dream

Key Grammar Structures

• 髪変じゃない？

  ➔ じゃない (janai) - Negative Question Tag

  ➔ This uses "じゃない" as a tag question, implying a softening of the question. It literally translates to 'Isn't it weird?', but in context, it asks for reassurance about the hair.

• 気にしてないよ今誰の声も

  ➔ ～も (mo) - Emphatic Particle indicating 'also' or 'even'. Combining with negative form.

  ➔ Here, "も" is used with the negative form "ない" to emphasize that the speaker doesn't care about *any* voices.

• 自分は自分ってわかってるけれど

  ➔ って (tte) - Informal Quotation/Topic Marker

  ➔ "って" here acts as a topic marker, emphasizing the phrase before it: "自分は自分", meaning "I am who I am". It highlights the concept before proceeding to contrast it with the "けれど" (but).

• またもがいて

  ➔ また (mata) - Again, once more.

  ➔ "また" signifies the repetition of an action or state, meaning 'again'. In this context, it indicates that the struggling is happening repeatedly.

• 嫌気がさすんだ自分の汚さや脆さも、もう

  ➔ 嫌気がさす (iyakigasasu) - To be fed up with, to be sick of something. んだ (nda) - Explanatory/Emphasis.

  ➔ "嫌気がさす" means "to be fed up with", and "んだ" adds emphasis and explanation to the speaker's feeling. The "も" emphasizes that she's fed up with both her dirtiness and fragility.

• 始発まで2時間、よく行ってたね磯丸

  ➔ よく (yoku) - Often, frequently. ～ね (ne) - Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or conveying emotion.

  ➔ "よく行ってた" means "used to go often", and the "ね" adds a sense of nostalgia or confirmation, as if remembering a shared experience with someone.

• 上手く貼りついたつけま、帰ったらうがい

  ➔ ～たら (tara) - Conditional form indicating 'if' or 'when'

  ➔ The "たら" form indicates a conditional action. Here, "帰ったらうがい" means "When I get home, I'll gargle". It expresses what the speaker will do *after* arriving home.