じゃないんだよ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ATARASHII GAKKO!

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking of learning Japanese? Let ATARASHII GAKKO! be your guide with their song "じゃないんだよ." The song's title and recurring chorus, "Atarimae janain da yo," is a common and useful Japanese phrase meaning "It's not a given." The energetic and clear vocals make it a fun track for picking up new vocabulary and getting a feel for the powerful and expressive side of the Japanese language.

[English]

I kinda hate it

Are we being watched?

You're so dumb

Don't you know they've noticed?

If you're gonna get in the way, I'll end it right here

I'll teach you what defeat really is

If I can protect this day, this moment

It's a piece of cake

It's not a given, you know

It's not a given, you know

The happiness we see

Is filled with

Inoffensive words

I don't need a future like that

If I'm gonna be laughed at, pull the trigger

Crying and begging

Aren't you watching too many movies?

Even those guys

I'm crazy enough to shoot them down

Always with that cocky attitude, payback's coming

Don't tell me you didn't know

I'll teach you, you XXXXXX

3000 points to the head

Gonna nail it, triple the payback is set

3000 points to the head

Nail it and go home quick

It's not a given, you know

It's not a given, you know

This day we can think about tomorrow

It's not a given, you know

It's not a given, you know

The happiness we see

Trembling as we sleep

Drowning in anxiety

I don't need a night like that

It's not a given, you know

It's not a given, you know

If I'm gonna be laughed at, pull the trigger

[Japanese]

なんかヤダね

誰かに見られてんの

あんたバカね

気付かれてるのわかんないの？

邪魔するならここで終わらせるだけさ

敗北が何かって教えてやるんだ

今日この日この時を守れるなら

お安い御用

当たり前じゃないんだよ

当たり前じゃないんだよ

僕らが見てる幸せは

当たり障りのない

言葉で埋め尽くす

そんな未来なんていらない

笑われるくらいなら引き金引け

泣いて媚びて

映画の見すぎじゃないの？

そんな奴も

撃ち抜くくらい狂ってんの

舐めた態度ばかり 仕返しが来るって

知らないとかないって

教えてやるぜこのXXXXXX

脳天に3000点

キメる3倍返し決定です

脳天に3000点

キメて早く帰んだ

当たり前じゃないんだよ

当たり前じゃないんだよ

明日を想えるこの日は

当たり前じゃないんだよ

当たり前じゃないんだよ

僕らが見てる幸せは

震えて眠るような

不安に溺れてる

そんな夜はいらないよ

当たり前じゃないんだよ

当たり前じゃないんだよ

笑われるくらいなら引き金引け

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ヤダ /jada/ A2	adjective - dislike, unpleasant
見られる /mirareru/ B1	verb - to be seen
バカ /baka/ A1	noun - fool, idiot
気付く /kizuku/ B1	verb - to notice, to realize
邪魔 /jama/ B2	noun - obstruction, hindrance
敗北 /haiboku/ B2	noun - defeat
守れる /mamoreru/ B1	verb - to protect, to keep
幸せ /shiawase/ A2	noun - happiness
言葉 /kotoba/ A1	noun - word, language
未来 /mirai/ A2	noun - future
笑う /warau/ A1	verb - to laugh
泣く /naku/ A1	verb - to cry
狂う /kuruu/ B2	verb - to go mad, to go crazy
撃つ /utsu/ B1	verb - to shoot, to hit
脳天 /nōten/ C1	noun - top of the head
決定 /kettei/ B2	noun - decision, determination

Key Grammar Structures

• 気付かれてるのわかんないの？

  ➔ The passive form "気付かれてる" combined with the question "わかんないの？" shows informal questioning about awareness.

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• 邪魔するならここで終わらせるだけさ

  ➔ Using "なら" to mean "if" or "assuming," indicating conditional action, with "だけ" to emphasize "only".

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• 敗北が何かって教えてやるんだ

  ➔ Using "って" as a colloquial quoting particle to indicate "what" and suggesting a forceful declaration "教えてやる".

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• 脳天に3000点

  ➔ Expression meaning "3000 points to the forehead," used metaphorically to indicate a strong impact or hit.

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• 引き金引け

  ➔ Imperative form of "引き金引く" (to pull the trigger), giving a command or call to action.

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• 当たり前じゃないんだよ

  ➔ Using "じゃないんだよ" to emphasize that something is not taken for granted or is not obvious.

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• 笑われるくらいなら引き金引け

  ➔ Conditional "なら" used here means "if" (in the sense of 'if you'd rather be laughed at'), combined with imperative "引き金引け".

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