真夜中のZOO – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: ACEes
• Album: ACEes Arena Tour 2026 "V"

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

My head is completely filled with thoughts of you

Like the plankton I used to see in the ocean as a child

My body wanders, craving your scent, in this midnight ZOO

Before this summer comes to an end

They say time apart makes the heart grow fonder?

Don't be fooled by superstitions like that

Even God tells lies sometimes

I'll become a lion and run wild and free inside of you

On this sweaty full moon night, I'll become a wolf and howl

They say the world might end tomorrow

Shall we build a bridge from here and migrate to Mars?

If you'll just nod your head, this moment isn't just a dream

wow wow wow wow

I'll make sure to be a real man, and to you alone

I want to show my true self

Still calling out for love, I am the midnight ZOO

I'll become a lion and run wild and free inside of you

On this sweaty full moon night, I'll become a wolf

I'll become a pelican and flap my wings through the stars with all my heart

Holding tight to the chimpanzee diving into bed just before dawn

A panda who got a little tired and fell asleep by the roadside

My darling flamingo, please let me hear your voice

If you'll just nod your head, this moment isn't just a dream

[Japanese]

頭の中君のことだけで埋めつくされてる

子供の頃海で見てたプランクトンのように

身体はその匂いを求めて彷徨う真夜中のZOO

この夏が終わっちゃうまでに

会えない時間が育んで行くって？

そんな迷信に騙されるな

神様もたまに嘘をつく

ライオンになって君ん中縦横無尽に走るんだ

汗ばむ満月の今夜はオオカミになって吠えるんだ

明日地球が滅亡するかもしれないってさ

そこから橋架けて火星にでも移住しようか

君がうなずいてくれんなら　夢夢夢じゃない今

wow wow wow wow

ちゃんと人間になって君にだけは

本当を見せたいんだ

未だに恋を呼ぶ　僕は真夜中のZOO

ライオンになって君ん中 縦横無尽に走るんだ

汗ばむ満月の今夜はオオカミになって

ペリカンになって星ん中一心不乱に羽ばたいて

朝焼け間近のベッドに潜るチンパンジー抱きしめて

ちょっと疲れちゃって道端で眠るパンダ

愛しのフラミンゴ　その声を聴かせてよ

君がうなずいてくれんなら　夢夢夢じゃない今

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
真夜中 mayonaka N3	noun - dead of night
埋めつくす umetsukusu N2	verb - to fill up
彷徨う samayou N1	verb - to wander
迷信 meishin N2	noun - superstition
縦横無尽 juuoumujin N1	adjective - freely
滅亡 metsubou N2	noun - ruin / extinction
移住 ijuu N2	verb - migration
一心不乱 isshinfuran N1	adjective - wholeheartedly
朝焼け asayake N2	noun - morning glow
抱きしめる dakishimeru N3	verb - to hug
匂い nioi N4	noun - scent
汗ばむ asebamu N2	verb - to be sweaty
満月 mangetsu N3	noun - full moon
道端 michibata N3	noun - roadside
愛し itoshi N3	adjective - beloved

Key Grammar Structures

• 頭の中君のことだけで埋めつくされてる

  ➔ Passive form (Te-iru)

  ➔ "Umetsukusarete-ru" is the passive form of 'to bury/fill', expressing a state of being completely filled.

• この夏が終わっちゃうまでに

  ➔ Te-shimau (Colloquial: Chau)

  ➔ "Owachau" (owatte-shimau) indicates an action that will be completed or happens with a nuance of regret or finality.

• 会えない時間が育んで行くって？

  ➔ Indirect quotation (Tte)

  ➔ "Tte?" is a casual contraction of 'to iu', used here to repeat a common saying with a skeptical tone.

• 明日地球が滅亡するかもしれないってさ

  ➔ Kamoshirenai (Possibility)

  ➔ "Kamoshirenai" expresses a conjecture or possibility that something might happen.

• 君がうなずいてくれんなら

  ➔ Conditional 'Nara' (Colloquial)

  ➔ "Kuren nara" is a casual version of 'kureru naraba', meaning 'if you do [the favor of] nodding'.

• 本当を見せたいんだ

  ➔ Noun-modifying form for emphasis (N-da)

  ➔ Ending a sentence with "nda" is used to provide an explanation or to emphasize one's desire.

• 朝焼け間近のベッドに潜る

  ➔ Time-related nouns (Mazhika)

  ➔ "Mazhika" means 'soon' or 'very near in time', used here to describe the moments before sunrise.

• その声を聴かせてよ

  ➔ Causative form (Saseru)

  ➔ "Kikasete" (kikasero/kikasete kudasai) is the causative form meaning 'let me hear' or 'make me hear'.