Under My Skin – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: テミン
• Album: TAEMIN

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of the Japanese language through Taemin's "Under My Skin." This vocally-driven ballad offers a unique opportunity to learn expressive and introspective vocabulary related to feelings of vulnerability, self-doubt, and the solace found in human connection. The song's heartfelt lyrics and Taemin's emotive delivery make it a special and moving way to connect with the nuances of Japanese expression.

[English]

Here we go again, my heart starts to stir from deep inside

Locking it all inside, Under My Skin, the worst version of me

...

Not able to love myself properly, I stray from my ideal shape

I forcefully break apart the parts I don’t need

So I reach out, only your warmth can melt

This cold heart I’ve hidden under my skin

I can’t show anyone, can’t go anywhere

Hold me tonight, for the real me

Every time I think of someone who’s gone away

...

I feel like I only have bad parts about myself

...

"Have I gotten a little better?" I whisper to the mirror alone

A voice laughs behind my eardrum, echoing mockingly

So I grab that hand, touching your love

And I can forgive even the weak parts I’ve hidden under my skin

...

With you, all my past can change

For the sake of the future...

So I reach out, only your warmth can melt

This cold heart I've hidden under my skin

I can’t show anyone, can’t go anywhere

Hold me tonight, for the real me

...

[Japanese]

また始まった胸の奥騒ぎ出してる

閉じ込めていたUnder My Skin最悪な僕が

自分を上手く愛せなくて理想の姿はみ出した

要らない部分を自分で無理矢理叩き壊した

だからこの手を伸ばすよあなたの温もりだけが

この肌の下隠し続けた冷たい心溶かすよ

誰にも見せないどこにも行けない

本当の僕を抱きしめてTonight

離れていった誰かを思い出す度に

嫌なところしか僕にはない気がしてた

「少しはマシになれたかな」鏡に独りつぶやくと

鼓膜の彼方で鼻で笑う声が木霊している

だからその手を掴むよあなたの愛に触れると

この肌の下隠し続けた弱い自分も許せるよ

あなたがいればすべての過去が

未来のために変わる...

だからこの手を伸ばすよあなたの温もりだけが

この肌の下隠し続けた冷たい心溶かすよ

誰にも見せないどこにも行けない

本当の僕を抱きしめてTonight

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
始まる /hajimaru/ B1	verb - to begin
愛 /ai/ A2	noun - love
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart
温もり /nukumori/ B2	noun - warmth
冷たい /tsumetai/ B1	adjective - cold
抱きしめる /dakishimeru/ B2	verb - to hug
思い出す /omoidasu/ B1	verb - to remember
未来 /mirai/ A2	noun - future
過去 /kako/ A2	noun - past
独り /hitori/ B1	adverb - alone
声 /koe/ A1	noun - voice
手 /te/ A1	noun - hand
姿 /sugata/ B2	noun - figure, appearance
壊す /kowasu/ B1	verb - to break
見せる /miseru/ A2	verb - to show
掴む /tsukamu/ B2	verb - to grasp, to seize

Key Grammar Structures

• また始まった胸の奥騒ぎ出してる

  ➔ The verb "始まった" is in the past tense, indicating that the action has already begun. "〜出してる" is the contraction form of "出している," using the te-iru form to express a continuing or ongoing state.

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• 閉じ込めていたUnder My Skin最悪な僕が

  ➔ The phrase "閉じ込めていた" uses the te-iru form with the past tense "いた" to indicate a state that had been ongoing or completed in the past. "最悪な僕が" introduces the subject (I) with an adjective "最悪な" (worst).

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• 要らない部分を自分で無理矢理叩き壊した

  ➔ The verb "叩き壊した" combines "叩き壊す" (to smash) in the past tense "した." "無理矢理" is an adverb meaning "forcefully" or "against one's will."

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• あなたの温もりだけが

  ➔ The phrase "だけが" is used after a noun to emphasize that only that thing or person is the subject, expressed as "only" or "nothing but."

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• 誰にも見せないどこにも行けない

  ➔ The double negatives "誰にも見せない" and "どこにも行けない" emphasize that the person cannot show to anyone nor go anywhere, with "にも" and "も" indicating limitation or negation in the context.

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• 本当の僕を抱きしめてTonight

  ➔ The phrase "抱きしめて" is the te-form of "抱きしめる" (to hug), used here as a request or imperative form meaning "hold me tight." "Tonight" indicates the time.

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