Curse Lyrics in English by Janne Da Arc

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dakara betsuni daijoubu da tte

So I'm telling you, I'm fine

unuborenaidekure

Don't flatter yourself

tawagoto wa kikiakitekita hayaku kiero yo

I'm sick of your nonsense, just get lost already

kore gotoki de dame ni nareru hodo

To be ruined by something like this

dekita yatsu janai ze

I'd have to be a better guy than I am

mokuteki wa nenmaku to no hadena karamiai

All I'm after is a wild tangle of flesh on flesh

omocha suteta hi kara

From the day I threw my toy away

shibaraku shite aru hi ihen ga okite

Some time passed, then one day something strange happened

kizuita toki ni wa osoku

By the time I noticed, it was too late

soshite hatsudoushita anata no noroi

And then your curse took effect

darekare motometa yoru ga

The nights I wanted just anybody

mitasenai sutoresu ni kawari

turned into stress I can't relieve

tamaru no wa miruku to

What builds up is milk and

furasutoreeshon

frustration

kono kahanshin to kono mune ni

To this lower body and this chest

hayaku ataenakereba

I have to give what they need, and soon

anata no kanshoku janakya

If it's not your touch

noroi tokenai

the curse won't break

yugamu kemuri kawaita nodo

Warped smoke, a dry throat

tabako ni mata hi o tsukete

I light another cigarette

ate no nai ashita ni tada

Facing a tomorrow with nothing to aim for, I just

daisu korogasu himatsubushi ni

Roll the dice to kill time

kyoumi mo nani mo nai mirai uranaeba

When I read a future I don't care about at all

kore de mou fukitsuna kaado

There it is, the ominous card

nido mo naranda

Turned up twice in a row

iyana koto bakari no kurikaeshi de

Over and over, nothing but bad things

nani mo shitakunakute

I don't want to do anything

soredemo omou anata o

And still I think of you

tsukihi nagaretemo iroasenai

Even as time goes by, never fading

mabushii kioku no kako ga

The past of dazzling memories

tada hikari tsuyosugite ima o

Just shines so bright that the present

otozureta kage ga yokei kurakusuru

Is made even darker by the shadow that's fallen on it

kono kahanshin to kono mune ga

If this lower body and this chest

mada hoshigaranakereba

Didn't still crave you

anata to no deai made

Then even meeting you

urandari wa shinai

I wouldn't resent

iyana koto bakari no kurikaeshi de

Over and over, nothing but bad things

nani mo shitakunakute

I don't want to do anything

ima de mo omou anata o

Even now I think of you

soshite hatsudoushita yaritarinai

And then it kicked in: I still can't get enough

darekare motometa yoru ga

The nights I wanted just anybody

mitasenai sutoresu ni kawari

turned into stress I can't relieve

tamaru no wa miruku to

What builds up is milk and

furasutoreeshon

frustration

kono kahanshin to kono mune ni

To this lower body and this chest

hayaku ataenakereba

I have to give what they need, and soon

anata no kanshoku janakya

If it's not your touch

noroi tokenai

the curse won't break

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呪い — curse

呪い means “curse” or “spell,” and it is the central image of the song. The narrator describes an overwhelming desire that feels like a supernatural curse, one that can only be broken by the touch of the person he longs for.

This word is memorable because it connects the song’s intense emotions with dark, dramatic imagery, while also introducing the useful kanji 呪, associated with magic, curses, and incantations.

"Curse" is Janne Da Arc at their most shameless. The singer opens by brushing someone off: "だから別に大丈夫だって" [So I said I'm fine], then "戯言は聞き飽きてきた早く消えろよ" [I'm sick of your nonsense, just get lost]. He even admits his only goal was physical, and pretty bluntly: "目的は粘膜とのハデなカラミアイ" [The goal was a wild tangle of skin on skin]. Then the twist lands. Some time after he threw his "toy" away, something goes wrong: "そして発動したあなたの呪い" [And then your curse kicked in]. 発動 is the word you'd use for a spell or a special move being triggered in a game, which is a fun choice here.

The curse is that nobody else satisfies him anymore. "あなたの感触じゃなきゃ呪い解けない" [If it's not your touch, the curse won't break]. The middle of the song gets moody and smoky: "歪む煙乾いたノド" [Warped smoke, a dry throat], rolling dice to kill time, and a fortune reading where "不吉なカード二度も並んだ" [the unlucky card came up twice]. Underneath the swagger he keeps confessing "今でも想うあなたを" [I still think of you], and the bright memories of the past make the present look even darker. The last line, "そして発動したヤリ足りない" [And it kicked in: I haven't had enough], uses ヤル, crude slang for sex, so treat that one as a word to recognise rather than repeat. Honestly, the whole thing is a bit much, and that is exactly why it's fun.

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Janne Da Arc Curse Lyrics