This is not a love song
倖田來未 Lyrics

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Don't sing along
Because it's not a love song
間違いだらけの明けない
All night
優しい嘘でごまかされて
わかっていたまさかの展開
信じるものが馬鹿を見るの??
Ah Maria
Ah 私に歌って
I need love song 恵みを
But まだ癒えない
汚れた血駆けめぐり
いくら歌っても
This is not a love song
いくら歌っても
This is not a love song
都合よくも好きなやつが
自分を好きになる確率
少なくても巡り会った
意味があると信じていたのに
Ah Maria
Ah 夢を見せて
I need love song 恵みを
But まだ癒えない
汚れた血駆けめぐり
いくら歌っても
This is not a love song
I want love song 聴かせて
他にもいい男
居ると言えるようになる
いくら待っても
This is not a love song
This is not a love song
This is not a love song
I need love song 恵みを
But まだ癒えない
汚れた血駆けめぐり
いくら歌っても
This is not a love song
I want love song 聴かせて
他にもいい男
居ると言えるようになる
いくら待っても
This is not a love song

Overall Meaning

In "This is not a love song," Koda Kumi sings about the complications of love that often lead to heartbreak and disappointment. She warns the listener not to sing along because this is not a romantic love song. The lyrics describe a night full of mistakes and being deceived with lies. Kumi questions whether it's foolish to believe in something or someone because trust can blind people. She pleads for Maria to sing a love song, but even if she does, it won't heal her tainted blood.

Kumi then admits to dreaming that her special someone will reciprocate her feelings but the probability is low. Even if she finds someone, it won't be the same as her one true love. She requests someone to sing a love song to help her move on, to acknowledge that there are other good men out there. Despite her plea, she knows that even if she waits, it still won't be a love song. The song ends with the repetition that this is not a love song, and even if she sings as much as she wants, it won't change the reality that it's not a love song.

Overall, the lyrics portray the frustration and heartbreak that comes with love, believing in something but getting disappointed by it. The song is an exploration of love and truth and how perceptions of love can be more complicated than they seem.

Line by Line Meaning

Don't sing along
Don't join in singing with me

Because it's not a love song
Because this song is not about love

間違いだらけの明けない All night
Mistakes everywhere, the night won't end All night long

優しい嘘でごまかされて
Deceived by gentle lies

わかっていたまさかの展開
An unexpected turn of events, even though I knew

信じるものが馬鹿を見るの??
Is the thing I believe in making me look foolish??

Ah Maria
Ah, Maria

Ah 私に歌って I need love song 恵みを But まだ癒えない汚れた血駆けめぐりいくら歌っても This is not a love song
Ah, sing for me I need the grace of a love song But it still doesn't heal Dirty blood rushes through me No matter how much I sing This is not a love song

都合よくも好きなやつが自分を好きになる確率少なくても巡り会った意味があると信じていたのに
Even though it's convenient for the person I like To like me back, the chance is low But I believed that it meant something Just to have met

Ah Maria
Ah, Maria

Ah 夢を見せて I need love song 恵みを But まだ癒えない汚れた血駆けめぐりいくら歌っても This is not a love song
Ah, show me a dream I need the grace of a love song But it still doesn't heal Dirty blood rushes through me No matter how much I sing This is not a love song

I want love song 聴かせて他にもいい男居ると言えるようになるいくら待っても This is not a love song
Let me hear a love song So I can say there are other good men No matter how long I wait This is not a love song

This is not a love song
This song is not about love

I need love song 恵みを But まだ癒えない汚れた血駆けめぐりいくら歌っても This is not a love song
I need the grace of a love song But it still doesn't heal Dirty blood rushes through me No matter how much I sing This is not a love song

いくら待っても This is not a love song
No matter how long I wait This is not a love song

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Kumi Koda, Peter Martin, Stephen Lee, Tina Harris

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