チェッカーズ (The Checkers) was a Japanese pop/rock band famous in the 80s. The b… Read Full Bio ↴チェッカーズ (The Checkers) was a Japanese pop/rock band famous in the 80s. The band was formed by Toru Takeuchi, the leader and the guitarist, who asked Fumiya Fujii to start a band with him. They made a debut on 21 September 1983 and split up on 31 December 1992. All of their single releases entered top 10 in Japanese charts, many of them making it to No 1. 藤井フミヤ (Fumiya Fujii), who was the lead singer and the main lyricist, went on to pursue a successful solo career.

Origin Kurume, Japan
Years active 1981 – 1992
Label Pony Canyon Records

Members :
Fumiya Fujii
Masaharu Tsuruku
Yoshihiko Takamoku
Tohru Takeuchi
Yuji Ohdoi
Yoshiya Tokunaga
Naoyuki Fujii

Don't Cry Sexy
チェッカーズ Lyrics

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午前0時に店を出て
二つめの路地右に折れる
ナイフのような黒い瞳で
睨みかえした She's street cat
細い肩を抱き twenty thousand
名前も国も捨てちまった
今夜のねぐらがないなら
おいらが拾って帰ろうか

いつも誰かの胸の上で
微かな温もり捜してるよ
冷えた愛の透き間に生まれ
折れた写真見せる
泣くなよ Sexy
男たちはおまえのこと
きっと忘れない
泣くなよ Sexy
胸に咲いたバラの tattoo
きっと消せる日が来るさ

乾いた黒い首すじに
チープなジュエルを光らせて
歪んだコンパクト開き
短いルージュを引きなおす
今を生きてることの方が
辛いこともわかっていると
ピンクのネオンに足を照らし
ウィンク投げかけるよ
泣くなよ Sexy
女たちはおまえのこときっと必要さ
泣くなよ Sexy
胸に咲いたバラの tattoo
きっと消せる日が来るさ
泣くなよ Sexy
男たちはおまえのこと
きっと忘れない
泣くなよ Sexy

胸に咲いたバラの tattoo
きっと消せる日が来るさ

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are from the song "Don't Cry Sexy" by the Japanese rock band チェッカーズ (The Checkers). The song tells the story of a street cat-like woman who has abandoned her name and country. She is portrayed as someone with a tough exterior, symbolized by her black knife-like eyes. Despite her hardened appearance, she longs for warmth and companionship, seeking solace in the hearts of others. The lyrics emphasize the transient nature of her relationships and the tumultuousness of her life. The chorus encourages her not to cry, assuring her that men will never forget her and that one day she will be able to erase the tattoo of a rose that blossomed in her heart.

Line by Line Meaning

午前0時に店を出て
Leaving the shop at midnight

二つめの路地右に折れる
Turning right at the second alley

ナイフのような黒い瞳で
With eyes as sharp as a knife

睨みかえした She's street cat
She exchanged glances, she's a street cat

細い肩を抱き twenty thousand
Embracing her slender shoulders, worth twenty thousand

名前も国も捨てちまった
She threw away her name and her country

今夜のねぐらがないなら
If she has no place to stay tonight

おいらが拾って帰ろうか
Shall I pick her up and take her home?

いつも誰かの胸の上で
Always searching for a faint warmth on someone's chest

微かな温もり捜してるよ
She is searching for a faint warmth

冷えた愛の透き間に生まれ
Born in the gaps of cold love