【歌詞翻訳・意味解説】Arctic Monkeys/アークティック・モンキーズ Do I Wanna Know/ドゥ・アイ・ワナ・ノウ【歌詞翻訳・意味解説】

イングランドのロックバンド。
2004年以降活況のUKシーンの中で、同時期にデビューした新人勢の中でも最大級の成功を収めている。
捻くれたガレージロック・ポストパンクの影響を受けたギター・サウンドを緩急自在に鳴らし、オアシス以来の大物とよばれている。

全英アルバムチャートにてデビュー作から5作連続で1位を獲得している。

この歌詞に登場するのは主人公と相手（現彼女）の2人ですが、主人公を傷つけたのが誰かという点に関して、

①現彼女（相手）が主人公を傷つけたが、それでも（主人公は）彼女が忘れられず復縁を求めている

②元彼女が主人公を傷つけたため、主人公は新しい彼女とやり直そうとするもショックから抜け切れず冷たくしてしまった。そのために破局寸前になってしまったが、そうなってようやく主人公は現彼女の有難みに気付いて悔い改める

という２つの解釈があるようです。

最初に思い浮かぶのは①の方ですが、②の可能性も捨てきれません。
仮に②だとすると、状況としてはGotyeの『Somebody That I Used To Know』に似た状況と言えるかもしれません。

Have you got colour in your cheeks?
Do you ever get that fear that you can’t shift the tide that sticks around like something in your teeth?
Hiding some aces up your sleeve
Have you no idea that you’re in deep?
I’ve dreamt about you nearly every night this week
How many secrets can you keep?
Cause there’s this tune I found that makes me think of you somehow and I play it on repeat
Until I fall asleep
Spilling drinks on my settee

(Do I wanna know?)
If this feeling flows both ways
(Sad to see you go)
I’ve started hoping that you’d stay
(Baby we both know)
That the nights were mainly made for saying things that you can’t say tomorrow day

Crawling back to you

Ever thought of calling when you’ve had a few?
Cause I always do
Well baby I’m too busy being yours to fall for somebody new
Now I’ve thought it through

Crawling back to you

So have you got the guts?
Been wondering if your heart’s still open and if so I wanna know what time it shuts
Simmer down and pucker up
I’m sorry to interrupt it’s just I’m constantly on the cusp of trying to kiss you
I don’t know if you feel the same as I do
But we could be together if you wanted to

(Do I wanna know?)
If this feeling flows both ways
(Sad to see you go)
I’ve started hoping that you’d stay
(Baby we both know)
That the nights were mainly made for saying things that you can’t say tomorrow day

Crawling back to you

Ever thought of calling when you’ve had a few? (calling when you’ve had a few)
‘Cause I always do (‘cause I always do)
Baby I’m too busy being yours to fall for somebody new
Now I’ve thought it through

Crawling back to you

(Do I wanna know?)
If this feeling flows both ways
(Sad to see you go)
I’ve started hoping that you’d stay
(Baby we both know)
That the nights were mainly made for saying things that you can’t say tomorrow day
(Yeah)

(Do I wanna know?)
Too busy being yours to fall
(Sad to see you go)
Ever thought of calling down?
(Baby we both know)
Do you want me crawling back to you?