Babylon
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You're Not

A song about sitting with the shape of someone's absence, trying to make it fit.

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A song about sitting with the shape of someone's absence, trying to make it fit.

Most breakup songs are about the leaving or the being left.

This one is about the furniture of absence, the shoes they bought you that you can't stop staring at, the specific scent that lingers in a corner.

Editor's note

Babylon's 'You're Not' and the ghost in the room

A song about sitting with the shape of someone's absence, trying to make it fit.

na neoui heunjeoge nan tto nunmul humchyeonae

Most breakup songs are about the leaving or the being left. This one is about the furniture of absence, the shoes they bought you that you can't stop staring at, the specific scent that lingers in a corner. It maps the geography of a shared space that's now just yours.

The phrase 'gwaenchanha gwaenchanha jil kkeoya', 'it's okay, it's okay, I have to endure', doesn't sound like reassurance. It sounds like someone giving themselves orders, trying to talk their body into believing a day can pass. The pressure isn't about moving on; it's about surviving the next hour without breaking the silence they're keeping.

Crying in your scent, not about the person, but the physical trace they left in the air. It's mourning the atmosphere of a room, not the memory.

The way 'Can't take it' cuts through the Korean verses, blunt and exhausted in English, like a thought too heavy to translate.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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the pull of "gwaenchanha gwaenchanha jil kkeoya" the pull of "Can't take it" the pull of "na neoui heunjeoge nan tto nunmul humchyeonae"
Lyrics

You're Not

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myeot sigan jjae

jip apeul seoseongigo isseo

nega tteonan jaril neukkigi silheoseo

chingureul bureuneun geosdo haru iteuriji

gwaenchanha gwaenchanha jil kkeoya

jibe gyeolguk deureoseon sungan

nega dugo gan naega sa jun sinbal

bogon meokmeokhaejyeo

hancham dongan kkomjjak anhgo seo isseo

bogo sipeo bogo sipeo

naman neol geurigo issneun geolkka

ama neon da ijgo jal jinael geoya

na honja apahago issneun geonikka

modeun geol ijeuryeogo haebwado na

neoui heunjeoge

nan tto nunmul humchyeonae

ontong neoro cha issgeodeun

i bangen yeah

jiuryeo haedo gipeun heunjeoge

geujeo himgyeopgiman hae yeah

Can’t take it

jeomjeom nega sarajyeo ganeun ge

maeil bam meonghani

nuwoseo cheonjangman bogo

nega butyeonoheun yagwang byeolgwa dal

gwaenhi ulkeokhan maeume

eolgureul begaee mutgo

ko kkeute neukkyeojin hyanggie chamda ureo

ara nado heosdoen baraemiraneun geos

neoui mulgeongwa miryeoneul beoriji moshaneun geos

geurae eojjeogessni neoege jalhaji moshaeseo

nohji moshan geoji nan

neoui heunjeoge

nan tto nunmul humchyeonae

ontong neoro cha issgeodeun

i bangen yeah

jiuryeo haedo gipeun heunjeoge

geujeo himgyeopgiman hae yeah

Can’t take it

jeomjeom nega sarajyeo ganeun ge

ajikdo nega yeope isseul geosman gateunde

dasi neowa hamkke hal su eopseul georan

seulpeun yegami deuneun bame

neoui heunjeoge

nan tto nunmul humchyeonae

ontong neoro cha issgeodeun

i bangen yeah

jiuryeo haedo gipeun heunjeoge

geujeo himgyeopgiman hae yeah

Can’t take it

jeomjeom nega sarajyeo ganeun ge

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What is "You're Not" by Babylon about?

A song about sitting with the shape of someone's absence, trying to make it fit. Most breakup songs are about the leaving or the being left. This one is about the furniture of absence, the shoes they bought you that you can't stop staring at, the specific scent that lingers in a corner.

Who performs "You're Not"?

Babylon performs "You're Not", and this lyric page sits inside the Babylon catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "You're Not"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "Babylon's 'You're Not' and the ghost in the room", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "You're Not"?

Yes. The related section below points to LALALA and One More Night (feat. Vinxen) with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by Babylon?

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