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If You

A ballad about watching someone leave and wondering what you could have done differently.

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Quick meaning

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A ballad about watching someone leave and wondering what you could have done differently.

It doesn't rage or bargain; it just watches the back of someone walking away.

That quiet observation of a silhouette getting smaller is more haunting than any dramatic goodbye.

Editor's note

BIGBANG's If You and the ache of hindsight

A ballad about watching someone leave and wondering what you could have done differently.

a small point becomes and disappears

The song's power is in its restraint. It doesn't rage or bargain; it just watches the back of someone walking away. That quiet observation of a silhouette getting smaller is more haunting than any dramatic goodbye.

"If you, if you" hangs over the whole song like a question that never gets answered. It's less about the person who left and more about the singer's own regret, the 'I should have done better when I had the chance' that comes too late. The lyric 'a small point becomes and disappears' captures how tiny moments you barely noticed at the time can later feel like the reason everything fell apart.

It's that specific, mundane detail, the thing you didn't think mattered, that later grows into the reason you're alone. The lyric doesn't even name it, which makes the ache more familiar.

The way the melody lingers on 'If you' makes it sound less like a conditional and more like a sigh.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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What to keep in your ear

the unanswered "If you, if you" the pull of "I should have done better when I had the chance" the pull of "a small point becomes and disappears"
Lyrics

If You

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그녀가 떠나가요

geunyeoga tteonagayo

나는 아무것도 할 수 없어요

naneun amugeotdo hal su eopseoyo

사랑이 떠나가요

sarang-i tteonagayo

나는 바보처럼 멍하니 서 있네요

naneun babocheoreom meonghani seo inneyo

멀어지는 그 뒷모습만을 바라보다

meoreojineun geu dwinmoseummaneul baraboda

작은 점이 되어 사라진다

jageun jeomi doe-eo sarajinda

시간이 지나면 또 무뎌질까

sigani jinamyeon tto mudyeojilkka

옛 생각이 나 니 생각이 나

yet saenggagi na ni saenggagi na

If you, if you

If you, if you

아직 너무 늦지 않았다면

ajik neomu neutji anatdamyeon

우리 다시 돌아갈 수는 없을까

uri dasi doragal suneun eopseulkka

If you, if you

If you, if you

너도 나와 같이 힘들다면

neodo nawa gachi himdeuldamyeon

우리 조금 쉽게 갈 수는 없을까

uri jogeum swipge gal suneun eopseulkka

있을 때 잘할 걸 그랬어

isseul ttae jalhal geol geuraesseo

그대는 어떤가요

geudaeneun eotteon-gayo

정말 아무렇지 않은 건가요

jeongmal amureochi aneun geon-gayo

이별이 지나봐요

ibyeori jinabwayo

그댈 잊어야 하지만 쉽지가 않네요

geudael ijeoya hajiman swipjiga anneyo

멀어지는 그 뒷모습만을 바라보다

meoreojineun geu dwinmoseummaneul baraboda

작은 점이 되어 사라진다

jageun jeomi doe-eo sarajinda

누군갈 만나면 위로가 될까

nugun-gal mannamyeon wiroga doelkka

옛 생각이 나 니 생각이 나

yet saenggagi na ni saenggagi na

If you, if you

If you, if you

아직 너무 늦지 않았다면

ajik neomu neutji anatdamyeon

우리 다시 돌아갈 수는 없을까

uri dasi doragal suneun eopseulkka

If you, if you

If you, if you

너도 나와 같이 힘들다면

neodo nawa gachi himdeuldamyeon

우리 조금 쉽게 갈 수는 없을까

uri jogeum swipge gal suneun eopseulkka

있을 때 잘할 걸 그랬어

isseul ttae jalhal geol geuraesseo

오늘같이 가녀린 비가 내리는 날이면

oneulgachi ganyeorin biga naerineun narimyeon

너의 그림자가 떠오르고

neoui geurimjaga tteooreugo

서랍 속에 몰래 넣어둔 우리의 추억을

seorap soge mollae neoeodun uriui chueogeul

다시 꺼내 홀로 회상하고

dasi kkeonae hollo hoesanghago

헤어짐이란 슬픔의 무게를

he-eojimiran seulpeumui mugereul

난 왜 몰랐을까

nan wae mollasseulkka

If you, if you

If you, if you

아직 너무 늦지 않았다면

ajik neomu neutji anatdamyeon

우리 다시 돌아갈 수는 없을까

uri dasi doragal suneun eopseulkka

If you, if you

If you, if you

너도 나와 같이 힘들다면

neodo nawa gachi himdeuldamyeon

우리 조금 쉽게 갈 수는 없을까

uri jogeum swipge gal suneun eopseulkka

있을 때 잘할 걸 그랬어

isseul ttae jalhal geol geuraesseo

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What is "If You" by BIGBANG about?

A ballad about watching someone leave and wondering what you could have done differently. It doesn't rage or bargain; it just watches the back of someone walking away. That quiet observation of a silhouette getting smaller is more haunting than any dramatic goodbye.

Who performs "If You"?

BIGBANG performs "If You", and this lyric page sits inside the BIGBANG catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "If You"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "BIGBANG's If You and the ache of hindsight", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "If You"?

Yes. The related section below points to Bringing You Love and Intro (Thank You & You) with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by BIGBANG?

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