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Burn

A K-Pop soloist's song about a relationship that can only end in ashes.

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A K-Pop soloist's song about a relationship that can only end in ashes.

The phrase 'sangcheoppunin sarangeun so tragic', 'a love that's only scars is so tragic', doesn't ask for sympathy.

It just states the damage as something already complete, like reading a medical chart.

Editor's note

KEY's Burn and the fire that remains

A K-Pop soloist's song about a relationship that can only end in ashes.

sangcheoppunin sarangeun so tragic

The phrase 'sangcheoppunin sarangeun so tragic', 'a love that's only scars is so tragic', doesn't ask for sympathy. It just states the damage as something already complete, like reading a medical chart. The repetition of 'let it burn' feels less like an instruction and more like watching a house you can't save.

Calling something 'so tragic' right after naming the scars makes the emotion feel factual, not performative. It's a diagnosis, not a complaint.

The way 'burn, burn, burn' hangs in the air after 'let it burn', it's not a release, just an echo.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 16
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the pull of "sangcheoppunin sarangeun so tragic" the pull of "let it burn" the pull of "burn, burn, burn"
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Burn

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kkamake beonjin neoui ireum

ijen han geuljaman namasseo

uimimajeo ileun suthan reason

aejeung soge we'd both end up burned

da kkeunnabeorin sarang hueya teojin desire

byeonhaebeorin gwangye soge manggajyeoman ga

bulgire hwipssayeo fire

sangcheoppunin sarangeun so tragic

dan han jumui jaero nameul page

heunjeokjocha heuteojyeo gal teji

gyeolguk we'd both end up burned

miryeon eopsi let it burn

Burn, burn, burn

gyeolguk we'd both end up burned

Let it burn

Burn, burn

gyeolguk we'd both end up burned

Let it burn

sansanjogak nan modeun reason (modeun reason)

machi biutdeusi buseojyeo (buseojyeo)

i bulgilcheoreom uril samkyeobeorin (samkyeobeorin)

ibyeol ape we'd both end up burned

da kkeunnabeorin sarang hueya teojin desire

michyeobeorin gamjeong soge dwiteullyeoman ga

bulgire hwipssayeo fire

sangcheoppunin sarangeun so tragic

dan han jumui jaero nameul page

heunjeokjocha heuteojyeo gal teji

gyeolguk we'd both end up burned

miryeon eopsi let it burn

Burn, burn, burn

gyeolguk we'd both end up burned

Let it burn

Burn, burn

gyeolguk we'd both end up burned

Let it burn

Yeah, urin like fire, like fire, fire

seororeul taewo

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Yeah, urin like fire, like fire

geosejyeo ganeun bul

Yeah

jipchakppunin sarangeun so tragic

huhoe soge jjitgyeo nagal page

gyeolmaljocha ichyeojyeo gal teji

gyeolguk we'd both end up burned

miryeon eopsi let it burn

Burn, burn, burn

gyeolguk we'd both end up burned

Let it burn

Burn, burn

gyeolguk we'd both end up burned

Let it burn (I'm done, I'm done)

gyeolguk we'd both end up burned

Let it burn

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What is "Burn" by KEY about?

A K-Pop soloist's song about a relationship that can only end in ashes. The phrase 'sangcheoppunin sarangeun so tragic', 'a love that's only scars is so tragic', doesn't ask for sympathy. It just states the damage as something already complete, like reading a medical chart.

Who performs "Burn"?

KEY performs "Burn", and this lyric page sits inside the KEY catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Burn"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "KEY's Burn and the fire that remains", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "Burn"?

Yes. The related section below points to I Wanna Be (feat. Soyeon) and Delight with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by KEY?

Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through KEY's lyric pages.

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