A breakup song where the hardest part isn't the leaving, but the awkward hello afterward.
A breakup song where the hardest part isn't the leaving, but the awkward hello afterward.
Most breakup songs are about the pain of absence.
This one is about the worse pain of presence, when someone is right there in front of you but completely gone.
A breakup song where the hardest part isn't the leaving, but the awkward hello afterward.
"Hello, stranger"
Most breakup songs are about the pain of absence. This one is about the worse pain of presence, when someone is right there in front of you but completely gone. The lyric turns a simple social anxiety, what do I call this person now?, into the whole ache of a relationship's afterlife.
The repeated question 'What do I call you?' isn't just about a label. It's the sound of a mind stuck, circling the same empty space where a person used to be. She tries on the old pet names, 'my honey, my daisy, my only', but they don't fit anymore, and the pretense that nothing happened ('byeoril eopdeon cheok') just makes the silence louder.
It's the first thing she says, and it already sounds wrong. That forced politeness sets the tone for the entire song, two people performing a script for people who don't know each other.
The way 'Memories, memories, memories' tumbles out three times, like a thought she can't shake loose.
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Hello 넌 stranger
Hello neon stranger
남은 건 별로 없어
nameun geon byeollo eopseo
Memories, memories, memories
Memories, memories, memories
안녕이라 했는데
annyeong-ira haenneunde
왜 넌 내 옆에 있어
wae neon nae yeope isseo
그대로 그대로 그대로
geudaero geudaero geudaero
어색했던 공기에
eosaekaetdeon gonggie
웃음이 났어 왜
useumi nasseo wae
너무 가까웠던
neomu gakkawotdeon
내 것이었던 my honey, my daisy
nae geosieotdeon my honey, my daisy
What do I call you? 남이잖아
What do I call you? namijana
별일 없던 척 말을 거나
byeoril eopdeon cheok mareul geona
그렇게 꼭 껴안았는데
geureoke kkok kkyeoananneunde
So what do I call you now?
So what do I call you now?
What do I call you? 이럴 때엔
What do I call you? ireol ttae-en
이름이 역시 무난할까
ireumi yeoksi munanhalkka
내 연인이었던 my honey, my daisy, my only
nae yeoninieotdeon my honey, my daisy, my only
So what do I call you now?
So what do I call you now?
복잡한 밤이야 (ah, ah)
bokjapan bamiya (ah, ah)
기대 반 장난 너를
gidae ban jangnan neoreul
불러내 불러내 불러내
bulleonae bulleonae bulleonae
날 데리러 온 네게 기대
nal derireo on nege gidae
생각해 궁금해
saenggakae gunggeumhae
적당한 거리란 건 뭘까
jeokdanghan georiran geon mwolkka
’Cause this isn’t natural (ah)
’Cause this isn’t natural (ah)
널 매일 보는 걸
neol maeil boneun geol
이젠 아는 사람 (someone I know, yeah)
ijen aneun saram (someone I know, yeah)
내 것이었던 my honey, my daisy
nae geosieotdeon my honey, my daisy
What do I call you? 남이잖아
What do I call you? namijana
별일 없던 척 말을 거나
byeoril eopdeon cheok mareul geona
그렇게 꼭 껴안았는데 (안았는데 every night)
geureoke kkok kkyeoananneunde (ananneunde every night)
So what do I call you now? (Oh, what do I call you?)
So what do I call you now? (Oh, what do I call you?)
What do I call you? 이럴 때엔
What do I call you? ireol ttae-en
이름이 역시 무난할까
ireumi yeoksi munanhalkka
내 연인이었던 my honey, my daisy, my only
nae yeoninieotdeon my honey, my daisy, my only
So what do I call you now?
So what do I call you now?
모든 게 달라졌는데
modeun ge dallajyeonneunde
편하진 않은데
pyeonhajin aneunde
넌 내 옆에 있고
neon nae yeope itgo
이제는 널 뭐라 부를까 (oh, no)
ijeneun neol mwora bureulkka (oh, no)
My baby, my honey, my daisy, my only
My baby, my honey, my daisy, my only
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
So what do I call you now?
So what do I call you now?
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
So what do I call you now?
So what do I call you now?
What do I call you? 남이잖아 (남이잖아)
What do I call you? namijana (namijana)
별일 없던 척 말을 거나
byeoril eopdeon cheok mareul geona
그렇게 꼭 껴안았는데 (안았는데)
geureoke kkok kkyeoananneunde (ananneunde)
So what do I call you now?
So what do I call you now?
A breakup song where the hardest part isn't the leaving, but the awkward hello afterward. Most breakup songs are about the pain of absence. This one is about the worse pain of presence, when someone is right there in front of you but completely gone.
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