A K-pop ballad about leaving tears behind and walking forward alone.
A K-pop ballad about leaving tears behind and walking forward alone.
The lyric circles back to the same few promises, as if repetition might make them stick.
There's a quiet exhaustion in needing to say 'I won't cry' so many times; the real work isn't in the leaving, but in the not looking back.
A K-pop ballad about leaving tears behind and walking forward alone.
Nunmul naji anha ijen
The lyric circles back to the same few promises, as if repetition might make them stick. There's a quiet exhaustion in needing to say 'I won't cry' so many times; the real work isn't in the leaving, but in the not looking back.
The phrase 'Honja jal sal su isseo', 'I can live well alone', gets repeated like a mantra. It's less a declaration of independence and more a fragile self-reminder, something you say to convince yourself it's true. The insistence feels like someone trying to talk their own heart into believing it.
It's the song's central vow, but it sounds more like a plea than a statement. You hear the effort it takes to hold that line.
The way the vocal delivery softens on 'Neo mam pyeonhi salge', 'so you can live comfortably', lingers. It's a gentle wish for the other person, even in the middle of insisting on your own strength.
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An ullae ijen an ullae
Niga eobseodo ijen nan
Dasin ulji anheullae
An apa jeongmal an apa
He-eojyeodo ibyeolhaedo
Naneun apeuji anha
Harudo an ppaenoko neol saranghaenneunde
Oneulbuteo naneun neol ijeoboryeo hae
Nunmul naji anha ijen
Naneun niga eobsido
Honja jal sal su isseo
Dasin na ttaeme himdeulji antorok
Neo mam pyeonhi salge
Ni gieogeseo tteona julge
An ullae ijen useullae
Nega anin dareun saram
Hanbeon mannaboryeo hae
Neoboda geurae neoboda
Nal saranghaejul geureon saram mannalkkeoya
Harudo an ppaenoko neol saranghaenneunde
Jigeumbuteo naneun neol jiwoboryeo hae
Nunmul naji anha ijen
Naneun niga eobsido
Honja jal sal su isseo
Dasin na ttaeme himdeulji antorok
Neo mam pyeonhi salge
Ni gieogeseo tteona julge
Namgyeojin chueokdeuri butjabado
Naneun geumanhallae
Geumandullae neol
Na hana ttaemune
Motnan na ttaemune
Nunmul heullineun niga jeongmal sirheo
Ijen niga eobsido
Honja jal sal su isseo
Dasin na ttaeme himdeulji antorok
Neo mam pyeonhi salge
Ni gieogeseo tteona julge
A K-pop ballad about leaving tears behind and walking forward alone. The lyric circles back to the same few promises, as if repetition might make them stick. There's a quiet exhaustion in needing to say 'I won't cry' so many times; the real work isn't in the leaving, but in the not looking back.
Ladies Code performs "I Won't Cry", and this lyric page sits inside the Ladies Code catalog on LyroVerse.
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