Lim Kim
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You First

A Korean pop breakup song where the apology arrives after everything's already broken.

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A Korean pop breakup song where the apology arrives after everything's already broken.

Most breakup songs are about the moment of leaving or the pain afterward.

This one lives in that awkward space where someone finally says what they should have said months ago, but the other person has already moved on.

Editor's note

Lim Kim's 'You First' and the goodbye that came too late

A Korean pop breakup song where the apology arrives after everything's already broken.

Neoui sarang mamuri imi nareul jugyeosseo

Most breakup songs are about the moment of leaving or the pain afterward. This one lives in that awkward space where someone finally says what they should have said months ago, but the other person has already moved on. The 'F-k you ex my love' at the end isn't anger, it's resignation.

The repeated 'Say good bye my love' feels less like a farewell and more like someone trying to convince themselves it's over. When she sings 'Neoui sarang mamuri imi nareul jugyeosseo', 'Your love has already killed me', it's not dramatic hyperbole. It's the flat, exhausted recognition that the damage is done, and the words that might have saved things came too late.

That line lands because it's past tense. The killing is already finished. There's no fight left, just the quiet acknowledgment that whatever love was there did its damage and moved on.

The way she delivers 'Meot naeryeo haji ma', 'Don't make it pretty', over that sparse arrangement. She's refusing to romanticize what's already gone.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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Lyrics

You First

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Meonjeo malhae ige kkeutirago

Deo uimi eopsdago yegamhaesseossdago

Say good bye my love

Say good bye my love

Meonjeo malhae jichyeoman gassdago

Geu eonjengabuteo jigyeowosseossdago

Say good bye my love

Say good bye my love

Deutgo sipeo wae geuraesseossneunji

Neoui ibeuro byeonhal subakke eopseossdeon

Geu iyureul hanbeon malhaebwa

Wonrae geureon geoji iyuga issgesseo

Neoui moksoriro kkeutnaejullae

Meot naeryeo haji ma imi da boyeosseo

Neoui sarang mamuri imi nareul jugyeosseo

Meonjeo malhae sarangieossdago

Geu sunganmankeumeun jinsimieossdago

Say good bye my love

Say good bye my love

Deutgo sipeo neoui majimageul

Dagaol ttaecheoreom budeureopge jayeonseure

Apeuji anhge nal tteonaganeunji

Wonrae geureon geoji iyuga issgesseo

Neoui moksoriro kkeutnaejullae

Meot naeryeo haji ma imi da boyeosseo

Neoui sarang mamuri imi nareul jugyeosseo

Naega hal mari eopsgesseo

Eomduga najil anhasseo

Nae mam da malhae beoryeodo

Amugeosdo bakkwilge eopsneun uri sai

Naega babo dwaejuji mwo

Daeumen geureoji ma naega tto issgesseo

Geuttaen swiun ibyeol himdeul geoya

Han beon deo saenggakhae jinjja geunyeoinji

Swipge bakkwiji anheul saranginji aninji

Meonjeo malhae gomawosseossdago

Neo bakke eopseossdeon nae eojekkajireul

F–k you ex my love

F–k you ex my love

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What is "You First" by Lim Kim about?

A Korean pop breakup song where the apology arrives after everything's already broken. Most breakup songs are about the moment of leaving or the pain afterward. This one lives in that awkward space where someone finally says what they should have said months ago, but the other person has already moved on.

Who performs "You First"?

Lim Kim performs "You First", and this lyric page sits inside the Lim Kim catalog on LyroVerse.

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

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "Lim Kim's 'You First' and the goodbye that came too late", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

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

Yes. The related section below points to Happy Me and Goodbye 20 with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by Lim Kim?

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