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Wasteful Tears

A Korean pop ballad about letting go of a relationship that's already over.

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A Korean pop ballad about letting go of a relationship that's already over.

The song frames heartbreak as a practical problem to be solved, not an emotional mystery to be solved.

When the singer says 'Ijen jabado soyong obseo', now even if I hold on, it's useless, it lands with the dull weight of a settled fact.

Editor's note

NAVI's 'Wasteful Tears' and the End of a Love

A Korean pop ballad about letting go of a relationship that's already over.

Dan yojarang jalhaebwa

The song frames heartbreak as a practical problem to be solved, not an emotional mystery to be solved. When the singer says 'Ijen jabado soyong obseo', now even if I hold on, it's useless, it lands with the dull weight of a settled fact.

The repeated plea 'Dan yojarang jalhaebwa', just be a good woman, cuts deep. It's less about advice and more about a final, exhausted request to stop the drama so both people can walk away clean. That line holds all the frustration of trying to end something that keeps dragging on.

It's a blunt, unadorned line that strips the situation down to its simplest terms. There's no room for negotiation left, just a basic instruction for how to part ways with a little dignity.

The weary, almost dismissive 'Ha! ha!' that punctuates the later verses sticks with you. It feels like a real breath, a moment of bitter laughter breaking through the song's controlled delivery.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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the pull of "Ijen jabado soyong obseo" how "Dan yojarang jalhaebwa" turns into a mantra
Lyrics

Wasteful Tears

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Gwando gacha obshi norang keutnaelae

Noh gateun namjan pilyeo obseo

Daechae keulor gomyeon wae nareul mannani

Dan yojarang jalhaebwa

Jeonhwa omyeon nae nunchireul bomyeo

Omma ramyeonseo hangsang bake naga batji

Jibae balli kabwaya handamyo

Nugul manaro kan geoya

Bonhan geotjitmal ijen jibo chyeo

Yochin itdan mal wae anhae

Moreul julani naega baboni

Ije keuman nan sohn daellae

Gwando gacha obshi norang keutnaelae

Noh gateun namjan pilyeo obseo

Daechae keulor gomyeon wae nareul mannani

Dan yojarang jalhaebwa

Utkyeo noh animyon namjaga obni

Ijen jabado soyong obseo

Nohdo dak noh gateun yojareul manaso

Oedi hanbon danghaebwa

Babeuldaneun keu mal maneul midgo

Bogo shipeodo chakagye kidaryeot neunde

Orjebamaen jeulkowotdan munja

Nah ante jalmat ohn geoya

Naega mitcheotji jongshin na katji

Keureoke sokgo do sokgye

Jeongmal jilyeoseo ni keu bulchibyung

Niga bulsanghal buniya

Gwando gacha obshi norang keutnaelae

Noh gateun namjan pilyeo obseo

Daechae keulor gomyeon wae nareul mannani

Dan yojarang jalhaebwa

Utkyeo noh animyon namjaga obni

Ijen jabado soyong obseo

Nohdo dak noh gateun yojareul manaso

Oedi hanbon danghaebwa

Nan ojik nohmaneul saranghaetneunde

Noh daemae heulyeotdon nunmuldo akkawo

Ha! ha! ha!

Utkyeo noh animyeon namjaga obni

Na gateun yojal odiseo chatni

Don't ask me and get away

Nado dareun namjareul manna

Ordideunji jayu robgye bamna

Noh gateun nom saenggagi

Anadorok jeulki myeo sallae bye

Naepdo pyeonsaeng torok keuroke salkye

Ije nan amu gwanshim obseo

Dwaeseo ulmyeon neaga dollabeul julani

Chonmanye nal jabjima

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What is "Wasteful Tears" by NAVI about?

A Korean pop ballad about letting go of a relationship that's already over. The song frames heartbreak as a practical problem to be solved, not an emotional mystery to be solved. When the singer says 'Ijen jabado soyong obseo', now even if I hold on, it's useless, it lands with the dull weight of a settled fact.

Who performs "Wasteful Tears"?

NAVI performs "Wasteful Tears", and this lyric page sits inside the NAVI catalog on LyroVerse.

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