SHINee
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셀 수 없는 (Countless)

A song about the unspeakable logic that keeps someone in your life.

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A song about the unspeakable logic that keeps someone in your life.

The song doesn't try to justify the attachment with grand romance or drama.

It just lays out the mundane, physical evidence, the hand you grab, the radio you turn on, as the only proof that matters.

Editor's note

SHINee's Countless Reasons for Staying

A song about the unspeakable logic that keeps someone in your life.

my word, my sentence, my every language

The song doesn't try to justify the attachment with grand romance or drama. It just lays out the mundane, physical evidence, the hand you grab, the radio you turn on, as the only proof that matters.

The phrase 'my word, my sentence, my every language' is the whole argument. It says the person has become the only vocabulary left, the only way to speak at all. Even trying to think of something else, or dream of something else, just ends up being more words for them.

It's a quiet admission that the person has rewired your entire way of thinking. There's no outside language left.

The way the phrase 'countless reasons' hangs in the air after each little scene, never fully explained, just accepted.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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the pull of "my word, my sentence, my every language" the pull of "countless reasons"
Lyrics

셀 수 없는 (Countless)

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한 발을 다가서면 두 발 물러서고

han bareul dagaseomyeon du bal mulleoseogo

셋을 주고 나면 넷을 기대하고

seseul jugo namyeon neseul gidaehago

우릴 계산하며 너를 떠날 때를

uril gyesanhamyeo neoreul tteonal ttaereul

기다린 건지 몰라

gidarin geonji molla

너를 원망하고 네게 투정하고

neoreul wonmanghago nege tujeonghago

몹쓸 이율 대고 이내 포기하고

mopsseul iyul daego inae pogihago

손을 꼽아가며 너와 다른 점을

soneul kkobagamyeo neowa dareun jeomeul

세왔던 건지 몰라

sewatdeon geonji molla

어쩌면 난 너 아닌

eojjeomyeon nan neo anin

또 다른 꿈을 꾼 지 몰라

tto dareun kkumeul kkun ji molla

하지만 다시 그 꿈을 깨면

hajiman dasi geu kkumeul kkaemyeon

널 찾고 있잖아

neol chatgo itjana

그래 내겐 네가 꼭 필요한

geurae naegen nega kkok piryohan

셀 수 없는 이유들이 남아 있어

sel su eomneun iyudeuri nama isseo

넌 나의 단어, 나의 문장, 나의 모든 언어

neon naui daneo, naui munjang, naui modeun eoneo

다른 생각을 해도 꿈을 꿔도 결국 난 널 말하는 걸

dareun saenggageul haedo kkumeul kkwodo gyeolguk nan neol malhaneun geol

수많은 별을 세며 꿈을 청하지 않아도

sumaneun byeoreul semyeo kkumeul cheonghaji anado

네 생각에 밤을 샐

ne saenggage bameul sael

셀 수 없는 이유들이 남아 있어

sel su eomneun iyudeuri nama isseo

한 손을 빼려 하면 두 손으로 잡고

han soneul ppaeryeo hamyeon du soneuro japgo

세차게 밀어내도 내 곁에 머물고

sechage mireonaedo nae gyeote meomulgo

아무런 계산 없이 안아준 널 잠시

amureon gyesan eopsi anajun neol jamsi

잊으려 한지 몰라

ijeuryeo hanji molla

가슴이 두근대면 나의 손을 잡고

gaseumi dugeundaemyeon naui soneul japgo

다리가 떨려오면 라디오를 켜고

dariga tteollyeoomyeon radioreul kyeogo

박잘 세지 않고 춤을 추던 우릴

bakjal seji an-go chumeul chudeon uril

잊었던 건지 몰라

ijeotdeon geonji molla

어쩌면 난 너 아닌 (어쩌면 난)

eojjeomyeon nan neo anin (eojjeomyeon nan)

또 다른 꿈을 꾼 지 몰라 (꿈을 꿔)

tto dareun kkumeul kkun ji molla (kkumeul kkwo)

알잖아 다시 그 꿈을 깨면 (그 꿈을 깨면)

aljana dasi geu kkumeul kkaemyeon (geu kkumeul kkaemyeon)

날 안고 있을 널 (날 안고 있을 널)

nal an-go isseul neol (nal an-go isseul neol)

그래 아직 너를 더 사랑할

geurae ajik neoreul deo saranghal

셀 수 없는 이유들이 남아 있어

sel su eomneun iyudeuri nama isseo

넌 나의 단어, 나의 문장, 나의 모든 언어

neon naui daneo, naui munjang, naui modeun eoneo

다른 생각을 해도 꿈을 꿔도 결국 난 널 말하는 걸

dareun saenggageul haedo kkumeul kkwodo gyeolguk nan neol malhaneun geol

수많은 별을 세며 꿈을 청하지 않아도

sumaneun byeoreul semyeo kkumeul cheonghaji anado

네 생각에 밤을 샐

ne saenggage bameul sael

셀 수 없는 이유들이 남아

sel su eomneun iyudeuri nama

알아 너 없인 안 되는 날 (yeah)

ara neo eopsin an doeneun nal (yeah)

난 알아 너 없인 꿈도 못 꾸는 날

nan ara neo eopsin kkumdo mot kkuneun nal

늘 그려왔었던 바래왔던

neul geuryeowasseotdeon baraewatdeon

너라는 내 꿈들이

neoraneun nae kkumdeuri

내겐 이미 현실이란 걸

naegen imi hyeonsiriran geol

넌 나의 단어, 나의 문장, 나의 모든 언어

neon naui daneo, naui munjang, naui modeun eoneo

다른 생각을 해도 꿈을 꿔도 결국 난 널 말하는 걸

dareun saenggageul haedo kkumeul kkwodo gyeolguk nan neol malhaneun geol

수많은 별을 세며 꿈을 청하지 않아도

sumaneun byeoreul semyeo kkumeul cheonghaji anado

네 생각에 밤을 샐

ne saenggage bameul sael

셀 수 없는 이유들이 남아 있어

sel su eomneun iyudeuri nama isseo

셀 수 없는 이유들이 남아 있어

sel su eomneun iyudeuri nama isseo

셀 수 없는 이유들이 남아 있어

sel su eomneun iyudeuri nama isseo

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What is "셀 수 없는 (Countless)" by SHINee about?

A song about the unspeakable logic that keeps someone in your life. The song doesn't try to justify the attachment with grand romance or drama. It just lays out the mundane, physical evidence, the hand you grab, the radio you turn on, as the only proof that matters.

Who performs "셀 수 없는 (Countless)"?

SHINee performs "셀 수 없는 (Countless)", and this lyric page sits inside the SHINee catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "셀 수 없는 (Countless)"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "SHINee's Countless Reasons for Staying", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "셀 수 없는 (Countless)"?

Yes. The related section below points to Don't Let Me Go and 1000 Years Always By Your Side with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by SHINee?

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

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