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산소 같은 너 (Love like Oxygen)

A 2008 track that frames desperate love as something you can't live without.

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A 2008 track that frames desperate love as something you can't live without.

This one treats it like a physical law, and the consequence is a kind of beautiful panic.

The pain isn't an accident; it's the direct result of choosing something you know you can't live without.

Editor's note

SHINee's Love Like Oxygen and the ache of need

A 2008 track that frames desperate love as something you can't live without.

"난 너만 들이쉬면 다시 내뱉을 수 없어"

Most love songs treat need as a virtue. This one treats it like a physical law, and the consequence is a kind of beautiful panic. The pain isn't an accident; it's the direct result of choosing something you know you can't live without.

The phrase "산소 같은 너", "you who are like oxygen", isn't just a sweet metaphor. It's a declaration of dependency so total it becomes frightening. When he sings "난 너만 들이쉬면" (if I only breathe you in), it sounds less like romance and more like a warning about what happens when one thing becomes everything.

It's the core bargain: once this love is inside you, there's no exhaling. The line makes the dependency feel permanent and a little dangerous.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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산소 같은 너 (Love like Oxygen)

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떨어져 깨질듯 한 투명한 네게

tteoreojyeo kkaejildeut han tumyeonghan nege

달콤한 독물 퍼지듯

dalkomhan dongmul peojideut

하얗게 얼어붙은 내 오랜 상처가

hayake eoreobuteun nae oraen sangcheoga

너의 가슴속 깊게 퍼져도

neoui gaseumsok gipge peojyeodo

잡은 듯 할 때 파고드는 크롬의 비늘 날카로움

jabeun deut hal ttae pagodeuneun keuromui bineul nalkaroum

산소 같은 너

sanso gateun neo

난 너만 들이쉬면

nan neoman deuriswimyeon

다시 내뱉을 수 없어

dasi naebaeteul su eopseo

이 잔인한 고통 속에

i janinhan gotong soge

내가 죽어가고 있잖아

naega jugeogago itjana

차갑고 시리도록 투명한 너를

chagapgo siridorok tumyeonghan neoreul

마시고 또 마셔 봐도

masigo tto masyeo bwado

하얗게 질리도록 달려온 것만큼

hayake jillidorok dallyeoon geonmankeum

너란 사랑에 목이 말라

neoran sarang-e mogi malla

잡은 듯 할 때 스며드는

jabeun deut hal ttae seumyeodeuneun

서퍼의 습격 이 부드러움

seopeoui seupgyeok i budeureoum

산소 같은 너

sanso gateun neo

난 너만 들이쉬면

nan neoman deuriswimyeon

다시 내뱉을 수 없어

dasi naebaeteul su eopseo

이 잔인한 고통 속에

i janinhan gotong soge

내가 죽어가고 있잖아

naega jugeogago itjana

얼음 같던 사랑 달콤했던 고통

eoreum gatdeon sarang dalkomhaetdeon gotong

물결 같던 나의 진심은

mulgyeol gatdeon naui jinsimeun

얼음 같던 유혹 달콤했던 눈물

eoreum gatdeon yuhok dalkomhaetdeon nunmul

아름답게 날 죽음으로

areumdapge nal jugeumeuro

Ooh

Ooh

산소 같은 너

sanso gateun neo

난 너만 들이쉬면

nan neoman deuriswimyeon

다시 내뱉을 수 없어

dasi naebaeteul su eopseo

이 잔인한 고통 속에

i janinhan gotong soge

내가 죽어가고 있잖아

naega jugeogago itjana

Uh 찢겨진 듯한 내 사랑의 아픔 이 독한 슬픔

Uh jjitgyeojin deutan nae sarang-ui apeum i dokan seulpeum

깨져 버린 나의 얼음

kkaejyeo beorin naui eoreum

속에 흐르는 눈물

soge heureuneun nunmul

날아가 버린 결국 날 버린 나를 갈라버린 지독한 향기

naraga beorin gyeolguk nal beorin nareul gallabeorin jidokan hyanggi

그대 없인 숨이 막혀 갈수록 지쳐

geudae eopsin sumi makyeo galsurok jichyeo

넌 산소 같아 내게

neon sanso gata naege

산소 같은 산소 같은 산소 같은 너

sanso gateun sanso gateun sanso gateun neo

산소 같은 산소 같은 산소 같은 너

sanso gateun sanso gateun sanso gateun neo

(Can't live without you by my side)

(Can't live without you by my side)

산소 같은 산소 같은 산소 같은 너

sanso gateun sanso gateun sanso gateun neo

산소 같은 산소 같은 산소 같은 너 (산소 같은 너 oh, oh, oh)

sanso gateun sanso gateun sanso gateun neo (sanso gateun neo oh, oh, oh)

산소 같은 산소 같은 (산소 같은) 너 oh

sanso gateun sanso gateun (sanso gateun) neo oh

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What is "산소 같은 너 (Love like Oxygen)" by SHINee about?

A 2008 track that frames desperate love as something you can't live without. This one treats it like a physical law, and the consequence is a kind of beautiful panic. The pain isn't an accident; it's the direct result of choosing something you know you can't live without.

Who performs "산소 같은 너 (Love like Oxygen)"?

SHINee performs "산소 같은 너 (Love like Oxygen)", and this lyric page sits inside the SHINee catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "산소 같은 너 (Love like Oxygen)"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "SHINee's Love Like Oxygen and the ache of need", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "산소 같은 너 (Love like Oxygen)"?

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?

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