A Japanese single about love that feels both sweet and empty, like the pastry in its title.
The doughnut isn't a metaphor for something whole with a missing piece.
It's the loop itself, the 'koi no loop' where beginning and end don't exist.
Lyric guide
Doughnut
A Japanese single about love that feels both sweet and empty, like the pastry in its title.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Editor's note
TWICE's 'Doughnut' and the hole in the heart
A Japanese single about love that feels both sweet and empty, like the pastry in its title.
kokoro ni wa kimi kata no ana ga aiteru no
The doughnut isn't a metaphor for something whole with a missing piece. It's the loop itself, the 'koi no loop' where beginning and end don't exist. The sweetness and the hole arrive together, which feels more honest than simple heartbreak.
The phrase 'kokoro ni wa kimi kata no ana ga aiteru no', 'in my heart, there's a hole in your shape.' It's not just missing someone. It's that their absence has taken a precise form, a negative space that only they could occupy. The lyric answers the pressure of memory with a physical emptiness.
It's a quiet, devastating precision. The hole isn't generic; it's custom-made for one person's outline, which makes the absence feel more permanent.
The way 'So deep, so empty, I need thee' cuts through the Japanese lyrics, almost like a whispered, private thought in another language.
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What to keep in your ear
the pull of "koi no loop"
the pull of "kokoro ni wa kimi kata no ana ga aiteru no"
the pull of "So deep, so empty, I need thee"
Lyrics
Doughnut
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te o futte
se wo muketa shunkan ni
sugu ni samishisa ni yarareta
koi wa shite kara
kimi ni umetsukusareta mind
shiawase to setsunasa ga isogashii na (na, na, na, na)
I miss you no moji de tsunagari wo kanjita
Ah, yawarakaku amai kibun
fuwafuwa shiteru
kokoro ni wa kimi kata no
ana ga aiteru no
Just like a doughnut
mayoikonda koi no loop
hajimari mo owari mo nai
futari no love loop
futari no love loop, yeah, yeah, yeah
Every single day
nan do mo kimi ga ukande
itsunomanika somerarekeku
soba ni inakute mo
irezu ni rinkushiteru ne
Memory no yoin ni hitatteitai (I, I, I, I)
mou atomodori wa suru ki wa nai kara
Ah, yawarakaku amai kibun
fuwafuwa shiteru
kokoro ni wa kimi kata no
ana ga aiteru no
Just like a doughnut
mayoikonda koi no loop
hajimari mo owari mo nai
futari no love loop
futari no love loop, yeah, yeah, yeah
So deep, so empty, I need thee (ah)
So deep, so empty, I need thee (ah, ah)
kurukuru meguru feeling
kimi wo suki ni natte
kimi no katachi no ana ga aita mitai
haato no mannaka wa
kimi dake no Space
Ah, suki nanda suki na no yo
ari ki ta ri demo
kokoro ni wa kimi kata no
ana ga aiteru no
Just like a doughnut
ajiwatteitai eien no loop
kitto sekai de hitotsu
(There is a place for ya)
Ah, yawarakaku amai kibun
fuwafuwa shiteru
kokoro ni wa kimi kata no
ana ga aiteru no
Just like a doughnut
mayoikonda koi no loop
kitto sekai de hitotsu
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What is "Doughnut" by TWICE about?
A Japanese single about love that feels both sweet and empty, like the pastry in its title. The doughnut isn't a metaphor for something whole with a missing piece. It's the loop itself, the 'koi no loop' where beginning and end don't exist.
Who performs "Doughnut"?
TWICE performs "Doughnut", and this lyric page sits inside the TWICE catalog on LyroVerse.
Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Doughnut"?
Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "TWICE's 'Doughnut' and the hole in the heart", followed by the full lyric and related songs.
Are there related songs to explore after "Doughnut"?
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