A Korean hip-hop veteran circles the same thoughts in a song that feels like a 3 a.m.
The song doesn't build toward a realization.
It just keeps orbiting the same few blocks, the same empty rooms.
Lyric guide
Want You Back
A Korean hip-hop veteran circles the same thoughts in a song that feels like a 3 a.m. phone call.
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Editor's note
Verbal Jint's late-night plea in Want You Back
A Korean hip-hop veteran circles the same thoughts in a song that feels like a 3 a.m. phone call.
Girl, I can't let you go like this
The song doesn't build toward a realization. It just keeps orbiting the same few blocks, the same empty rooms. That's the whole point, the feeling isn't moving forward, it's stuck.
He keeps saying 'Gyohoe seongdang geurigo jeol / Da gaseo amuri bireodo', church, cathedral, prayer, no matter how much he prays. It's the sound of someone trying every ritual he knows, hoping one will finally work to bring her back. The words aren't asking for understanding; they're just listing the places he's already been alone.
It's not a grand declaration. It's a flat statement of fact, the one thing he's sure of in all that circling doubt. Everything else in the song explains why he can't, but this is the only part he doesn't question.
The way the English 'Baby, listen' cuts through the Korean verses. It feels less like a lyric and more like someone grabbing your sleeve.
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What to keep in your ear
the pull of "Gyohoe seongdang geurigo jeol / Da gaseo amuri bireodo"
the pull of "Baby, listen"
the pull of "Girl, I can't let you go like this"
Lyrics
Want You Back
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Girl, I can’t let you go like this
No I’m begging you please
Jeonhwareul haeya dwae
Deo neujeotdaganeun bunmyeong huhoehage doelgeoya
Ama jago itgetji neon
Hajiman kkaewoyagesseo
Geurae igeon nega sirheohaneun
Sulgiun billin jeonhwa
Nal yokhaedo dwae hwangdanghagetji ireon na
Idaero jatdagan naeil achim ireona
Kkeutnasseumeul neukkilgeoya geureogin sirheo na
Han beonman dasi jinjihage
Dorabol sun eopgenni
Ajik ne mame naega namaitjanha
Geureon geo anya
Aniramyeon daeche mwoyeotdeongeoya na
Girl, I’m here watching days go by
Na hangsang geudaeui gyeote itgopa
Sarangiran jangmikkot
Na geu gasie dasi jjilligopa
Gyohoe seongdang geurigo jeol
Da gaseo amuri bireodo neol c’mon
Dasi nae pume aneul sun eomnabwa
Baby, listen
Jeol seongdang tto gyohoe da gaseo amuri bireodo
No way no way dorawajwo jebal
Nunmureul meomchuji motae
Chimdaee nuwodo angmongmani gyesokdwae
Haruharu saneun ge mak irae yosae
Charari nal bogo mak yokhaejueosseumyeon jokesseo
Kkumman gatatji hamkkehan sigan
Ijen neowa haessareul gachi majihal su eopdaneun sasil
Machi kkum sogui kkum gata
Manil yeogiseo dasi kkaeeonaji motandamyeon
Huhoee gadeukchan noini doeeo nahollo
Nun gameul nal gidarige doegetji
Get me out of this dream,
Girl naege realhan geon
Neo hana ppuningeol
I’m watching the days go by
Na hangsang geudaeui gyeote itgopa
Sarangiran jangmikkot
Na geu gasie dasi jjilligopa
Gyohoe seongdang geurigo jeol
Da gaseo amuri bireodo neol c’mon
Dasi nae pume aneul sun eomnabwa
Baby, listen
Jeol seongdang tto gyohoe da gaseo amuri bireodo
No way no way dorawajwo jebal
Maeilbam neodo nal geuriwohaneunji
Sul masimyeon nae saenggak najin annneunji
Nae saenggak namyeon ajikdo hwananeunji
Ani ijen nae saenggakjocha naji annneunji
Maeilbam neodo nal geuriwohaneunji
Sul masimyeon nae saenggak najin annneunji
Nae saenggak namyeon ajikdo hwananeunji
Ani ijen nae saenggakjocha naji annneunji
Ssaugido manhi ssawotji
Geu ttaen naege jungyohan ge mwonji mollasseotji
Hajiman ijeneun ara ne sarang eobsi
Dan harudo mot sara girl, you know me
Gyohoe seongdang geurigo jeol
Da gaseo amuri bireodo neol c’mon
Dasi nae pume aneul sun eomnabwa
Baby, listen
Jeol seongdang tto gyohoe da gaseo amuri bireodo
No way no way dorawajwo jebal
Neo eobsi haengbokharani nal yokhae charari
Neo tteonandwi nae bangeul wabwanni
Neo eobsi haengbokharani nal yokhae charari
Neo tteonandwi nae bangeul wabwanni
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What is "Want You Back" by Verbal Jint about?
A Korean hip-hop veteran circles the same thoughts in a song that feels like a 3 a.m. The song doesn't build toward a realization. It just keeps orbiting the same few blocks, the same empty rooms.
Who performs "Want You Back"?
Verbal Jint performs "Want You Back", and this lyric page sits inside the Verbal Jint catalog on LyroVerse.
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