Because I'm Stupid – English Lyrics

• By: SS501, Kim Hyun-Joong
• Album: Kankokuban ''Hana Yori Dango - Boys Over Flowers'' Original Sound Track

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of Korean ballads with SS501's “Because I'm Stupid.” This classic K-drama theme song is a perfect entry point for language learners, with its clear, slow-paced vocals and emotionally charged lyrics about love and longing. Exploring this song will not only introduce you to key vocabulary related to emotions but also give you a taste of the storytelling that makes Korean dramas so captivating.

[English]

I’m very dumb

I know of no one except you

You’re looking at someone else

Yet you have no idea of my those feelings

I won’t be in your days

I won’t be in the memories either,

I'm looking only at you

And the tears keep falling

As I watch you from behind,

I’m still happy

Although you don’t know my feelings yet,

I should stop this and let go

The days I miss you very much,

the unbearably painful days,

“I love you” plays on my lips

Alone again, crying for you

Alone again, missing for you

Baby, I love you

I'm waiting for you

I won’t be in your days

I won’t be in memories either,

Looking only at you,

I’m making memories alone

To me, loving you is like a beautiful wound

Although, I look at your pretty smile,

I cannot laugh together with you

The days I think about you very much,

the agonizingly sad days,

“I miss you” plays on my lips

Alone again, crying for you

Alone again, missing for you

Baby, I love you

I'm waiting for you

Bye, bye, never say good bye

Even though I cannot hold you like this,

I need you,

I cannot say anything, I want you

I keep on hoping and hoping...

The days I miss you very much,

the unbearably hard days,

“I love you” plays on my lips

Alone again, crying for you

The days I think about you very much,

the agonizingly sad days,

“I miss you” plays on my lips

Alone again, crying for you

Alone again, missing for you

Baby, I love you, I'm waiting for you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have strong affection or deep romantic or sexual feelings for someone noun - a strong feeling of affection and sexual attraction for someone
miss /mɪs/ A1	verb - to feel the absence of someone or something
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in one place or delay action until something expected happens
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears because of strong emotion, especially sorrow or pain
watch /wɒtʃ/ A1	verb - to look at someone or something for a period of time
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to use one's mind to consider or reason about something
feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ A1	noun - emotions or emotional states
days /deɪz/ A1	noun - periods of 24 hours from midnight to midnight; a plural form referring to time or specific occasions
memories /ˈmɛməriz/ A1	noun - things remembered from the past; recollections
tears /tɪrz/ A1	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted from the eyes when crying
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - an expression of the face indicating amusement or contentment verb - to show amusement or contentment by the curve of the lips
laugh /læf/ A1	verb - to make sounds and movements of the face and body showing amusement
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to come to an end or cause to come to an end
let /lɛt/ A1	verb - to allow or permit something to happen
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure and contentment
dumb /dʌm/ A2	adjective - lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid
painful /ˈpeɪnfəl/ A2	adjective - causing physical or mental pain
beautiful /ˈbjʊtɪfəl/ A1	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
sad /sæd/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy

Key Grammar Structures

• You’re looking at someone else

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ In "You’re looking at someone else", "looking" is in the present continuous form to describe an action happening now.

• Yet you have no idea of my feelings

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase with 'of'

  ➔ In "Yet you have no idea of my feelings", "of my feelings" is a prepositional phrase indicating possession or relationship.

• And the tears keep falling

  ➔ Present Continuous with 'Keep'

  ➔ In "And the tears keep falling", "keep falling" uses present continuous to show repeated or ongoing action.

• Even though you don’t know my feelings yet

  ➔ Concession with 'Even Though'

  ➔ In "Even though you don’t know my feelings yet", "even though" introduces a concession clause contrasting two ideas.

• I cannot laugh together with you

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Cannot'

  ➔ In "I cannot laugh together with you", "cannot" is a modal verb expressing inability or prohibition.

• I keep on hoping and hoping

  ➔ 'Keep' with Gerund for Continuity

  ➔ In "I keep on hoping and hoping", "hoping" is a gerund used with "keep" to emphasize continuous action.

• The days I miss you very much

  ➔ Defining Relative Clause

  ➔ In "The days I miss you very much", "I miss you very much" is a defining relative clause specifying which days.

• Alone again, missing for you

  ➔ Participial Phrase

  ➔ In "Alone again, missing for you", "missing for you" is a participial phrase modifying "alone again" to add description.

• Bye, bye, never say good bye

  ➔ Imperative with Negation

  ➔ In "Bye, bye, never say good bye", "never say" is an imperative form with negation giving advice or plea.

• Even though I cannot hold you like this

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction 'Even Though'

  ➔ In "Even though I cannot hold you like this", "even though" is a subordinating conjunction introducing a contrasting idea.