Breaking Down

• By: Ailee

Lyrics:

[한국어]

[English]

It's about to fall off 위험해

It's about to fall apart, it's dangerous

I'm sorry 눈물이 나 yeah

I'm sorry, tears are falling, yeah

어둠이 내려와 사라져 가

Darkness is falling, fading away

멈춰진 시간 속에

In this stopped time

They'll disappear without a trace

They'll disappear without a trace

멈출 수가 없어 왜 my last favor

I can't stop, why, my last favor

I'm breaking down 무너져 내리고

I'm breaking down, collapsing inside

어둠을 비추네

It shines through the darkness

I'm breaking down 기억 속에 살아

I'm breaking down, living in my memories

Inside my memory

Inside my memory

...

...

It's our fate, destiny 운명처럼

It's our fate, destiny, like it was written

차갑게 날 짓눌러와 yeah

Coldly crushing me, yeah

붉어진 이 어둠 속 깊어져만 가

Within this deep, reddened darkness

Empty life my last favor

Empty life, my last favor

I'm breaking down 무너져 내리고

I'm breaking down, collapsing inside

어둠을 비추네

It shines through the darkness

I'm breaking down 기억 속에 살아

I'm breaking down, living in my memories

Inside my memory

Inside my memory

...

...

I'm breaking down 끝이 없는 이 밤

I'm breaking down, in this endless night

부서져 내려와

Shattering, falling apart

I'm breaking down 기억 속에 살아

I'm breaking down, living in my memories

Inside my memory (memory)

Inside my memory (memory)

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to drop down from a higher place
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B1	noun - the ability to remember information
darkness /ˈdɑːrk.nəs/ B2	noun - the absence of light
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into pieces
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
trace /treɪs/ B2	noun - a mark or sign left by something
favor /ˈfeɪ.vər/ B1	noun - an act of kindness beyond what is due
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to give off light
crush /krʌʃ/ B2	verb - to press or squeeze with force
disappear /ˌdɪs.əˈpɪr/ B1	verb - to cease to be visible
cold /koʊld/ A2	adjective - having a low temperature
deep /diːp/ A2	adjective - extending far down from the top or surface

Grammar:

• It's about to fall off 위험해

  ➔ It's about to + base verb

  ➔ "about to" indicates an action that is going to happen very soon.

• 멈춰진 시간 속에

  ➔ passive: present tense / past tense

  ➔ The phrase uses passive form to describe a state where time has stopped.

• They'll disappear without a trace

  ➔ Will + base verb (future tense)

  ➔ Uses "will" to express future certainty or prediction.

• 무너져 내리고

  ➔ Present participle / continuous form

  ➔ Expresses an ongoing action or a state that is happening continuously.

• Inside my memory

  ➔ Preposition + noun phrase

  ➔ Indicates location or containment within the memory.

• It's our fate, destiny 운명처럼

  ➔ Possessive pronoun + noun phrases

  ➔ Shows possession or association with the noun (fate, destiny).