can't love – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: can’t be blue, HAN (Stray Kids)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of 'can't love,' a track that perfectly blends English and Korean. This song is a wonderful resource for learners to pick up expressive vocabulary related to emotions and longing, while experiencing the unique synergy between an indie artist and a global K-pop star.

[English]

作词 : dohun/HAN (3RACHA)

作曲 : dohun/권다현/Eugene/김채현/HAN (3RACHA)

Inside the words you called love

All that love was lost

Inside the words that came from your lips

I believed everything

Even your shy words

That lost all their playfulness

It will all be in vain

It's all just lies

No

Stop it baby leave me baby

Don't love me baby

Go

I can't even tell you reasons

That it's all over

Can you still love me till' I die

But I can't love you as you

I can't make you smile like you do

Leave me like the way you went through

The words I want to tell you

Linger at the tip of my throat and get swallowed down

Girl I can't love you as you

Emotions driven by the judgment that "it's just a fleeting moment"

That's just how I am

When you say you're being sincere

And drop those words in front of me, it just kills the mood again

I'm scared of tomorrow because of these repeating stories

Can't you stop it

The emptiness from a hollow excitement

I don't want to hold it in anymore

Oh, I'm ready to let go at any time

They tell me I'm sick

I know that too, darling

I'd rather just hurry up and prepare for the next round

You're one of the few

That I think I'll remember for a long time

Even if I hold on until the end, nah

But I can't love you as you

I can't make you smile like you do

Leave me like the way you went through

The words I want to tell you

Linger at the tip of my throat and get swallowed down

Girl I can't love you as you

But I can't love you as you

I can't make you smile like you do

Leave me like the way you went through

The words I want to tell you

Linger at the tip of my throat and get swallowed down

Girl I can't love you as you

Oh girl don't make me love you

Girl I just wanna love you

I should make you smile like you do

So leave me like the way you went through

The words "I love you"

Just won't come out when I look at you

Girl I can't love you as you

[Korean]

作词 : dohun/HAN (3RACHA)

作曲 : dohun/권다현/Eugene/김채현/HAN (3RACHA)

사랑이라 했던 말 속

사랑은 전부 졌고

그 입에서 나온 말 속

모든 걸 난 믿었고

웃음기 하나 없어진

수줍은 너의 말도

전부 부질없을 거야

전부 거짓말이라

No

Stop it baby leave me baby

Don't love me baby

Go

I can't even tell you reasons

다 끝났다고

Can you still love me till' I die

But I can't love you as you

I can't make you smile like you do

Leave me like the way you went through

전하고 싶은 말이

목 끝에서 맴돌다 삼켜졌어

Girl I can't love you as you

'찰나일 거라' 판단이 앞선 감정

내가 좀 이래

진심이라는 너의 말

내 앞에 툭 떨어질 때면 또 김새

또 반복되는 얘기에 내일이 무서워

Can't you stop it

헛바람만 든 설렘 그 허탈함 맘에

더는 담아두기 싫어

Oh 언제든지 난 손 뗄 준비

They tell me I'm sick

나도 알지 darling

차라리 빨리해 다음 차 준비

손에 꼽힐 정도 넌

기억에 남을 거 같아 많이

끝까지 붙잡아도 nah

But I can't love you as you

I can't make you smile like you do

Leave me like the way you went through

전하고 싶은 말이

목 끝에서 맴돌다 삼켜졌어

Girl I can't love you as you

But I can't love you as you

I can't make you smile like you do

Leave me like the way you went through

전하고 싶은 말이

목 끝에서 맴돌다 삼켜졌어

Girl I can't love you as you

Oh girl don't make me love you

Girl I just wanna love you

I should make you smile like you do

So leave me like the way you went through

사랑한다는 말이

도저히 안 나와서 너를 보면

Girl I can't love you as you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
사랑 sarang Level 1	noun - love
거짓말 geojitmal Level 1	noun - lie
믿다 mitda Level 1	verb - to believe
웃음기 useumgi Level 4	noun - trace of a smile
수줍다 sujupda Level 3	adjective - shy
부질없다 bujireopda Level 6	adjective - useless/futile
이유 iyu Level 1	noun - reason
삼키다 samkida Level 4	verb - to swallow
찰나 chalna Level 5	noun - moment/instant
판단 pandan Level 3	noun - judgment
감정 gamjeong Level 2	noun - emotion
진심 jinsim Level 3	noun - sincerity/true heart
반복되다 banbokdoeda Level 3	verb - to be repeated
무섭다 museopda Level 1	adjective - scary
설렘 seollem Level 3	noun - excitement/flutter
허탈함 heotalham Level 5	noun - feeling of emptiness/despondency
준비 junbi Level 1	noun - preparation
기억 gieok Level 1	noun - memory

Key Grammar Structures

• 사랑이라 했던 말 속 사랑은 전부 졌고

  ➔ Noun-modifying form (Retrospective -던)

  ➔ The suffix "-던" indicates a past state or action that was ongoing or repeated, here used to describe the words that were said in the past.

• 전부 부질없을 거야

  ➔ Future presumptive/Supposition (-ㄹ 거야)

  ➔ The construction "-ㄹ 거야" expresses the speaker's strong belief or supposition about a future outcome regarding the word "부질없다" (useless/futile).

• 목 끝에서 맴돌다 삼켜졌어

  ➔ Passive voice (-이/히/리/기-)

  ➔ The verb "삼키다" (to swallow) becomes "삼켜지다" (to be swallowed) using the passive suffix "-어지다", showing the words were unintentionally held back.

• '찰나일 거라' 판단이 앞선 감정

  ➔ Noun-modifying form of "to be" (-일)

  ➔ The structure "찰나일 거라" uses the future/supposition modifier "-일" to qualify "감정" (emotion), describing it as "the emotion that judged [the relationship] to be momentary".

• 내가 좀 이래

  ➔ Adverbial usage of "좀" (a little/you know)

  ➔ Here, "좀" acts as a filler word or softening agent to make the statement "I am like this" feel more natural and slightly less harsh.

• 더는 담아두기 싫어

  ➔ Negative auxiliary verb (-기 싫다)

  ➔ The construction "-기 싫다" is used to express "not wanting to" perform the preceding action, "담아두다" (to keep in one's heart).

• 차라리 빨리해 다음 차 준비

  ➔ Adverb "차라리" (rather/sooner)

  ➔ The adverb "차라리" indicates that the speaker prefers the following action over the current, difficult situation.

• 도저히 안 나와서

  ➔ Negative intensifier "도저히" (impossible/can't)

  ➔ "도저히" is used with a negative verb "안 나와서" to emphasize that, no matter how hard they try, the action (saying 'I love you') is impossible.