Good Old Days – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: THORNAPPLE
• Album: My Century

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic world of Thornapple with 'Good Old Days.' This song is a perfect gateway for learners to explore expressive Korean vocabulary related to time, memory, and emotion, helping you grasp the subtle nuances of melancholic storytelling in music.

[English]

The sweat I licked away through the entire night

Everything was so new, and I loved it for that

Even with freezing fingers, a 7-degree chill grips my heart

Make it a little more aching

Make it a little more stinging

I called out your name

The wounds you left behind still linger within me

Please keep tearing me apart so they never heal

But all that's left for me is a temperature that can't even burn

I don't like it

If you're sick of this now

Then please, just get lost

...

Words broken down, leaving only empty shells

I'll gather them all up and scatter them over you

Even as I grimace, a 13-degree chill leaves no reaction

Make it a little more aching

Make it a little more stinging

Will you call out my name?

The wounds you left behind still linger within me

Please keep tearing me apart so they never heal

But all that's left for me is a temperature that can't even burn

I don't like it

If you're sick of this now

Then please, just get lost

...

Ah, before I knew it, the day is fading away

Ah, the days that felt like they would last forever

The wounds you left behind still linger within me

Please keep tearing me apart so they never heal

But all that's left for me is a temperature that can't even burn

I don't like it

If you're sick of this now

Then please, just get lost

...

[Korean]

온밤을 새워가며 핥았던 땀들

모든 게 처음이라 그게 난 좋았어

손가락이 시려와도 심장을 쥐는 7도

좀 더 아릿하게

좀 더 쓰라리게

그대를 불렀네

아직도 내게 남아 있는 그대가 벌려놓은 상처가

아물지 못하게 계속 날 헤집어 주세요

하지만 내게 남겨진 건 데일 수 없는 온도

맘에 들지 않아

이제 지겹다면

어서 꺼져 줄래요

껍질만 남은 채로 부서진 말들

그걸 다 주워 담아 너에게 뿌려줄게

얼굴을 다 찡그려도 반응 없는 13도

좀 더 아릿하게

좀 더 쓰라리게

나를 불러줄래

아직도 내게 남아 있는 그대가 벌려놓은 상처가

아물지 못하게 계속 날 헤집어 주세요

하지만 내게 남겨진 건 데일 수 없는 온도

맘에 들지 않아

이제 지겹다면

어서 꺼져 줄래요

아 어느새 저물어 가네

아 영원히 계속될 것만 같던 날들

아직도 내게 남아 있는 그대가 벌려놓은 상처가

아물지 못하게 계속 날 헤집어 주세요

하지만 내게 남겨진 건 데일 수 없는 온도

맘에 들지 않아

이제 지겹다면

어서 꺼져 줄래요

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
온밤 on-bam Level 2	noun - the whole night
새우다 sae-u-da Level 3	verb - to stay up all night
핥다 hal-tta Level 4	verb - to lick
땀 ttam Level 2	noun - sweat
처음 cheo-eum Level 1	noun - the first time
시리다 si-ri-da Level 3	adjective - to feel cold/aching
심장 sim-jang Level 2	noun - heart
아릿하다 a-rit-ha-da Level 5	adjective - to tingle, to ache slightly
쓰라리다 sseu-ra-ri-da Level 4	adjective - to be stinging, smarting
상처 sang-cheo Level 2	noun - wound
아물다 a-mul-da Level 4	verb - to heal (wound)
헤집다 he-jip-da Level 5	verb - to stir up, to pick at
지겹다 ji-gyeop-da Level 3	adjective - to be boring, tedious
껍질 kkeop-jil Level 3	noun - peel, skin, shell
부서지다 bu-seo-ji-da Level 2	verb - to be broken, smashed
저물다 jeo-mul-da Level 4	verb - to get dark, to set (sun)
영원히 yeong-won-hi Level 3	adverb - forever

Key Grammar Structures

• 온밤을 새워가며 핥았던 땀들

  ➔ -어/아가며

  ➔ Indicates performing an action continuously while another continues. Here, '새워가며' means staying up all night while doing something.

• 모든 게 처음이라 그게 난 좋았어

  ➔ -이라 (Noun + -이라)

  ➔ Used as a causal marker (-이기 때문에) for nouns. '처음이라' means 'because it was the first time'.

• 손가락이 시려와도 심장을 쥐는 7도

  ➔ -아/어도

  ➔ Expresses concession, meaning 'even if' or 'although'. '시려와도' means 'even if it feels cold'.

• 아물지 못하게 계속 날 헤집어 주세요

  ➔ -게 하다

  ➔ Causative form, meaning to make someone or something do/be in a certain state. '아물지 못하게' means 'so that it cannot heal'.

• 이제 지겹다면 어서 꺼져 줄래요

  ➔ -다면

  ➔ Hypothetical condition, meaning 'if'. '지겹다면' means 'if you are sick of it'.

• 껍질만 남은 채로 부서진 말들

  ➔ -ㄴ 채로

  ➔ Indicates a state remains after an action. '남은 채로' means 'in the state of remaining'.

• 영원히 계속될 것만 같던 날들

  ➔ -것만 같다

  ➔ Expresses a feeling or impression, meaning 'it seems like'. '계속될 것만 같던' means 'that seemed like it would last forever'.

• 아 어느새 저물어 가네

  ➔ -아/어 가다

  ➔ Indicates a process or change happening over time. '저물어 가네' means 'is fading/setting'.