INVU – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: TAEYEON
• Album: INVU

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking about learning Korean? Let TAEYEON's 'INVU' be your guide. This song is special not only for its beautiful melody but also for its clever use of wordplay in the title, which sounds like 'I envy you.' By listening, you can learn to express complex emotions like envy and unrequited love. The lyrics offer a poetic look into the feelings of loving someone deeply, even when those feelings aren't returned. It's a perfect song to start understanding the emotional depth of the Korean language.

[English]

Falling in love, to you, I'm just an option

From the start, you and I are different

Breaking heart, your mention goes astray

I'm used to it, yeah

I think I lost my mind, but it's my kind of love

I pour everything out without holding back, then I sit down

Suddenly, I see the tired me at some moment

I'm trying hard, but

So I can't love you, even though I do

Even if I push you away, I can't win against you

The more I abandon myself and lose myself

You are a sparkling irony

So I-N-V-U

(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

I-N-V-U

(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

I-N-V-U

Don't expect, don't even hope

No matter how many times I repeat it

When I see myself crumble at your touch

How do you feel? Oh, no, no

I guess I lost my mind, yeah, it's my kind of love (love)

Always clumsy like it's the first time, I get hurt again

Before I become numb, before I heal

I mess things up a lot, yeah

So I can't love you, even though I do

Even if I push you away, I can't win against you

The more I abandon myself and lose myself

You are a sparkling irony

So I-N-V-U, you, yeah

(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

Yes, I-N-V-U, yeah, yeah, ooh-oh, hey

(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

...

I-N-V-U

Cold warmth, a broken heart

Keeps scratching at me, even if it hurts, I can't stop

So when you leave, please, make it easy

'Cause I-N-V-U, ooh-ah

Ooh-ah (I-N-V-U)

Ooh-ah, yeah

I-N-V-U

(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

I-N-V-U (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)

(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

I-N-V-U

...

[Korean]

Falling in love, 너에겐 난 option

시작부터 다른 너와 나

깨지는 heart, 빗나간 네 mention

익숙하거든, yeah

I think I lost my mind, but it's my kind of love

아끼지 않고 다 쏟아내고는 주저앉아

문득 어느 순간 지친 내가 보여

애쓰고 있지만

So I can't love you, even though I do

밀어내 봐도 난 너를 못 이겨

날 버리고 날 잃을수록

넌 반짝이는 irony

So I-N-V-U

(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

I-N-V-U

(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

I-N-V-U

기대지 마, 기대하지도 마

몇 번을 되뇌고 되놰도

그 손길 한 번에 무너지는 날 볼 때

네 기분은 어때? Oh, no, no

I guess I lost my mind, yeah, it's my kind of love (love)

늘 처음인 것처럼 서툴러서 또 상처가 나

무뎌지기 전에, 아물기도 전에

잔뜩 헤집어놔, yeah

So I can't love you, even though I do

밀어내 봐도 난 너를 못 이겨

날 버리고 날 잃을수록

넌 반짝이는 irony

So I-N-V-U, you, yeah

(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

Yes, I-N-V-U, yeah, yeah, ooh-oh, hey

(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

I-N-V-U

식은 온기, 부서진 맘이

자꾸 날 할퀴어, 아파도 못 멈춰

So when you leave, please, make it easy

'Cause I-N-V-U, ooh-ah

Ooh-ah (I-N-V-U)

Ooh-ah, yeah

I-N-V-U

(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

I-N-V-U (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)

(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

I-N-V-U

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have a deep affection for someone
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, reasons, and feels
option /ˈɒp.ʃən/ B2	noun - a choice or possibility
irony /ˈaɪ.rə.ni/ C1	noun - the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
moment /ˈmoʊ.mənt/ B1	noun - a very short period of time
pain /peɪn/ B2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
moment /ˈmoʊ.mənt/ B1	noun - a very short period of time
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into pieces or to stop functioning
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury
easy /ˈiː.zi/ A2	adjective - not difficult

Key Grammar Structures

• Even though I do

  ➔ Concessive clause using 'even though' to contrast two ideas.

  ➔ 'even though' introduces a clause that presents a contrast or contradiction, emphasizing that despite the action, the result remains true.

• I think I lost my mind

  ➔ Use of the simple past tense 'lost' to indicate a completed action.

  ➔ 'lost' is the past tense of 'lose', indicating that the action happened in the past and is now complete.

• I can't love you, even though I do

  ➔ Use of 'can't' (cannot) to express inability or impossibility.

  ➔ 'can't' is a contraction of 'cannot', indicating that the speaker feels unable to do something despite having the will or feeling of love.

• Please, make it easy

  ➔ Imperative sentence using 'please' for polite command or request.

  ➔ 'please' is used to make a polite request, often combined with an imperative verb like 'make'.

• Do you understand?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence in present simple tense, forming a yes/no question.

  ➔ 'Do' is used to form questions in the present simple tense for the subject 'you'.

• I think I lost my mind

  ➔ Use of 'think' as a mental state verb, expressing opinion or belief.

  ➔ 'think' indicates an opinion or belief held by the speaker about the situation.