Should Be – English Lyrics

• By: HAECHAN (해찬)
• Album: TASTE - The 1st Album

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the poignant Korean lyrics of HAECHAN's "Should Be" to uncover the beauty of the language through its heartfelt R&B melodies. This song offers a rich emotional landscape, making it a captivating and relatable piece for language learners eager to connect with authentic Korean expressions of love and loss.

[English]

Yeah 어쩌면 나 잊었었지

(Maybe) 다른 Takes, Another 결말

어떤 말이 좀 덜 아팠을까

(하루도)

찰나만 같던 우리 추억이

매일 꿈에 날 자꾸 껴안아서

애써 돌아서지 않았었담

내 옆 빈자린 너일까?

I can't be done, 난 너완 달리 (Why?)

아직도 널 비울 자신 없어, why?

Do I want you back?

길었던 phrase의 끝에서

멍하니 반복해 또 dot, dot, dot

난 빌어 네 많은 밤이 나와 같기를

Should be,

should be hurt? Every day I cry but dry

이제 I know should've never said bye

Yeah

남겨둔 네 이름이 적힐 to blank

알아볼 수 없게 흐려진, words in tears

더는 입버릇처럼 못해 I

둘만의 day에 홀로 anniversary

Wished 'I do, I do,' stupid story

Don't make me fall in love

시간을 되돌릴 수 있담 우리

I can't be done, 난 너완 달리 (Why?)

아직도 널 지울 자신 없어, why?

Do I want you back?

끝없는 maze의 꿈에서

다시 또 반복되는 run, run, run

난 빌어 네 많은 밤이 나와 같기를

Should be,

should be hurt? Every day I cry but dry

이제 I know should've never said bye

지금 이런 내 모습이

네 마지막 같았기에

Even more, 휘몰아칠 듯한

너울에 잠기는 밤

영원하자던 약속 기억한다면

Then you should be here

There'll be none, 난 너완 달리 (Why?)

너 외엔 채울 방법이 없어, how?

Can I take you back?

반복될 page의 끝에서

멍하니 마침표만 dot, dot, dot

또 빌어 수많은 별에 네게 닿기를

Should be,

should be we Every day I pray and cry

아직도 난 could we ever be more?

Should be

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
memory /ˈmeməri/ A2	noun - a recollection of past events
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of images or thoughts occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams while sleeping
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears noun - the act of shedding tears
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause pain or injury adjective - feeling pain or distress
repeat /rɪˈpiːt/ B1	verb - to say or do something again noun - an instance of doing something again
anniversary /ˌænɪˈvɜːrsəri/ B2	noun - the date on which an event took place in a previous year
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ B2	noun - a declaration that one will do something in the future verb - to assure someone that one will definitely do something
maze /meɪz/ B2	noun - a complex network of paths or passages; a labyrinth
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty‑four hour cycle
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - a luminous point in the night sky
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists
forget /fəˈɡet/ A2	verb - to fail to remember
alone /əˈloʊn/ A1	adjective - without other people; solitary
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to desire something to happen and expect it to occur
empty /ˈemp ti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing; not filled or occupied
endless /ˈendlɪs/ B2	adjective - having or seeming to have no end; infinite
tear /tɪər/ B1	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid secreted by the eye verb - to pull something apart or make a hole in it

Key Grammar Structures

• Do I want you back?

  ➔ Subject‑auxiliary inversion in yes‑no questions

  ➔ "Do" is placed before the subject "I" to form a question.

• I can't be done

  ➔ Modal verb + passive infinitive

  ➔ "can't" (modal "can" in negative) is followed by the passive infinitive "be done" to show inability for something to be performed.

• I know should've never said bye

  ➔ Modal perfect ‘should have’ + past participle for regret

  ➔ "should've" (should + have) plus the past participle "said" expresses a past action the speaker regrets not doing.

• Don't make me fall in love

  ➔ Causative verb ‘make’ + bare infinitive

  ➔ "make" is used as a causative verb followed directly by the bare infinitive "fall", meaning to cause someone to do something.

• 시간을 되돌릴 수 있담 우리

  ➔ Potential form ‘-(으)ㄹ 수 있다’ indicating ability

  ➔ The verb ‘되돌리다’ is combined with ‘-(으)ㄹ 수 있다’ to mean “can turn back time”. The highlighted part is “수 있”.

• 아직도 널 비울 자신 없어

  ➔ Expression of lack of confidence using ‘자신 없다’

  ➔ "자신 없어" means “don’t have confidence” and follows a verb phrase to indicate inability.

• There'll be none

  ➔ Future simple contraction ‘There will be’

  ➔ "There'll" is the contracted form of "There will be", used to talk about something that will exist in the future.

• 영원하자던 약속 기억한다면

  ➔ Conditional ‘-(으)면’ meaning ‘if’

  ➔ "기억한다면" attaches the conditional ending ‘-면’ to the verb ‘기억한다’, forming ‘if (you) remember’.

• 네 마지막 같았기에

  ➔ Reason connective ‘-기에’ meaning ‘because’

  ➔ "같았기에" combines the adjective ‘같다’ with the connective ‘-기에’ to give a reason: “because it seemed like your last”.