TELL ME GOODBYE – English Lyrics

• By: BIGBANG

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant emotions of farewell with BIGBANG's "Tell Me Goodbye." This song, originally a theme for the drama *IRIS*, provides a glimpse into Japanese and Korean expressions of love and departure. Delve into the heartfelt lyrics and discover the cultural nuances behind this moving J-Pop and R&B ballad, perfect for those learning about relationships and goodbyes in different languages.

[English]

Letting you go (can somebody)

Letting you go (please, somebody)

No, I got this, yeah

Still thinking about this thing called "Love"

You got me shaken up

(Please tell me there's a way)

And it got my head just spinnin' round round round round

(Please tell me there's a way)

Don't wanna take a fall

It's best to break it up

It's gonna be better for you, move on

(Please tell me there's a way)

Uh huh we break it break it

Or thought we make it make it

I'm not recovered at all

Girl I swear 君のことを 1秒でも

悲しませない 约束

守るためにはもう もうこれしか

选ぶ道はないから

Baby 爱した分だけ 伤つけてしまう

And I got nothing, nothing to say

Oh tell me Goodbye, oh tell me Goodbye

抱きしめた手を

Oh tell me Goodbye, oh tell me Goodbye

离そう

仆を忘れることで 自由になるなら Baby

Oh tell me Goodbye, oh tell me Goodbye

Girl you know 君が笑颜 失くしてく程

仆は自分を责めるよ

なぐさめる言叶も 光さえも

何もかも 见失う

Baby この唇が离れた瞬间 に

I'll never find better, better than you

Oh tell me Goodbye, oh tell me Goodbye

抱きしめた手を

Oh tell me Goodbye, oh tell me Goodbye

离そう

侧にいることだけが 优しさじゃないとBaby

Oh tell me Goodbye, oh tell me Goodbye

And its so, so

Sad it just aint happenin

Wish it could be better

Sorry to be scrappin

But I just cant let ya

Be less than happy

How sad would that be

I couldnt live with myself seein you lackin

The things you deserve

Baby you be superb

Best believe that it hurts

Deeply thats word

I feel the achin' through my body

It just take a bigger part of me

To be lettin you go

I wished it weren't so

君の声せつなく fade away, away

风にかき消されていく stay, stay

これ以上は I can't take it

その涙 don't cry for me

君のため never look back again

Oh tell me Goodbye, oh tell me Goodbye

抱きしめた手を

Oh tell me Goodbye, oh tell me Goodbye

离そう

侧にいることだけが 优しさじゃないとBaby

Oh tell me Goodbye, oh tell me Goodbye

Tell Me Goodbye...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A2	noun - a farewell
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
hurt /hɜrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury noun - emotional pain
better /ˈbɛtər/ B1	adjective - of a more excellent or effective type
sad /sæd/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing sorrow
think /θɪŋk/ A2	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position or location
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into pieces
recover /rɪˈkʌvər/ B2	verb - to return to a normal state after a difficult situation
shaken /ˈʃeɪkən/ B2	adjective - emotionally disturbed or upset
nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ A1	pronoun - not anything; no single thing
way /weɪ/ A2	noun - a method or manner of doing something
deeply /ˈdiːpli/ B2	adverb - to a great depth; profoundly
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	verb - to desire something to happen

Key Grammar Structures

• It's best to break it up

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to + base verb)

  ➔ Expresses the purpose or goal of the action.

• Still thinking about this thing called "Love"

  ➔ Gerund (thinking) to indicate ongoing action

  ➔ The gerund 'thinking' indicates an ongoing activity.

• Don't wanna take a fall

  ➔ Informal contraction of 'want to' (wanna)

  ➔ Casual way of saying 'want to' used in speech.

• I'm not recovered at all

  ➔ Negation with 'not' + past participle (recovered)

  ➔ Expresses that the speaker has not completely healed or moved on.

• 君のことを 1秒でも 悲しませない

  ➔ Use of 'を' (particle) + 'でも' (even/at least)

  ➔ Expresses that they will not make you sad, even for a second.

• I'll never find better, better than you

  ➔ Future tense with 'will' + negative 'never' + comparative 'better'

  ➔ Expresses a strong negative certainty about not finding someone better.

• 君の声せつなく fade away, away

  ➔ Use of 'せつなく' (an adverb) to describe feeling, + 'fade away' (phrasal verb)

  ➔ Adverb describing a heartfelt, poignant feeling, combined with 'fade away' to indicate diminishing.