You Think – English Lyrics

• By: Girls' Generation
• Album: Lion Heart

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Korean through "You Think" by Girls' Generation offers a unique opportunity to explore a more assertive and powerful style of expression in the language. The song's repetitive chorus and direct, confrontational lyrics make it easier to pick up key phrases. What makes this song special is its departure from the group's more common sweet and bubbly concepts, allowing learners to see a different, fiercer side of K-Pop lyricism.

[English]

내 생각에 맘이 아파 밤을 새

네가 날 걱정해

Wow 처음 듣는 얘기

혼자 갖은 착한 척

나 땜에 눈물 나는 척

너의 모든 SNS 애쓰네

너만 상처 받은 얘기

이미 지나버린 지워버린 시간 속에

불러주던 my name 한 땐

너무나 반짝였던 너와 나

간직하려 했던 화려했던 추억 다

너는 뱉어 멋대로 뱉어

차갑게 뱉어 oh, oh, oh, oh, woah

You think ya real cool (you're not)

You think ya real coo-o-ol (you're not)

네 생각일 뿐

Boy, you ain't cooler than me, nah

You think ya real cool (you're not)

You think ya real coo-o-ol (you're not)

네 착각의 끝

Boy, you ain't cooler than me, nah

...

(처음 듣는 얘기)

어느새 또 우리 얘길 들춰 내

사람들이 널 집중하게 이용했어 날

가시 돋친 bad girl

떠들어 대는 걸

적당히 눈 감아주니까 또 선을 넘어 넌

자꾸 흐려지는 느려지는 구름 아래

쏟아지는 my rain 속에

나 홀로 감춰 흘린 눈물과

내가 받은 상처 보란 듯이 너는 다

모두 뱉어 가볍게 뱉어

우습게 뱉어 oh, oh, oh, oh, woah

You think ya real cool (you're not)

You think ya real coo-o-ol (you're not)

네 생각일 뿐 (you think, you think, you think, you think, you think, you think)

Boy, you ain't cooler than me, nah

You think ya real cool (you're not)

You think ya real coo-o-ol (you're not)

네 착각의 끝

Boy, you ain't cooler than me, nah

Boy 자신 없음 back, uh

이제 와서 왜

아련히 날 보니 아 뭐니

제대로 말 해 what, what, what

기를 못 펴 왜?

네가 멋대로 막 써내려 간

가십 속의 bad girl

괜찮아 뭐 결국엔 다 네게 return

똑똑히 좀 들어 내가 한 선택

후회할 맘 더는 없어 go away

온 세상이 너 하나뿐인 줄만 알던 나 아냐

더 분명한 답 너에게 난

미치게 아까운 여자란 걸

Because!

You think ya real cool (you're not)

You think ya real coo-o-ol (you're not)

네 생각일 뿐 (you think, you think, you think, you think, you think, you think)

Boy, you ain't cooler than me, nah

You think ya real cool (you're not)

You think ya real coo-o-ol (you're not)

네 착각의 끝

Boy, you ain't cooler than me, nah

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
thought /θɔːt/ A2	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking verb - past tense of think; to have had an idea
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from evening to morning
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical or emotional suffering
worried /ˈwʌr.id/ B2	adjective - feeling anxious or concerned
story /ˈstɔː.ri/ A2	noun - a narrative of real or imagined events
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - organ that pumps blood; symbol of emotion
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - emit light brightly
brilliant /ˈbrɪl.jənt/ B2	adjective - very bright and attractive
memory /ˈmɛm.ər.i/ B2	noun - the faculty of remembering
shadow /ˈʃæd.oʊ/ B2	noun - dark area caused by blocking light
tear /tɪər/ B1	noun - a drop of liquid from the eye verb - to rip or split apart
mirror /ˈmɪr.ər/ B2	noun - a reflective surface

Key Grammar Structures

• Boy, you ain't cooler than me, nah

  ➔ Negative contraction with 'ain't' meaning 'am not', 'is not', 'are not'.

  ➔ 'Ain't' is used as a contraction of 'am not', 'is not', or 'are not'.

• You think ya real cool (you're not)

  ➔ Use of 'think' + object + adjective to express opinion; and '(you're) not' as negation.

  ➔ The speaker expresses their opinion that someone is not as 'cool' as they believe.

• 네 착각의 끝

  ➔ Using possession marker '의' to indicate 'the end of' something metaphorical.

  ➔ The phrase indicates the 'end' of their misunderstanding or illusion.

• 쏟아지는 my rain 속에

  ➔ Use of '쏟아지다' meaning 'to pour' or 'to spill', combined with 'my rain' as metaphor.

  ➔ Metaphorically describing tears or emotions spilling over amid difficult times.

• 너만 상처 받은 얘기

  ➔ Use of '만' meaning 'only' to specify exclusivity.

  ➔ Indicates that only the person was hurt, emphasizing exclusivity.

• 가시 돋친 bad girl

  ➔ Adjective phrase '가시 돋친' as a compound modifier meaning 'thorny' or 'spiky'.

  ➔ Describes someone as a 'thorny' or 'spiky' girl, metaphorically indicating toughness or defiance.

• 기회를 못 펴 왜?

  ➔ Use of '기회' (opportunity) with '못 펴다' (cannot unfold/open) to express inability to seize opportunity.

  ➔ Expresses the inability or failure to grasp or take advantage of an opportunity.