HWASA - Good Goodbye Lyrics (Hangul / Romanized / English Translation) & Vocabulary Notes
HWASA - Good Goodbye
🎵 Album: Good Goodbye - Single | 📅 Release: 2025-10-15
🎬 Official Music Video / Audio Player — Press play to listen while learning the lyrics below!
About the Song
HWASA delivers a stirring, cinematic ballad in "Good Goodbye". Blending raw vulnerability with uncompromising self-assurance, the track portrays a mature breakup where pain is acknowledged but transformed into elegance, urging both partners to move forward without lingering resentment.
[Verse 1]
나를 그냥 짓밟고 가
Na-reul geu-nyang jit-bap-go ga
Just trample over me and go
괜찮아 돌아보지 마
Gwaen-chan-a dol-a-bo-ji ma
It's alright, don't look back
내가 아파봤자 너만 하겠니
Nae-ga a-pa-bwat-ja neo-man ha-gen-ni
Even if I hurt, could it possibly compare to your pain?
이젠 너를 헤아려봐
I-jen neo-reul he-a-ryeo-bwa
Now take care of yourself, understand your own heart
날 위해 쉬던 그 숨은 잊고
Nal wi-hae swi-deon geu sum-eun it-go
Forget the breaths you used to take just for me
저 위에 널 위해 just kill my ego
Jeo wi-e neol wi-hae just kill my ego
For you up above, I'll just kill my ego
등 돌려 걸어가
Deung dol-lyeo geol-eo-ga
Turn your back and walk away
You got it you got it yeah
- 짓밟고 가 (jit-bap-go ga): From '짓밟다' (to trample on) + '가다' (to go) — A dramatic expression meaning to crush or walk over without hesitation.
- 헤아려봐 (he-a-ryeo-bwa): From '헤아리다' (to fathom, look into, consider thoughtfully) — Urging the listener to look into and care for their own emotional state.
- 내가 (Nae-ga): The first-person subjective pronoun meaning 'I' / 'Me'.
[Chorus]
안녕은 우릴 아프게 하지만 우아할 거야
An-nyeong-eun u-ril a-peu-ge ha-ji-man u-a-hal geo-ya
Goodbye hurts us, but it will be graceful
나 땅을 치고 후회하도록 넌 크게 웃어줘
Na ttang-eul chi-go hu-hoe-ha-do-rok neon keu-ge us-eo-jwo
Smile brightly so that I might beat the ground in regret
goodb-ye
bye ye ye ye ye ye
bye ye ye ye ye ye (b-ye)
bye ye ye ye ye ye
bye ye ye ye ye
후회하도록 goodb-ye
Hu-hoe-ha-do-rok goodb-ye
So I'll regret it, goodb-ye
- 우아할 거야 (u-a-hal geo-ya): '우아하다' (elegant, graceful) + '-ㄹ 거야' (future tense) — Expressing the resolve to make this farewell dignified rather than messy.
- 땅을 치고 (ttang-eul chi-go): Literally 'striking the ground' — A classic Korean idiom describing intense regret, sorrow, or lamentation (땅을 치고 후회하다).
- 후회하도록 (hu-hoe-ha-do-rok): '후회하다' (to regret) + '-도록' (so that / in order that).
[Verse 2]
널 생각한 운율이야
Neol saeng-gak-han un-yul-i-ya
This rhythm was written with you in mind
비로소 느껴지잖아
Bi-ro-so neu-kyeo-ji-jan-a
You can finally feel it now, can't you?
눈물은 고이고 찬란하게 빛나
Nun-mul-eun go-i-go chan-ran-ha-ge bit-na
Tears well up and shine radiantly
우린 좋은 안녕 중이야
U-rin jo-eun an-nyeong jung-i-ya
We are in the midst of a good goodbye
고맙단 말 대신 전할게
Go-map-dan mal dae-sin jeon-hal-ge
Instead of saying thank you, I'll tell you this
goodbye good goodbye
- 운율 (un-yul): Rhyme, rhythm, cadence — Poetic imagery describing musical lines crafted for the lover.
- 비로소 (bi-ro-so): At last, finally, for the first time.
- 고이고 (go-i-go): From '고이다' (to pool, gather, well up) — Depicting tears gathering in one's eyes.
- 찬란하게 (chan-ran-ha-ge): Brilliantly, radiantly, splendidly.
[Chorus]
안녕은 우릴 아프게 하지만 우아할 거야
An-nyeong-eun u-ril a-peu-ge ha-ji-man u-a-hal geo-ya
Goodbye hurts us, but it will be graceful
나 땅을 치고 후회하도록 넌 크게 웃어줘
Na ttang-eul chi-go hu-hoe-ha-do-rok neon keu-ge us-eo-jwo
Smile brightly so that I might beat the ground in regret
goodb-ye
bye ye ye ye ye ye
bye ye ye ye ye ye (b-ye)
bye ye ye ye ye ye
bye ye ye ye ye
- 웃어줘 (us-eo-jwo): From '웃다' (to laugh / smile) + '-아/어 주다' (to do something for someone) — Asking the other person to smile proudly as they part.
- 안녕 (an-nyeong): Hello / Goodbye — Here specifically referring to farewell / parting.
[Bridge]
세상이 나를 빤히 내려다봐도
Se-sang-i na-reul ppan-hi nae-ryeo-da-bwa-do
Even if the world stares down at me coldly
내 편이 돼 줄 사람 하나 없어도
Nae pyeon-i dwae jul sa-ram ha-na eop-seo-do
Even if there isn't a single person on my side
Don't worry it's okay
난 내 곁에 있을게
Nan nae gyeot-e iss-eul-ge
I will stay right by my own side
I'll be on my side instead of you
- 빤히 (ppan-hi): Gazing directly, unblinkingly, or staring openly without looking away.
- 내 편 (nae pyeon): 'My side' / 'My ally' — Someone who supports and stands up for me unconditionally.
- 내 곁에 (nae gyeot-e): By my side — Here '난 내 곁에 있을게' signifies profound self-reliance, choosing to support oneself through heartbreak.
[Outro]
안녕은 나를 아프게 하지만 울어볼 거야
An-nyeong-eun na-reul a-peu-ge ha-ji-man ul-eo-bol geo-ya
Goodbye hurts me, but I will let myself cry
땅을 치고 후회해도 좋아 우리 이렇게
Ttang-eul chi-go hu-hoe-hae-do jo-a u-ri i-reoh-ge
Even if I strike the ground in regret, it's fine, let's just end it like this
goodb-ye
bye ye ye ye ye ye
bye ye ye ye ye ye (b-ye)
bye ye ye ye ye ye
bye ye ye ye ye
후회조차도 goodb-ye
Hu-hoe-jo-cha-do goodb-ye
Farewell even to the regret, goodb-ye
- 울어볼 거야 (ul-eo-bol geo-ya): From '울다' (to cry) + '-아/어 보다' (to try / experience) + '-ㄹ 거야' (future) — Embracing emotional vulnerability and allowing oneself to weep honestly.
- 후회조차도 (hu-hoe-jo-cha-do): '후회' (regret) + '-조차' (even / as far as) + '-도' (also) — Releasing even the lingering feeling of regret itself.
