QWER - T.B.H (Time-Bound Heart / 고민중독) Lyrics (Hangul / Romanized / English Translation) & Vocabulary Notes
QWER - T.B.H (Time-Bound Heart / 고민중독)
🎵 Album: 1st Mini Album 'MANITO' | 📅 Release: 2024-04-01
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Artist: QWER
Title: T.B.H (고민중독 - Addicted to Worrying)
Album: 1st Mini Album 'MANITO' (2024)
A vibrant, high-energy pop-punk anthem capturing the relatable anxiety and sweetness of rehearsing a confession over a thousand times before freezing up in front of your crush.
One! Two! Q! W! E! R!
어떤 인사가 괜찮을까 천 번쯤 상상해 봤어
Eo-tteon in-sa-ga gwaen-chan-eul-kka cheon beon-jjeum sang-sang-hae bwa-sseo
I've imagined about a thousand times what kind of greeting would be best
근데 오늘도 천 번 하고 한 번 더 고민 중
Geun-de o-neul-do cheon beon ha-go han beon deo go-min jung
Yet today again, I'm worrying a thousand and one more times
막상 네 앞에 서니 꽁꽁 얼어버렸다
Mak-sang ne ap-e seo-ni kkong-kkong eor-eo-beo-ryeot-da
Standing right in front of you, I froze completely stiff
숨겨왔던 나의 맘 절반의 반도 주지를 못했어
Sum-gyeo-wat-deon na-ui mam jeol-ban-ui ban-do ju-ji-reul mot-hae-sseo
I couldn't even show a fraction of the feelings I've kept hidden
- 고민 중 (Go-min jung): In the middle of worrying / contemplating — '고민' means worry/deep thought, and '중' indicates an ongoing state.
- 꽁꽁 (Kkong-kkong): Mimetic onomatopoeia describing being frozen solid or tightly bound in place.
- 절반의 반 (Jeol-ban-ui ban): Literally 'half of a half' (one fourth/fraction), expressing how little she could actually reveal.
아, 아, 아직은
A, a, a-ji-geun
Ah, ah, I'm not...
준비가 안됐다구요
Jun-bi-ga an-dwaet-da-gu-yo
Ready just yet!
소용돌이쳐 어지럽다구
So-yong-dol-i-chyeo eo-ji-reop-da-gu
It's swirling into a whirlpool, making me so dizzy
- ~다구요 (~da-gu-yo): Sentence ending used to emphasize or protest one's point in an earnest, slightly whiny/cute tone ('I told you that...').
- 소용돌이쳐 (So-yong-dol-i-chyeo): To swirl in a vortex/whirlpool — expressing intense chaotic emotions.
쏟아지는 맘을 멈출 수가 없을까?
Sso-da-ji-neun ma-meul meom-chul su-ga eop-seul-kka?
Can't I stop this overflowing heart from pouring out?
너의 작은 인사 한마디에 요란해져서
Neo-ui ja-geun in-sa han-ma-di-e yo-ran-hae-jyeo-seo
Because just one little greeting from you makes everything so chaotic
네 맘의 비밀번호 눌러 열고 싶지만
Ne ma-mui bi-mil-beon-ho nul-leo yeol-go sip-ji-man
I want to type in the passcode to your heart and open it
너를 고민고민해도 좋은 걸 어쩌니
Neo-reul go-min-go-min-hae-do jo-eun geol eo-jjeo-ni
Even when I'm agonizing over you, I still love it, so what can I do?
- 요란해져서 (Yo-ran-hae-jyeo-seo): Becoming loud / turbulent / chaotic inside.
- 비밀번호 (Bi-mil-beon-ho): Passcode / PIN / secret password — a metaphor for unlocking someone's guarded heart.
- 어쩌니 (Eo-jjeo-ni): 'What can I do?' / 'How can it be helped?' — expressing helplessness over strong feelings.
거울 앞에서 새벽까지 연습한 인사가
Geo-ul ap-e-seo sae-byeok-kka-ji yeon-seup-han in-sa-ga
The greeting I practiced in front of the mirror until dawn
손을 들고 웃는 얼굴을 하고서 고개를 숙였다
Son-eul deul-go un-neun eol-gul-eul ha-go-seo go-gae-reul suk-yeot-da
Ended up with me just raising a hand, putting on a smile, and bowing my head
- 새벽까지 (Sae-byeok-kka-ji): Until dawn / early morning ('새벽' = dawn, '~까지' = until).
- 고개를 숙였다 (Go-gae-reul suk-yeot-da): Bowed one's head — symbolizing shyness and embarrassment after all the practice.
아, 아, 아직도 준비가 안됐나 봐요
A, a, a-jik-do jun-bi-ga an-dwaen-na bwa-yo
Ah, ah, I guess I'm still not ready
소용돌이쳐 어지럽다구
So-yong-dol-i-chyeo eo-ji-reop-da-gu
It's swirling into a whirlpool, making me so dizzy
- ~나 봐요 (~na bwa-yo): 'It seems like / I guess that...' — expressing an intuitive realization.
쏟아지는 맘을 멈출 수가 없을까?
Sso-da-ji-neun ma-meul meom-chul su-ga eop-seul-kka?
Can't I stop this overflowing heart from pouring out?
너의 작은 인사 한마디에 요란해져서
Neo-ui ja-geun in-sa han-ma-di-e yo-ran-hae-jyeo-seo
Because just one little greeting from you makes everything so chaotic
네 맘의 비밀번호 눌러 열고 싶지만
Ne ma-mui bi-mil-beon-ho nul-leo yeol-go sip-ji-man
I want to type in the passcode to your heart and open it
너를 고민고민해도 좋은 걸
Neo-reul go-min-go-min-hae-do jo-eun geol
Even when I'm agonizing over you, I still love it
이러지도 저러지도 못하는데
I-reo-ji-do jeo-reo-ji-do mot-ha-neun-de
I can neither do this nor that
속이 왈칵 뒤집히고
So-gi wal-kak dwi-jip-hi-go
My stomach suddenly turns upside down with butterflies
이쯤 왔으면 눈치 챙겨야지
I-jjeum wat-seu-myeon nun-chi chaeng-gyeo-ya-ji
If it's reached this point, you should take the hint by now!
날 봐달라구요!
Nal bwa-dal-la-gu-yo!
Please look at me!
- 이러지도 저러지도 못하는데 (I-reo-ji-do jeo-reo-ji-do mot-ha-neun-de): Common Korean idiom meaning 'unable to do this or that / caught in a total dilemma'.
- 왈칵 (Wal-kak): Adverb expressing a sudden gush, surge, or bursting emotional sensation.
- 눈치 챙겨야지 (Nun-chi chaeng-gyeo-ya-ji): 'You ought to read the room / pick up on the cues' — '눈치' (Nunchi) is Korean social situational awareness/intuition.
좋아한다 너를 좋아한다 좋아해
Jo-a-han-da neo-reul jo-a-han-da jo-a-hae
I like you, I like you, I love you!
너를 많이 많이 좋아한단 말이야
Neo-reul man-i man-i jo-a-han-dan mar-i-ya
I mean that I really, really like you so much
벅차오르다 못해 내 맘이 쿡쿡 아려와
Beok-cha-o-reu-da mot-hae nae ma-mi kuk-kuk a-ryeo-wa
More than overwhelming, my heart throbs and aches with a prickle
두 번은 말 못 해 너 지금 잘 들어봐
Du beon-eun mal mot hae neo ji-geum jal deul-eo-bwa
I won't say it twice, so listen closely right now
매일 고민하고 연습했던 말
Mae-il go-min-ha-go yeon-seup-haet-deon mal
The words I worried about and practiced every single day
좋아해
Jo-a-hae
I like you
- 벅차오르다 (Beok-cha-o-reu-da): To be overwhelmingly filled with emotion to the point of bursting.
- 쿡쿡 아려와 (Kuk-kuk a-ryeo-wa): '쿡쿡' (prickling/poking sensation) + '아려오다' (to ache/tingle painfully) — vividly portraying how intense butterflies can physically ache in one's chest.
- ~단 말이야 (~dan mar-i-ya): Conversational emphasis marker meaning 'I am telling you that...' / 'What I mean is...'.
