Release Date
July 8, 2022
Genre
Label
Composers / Lyricists
MNEK, Becky Hill, Sam Klempner
Participating Members
About the Song
Life’s Too Short is a single by aespa, released in 2022 as part of Girls – The 2nd Mini Album, marking a notable moment in the group’s career as their first track recorded entirely in English. Issued through SM Entertainment in collaboration with Warner Records, the song delivers a clear message of self-determination and freedom, encouraging listeners to move forward without hesitation or regret. Written by MNEK, Becky Hill, and Sam Klempner, with production led by Klempner, the track blends confident pop sensibilities with a direct, uplifting tone that reinforces aespa’s global outlook and evolving musical identity.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
tteo-na-go-peun FEELING
geo-ul sok-en ji-chin MY FACE
gil i-reun mam-ui gal-pi
ban-bok-doe-neun TROUBLE
da-reun ge jom pi-ryo-hae
cause LIFE’S TOO SHORT
mang-seol-i-da heul-leo-ga
mu-seun ir-i beo-reo-jil-kka gung-geum-hae
hul-jjeok tteo-nan geu sun-gan
and i DON’T CARE
what you say about it
eo-cha-pi dul jung ha-na
DO IT OR NOT
kkum-kkwo-on eo-din-ga-ro
WHY WOULD I EVER STOP
no i DON’T CARE
what you say about it
geo-reum-i da-neun dae-ro
WAY THAT I WANT
geo-gi-ga eo-di-ra-do
WHY WOULD I EVER STOP
hon-ja-man-ui POSTING
kku-myeo-bol-lae ALL MY LIFE
meo-mul-go-peun sun-gan sok-e
yeong-won-hal nae mo-seup
nam-gyeo-dul-lae ALL THIS TIME
cause LIFE’S TOO SHORT
hu-hoe eop-si geo-reo-ga
ttae-ron bi-ga sso-da-jyeo-do
i DON’T CARE
swi-eo-gal su it-neun geol
and i DON’T CARE
what you say about it
eo-cha-pi dul jung ha-na
DO IT OR NOT
kkum-kkwo-on eo-din-ga-ro
WHY WOULD I EVER STOP
no i DON’T CARE
what you say about it
geo-reum-i da-neun dae-ro
WAY THAT I WANT
geo-gi-ga eo-di-ra-do
WHY WOULD I EVER STOP
dan-sun-ha-ge gal-lae
WHY WOULD I EVER STOP
so why are you wasting your time?
dan han geo-reum-eu-ro dal-la-jin
ha-run nun-bu-si-ge byeon-hae-ga
su-eop-si pyeol-chyeo-jil mo-deun na-ri
in-saeng-eun han beon-in geol
DO IT RIGHT NOW
deo bit-nal se-sang-eu-ro
WHY WOULD I EVER STOP
si-gan-eul meom-chul sun eop-seul te-ni
ttae-ro-neun seo-tul-leo-do
WAY THAT I WANT
geo-gi-ga eo-di-ra-do
WHY WOULD I EVER STOP
(LIFE’S TOO SHORT)
dan-sun-ha-ge gal-lae
(LIFE’S TOO SHORT)
WHY WOULD I EVER STOP
neut-gi jeon-e gal-lae
I feel a restless pull inside me, a quiet urge to leave everything behind, staring at my tired reflection while my heart keeps losing its way, trapped in the same problems again and again, knowing I need something different. I can’t keep waiting because life is too short, so I choose to step forward without hesitation, curious about what lies ahead the moment I break free. I’ll go my own way without caring about anyone’s words, choosing action over doubt and moving toward the place I’ve always dreamed of. Even when fear shows up or rain starts to fall, I know I can pause and breathe, then keep walking, trusting my pace and my direction, because every step makes today brighter and every moment reminds me that this one life is worth living fully, right now, without stopping.
