Release Date
May 27, 2022
Label
Composers / Lyricists
WOOZI, BUMZU, Nmore, S.COUPS, Hoshi
Participating Members
About the Song
IF you leave me is a tender and emotionally restrained ballad by SEVENTEEN, featured on the group’s 2022 album SEVENTEEN 4th Album ‘Face the Sun’ released under PLEDIS Entertainment. Written and composed by WOOZI, BUMZU, Nmore, S.COUPS, and HOSHI, the song unfolds with a quiet sadness, expressing the fear of losing someone precious through delicate vocals and sincere emotion. With its soft arrangement and vulnerable mood, IF you leave me brings a deeply human moment to Face the Sun, showing SEVENTEEN’s ability to balance intensity with heartfelt intimacy.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
nan a-ma sal-ji mot-hal geo-ya
I probably won’t survive
jam-si tteo-reo-jyeo i-sseot-deon si-gan-do
nae ma-eum-eul so-ran-seu-reop-ge man-deu-neun-de
Even the time we were apart briefly
Makes my heart restless
sang-sang-ma-neu-ro-do nun-mu-ri na
IF you leave me babe oh no
IF you leave me babe
But just imagining it brings tears
IF you leave me babe oh no
IF you leave me babe
sa-gye-jeo-reul meom-chu-ji an-ko jam-gil geo-ya
IF you leave me (nae-ga mwol hal su i-sseul-kka-yo)
nae mo-deun nal-e (sa-la sum swi-neun i-yu-neun neo-in-de)
Flooding through all four seasons
IF you leave me (What can I do?)
In all my days (You’re the reason I breathe)
-da-si um-jik-i-ge
Start moving again
dal-ryeo eo-du-un geu-rim-ja-ga nae-rin bam-e
(neon nae-ge yu-il-hae-seo da-reun geot-gwa ba-kkul su-ga eop-janh-a)
nae-ga ne gyeo-teul ji-kil-ge yeong-won-han si-gan-eu-ro
On a night when dark shadows fall
(You’re the only one for me, can’t trade you for anything)
I’ll stay by your side for eternity
an-a-jwo (na-reul) deo neo eop-neun nae-il-eun silh-eo
(I need you I love you only you baby)
neo-ra-neun se-sang-e na-ra-seo mu-eol jwo-do a-kap-ji-ga
Hold me (tighter) I don’t want a tomorrow without you
(I need you I love you only you baby)
In the world of you, I’m not stingy with anything
IF you leave me babe oh no
IF you leave me babe
nae nun-mu-ri bi-ga doe-eo-seo nae-ryeo
IF you leave me babe oh no
IF you leave me babe
My tears will become rain
IF you leave me (nae-ga mwol hal su i-sseul-kka-yo)
nae mo-deun nal-e (sa-la sum swi-neun i-yu-neun neo-in-de)
go-jang nat-deon (ma-eum-i) si-gan-deu-ri (nae se-sang-i)
IF you leave me (What can I do?)
In all my days (You’re the reason I breathe)
The broken (heart) times (my world)
su-mi teok kkeut-e cha-do-rok neo-e-ge
Running breathlessly to you
The lyrics delineate a deeply poignant fear of separation, where even the imaginative thought of losing a loved one brings immense sorrow. Comparing unceasing tears to endless rain that could submerge everything, the narrative captures a heartbreaking vulnerability. Ultimately, it transforms into an earnest vow to protect the partner through the darkest times, reaffirming a promise of eternal devotion to an irreplaceable presence.
