Release Date
September 16, 2019
Label
Composers / Lyricists
WOOZI, BUMZU, Simon Petrén, MINGYU, S.COUPS, VERNON
Participating Members
About the Song
Lie Again (거짓말을 해) is a tender and painful track by SEVENTEEN, featured on the group’s 2019 album SEVENTEEN 3RD ALBUM ‘An Ode’ released under PLEDIS Entertainment. Written and composed by WOOZI, BUMZU, Simon Petrén, MINGYU, S.COUPS, and VERNON, the song explores the heartbreaking contradiction of pushing someone away while still loving them deeply. With its restrained emotion, delicate melody, and lyrics built around words that hurt precisely because they are not true, Lie Again (거짓말을 해) adds one of the most vulnerable moments to An Ode, showing SEVENTEEN’s ability to turn quiet heartbreak into something sincere, fragile, and unforgettable.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
nan ne-ga silh-eo-jyeoss-eo
bo-gi silh-eo deo i-sang
u do-ra-seo ga-jwo
won-lae iss-deon go-seu-ro
I’ve come to hate you
I don’t want to see you anymore
Please turn around and go
To where you originally were
so nal sa-rang-ha-ji ma-ra-yo
So don’t love me
sog-a-jwo da eo-tteon mal-i-deun
ji-geum eo-saek-han nal al-go iss-deun
nun-gam-a-jwo deung-ji-go geol-eo-ga jwo
ap-eun sa-rang-bo-da ap-eun geon eobs-da-man
Just believe whatever I say
Even if you know I’m awkward now
Close your eyes, turn your back, and walk away
Though nothing is more painful than love
geu-ri-eum-gwa i-byeol-i
nun-mul-ppun-in man-nam-bo-da-neun
deol ap-eu-get-jyo
tto geo-jis-mal-eul hae
Longing and farewell
Are less painful than a meeting full of tears
I lie again
tto geo-jis-mal-eul hae
(ha-go sip-ji a-neun mal-eul)
tto geo-jis-mal-eul hae
I lie again
(Words I don’t want to say)
I lie again
nan ne-ga silh-eo-jyeoss-eo
bo-gi silh-eo deo i-sang
sa-rang-hae-seo sa-rang-han-da-neun mal-i
bu-jog-hae-seo neol bo-naess-eo
I’ve come to hate you
I don’t want to see you anymore
Because I loved you, saying I love you
Wasn’t enough, so I let you go
nun-mul-ppun-in man-nam-bo-da-neun
deol ap-eu-get-jyo
tto geo-jis-mal-eul hae
(jin-sim-i a-nin mal-eul)
tto geo-jis-mal-eul hae
(ha-go sip-ji a-neun mal-eul)
Are less painful than a meeting full of tears
I lie again
(Words that aren’t sincere)
I lie again
(Words I don’t want to say)
u-rin byeon-haess-go deo manh-eun geol won-haess-eo
gu-ji ma-eum-e-do eobs-neun mal-lo sang-cheo ju-go-seo
mae-il ne-ga pil-yo-ha-myeon-seo neol mil-eo-nae-gon hae
hu-hoe-hal geo-myeon-seo
We’ve changed and wanted more
Hurting with words we don’t mean
Every day I need you but push you away
Even though I’ll regret it
(jin-sim-i a-nin mal-eul)
tto geo-jis-mal-eul hae
(ha-go sip-ji a-neun mal-eul)
tto geo-jis-mal-eul hae
(Words that aren’t sincere)
I lie again
(Words I don’t want to say)
I lie again
“Lie Again” tells the story of someone pushing away the person they still love by saying words they do not mean. The speaker repeats harsh phrases like “I hate you” not because the feeling is true, but because they believe separation will hurt less than staying together and leaving deeper scars. The song is built around emotional contradiction: love becomes distance, protection becomes cruelty, and honesty is replaced by painful lies. Its lyrics capture the sadness of choosing goodbye while still needing the other person every day, making the repeated lie feel less like deception and more like a desperate act of wounded love.
