Release Date
September 16, 2019
Genre
K-Pop / R&B / Future Bass
Label
Composers / Lyricists
WOOZI, BUMZU, Mingyu, S.COUPS, Vernon, Ohway! (PRISMFILTER)
Participating Members
About the Song
《Let Me Hear You Say》 is a tender and luminous track by SEVENTEEN from SEVENTEEN 3RD ALBUM ‘An Ode’, released in 2019 under Pledis Entertainment. Written and composed by WOOZI and BUMZU, with lyrics also contributed by Mingyu, S.COUPS, and Vernon, the song captures the quiet comfort of needing one voice, one gaze, and one person to become a private source of strength. Built around a sweet, romantic mood, 《Let Me Hear You Say》 turns love into a kind of emotional shelter, where sadness softens, the heart opens, and every ordinary day feels like a small miracle.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
nae bul-haeng-eul ba-ra-go it-neun-ji
yo-jeum-eun geu-nyang na-do na-reul mo-reu-neun cheok-ha-gi-man
Wishing for my unhappiness
These days I just pretend not to know myself
gae-rae-seo geu-rae a-na-jwo se-ge
de-o please tell me neo-ui ma-eum han-ga-un-de
ja-ri ja-ba-do doen-da-go
mal-ha-ji a-na-do mo-du il-geo-ju-neun neo-ui nun-bit
So hold me tight
Please tell me right in the center of your heart
That I can take a place
Your eyes read everything without words
neo-ui nu-ne geu-nyang do-ra-da-ni-go-pa
I just want to wander in your eyes
neo-ui wi-ro-ga na-ui ha-ru-ga dwae
Your comfort becomes my day
oh oh oh oh paradise
neo-man-eul ba-ra ba-ra yeh nae ma-eum neo-man hang-hae-hae
da-reun sa-ram mal-go o-jik neo-i-gi-e
let me hear you say it babe
Oh oh oh oh paradise
I only look at you, yeah, my heart sails only to you
Not anyone else, only you
Let me hear you say it babe
na-ui ma-eum-ui key yeo-reo-bwa yeo-reo yeo-reo hoo
o-jik neo-man-i neo-ui mok-so-ri that’s my need
Open the key to my heart, open it, open it, hoo
Only your voice, that’s my need
let me hear you say
woo nan mwo-deun-ji hal su it-seo
neo-reul wi-hae-seo babe babe
Let me hear you say
Woo, I can do anything
For you, babe babe
ne-ga pi-ryo-hae deo-uk-deo yeh yeh
let me hear you say hear you say
let me hear you say
neo-wa-neun da-reun nam-deul-ui si-seon
I need you even more, yeah yeah
Let me hear you say, hear you say
Let me hear you say
Different from others’ gazes
ma-ju-chin sun-gan nal bo-neun neo-ui si-seon-eun
mal-lo-neun hyeong-yong-hal su eop-neun
ttae-ron byeol ttae-ron dal-cheo-reom nal bit-nae-jwo
The moment we meet, your gaze at me
Indescribable in words
Sometimes like stars, sometimes like the moon, you shine on me
mae-il-i o-neun gi-jeok gat-eun
neo-ui wi-ro-ga na-ui ha-ru-ga dwae
ne-ga nae gyeo-te-seo jam-deu-neun ji-geum
oh oh oh oh paradise
Every day is a miracle
Your comfort becomes my day
Now as you fall asleep by my side
Oh oh oh oh paradise
da-reun sa-ram mal-go o-jik neo-i-gi-e
let me hear you say it babe
baby chocolat bo-da deo dal-kom dal-kom-hae
na-ui ma-eum-ui key yeo-reo-bwa yeo-reo yeo-reo hoo
Not anyone else, only you
Let me hear you say it babe
Baby, sweeter than chocolate
Open the key to my heart, open it, open it, hoo
let me hear you say hear you say
let me hear you say
Let me hear you say, hear you say
Let me hear you say
neo-reul wi-hae-seo babe babe
gae-rae him-i deul ttae-myeon deo-uk-deo
ne-ga pi-ryo-hae deo-uk-deo yeh yeh
For you, babe babe
Yeah, when it’s hard, even more
I need you even more, yeah yeah
let me hear you say
nae seul-peum-ma-jeo a-na-jul you
nae gi-ppeum-eul ju-go sip-eo
nae seul-peum-ma-jeo a-na-jul you
Let me hear you say
You who will embrace even my sadness
I want to give you my joy
You who will embrace even my sadness
This song expresses the comfort of finding one person who becomes a safe place when the world feels cold or distant. The speaker admits that they sometimes pretend not to understand their own sadness, yet the presence of the person they love turns each day into something bearable and almost miraculous. Their voice, gaze, and closeness become a kind of private paradise, opening the heart like a key and making even ordinary moments feel sweet. Beneath the romantic surface, the song is really about needing reassurance, asking to hear love spoken aloud, and finding strength through emotional refuge and gentle devotion.
