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Emotional ambiguity becomes unbearable as the narrator asks for honesty instead of a slow, uncertain goodbye.
Album
Release Date
August 20, 2026
Genre
Pop
Label
Pacific Music Group
Composers / Lyricists
Nathan Fertig, Ally Salort, Matthew Thomas Hall
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
We’ve been talking just to take up oxygen
Telling me your feelings but they don’t make sense
Used to be so sure now I ain’t confident
That you need me like you did
Can you say it like it is
Telling me your feelings but they don’t make sense
Used to be so sure now I ain’t confident
That you need me like you did
Can you say it like it is
If you’re letting me go, you better
Stop speaking in, stop speaking in
Stop speaking in codes
Don’t you let me down slow, you better
Stop speaking in, stop speaking in
Stop speaking in codes
Ohh saying sweet things but they’re feeling so cold
Wanna believe you, baby I don’t
Why you just halfway letting me go
Stop speaking in…
Stop speaking in, stop speaking in
Stop speaking in codes
Don’t you let me down slow, you better
Stop speaking in, stop speaking in
Stop speaking in codes
Ohh saying sweet things but they’re feeling so cold
Wanna believe you, baby I don’t
Why you just halfway letting me go
Stop speaking in…
Words that dance around that there’s an end in sight
Working overtime to psychoanalyze
I’ve been reading novels in between these lines
I can feel it in your kiss
Can you say it like it is
Working overtime to psychoanalyze
I’ve been reading novels in between these lines
I can feel it in your kiss
Can you say it like it is
If you’re letting me go, you better
Stop speaking in, stop speaking in
Stop speaking in codes
Don’t you let me down slow, you better
Stop speaking in, stop speaking in
Stop speaking in codes
Ohh saying sweet things but they’re feeling so cold
Wanna believe you, baby I don’t
Why you just halfway letting me go
Stop speaking in codes
Stop speaking in, stop speaking in
Stop speaking in codes
Don’t you let me down slow, you better
Stop speaking in, stop speaking in
Stop speaking in codes
Ohh saying sweet things but they’re feeling so cold
Wanna believe you, baby I don’t
Why you just halfway letting me go
Stop speaking in codes
Ohh saying sweet things but they’re feeling so cold
Wanna believe you, baby I don’t
Why you just halfway letting me go
Stop speaking in…
Wanna believe you, baby I don’t
Why you just halfway letting me go
Stop speaking in…
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
눈치
(nunchi)
awareness
💡 Note: Describes the subtle ability to read another person’s feelings or intentions, reflecting the emotional guessing at the heart of the lyrics.
마음
(maeum)
heart
💡 Note: Refers to one’s inner feelings and emotional truth, especially meaningful in a song about words that no longer match genuine emotions.
끝
(kkeut)
end
💡 Note: Expresses a conclusion or ending, resonating with the narrator’s fear that the relationship is quietly approaching its final moment.
솔직하다
(soljikada)
to be honest
💡 Note: Describes speaking openly and truthfully, capturing the narrator’s desire for direct communication instead of ambiguous signals.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics capture the painful uncertainty of a relationship that seems to be ending without either person saying it plainly. The narrator is exhausted by affectionate words that no longer match the emotional distance she feels, forcing her to search for hidden meanings in every conversation, gesture, and kiss. Rather than being slowly pushed away through ambiguity, she asks for honest words and a clear ending, preferring painful certainty over being trapped in mixed signals.
