Can't Do This
4Men Lyrics


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정말 모자랐던 사람 니가 만나서
정말 힘들었던 사람 니가 만나서
내가 아무것도 해준 것도 없어서
이렇게 너를 보낼 자신이 없어

안되는데 너 없이 사는 일
너 없으면 죽을 것 같은데
안되는데, 나 안되는데
너 없음 죽을 것 같은데
너 없인 못살 것 같은데
어떻게 살아

내겐 미안했던 날이 너무 많아서
정말 죽을만큼 후회스러웠는데
정말 행복했던 추억만 주고 싶었는데
우리 사랑이 아깝지도 않니

안되는데 너 없이 사는 일
너 없으면 죽을 것 같은데
안되는데, 나 안되는데
너 없음 죽을 것 같은데
너 없인 못살 것 같은데
어떻게 살아

그때는 몰랐었는데
니가 얼마나 사랑해 줬는지
차라리 이럴거면 진작에 가버리지
왜 자꾸 (호) 내 눈엔 (내 눈엔) 지워지질 않는지
그냥 멀쩡하게 살고 싶은데
그게 안돼

안되는데 너 없이 사는 일
너 없으면 죽을 것 같은데
안되는데, 나 안되는데
너 없음 죽을 것 같은데




너 없음 죽을 것 같은데
나 어떻게 살아

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of 4Men’s song “Can’t Do This” express a deep longing for a lost love that the singer cannot bring himself to let go of. He acknowledges that he was lacking and difficult to deal with, and that he regrets the many times he hurt his lover. Despite this, he cannot imagine living without her and feels that he cannot bear the thought of being without her. He wishes he could turn back time and give her only happy memories, but he fears that their love was not enough to make it work.


The repetition of the lines “안되는데 너 없이 사는 일/ 너 없으면 죽을 것 같은데/ 안되는데, 나 안되는데/ 너 없음 죽을 것 같은데” emphasizes the depth of the singer’s despair and his utter dependence on his lost love. He realizes that he took her for granted and neglected to show her how much she meant to him while they were together, and he is now paying the price for his mistakes. The song’s melancholic melody and the raw emotion in the singers’ voices add to the poignancy of the lyrics and convey a sense of overwhelming sadness and regret.


Overall, “Can’t Do This” is a powerful and moving expression of heartbreak and the all-consuming nature of love. The singer is painfully aware of the ways in which he failed his lover and wishes he could turn back time, but he also knows that he cannot go on without her. The song captures the complicated and intense feelings that can arise when love is lost, and it is sure to resonate with anyone who has experienced the profound pain of a broken heart.


Line by Line Meaning

정말 모자랐던 사람 니가 만나서
I was lacking in many ways before I met you


정말 힘들었던 사람 니가 만나서
I was struggling a lot before I met you


내가 아무것도 해준 것도 없어서
I couldn't do anything for you


이렇게 너를 보낼 자신이 없어
I can't bring myself to let you go


안되는데 너 없이 사는 일
I can't live without you


너 없으면 죽을 것 같은데
It feels like I'll die without you


안되는데, 나 안되는데
It's impossible, I can't do it


너 없인 못살 것 같은데
It feels like I can't live without you


어떻게 살아
How can I live?


내겐 미안했던 날이 너무 많아서
I have too many days to apologize for


정말 죽을만큼 후회스러웠는데
I regretted it so much it was like dying


정말 행복했던 추억만 주고 싶었는데
I just wanted to give you happy memories


우리 사랑이 아깝지도 않니
Isn't our love worth anything?


그때는 몰랐었는데
I didn't know back then


니가 얼마나 사랑해 줬는지
How much you loved me


차라리 이럴거면 진작에 가버리지
I should have left earlier if it's going to be like this


왜 자꾸 (호) 내 눈엔 (내 눈엔) 지워지질 않는지
Why can't I seem to forget in my eyes (in my eyes)


그냥 멀쩡하게 살고 싶은데
I just want to live normally


그게 안돼
But I can't




Writer(s): Shin Yong Jae, Yoon Min Soo

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All comments from YouTube:

@paulpham3445

"I can't bear dying because you may come back"

Damn that's deep.

@honeydhydra3925

😭

@user-lr8dr1zw4r

This song is one of the best ballad in K-pop indeed.

@nickjonasbigfan

"I can bear dying, because you may come back. You may find me someday, so I can't do anything." So true. Wow. When you're heart is bitter over that someone, although you are depressed and angry, you don't want to even turn off your phone because well.. That person might want to talk to you. And it's so painful and confusing, until you decide to let it go.

@mua_emillyeber3815

Hearing this song.. knowing the lyrics, makes my heart remember those moment when I was so hurt and still enduting the pain.. I remember riding a bus and my tears keep falling down. That person keep hurting my hurt but I couldn't stop loving and thinking of him... I was so hurt that I can't barely feel anything. I remember the pain, but okay now.. that's just part of the journey 😊

@de24nizelicious

I lost a man I loved dearly but due to my stubborn character we didn't get back tgt & I've been living as a single mother for the last 5years, friends told me to move on but anyone who has been through losing someone wld understand that "Grief" is not something you can let go when u say u would. I told myself I wld move on & stop living in the past in 2017 but this song just brought back all the pain & tears esp when I lost another friend just before Xmas. I just wanna say to those who are like me or are trying to console someone like me, u can never ask anyone to stop grieving, it will never work. Once they are alone, all of it comes back. I wanted to just share my story as it may comfort someone but being a single parent since I was 25, its hard.

@sammeya5324

ahw :( i know it's been 5 months already. sorry to hear about your lost. it's indeed hard to move forward when u thought u have moved on but then come to realize it's only 1 foot forward but the other one left behind. Cant help but notice ur comment about what you said because of ur stubborness u lost someone. you realized that and you're grieving. I'm on the same situation right now (coz she so stubborn, and no matter what I do and say, im not reaching her. i even told her, you are so near to me, yet so far and that thought pains me coz this whole time ive been trying to reach out. but shes stubborn. I sometimes even wonder, if I disappear, will she notice, will she realize and grieve like you do. IDK

@ophasugian7356

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@angelaclayton4109

Love this song so much, could play it on repeat all day long

@an9el_8888

My fave out of all of their songs. Love Love love...

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