Echo
Girls’ Generation Lyrics

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[All]
Echo, echo, echo, echo, echo, echo

(Jessica)
Deo gateun deoto cheo myeon
Yeojaneun da nikkeoran saenggage

[Taeyeon]

Neo gateun namja neun cheomiya
Nae mameul seollege hamyeon seodo
Na ppaego dareun yeojal saenggakhae
Modeunge nae nune neun boindago

[Yoona]
Yeoja deureun nikkeoran saenggak
Modu neoreul joha hal georaneun chakgak
[Jessica]
Juwi joheun saram deureun moduda mang gag
Yeogiye jeogiye neoye dalkom han maldeuri

[All]
Echo, echo, echo, echo
(Tiffany: Neoye moksori ga nal jakku gwerophijanha like a)
Echo, echo, echo in my mind
(Tiffany: Aereul sseugo inneunde magaboryeo haenneunde like a)

Echo, echo, echo, echo
(Sunny: Nal hyanghan ge aninde babo gachi wae geurae like a)
Echo, echo, echo in my brain
(Sunny: Naege haneun mal gatjanha niga geuman joha jyeotjanha)

[Jessica]
Nunchido eobtneun geon jwe ingeol
Amuri sogeuro man wechyeo bwado
Deulliji anhneun geon beorin geol
Hajiman pogido shipjineun anha

[Sooyoung]
Jibeul naseomyeon jageop shijak
Jinaganeun yeoja deureun modu myeong jak
[Seohyun]
Geureo daga geollimyeon baro sujak
Yeogiye jeogiye neoye dalkomhan maldeuri

[All]
Echo, echo, echo, echo
(Yuri: Neoye moksori ga nal jakku gwerophijanha like a)
Echo, echo, echo in my mind
(Yuri: Aereul sseugo inneunde maga boryeo haenneunde like a)

Echo, echo, echo, echo
(Taeyeon: Nal hyanghan ge aninde babo gachi wae geurae like a)
Echo, echo, echo in my brain
(Taeyeon: Naege haneun mal gatjanha niga geuman joha jyeotjanha)

[All]
Nawa geuga jaldwe gireul bara shineun bundeureun
Throw your hands up, throw your hands up
Geuga naege hangeo boda jalhae julsu inneun bun
Throw your hands up, throw your hands up

[All]
Echo, echo, echo, echo
[Hyoyeon: Neoye moksori ga nal jakku gwerophi janha like a)
Echo, echo, echo in my mind
(Hyoyeon: Aereul sseugo inneunde maga boryeo haenneunde like a)

Echo, echo, echo, echo
(Jessica: Nal hyanghan ge aninde babo gachi wae geurae like a)
Echo, echo, echo in my brain
(Jessica: Naege haneun mal gatjanha niga geuman joha jyeotjanha)

[All]
Echo, echo, echo, echo
(Sunny: Neoye moksori ga jakku gwerophijanha)
Echo, echo, echo, echo
(Seohyun: Ibaram dungiya naegedo jom jalhaebwa)
Echo, echo, echo, echo

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Overall Meaning

The song "Echo" by Girls' Generation speaks of a common romantic scenario wherein a woman thinks about a man that she likes, but is unsure if the man likes her back. The song is a musical representation of the echoing thoughts that keep ringing in one's mind, trying to decode the other person's feelings. Jessica sings about how many women think that all men are the same, but Taeyeon believes that every man is different, and she wonders if the man she likes is the same. Yoona talks about how all women love the idea of the man they like, but the reality could be vastly different. The song continues in the same vein, with a specific focus on how women tend to overthink their interactions with men and try to analyze their every move.

The song's lyrics may be simple, but they convey a feeling that many people can relate to - the feeling of uncertainty and indecisiveness when it comes to romantic relationships. The lyrics remind us that while we may not be able to control the other person's feelings, we have control over our own thoughts and emotions. The song's repetitive chorus of "echo, echo, echo" accentuates the idea that these thoughts keep echoing in the singer's mind.

Line by Line Meaning

Deo gateun deoto cheo myeon
When I see someone like you...

Yeojaneun da nikkeoran saenggage
I think all girls must like you...

Neo gateun namja neun cheomiya
You're the same as other guys...

Nae mameul seollege hamyeon seodo
Even though I try to shut my heart...

Na ppaego dareun yeojal saenggakhae
I keep thinking of someone else...

Modeunge nae nune neun boindago
I can see everything with my eyes...

Yeoja deureun nikkeoran saenggak
Girls must all think the same...

Modu neoreul joha hal georaneun chakgak
They all want to like you...

Juwi joheun saram deureun moduda mang gag
All the great guys make us nervous...

Yeogiye jeogiye neoye dalkom han maldeuri
Here and there, your sweet words...

Nunchido eobtneun geon jwe ingeol
I believe things I can't see...