Lie
I.S. Lyrics

The Korean lyrics to I.S.'s song Lie encapsulate the complexity of a broken relationship that leaves the singer questioning their own emotions and sanity. The lines "활활 타오르는 불덩어리, 꽁꽁 얼어 버린 날 녹일 수 있을까" liken the singer's emotions to a raging fire and a frozen heart that they fear cannot be melted. They are stuck with piercing memories that remain trapped in their head, like "깊게 박힌 못들처럼 넌 내." The singer is also suffering from a debilitating sickness that leaves them wondering if anything can cure them ("독한 이 감기는 정말 나을 수 있을까").

The chorus of the song emphasizes the singer's confusion and frustration. They once loved, only to be abandoned ("넌 날 사랑했다가 날 사랑하지 않아"), like a broken toy ("슬픈 장난감 난 고쳐지지 않아"). The repetition of "미친 것 같아" (meaning "I feel crazy") and "미칠 것 같아" (meaning "I feel like going crazy") heightens a sense of insanity in the singer's thoughts. They both hate and cannot forget their past lover ("널 미워하지만 널 지우지는 않아") and are struggling to recover from deep scars that refuse to heal ("깊은 상처가 좀처럼 낫지 않아").

The final lines "Oh oh 뭐든지 내 생각과는 전부 반대였지, 이건 오로지 나만의 상상 속의 얘기인걸 yeah yeah" reveal that the singer may have been misled by their own imagination and assumptions about the relationship. The song is rich with metaphors and presents a vivid picture of the singer's inner turmoil.