F*ck My Life — SEVENTEEN: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync이런 빌어먹을 세상 나만 혼자 바보 됐어i·reon bi·reo·meo·geul se·sang na·man hon·ja ba·bo dwae·sseoThis damn world, I'm the only one who ended up a foolPlay the first verse with translationNo sign-upWhat does “F*ck My Life” by SEVENTEEN mean?
In “F*ck My Life,” SEVENTEEN sing as someone worn down by feeling like the only fool in a world that has grown numb. They choke up on the way home, feel themselves shrinking, and envy the cartoon heroes of childhood while their own heart feels pitch black. Still, they resolve to find themselves again and to stand up for their own life, refusing to become a tomorrow they'd be ashamed of.
Key lines
4 lines from the song in Korean, with how they sound and what they mean. The full line-by-line breakdown lives in the app.
이런 빌어먹을 세상 나만 혼자 바보 됐어Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): i·reon bi·reo·meo·geul se·sang na·man hon·ja ba·bo dwae·sseo
Meaning: This damn world, I'm the only one who ended up a fool
Words in this line- 이런i·reonsuch, this
- 빌어먹을bi·reo·meo·geuldamned
- 세상se·sangworld
- 나만na·manonly me
- 혼자hon·jaalone
- 바보ba·bofool
- 됐어dwae·sseobecame
내가 될 수 없는지 내 맘은 아주 검은색Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nae·ga doel ssu eom·neun·ji nae ma·meu na·ju geo·meun·saek
Meaning: can't be me — my heart is pitch black
Words in this line- 내가nae·gaI (subj.)
- 될doelto become
- 수ssupossibility
- 없는지eom·neun·jiwhether there isn't
- 내naemy
- 맘은ma·meuheart
- 아주na·juvery
- 검은색geo·meun·saekblack colour
내 맘은 아주 검은색 literally "my heart is very black": 맘 (short for 마음) is "heart/mind" and 검은색 is the colour black. Together it means a dark, gloomy, hopeless state of mind.
나와 하루만 심장 바꿔 줄 사람 어디도 없나Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): na·wa ha·ru·man sim·jang ba·kkwo jul ssa·ra meo·di·do eom·na
Meaning: Is there no one who'd swap hearts with me for even a day?
Words in this line- 나와na·wawith me
- 하루만ha·ru·manjust one day
- 심장sim·jangheart
- 바꿔ba·kkwoswap
- 줄julwho would do for
- 사람ssa·raperson
- 어디도meo·di·doanywhere
- 없나eom·nais there none
심장 바꿔 줄 사람 literally means 'a person who'd swap hearts', i.e. someone who could take on your pain and understand you. The ending 없나 is a sigh-like rhetorical question, not a real one.
말할 수 없는 비밀이 또다시 눈물이 되지Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): ma·ral ssu eom·neun bi·mi·ri tto·da·si nun·mu·ri doe·ji
Meaning: A secret I can't tell turns into tears once again
Words in this line- 말할ma·ralto say
- 수ssuway/ability
- 없는eom·neunwithout
- 비밀이bi·mi·risecret
- 또다시tto·da·sionce again
- 눈물이nun·mu·ritears
- 되지doe·jibecomes
The ending -지 adds a tone of weary resignation, like 'that's just how it goes'.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 곳을 | go·seul | place (obj.) |
| 기분 | gi·bun | feeling |
| 길을 | gi·reul | road (obj.) |
| 나는 | na·neun | I |
| 나에게 | na·e·ge | to myself |
| 되도 | doe·do | even being okay |
| 무뎌짐이 | mu·dyeo·ji·mi | growing numb |
| 세상에서 | se·sang·e·seo | in the world |
| 싶어 | si·peo | I want |
| 울고 | ul·go | cry |
| 위해 | wi·hae | for the sake of |
| 이렇게 | i·reo·ke | like this |
| 익숙한 | ik·ssu·kan | familiar |
| 잃은 | i·reun | lost |
| 작아지는 | ja·ga·ji·neun | becoming small |
| 지금부터 | ji·geum·bu·teo | from now on |
| 찾고 | chat·kko | find |
| 해봐도 | hae·bwa·do | even if I try |
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Questions about “F*ck My Life”
What is “F*ck My Life” by SEVENTEEN about?
In “F*ck My Life,” SEVENTEEN sing as someone worn down by feeling like the only fool in a world that has grown numb.
What does “이런 빌어먹을 세상 나만 혼자 바보 됐어” mean in “F*ck My Life”?
This damn world, I'm the only one who ended up a fool.
What does “내가 될 수 없는지 내 맘은 아주 검은색” mean in “F*ck My Life”?
can't be me — my heart is pitch black.
How do you pronounce “나와 하루만 심장 바꿔 줄 사람 어디도 없나”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “na·wa ha·ru·man sim·jang ba·kkwo jul ssa·ra meo·di·do eom·na”: that's how it's actually sung by SEVENTEEN, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “F*ck My Life” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Jaemin goes through all 41 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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Credits and sources
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- SEVENTEEN
- Official video
- HYBE LABELS · YouTube
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