Good Boy Gone Bad — TOMORROW X TOGETHER: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync영원이란 말 위에 못질해, 관뚜껑을 덮어yeong·wo·ni·ran mal wi·e mot·jji·rae, gwan·ttu·kkeong·eul deo·peoI nail shut the word 'forever' and close the coffin lidListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
In “Good Boy Gone Bad,” TOMORROW X TOGETHER sing about a devoted lover who tears down their old, submissive self after being abandoned. The singer seals forever inside a coffin, reshapes into a zombie born on love's grave, and bleeds monochrome diamonds instead of blood. Heartbreak turns into a defiant, almost giddy freedom, where crashing on broken wings no longer hurts.
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.
영원이란 말 위에 못질해, 관뚜껑을 덮어Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): yeong·wo·ni·ran mal wi·e mot·jji·rae, gwan·ttu·kkeong·eul deo·peo
Meaning: I nail shut the word 'forever' and close the coffin lid
Words in this line- 영원이란yeong·wo·ni·rancalled eternity
- 말malword
- 위에wi·eon top of
- 못질해,mot·jji·rae,hammer in
- 관뚜껑을gwan·ttu·kkeong·eulcoffin lid
- 덮어deo·peocover
'영원이란 말' literally means 'the word called eternity' — she's burying not a person but the very idea of 'forever'; '못질하다' (hammer nails) and '관뚜껑을 덮다' (close the coffin lid) together build a funeral image.
난 네가 되고 싶어, 종일 거울 앞에 서서Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): nan ni·ga doe·go si·peo, jong·il geo·ul a·pe seo·seo
Meaning: I want to become you, standing in front of the mirror all day
Words in this line- 난nanI
- 네가ni·gayou
- 되고doe·gobecome
- 싶어,si·peo,want to
- 종일jong·ilall day
- 거울geo·ulmirror
- 앞에a·pein front of
- 서서seo·seostanding
Now (더 날 부숴, 부숴놔)Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): Now (deo nal bu·swo, bu·swo·nwa)
Meaning: Now — break me more, break me and leave me broken
Words in this line- (더(deomore
- 날nalme
- 부숴,bu·swo,break
- 부숴놔)bu·swo·nwa)break me
«부숴놔» = «부수다» (to break) + the «-아/어 놔» pattern: not just «break» but «break and leave it broken», implying finality.
네 안의 소년을 지워낸 다음Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): ne a·nui so·nyeo·neul ji·wo·naen da·eum
Meaning: After erasing the boy inside you
Words in this line- 네neyour
- 안의a·nuiinside
- 소년을so·nyeo·neulthe boy
- 지워낸ji·wo·naenhaving erased
- 다음da·eumafter
«네» («your») can also read as self-address — common in Korean lyrics. «지워낸» = «지우다» (to erase) + completive «내다» — a total, irreversible erasure.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가슴팍엔 | ga·seum·pa·gen | on my chest |
| 개나 | gae·na | to a dog |
| 곤두박질 | gon·du·bak·jjil | headlong plunge |
| 긋고 | geut·kko | cutting |
| 기분은 | gi·bu·neun | feeling |
| 꼬릴 | kko·ril | tail |
| 내다 | nae·da | take out |
| 버려 | beo·ryeo | throw away |
| 사랑했던 | sa·rang·haet·tteon | who loved |
| 상관없어 | sang·gwa·neop·sseo | doesn't matter |
| 심장을 | sim·jang·eul | heart |
| 알던 | al·deon | used to know |
| 완전히 | wan·jeon·hi | completely |
| 왠지 | waen·ji | somehow |
| 이젠 | i·jen | now |
| 죽여 | ju·gyeo | kill |
| 죽여놔 | ju·gyeo·nwa | just kill me |
| 흉터 | hyung·teo | scar |
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Questions about “Good Boy Gone Bad”
What is “Good Boy Gone Bad” by TOMORROW X TOGETHER about?
In “Good Boy Gone Bad,” TOMORROW X TOGETHER sing about a devoted lover who tears down their old, submissive self after being abandoned.
What does “영원이란 말 위에 못질해, 관뚜껑을 덮어” mean in “Good Boy Gone Bad”?
I nail shut the word 'forever' and close the coffin lid.
What does “난 네가 되고 싶어, 종일 거울 앞에 서서” mean in “Good Boy Gone Bad”?
I want to become you, standing in front of the mirror all day.
How do you pronounce “Now (더 날 부숴, 부숴놔)”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “Now (deo nal bu·swo, bu·swo·nwa)”: that's how it's actually sung by TOMORROW X TOGETHER, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Good Boy Gone Bad” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Mingyu goes through all 70 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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- TOMORROW X TOGETHER
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