ENHYPEN brings a sharp new sound with their song Bills. Lyricists Tido, Ryan Curtis, and others write about the hidden costs of a breakup. The producer builds a tense beat around the idea of an emotional debt collector.
Released: May 22, 2023
Bills
Enhypen • From “Dark Blood”
Bills Lyrics Translation (from “Dark Blood”)
The songwriter uses specific financial terms to describe heartache. One line translates to, ‘The price of our breakup keeps getting more expensive.’ This metaphor describes a love that continues to demand payment long after the relationship ends.
SignSign.
Gapjakseure jaechokaneun bills wiro signI sign on top of the bills that are suddenly rushing me.
Nunmulloya baeuge doen right priceIt is the right price I only learned through tears.
I don’t wanna let you goI don’t want to let you go.
Dorikil suneun eopseulkka no timeCan’t we turn it back? There’s no time.
Gapaya hal sarang wiro ssayeoganeun timeTime piles up on top of the love I have to repay.
Jeomjeom bissajyeoman ga ibyeorui priceThe price of our breakup keeps getting more expensive.
I just wanna let it goI just want to let it go.
Why don’t you just let me go me goWhy don’t you just let me go, let me go?
Jeokdanghaetdeon kkeuchinsaIt was a reasonable goodbye.
Mipji aneun majimakIt was an ending without any hatred.
Urin ama ibyeol junge gajangWe are probably the best example,
Joeun yega doel geot gata rightof how to have a good breakup, right?
Dalkomhaetdeon haebanggamThat sweet sense of freedom,
Sukjereul da kkeunnaen mamfelt like finishing all my homework.
Jeulgeowosseo handonganI enjoyed it for a while.
Eoneu nal naege kkochin invoiceOne day, an invoice was stuck to me.
Nae moksi doen apeumdeulThese pains have become my share to bear.
Bunmyeong da jibulhaetdaI was sure that I had paid it all,
Saenggakaenneunde it’s not paidbut I realize it’s not paid.
SignSign.
Gapjakseure jaechokaneun bills wiro signI sign on top of the bills that are suddenly rushing me.
Nunmulloya baeuge doen right priceIt is the right price I only learned through tears.
I don’t wanna let you goI don’t want to let you go.
Dorikil suneun eopseulkka no timeCan’t we turn it back? There’s no time.
Gapaya hal sarang wiro ssayeoganeun timeTime piles up on top of the love I have to repay.
Jeomjeom bissajyeoman ga ibyeorui priceThe price of our breakup keeps getting more expensive.
I just wanna let it goI just want to let it go.
Why don’t you just let me go me goWhy don’t you just let me go, let me go?
Yeoncherado dwaebeorin deutAs if it has become overdue,
Saranghal ttaeboda hwolssin keunit charges a much bigger price,
Gapseul cheongguhaneun ibyeol huafter the breakup than when we were in love.
YeahYeah.
Neowaui jinan daehwaLooking back at my past conversations with you,
Haneopsi dwijineun bamI search through them endlessly tonight.
Ne heunjeokdeureul jjochaI keep chasing your traces,
All nightall night.
Nundeongicheoreom keojin oeroumMy loneliness has grown like a snowball.
Jeomjeom bureonaneun mamThese feelings just keep swelling up.
Eolmana apahaeyaHow much more do I have to hurt,
Da gapeul su isseulkkabefore I can pay it all back?
SignSign.
Gapjakseure jaechokaneun bills wiro signI sign on top of the bills that are suddenly rushing me.
Nunmulloya baeuge doen right priceIt is the right price I only learned through tears.
I don’t wanna let you goI don’t want to let you go.
Dorikil suneun eopseulkka no timeCan’t we turn it back? There’s no time.
Gapaya hal sarang wiro ssayeoganeun timeTime piles up on top of the love I have to repay.
Jeomjeom bissajyeoman ga ibyeorui priceThe price of our breakup keeps getting more expensive.
I just wanna let it goI just want to let it go.
Why don’t you just let me goWhy don’t you just let me go?
(Have to pay) jjijeojin mam(Have to pay) with my torn heart.
(Have to pay) ibyeorui gap(Have to pay) the cost of our breakup.
(Have to pay) nae nunmullo(Have to pay) with my tears.
Igeolloneun bujokan geolBut even this is not enough.
Let me go just let me go babyLet me go, just let me go, baby.
Bills Music Video
ENHYPEN’s track is a modern pop anthem for anyone dealing with post-relationship fallout. The translation of ‘Bills’ lyrics confronts the ongoing emotional cost of a split.