Ingyeong Choi writes and performs the touching ballad ‘helpless’. The musician arranges a soft melody that supports the song’s honest story. This self-produced track offers a window into a conflicted heart.
Released: March 19, 2024
helpless
Ingyeong Choi
helpless Lyrics English Translation by Ingyeong Choi
Ingyeong Choi describes a love that grows uncontrollably. She notes a heart that has become too large, afraid its contents might spill out. A key line asks, ‘Why has my heart grown so much like this?’.
Meotdaero jaranan nae sarangeunMy love that grew all on its own,
Meotdaero geudael maeume pumgoholding you in my heart as it pleases.
Nareul utge hadagadoEven as it makes me smile,
Seulpeuge mandeuneunit makes me feel so sad.
Akkun geudaereul hyanghaeToward you, the one I cherish so much,
Miumeul peobutgoI pour out all my resentment.
Naui maeumeunMy heart…
Wae nae geosi anigoWhy doesn’t it belong to me anymore?
Naui sarangeunMy love…
Wae sarangi anigoWhy isn’t it just love?
Wae naui maeumeunWhy has my heart
Irido keojyeoseogrown so much like this?
Meotdaero ssodajilkkaI’m scared it’ll all spill out,
Geobi naI’m so afraid.
Geudaeui maeumeul jogeumman boyeojuseyoPlease show me just a glimpse of your heart.
Anijyo charari moreuneun ge naeulkkayoNo, maybe it’s better if I don’t know at all.
Wae sarangeunWhy does love,
Meotdaero jaranan nae sarangeunthis love of mine that grew on its own,
Geudae gyeoteul neul maeldolge haeyokeep me lingering by your side?
Nunirado majuchimyeonWhenever our eyes happen to meet,
Ije naneun geudaegaI start to wonder,
Nae mameul almyeon eotteolkka gwaenhi gidaereul hagowhat it’d be like if you knew my heart.
Ajik sijakjocha motaenneunde nae mameunWe haven’t even started yet, but my heart…
Geudae gyesok naege useojuji marayoPlease don’t keep smiling at me.
Imido nae mameunBecause my heart
Neomuna keojyeoseohas already grown far too large,
Chakgak soge geudaereulI might end up trapping you
Gadulji mollayoinside my own delusions.
Geudaeui maeumeul jogeumman boyeojuseyoPlease show me just a glimpse of your heart.
Anijyo charari moreuneun ge naeulkkayoNo, maybe it’s better if I don’t know at all.
Wae sarangeun maeumdaero doeijido aneumyeonseoWhy won’t love go the way I want,
Nal tteollige haneunjiyet still make me tremble like this?
Harue sueopsi bakkuyineun gamjeongeun naegeThese emotions that change a thousand times a day,
Daeche mwol baraneunji gwaenhi seoreowojyeoyowhat do they want from me? I feel so sorrowful.
Wae sarangeunWhy is love like this?
Nae sarangeunWhy is my love like this?
Nado naega wae ireoneunji al su eopsoyoI don’t even know why I’m acting like this.
Maju boji motal maeumi eolmanaI know how foolish it is
Babo gateun ji aneundeto hold onto a heart that won’t be returned.
SasilActually…
Da aneundeI know it all.
WaeBut why?
helpless Music Video
The meaning behind ‘helpless’ is the confusion of one-sided love. Ingyeong Choi stars in this honest portrait of emotions that are impossible to control.