Highlight Lyrics Translation – The First Wave | Hrtz.Wav

Hrtz.Wav brings us ‘Highlight’ from their album The First Wave, a gentle breakup song that mixes nostalgia with acceptance. Jay Lee and 정가 (Jeong Ga) write lyrics about fading memories and final goodbyes. The melody creates a soft, reflective space for this story of moving on.

Highlight Lyrics Translation - The First Wave | Hrtz.Wav
Released: April 8, 2026

Highlight

Hrtz.Wav • From “The First Wave”

Lyricist
Jay Lee (Kor), 정가 (Jeong Ga)

What is the meaning of Highlight Lyrics from The First Wave?

The songwriter mentions writing down a highlight when their love wasn’t around, showing how memories persist. Hrtz.Wav sings about leaning on each other and then fading away, with specific images like a lonely night. The vocalist asks if their story is completely over, writing the ending again and again.

Tteonaneun gire inneun naI’m standing on the road of departure,
Eodinji seulpeo boyeo eojjeol su eomna bwa (eomna bwa)I look a bit sad, I guess I can’t help it (can’t help it).
Dwidora bon moseupjocha chueogi doegetjiEven the sight of me looking back will become a memory.
It’s only one and only you (Only you)It’s only one and only you (Only you).
Eonjena nae gyeote gidaesseotdeon uriWe always used to lean on each other,
Ijen huimihaejyeo gabut now we’re fading away.
Kkeunnabeorin geolkka uriui iyagiIs our story completely over?
Nan nega saenggagi naseo tto endingeul sseugoI think of you, so I’m writing the ending again.
Nan nega eopseul ttae sseo naeryeogan geureon highlightIt’s a highlight I wrote down when you weren’t around.
Eodil bwado ne heunjeokppuniyaEverywhere I look, there are only traces of you.
Because I’m alone I’m aloneBecause I’m alone, I’m alone.
Haru jongil saenggakamyeon neul gyeolmareun igeotWhen I think about it all day, the ending is always this.
Ijeya neoreul bonaeryeo hane ijen goodbyeNow I’m finally trying to let you go, goodbye now.
Uriui iyagi naeiri jinamyeonOnce tomorrow passes by our story,
Eotteon bame hollo itgetjiI’ll be left alone on some lonely night.
Eonjena yeongwonhal geora mitdeon uriWe believed we’d last forever,
Siganiran iyurobut because of the passage of time,
Joyonghi meoreojyeo uriui iyagiour story is quietly drifting apart.
I’m falling away (Falling away)I’m falling away (Falling away).
Ne pume angyeoitdeon geuttaereul (geuttaereul)That time I was held safely in your arms (that time),
Gieokalge I’m falling away (Falling away)I’ll remember it. I’m falling away (Falling away).
Yeongwonhi daeul su isseulkkaWill we ever be able to reach each other again?
Nan nega saenggagi naseo tto endingeul sseugoI think of you, so I’m writing the ending again.
Majimageuro namgigo noeulge nae mamsok highlightI’ll leave it behind for the last time, the highlight in my heart.
Eonjerado ijeul su isseulkkaWill I ever be able to forget you?
Because I’m alone I’m aloneBecause I’m alone, I’m alone.
Haru jongil saenggakadeon i gyeolmareul deopgoClosing the book on this ending I thought about all day,
Ijeya neoreul jiuryeo hane ijen goodbyenow I’m finally trying to erase you, goodbye now.
Uriui iyagi naeiri jinamyeonOnce tomorrow passes by our story,
Eotteon bame hollo itgetjiI’ll be left alone on some lonely night.

Highlight Music Video

‘Highlight’ is a touching Korean ballad about holding on and letting go. The Hrtz.Wav lyrics offer a heartfelt look at love’s final chapter.