Lee Jiham presents a heartfelt ballad about a relationship falling apart in slow motion. The performer sings about cold texts and the growing distance between two people. The tune from the album Love Before Me underscores a deep, sentimental sadness.
Released: February 12, 2026
If You Leave Me
Lee Jiham • From “Love Before Me”
Love Before Me’s If You Leave Me Korean Lyrics English Meaning
Lee Jiham describes the specific pain of watching love turn into a memory. The musician asks a direct question, ‘Am I no longer a place where you can rest?’. He pleads for his partner to stay, repeating the request as a desperate mantra.
Text me back, call you backText me back, call you back.
Eoneusae chagaun daedammanSuddenly, there are only cold responses.
Give me some spaceGive me some space.
Nege nan deoisang swil gosi aninjiAm I no longer a place where you can rest?
EonjebuteoyeonneunjiI wonder when it all started,
Neoreul bol ttaemyeon waeinjiand why I feel this way when I see you.
Natseon saram bodeusiLike I’m looking at a stranger,
Mal hanmadi geolgi duryeowoI’m afraid to even say a single word.
If you were, nareul tteonagetda malhamyeonIf you were to say you’re leaving me,
Nan badadeuril su isseulkka?would I even be able to accept it?
Ajikdo nae mameun ontong neoindeMy heart is still filled with nothing but you,
Nan eotteokae?so what should I do?
If I have to leave me, baby, if you leave meIf I have to leave me, baby, if you leave me,
Oneulmankeumeun hajimarajwoplease don’t do this, at least not today.
Neol saranghan gieogi geuriumeuro chaewojineungeThe way my memories of loving you turn into longing,
Nal muneojige haesseohas caused me to break down.
I just want you to stay, I just want you to stayI just want you to stay, I just want you to stay.
Want you to stay, gajimarajwoWant you to stay, please don’t go.
Want you to stay, I just want you to stayWant you to stay, I just want you to stay.
Ajikdo nae mameun jeonbu neoinde nan eotteokaeMy heart is still completely yours, so what should I do?
Back holding backBack, holding back.
Saranghanda malhadeon neondeYou were the one who used to say you loved me.
Give some spaceGive some space.
Yejeonui urireul jikiji mothaennabwaI guess we couldn’t protect the way we used to be.
If you were, nareul tteonagetda malhamyeonIf you were to say you’re leaving me,
Nan badadeuril su isseulkka?would I even be able to accept it?
Ajikdo nae mameun ontong neoindeMy heart is still filled with nothing but you,
Nan eotteokae?so what should I do?
If I have to leave me, baby, if you leave meIf I have to leave me, baby, if you leave me,
Oneulmankeumeun hajimarajwoplease don’t do this, at least not today.
Neol saranghan gieogi geuriumeuro chaewojineungeThe way my memories of loving you turn into longing,
Nal muneojige haesseohas caused me to break down.
I just want you to stay, I just want you to stayI just want you to stay, I just want you to stay.
Want you to stay, gajimarajwoWant you to stay, please don’t go.
Want you to stay, I just want you to stayWant you to stay, I just want you to stay.
Ajikdo nae mameun jeonbu neoinde nan eotteokaeMy heart is still completely yours, so what should I do?
(jeonbu neoinde eotteokae) Want you to stay(You’re everything to me, what do I do?) Want you to stay.
(jeonbu neoinde eotteokae) Want you to stay, gajimarajwo(You’re everything to me, what do I do?) Want you to stay, please don’t go.
If I have to leave me, baby, if you leave meIf I have to leave me, baby, if you leave me,
Oneulmankeumeun hajimarajwoplease don’t do this, at least not today.
Neol saranghan gieogi geuriumeuro chaewojineungeThe way my memories of loving you turn into longing,
Nal muneojige haesseohas caused me to break down.
I just want you to stay, I just want you to stayI just want you to stay, I just want you to stay.
Want you to stay, gajimarajwoWant you to stay, please don’t go.
Want you to stay, I just want you to stayWant you to stay, I just want you to stay.
Ajikdo nae mameun jeonbu neoinde nan eotteokaeMy heart is still completely yours, so what should I do?
If You Leave Me Music Video
If You Leave Me’ lyrics are about the quiet dread of a goodbye. This song by Lee Jiham perfectly captures the helplessness of a one-sided separation.