i-dle returns with a bold track that asserts independence. The group sings about breaking free on the album I NEVER DIE. Lyricists JENCI and JEON SOYEON write sharp lines, while producers JongPil GU and Kwon Nam-woo create a driving beat.
Released: March 14, 2022
TOMBOY
I-Dle • From “I NEVER DIE”
I NEVER DIE’s TOMBOY Korean Lyrics English Meaning
The lyrics reject the pressure to be a perfect doll. The vocalist chants about a queendom where she makes the rules. She declares, ‘It is neither man nor woman, just me,’ to define her true self.
Look at you neon mot gamdanghae nalLook at you, you can’t handle me at all.
Ya took off hookYeah, I’ve broken free from the hook.
Gibuneun Coke like brrrMy vibe is fizzy like a Coke, brrr.
Look at my toe naui Ex ireum TattooLook at my toe, I’ve got my ex’s name tattooed there.
I got to drink up now nega silda haedo joaI’m going to drink up now, even if you hate it, I don’t care.
Why are you cranky boyWhy are you so cranky, boy?
Mwol geuri jjanggeuryeo neoWhat are you scheming over there?
Do you want a blond Barbie dollDo you want a blonde Barbie doll?
It’s not here I’m not a dollShe’s not here, because I’m not a doll.
Michin yeonira malhae What’s the loss to me yaGo ahead and call me a ‘craz# girl,’ what have I got to lose?
Sajeongeopsi kkabworago You’ll lose to me yaAct as tough as you want, you’ll still lose to me.
Sarang geuget geo ttawi nae mome sangcheo hanado eorimeopjiLove? Something like that won’t leave a single scar on my body.
Neoui sseogeun nae naneun hyangsuna ppuril baenInstead of wearing your rotten-smelling perfume, I’d rather…
Ye I’m a TomboyYeah, I’m a Tomboy.
Ye I’ll be the TomboyYeah, I’ll be the Tomboy.
This is my attitudeThis is my attitude.
Ye I’ll be the TomboyYeah, I’ll be the Tomboy.
I don’t wanna play this ping pongI don’t want to play this game of ping pong.
I would rather film a Tik TokI would rather just film a TikTok.
Your mom raised you as a princeYour mom raised you like a prince,
But this is queendom rightbut this is a queendom, right?
I like dancing I love ma friendsI like dancing, and I love my friends.
Sometimes we swear without cigarettesSometimes we use ‘bad words’ even without a cigarette.
I like to eh on drinking whiskeyI like to ‘let loose’ while drinking whiskey.
I won’t change it what the hellI won’t change who I am, so what the heck?
Michin cheogira malhae What’s the loss to me yaSay I’m acting crazy, what have I got to lose?
Sajeongeopsi ssibeorago You’re lost to me yaBadmouth me all you want, you’re already lost to me.
Sarang geuget geo ttawi nae nune nunmul han bangul eorimeopjiLove? Something like that won’t bring a single tear to my eyes.
Neoui hachaneun mare misona jieul baenInstead of smiling at your pathetic words, I’d rather…
Ye I’m a TomboyYeah, I’m a Tomboy.
Ye I’ll be the TomboyYeah, I’ll be the Tomboy.
This is my attitudeThis is my attitude.
Ye I’ll be the TomboyYeah, I’ll be the Tomboy.
Said you get itYou said you get it.
You get the song right you’ll get what I mean TomboyYou understand the song, so you’ll get what I mean by Tomboy.
Rarararara rararararaLa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la.
Rarararara rararararaLa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la.
Rarararara rarararara (Three two one)La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la. (Three, two, one.)
It’s neither man nor womanIt’s neither man nor woman,
Man nor womanman nor woman,
It’s neither man nor woman (Just me I-DLE)it’s neither man nor woman (just me, I-DLE).
It’s neither man nor womanIt’s neither man nor woman,
Man nor womanman nor woman,
It’s neither man nor woman (Just me loving Tomboy)it’s neither man nor woman (just me loving being a Tomboy).
TOMBOY Music Video
This track offers a confident anthem for anyone tired of pleasing others. The meaning behind ‘TOMBOY’ is owning your identity without apologies. The Korean lyrics show i-dle breaking free from expectations.