Lee Jiham gives us a sad ballad about a love that’s run its course with ‘Too Late’. The musician pours his heart into the vocals, backed by the album Love Before Me. He creates the exact kind of gentle melody that makes you stop and listen.
Released: February 12, 2026
Too Late
Lee Jiham • From “Love Before Me”
Love Before Me’s Too Late Korean Lyrics English Translation
The poet describes a quiet walk down empty streets, a place where ‘we trade hollow words that our hearts don’t truly mean’. Lee Jiham mentions a ‘Girl in the light’ from the city, holding onto a memory of what could have been different.
Chagaun gonggi uri saiThere’s a cold chill in the air between us.
Joyonghan gireseo mal eopsi georeumyeoWalking silently down this quiet road,
Seoro mamedowe trade hollow words
Eomneun mareul geonnethat our hearts don’t truly mean.
Gongheohan geori urimaniIn these empty streets where it’s just the two of us,
Baraejin teumeseowithin the faded spaces between us,
Meonghani neol bomyeoI gaze at you blankly,
Dajeonghaetdeon urireul tteonaboneand finally let go of the affectionate couple we used to be.
Thank you for stay“Thank you for staying,”
Malhaneun neoui pyojeongiyou say, but the expression on your face
Natseolge neukkyeojyeofeels so unfamiliar now.
Neoui mamui ongiga sarajyeogaThe warmth within your heart is slowly fading away.
Girl in the light, we met in the cityGirl in the light, we met in the city.
Geu ttae neol mannaji anatdamyeonIf I hadn’t met you back then,
Urin jigeum dallasseulkka?would we be any different now?
Too lateIt’s too late.
Girl in the light, we met in the cityGirl in the light, we met in the city.
Geu ttae neol mannaji anatdamyeonIf I hadn’t met you back then,
Urin jigeum dallasseulkka?would we be any different now?
Too lateIt’s too late.
Naega ganeun gonmada neonNo matter where I go, you
Yegoeopsi tto saenggangnaseocross my mind without any warning.
Neol bonaen geunari huhoega dwaeI regret the day I let you go,
But it’s a little too latebut it’s a little too late now.
Mueol nochingeonji saenggakdo haesseoI’ve thought about what exactly I missed,
Neol ijeuryeogo sarangdo haesseoand I even tried loving someone else just to forget you.
I can’t forget youBut I can’t forget you.
Starting at myself wondering whyI’m staring at myself, wondering why.
Girl in the light, we met in the cityGirl in the light, we met in the city.
Geu ttae neol mannaji anatdamyeonIf I hadn’t met you back then,
Urin jigeum dallasseulkka?would we be any different now?
Too lateIt’s too late.
Girl in the light, we met in the cityGirl in the light, we met in the city.
Geu ttae neol mannaji anatdamyeonIf I hadn’t met you back then,
Urin jigeum dallasseulkka?would we be any different now?
Too lateIt’s too late.
Girl in the light, we met in the cityGirl in the light, we met in the city.
Geu ttae neol mannaji anatdamyeon (Oh)If I hadn’t met you back then,
Urin jigeum dallasseulkka?would we be any different now?
Too lateIt’s too late.
Girl in the light, we met in the cityGirl in the light, we met in the city.
Geu ttae neol mannaji anatdamyeonIf I hadn’t met you back then,
Urin jigeum dallasseulkka?would we be any different now?
Too lateIt’s too late.
Girl in the light, we met in the cityGirl in the light, we met in the city.
Geu ttae neol mannaji anatdamyeonIf I hadn’t met you back then,
Urin jigeum dallasseulkka?would we be any different now?
Too lateIt’s too late.
Girl in the light, we met in the cityGirl in the light, we met in the city.
Geu ttae neol mannaji anatdamyeonIf I hadn’t met you back then,
Urin jogeum dallasseulkka?would things have been a bit different?
Too lateIt’s too late.
Too Late Music Video
The chemistry between Lee Jiham and the gentle production makes ‘Too Late’ a touching listen. The English lyrics of this song detail the specific pain of regret after a relationship ends.