Irene sings about escaping a difficult place on her track ‘Wasteland’. Koo Tae Woo and Yoo So Hyun write lyrics that describe a sweet vacation from reality on the album Biggest Fan. The vocalist offers a melody that invites listeners to close their eyes.
Released: March 30, 2026
Wasteland
Irene • From “Biggest Fan”
Wasteland Lyrics Translation Irene | Biggest Fan
The poet mentions anxiety fading away as the sky opens up. The artist describes crossing through a dream to face another day. One line says I wanna go to find the me I had lost. The performer seeks a new sight far away from here.
Leave this wastelandLeave this wasteland.
Sweet vacationA sweet vacation.
Leave this wastelandLeave this wasteland.
Sweet vacationA sweet vacation.
Goyohan i siganIn this quiet time,
Kkumeul geonneo tto dareun nal, majuhadeon bamI crossed through a dream and faced another day in the night.
Hansungan yeollin skyIn a moment, the sky opened up,
Buranmajeo heuryeojyeo ga, nan nuneul gamaand even my anxiety started to fade, so I closed my eyes.
Hansumjocha gabyeowojinEven my sighs have become lighter.
Igoseseon what is real?In this place, what is real?
Janhyangcheoreom namainneunRemaining like a lingering scent,
Monghwan soge I can breatheI can breathe inside this fantasy.
HanbamjunguiA midnight,
Sweet vacationsweet vacation.
Leave the wastelandLeave the wasteland.
I wanna, I wanna goI wanna, I wanna go,
Geuryeowatdeon new sightto the new sight I’ve been picturing.
Yeah, I wanna goYeah, I wanna go,
Jeo meolli hyanghae naagaand head far away from here.
And I wanna goAnd I wanna go,
Ileotdeon nal chajagato find the me I had lost.
Kkum bakkeseodo gadakireul wonhaeI want to be filled with it, even outside of this dream.
Sweet vacation, leave this wastelandA sweet vacation, leave this wasteland.
Ijeotdeon kkumeul kkwo (hanadul tteoolla)I dream the dreams I’d forgotten (they come to me one by one).
Goyo soge meomuneun sai challanhage flyWhile staying in the silence, I brilliantly fly.
I wanna go nal bureun gotI wanna go to the place that called me,
Geu pumeuro let me inlet me into its embrace.
Sumgyeowatdeon eojeui nalComforting the me from yesterday that I’d hidden away,
Wirohamyeo set me freeyou set me free.
HanbamjunguiA midnight,
Sweet vacationsweet vacation.
Leave the wastelandLeave the wasteland.
I wanna, I wanna goI wanna, I wanna go,
Geuryeowatdeon new sightto the new sight I’ve been picturing.
Yeah, I wanna goYeah, I wanna go,
Jeo meolli hyanghae naagaand head far away from here.
And I wanna goAnd I wanna go,
Ileotdeon nal chajagato find the me I had lost.
Kkum bakkeseodo gadakireul wonhaeI want to be filled with it, even outside of this dream.
Sweet vacation, leave this wastelandA sweet vacation, leave this wasteland.
Let’s leave this wasteland (Wasteland)Let’s leave this wasteland (Wasteland).
Far behind me (Far behind me)Far behind me (Far behind me).
Sweet vacationA sweet vacation,
Geu bicheul ttarafollowing that light.
Let’s leave this wasteland (This wasteland)Let’s leave this wasteland (This wasteland).
Far behind me (Far behind me)Far behind me (Far behind me).
Sweet vacationA sweet vacation,
Ije nuneul tteonow I’ll open my eyes.
Wasteland Music Video
The meaning behind ‘Wasteland’ is finding peace beyond a barren state. Irene returns with a hopeful sound on this release.