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English Translation
[Verse 2: Ningning, Winter, Karina]
[Verse 2: Ningning, Winter, Karina]
Wasn't ever sure if I loved you
Wasn't ever sure if I loved you
But I was always sure you woulda loved me back
But I was always sure you woulda loved me back
You had me right, right, right at my weakest, yeah
You had me right, right, right at my weakest, yeah
Now you're hurtin', I can see you're mad
Now you're hurtin', I can see you're mad
'Cause you never gonna get that back, now I know you wanna
'Cause you never gonna get that back, now I know you wanna
[Pre-Chorus: Winter, Karina, Ningning]
[Pre-Chorus: Winter, Karina, Ningning]
Know me, wanna know me
Know me, wanna know me
Wanna know all about me, wanna know about me
Wanna know all about me, wanna know about me
But he can't have me 'cause I left him alone (I left him alone)
But he can't have me 'cause I left him alone (I left him alone)
I know you wanna know me, wanna know me
I know you wanna know me, wanna know me
Wanna know all about me, wanna know about me
Wanna know all about me, wanna know about me
But he can't have me 'cause I'm gone, no-no, know
But he can't have me 'cause I'm gone, no-no, know
[Chorus: Ningning, Giselle, Winter]
[Chorus: Ningning, Giselle, Winter]
That I, I got better things to do with my time
That I, I got better things to do with my time
Better things to do with my time, do with my time than you
Better things to do with my time, do with my time than you
Oh-oh, I got better things to do with my time
Oh-oh, I got better things to do with my time
Better things to do with my time, do with my time (Break it down)
Better things to do with my time, do with my time (Break it down)
[Bridge: Karina, Giselle, Winter, Ningning, (All)]
[Bridge: Karina, Giselle, Winter, Ningning, (All)]
I'm sorry that it hurts you
I'm sorry that it hurts you
No, I'm sorry I ain't sorry
aespa, big girls makin' money
aespa, you're our number one fan now
aespa, you're our number one fan now
You can only see me at our sold-out shows (Sold-out show)
You can only see me at our sold-out shows (Sold-out show)
Will I ever go back? (No)
Will I ever go back? (No)
Will I ever trip up? (No)
Will I ever trip up? (No)
Will I ever pull up on him? (No)
Will I ever pull up on him? (No)
Watch and see, 'bout to throw another rhythm on him (Oh, that I)
Watch and see, 'bout to throw another rhythm on him (Oh, that I)
[Chorus: All, Giselle, Karina]
[Chorus: All, Giselle, Karina]
I, I-I got better things to do with my time
I, I-I got better things to do with my time
Better things to do with my time, do with my time than you (Yes)
Better things to do with my time, do with my time than you (Yes)
Oh-oh, I got better things to do with my time
Oh-oh, I got better things to do with my time
Better things to do with my time, do with my time (Break it down)
Better things to do with my time, do with my time (Break it down)
[Post-Chorus: Winter, Ningning, (All)]
[Post-Chorus: Winter, Ningning, (All)]
(Hey) I got better
(Hey) I got better
(Hey) Things to do
(Hey) Things to do
With my time
With my time
(Hey) I got better
(Hey) I got better
(Hey) Things to do
(Hey) Things to do
With my time
With my time
[Outro: Karina, Ningning, Giselle, Winter, (All)]
[Outro: Karina, Ningning, Giselle, Winter, (All)]
I'm sorry that it hurts you
I'm sorry that it hurts you
No, I'm sorry I ain't sorry
No, I'm sorry I ain't sorry
aespa, big girls makin' money
aespa, big girls makin' money
aespa, you're our number one fan now
aespa, you're our number one fan now
You can only see me at our sold-out shows (Sold-out show)
You can only see me at our sold-out shows (Sold-out show)
Will I ever go back? (No)
Will I ever go back? (No)
Will I ever trip up? (No)
Will I ever trip up? (No)
Will I ever pull up on him? (No)
Will I ever pull up on him? (No)
Watch and see, 'bout to throw another rhythm on him
Watch and see, 'bout to throw another rhythm on him
Fan Annotations (2)
“aespa, big girls makin' money” aespa, big girls makin' money
"aespa, big girls makin' money" is the bridge's defiant flex: the speaker reframes a breakup as a non-event because she's too busy and too successful to dwell on the ex. "Big girls" leans on the slang sense of being grown, self-sufficient and unbothered, while name-dropping the group turns the line into a brand-as-confidence statement. "Better Things" was released as an English-language single on August 18, 2023 and later included on aespa's first studio album Armageddon (Wikipedia).
Sofia_BTS_stan🇲🇽 Mexico City“No, I'm sorry I ain't sorry” No, I'm sorry I ain't sorry
"No, I'm sorry I ain't sorry" is a deliberate double-negative that performs an apology and then yanks it back in the same breath — she starts with "sorry," then makes clear she feels none. Idiomatically "I ain't sorry" is a pointed refusal to apologize, so the line lands as defiance dressed up as politeness. It caps the bridge's unbothered, post-breakup confidence.
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