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한국어 (Korean)
English Translation
[Pre-Chorus: Ningning, Winter, Giselle]
[Pre-Chorus: Ningning, Winter, Giselle]
You need to get a life 'cause life's too short
You need to get a life 'cause life's too short
You must be bored out your mind
You must be bored out your mind
You should really take that nonsense somewhere else
You should really take that nonsense somewhere else
'Cause you've got to realize (You've got to realize)
'Cause you've got to realize (You've got to realize)
[Chorus: All]
[Chorus: All]
I'm doin' me regardless
And I don't care what you say about it
And I don't care what you say about it
And it don't matter if you like it or not
And it don't matter if you like it or not
I'm having all this fun, so why would I ever stop?
I'm having all this fun, so why would I ever stop?
Doin' me regardless (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Doin' me regardless (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
No, I don't care what you say about it (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
No, I don't care what you say about it (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
And I'ma do it any way that I want
And I'ma do it any way that I want
I'm having all this fun, so why would I ever stop?
I'm having all this fun, so why would I ever stop?
[Post-Chorus: Karina, Giselle, All]
[Post-Chorus: Karina, Giselle, All]
I'm doin' me regardless (Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
I'm doin' me regardless (Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
Doin' me regardless (Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
Doin' me regardless (Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
Why would I ever stop?
Why would I ever stop?
[Bridge: Winter, Ningning]
[Bridge: Winter, Ningning]
Oh, well, it won't turn your glitter into gold
Oh, well, it won't turn your glitter into gold
So why are you wasting your time?
So why are you wasting your time?
Mm, you should find some better seeds to sow (Seeds to sow)
Mm, you should find some better seeds to sow (Seeds to sow)
They might grow one day, but either way
They might grow one day, but either way
[Chorus: All, Ningning]
[Chorus: All, Ningning]
I'm doin' me regardless
I'm doin' me regardless
And I don't care what you say about it
And I don't care what you say about it
And it don't matter if you like it or not
And it don't matter if you like it or not
I'm having all this fun, so why would I ever stop?
I'm having all this fun, so why would I ever stop?
Doin' me regardless (I don't care; ooh-ooh-ooh)
Doin' me regardless (I don't care; ooh-ooh-ooh)
No, I don't care what you say about it (What you say about it, babe; ooh-ooh-ooh)
No, I don't care what you say about it (What you say about it, babe; ooh-ooh-ooh)
And I'ma do it any way that I want
And I'ma do it any way that I want
I'm having all this fun, so why would I ever stop?
I'm having all this fun, so why would I ever stop?
[Post-Chorus: All, Karina]
[Post-Chorus: All, Karina]
Doin' me regardless (Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
Doin' me regardless (Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
Yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Life's too short)
Doin' me regardless (Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
Doin' me regardless (Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
Regardless, baby, baby, baby (Life's too short)
Regardless, baby, baby, baby (Life's too short)
Why would I ever stop?
Why would I ever stop?
[Outro: All]
[Outro: All]
Doin' me regardless (Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
Doin' me regardless (Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
Doin' me regardless (Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
Doin' me regardless (Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
Fan Annotations (2)
“I'm doin' me regardless” I'm doin' me regardless
"I'm doin' me regardless" is the track's whole attitude in one line — a dismissal of critics that reads as bored rather than angry; "doin' me" is English slang for living on your own terms and ignoring judgment. "Life's Too Short" was released June 24, 2022 and is aespa's first song recorded fully in English (Wikipedia). It was written by Uzoechi Emenike, Becky Hill and Sam Klempner, with Klempner producing (Wikipedia).
Fernanda_CDMX_Coral🇲🇽 Mexico City“Life's too short” Life's too short
The title "Life's too short" doubles as the punchline: haters aren't worth your time because time itself is the scarcest thing you have. It frames the whole song as a shrug rather than a clapback. Released June 24, 2022, this was aespa's English-language debut single (Wikipedia).
Zoe_NYC_Pink🇺🇸 New YorkFrom the Album
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