[Instrumental Intro]

[Instrumental Solo]

[Verse 1]
텅 빈 방, 멍하니 서 있어
차가운 공기만 나를 감싸
기다림은 습관처럼 익숙해
잊지 못한 채 하루가 가

I light a candle but it won’t stay
Flickers out like you walked away
Hope used to be my lullaby
Now it keeps me up at night

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh I keep looking at the door
언제든 올 것만 같아 더
But every second cuts me deep
이젠 나를 놓아줘야 해

[Chorus]
Hope is cruel, it won’t let go
Thought you'd return by now, but no
Promise me or set me free
Don't let me drown in make believe
끝났다면 말해줘
거짓말이라도 믿을게
'Cause hoping hurts more than the fall
Hope is cruel, it's the worst lie of them all

[Instrumental Solo]

[Verse]
기억 속 네 웃음소리
나를 붙잡고 놔주지 않아
한 걸음 내딛으면
뒤돌아보게 만들어 날

I’m not strong, I’m not fine
이 기다림은 punishment, not time
You’re the echo in my mind
And I can’t rewind

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh I keep standing in the rain
믿음이란 이름의 chain
달콤했지만 now it stings
이 hope는 날 갉아먹는 thing

[Chorus]
Hope is cruel, it won’t let go
Thought you'd return by now, but no
Promise me or set me free
Don't let me drown in make believe
끝났다면 말해줘
거짓말이라도 믿을게
'Cause hoping hurts more than the fall
Hope is cruel, it's the worst lie of them all

[Bridge]
괜찮아, 아니야, 모르겠어
Is this all a waste of breath?
너 없는 시간은 poison
But hoping is the slowest death

[Chorus]
Hope is cruel, it won’t let go
Thought you'd return by now, but no
Promise me or set me free
Don't let me drown in maybe
끝났다면 말해줘
거짓말이라도 믿을게
'Cause hoping hurts more than the fall
Hope is cruel, it's the worst lie of them all

[Instrumental Solo]

[Outro]
Hope is cruel, I know it now
Still I wait, don’t know how
사라진 네 온기 속
남아 있는 건 미련뿐

If this is love then love can kill
Hope is cruel, and I love you still