I DON'T CARE

Park Hye Jin · IF U WANT IT (EP), 2018

Matched to the record by ear, 2026-09-21. Each section is written once; the lines in parentheses are the echoes under the lead. The spoken words at the very start are not transcribed yet.

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Intro

(Eh, eh)

I don't care (I don't care, I don't care…)

난 상관 없어nan sanggwan eopseo난 I (나 + topic 는)·상관 concern, connection (相關)·없어 there isn't (없다): ‘I have no concern’, the everyday ‘I don't care’

I don't care. (It's no concern of mine.)

Verse

(너가 뭐라 하든지)(neoga mwora hadeunji)너가 you (subject, colloquial for 네가)·뭐라 what, saying what (뭐라고, contracted)·하든지 whether (you) say, no matter (하다 + 든지 ‘whether … or not’)

(Whatever you say)

너가 뭐 (뭐라 하든지)neoga mwo (mwora hadeunji)너가 you (subject)·뭐 what: the lead breaks off and the echo finishes it

You, what… (whatever you say)

(뭘 어떻게 생각하든지)(mwol eotteoke saenggakadeunji)뭘 what (obj; 뭐를)·어떻게 how·생각하든지 whether (you) think (생각하다 + 든지)

(Whatever you think about anything)

뭐라고 하든 (어떻게 생각하든지)mworago hadeun (eotteoke saenggakadeunji)뭐라고 what, saying what (quoted)·하든 whether (they) say (든, the short 든지)·어떻게 생각하든지 however you think

Whatever they say (however you think of it)

(난 내가 할 거 해)(nan naega hal geo hae)난 I (topic)·내가 I (subject)·할 거 what (I) will do (하다 + ㄹ 거, 거 = 것 ‘thing’)·해 do (하다)

(I do what I'm going to do)

난 그냥 할 거야nan geunyang hal geoya난 I·그냥 just·할 거야 will do, am going to do (하다 + ㄹ 거야)

I'm just going to do it.

(난 내가 하고 싶은 거 하고)(nan naega hago sipeun geo hago)하고 싶은 that (I) want to do (하다 + 고 싶다, modifier 은)·거 thing·하고 do, and (하다 + 고)

(I do what I want to do, and)

내가 하고자 하는 거 (하고 싶은 거 하고)naega hagoja haneun geo (hago sipeun geo hago)내가 I (subject)·하고자 하는 that (I) intend to do (하다 + 고자 하다 ‘intend to’, modifier 는)·거 thing

What I mean to do (do what I want to do)

(난 계속 할 거야)(nan gyesok hal geoya)난 I·계속 continuously, keep on·할 거야 will do

(I'll keep doing it)

그냥 할 거야 (계속 할 거야, 그냥 그냥)geunyang hal geoya (gyesok hal geoya, geunyang geunyang)그냥 just·할 거야 will do·계속 keep on

I'll just do it (I'll keep doing it, just, just)

내가 하고싶으니까 (그냥 할 거야, 그냥 하고자 하는 거)naega hagosipeunikka (geunyang hal geoya, geunyang hagoja haneun geo)내가 I (subject)·하고싶으니까 because (I) want to do (하다 + 고 싶다 + 으니까 ‘because’)

Because I want to (I'll just do it, just what I mean to do)

그냥 계속 할 거야 (그냥 할 거야, 계속 할 거야)geunyang gyesok hal geoya (geunyang hal geoya, gyesok hal geoya)그냥 just·계속 keep on·할 거야 will do

I'll just keep doing it (I'll just do it, I'll keep doing it)

계속 계속 할 거야gyesok gyesok hal geoya계속 keep on (said twice)·할 거야 will do

I'll keep on, keep on doing it.

I don't care (I don't care, I don't care…)

(Whatever you say)

You, what… (whatever you say)

(Whatever you think about anything)

Whatever they say (however you think of it)

(I do what I'm going to do)

I'm just going to do it.

(I do what I want to do, and)

What I mean to do (do what I want to do)

(I'll keep doing it)

I'll just do it (I'll keep doing it, just, just)

Because I want to (I'll just do it, just what I mean to do)

I'll just keep doing it (I'll just do it, I'll keep doing it)

I'll keep on, keep on doing it.

Refrain

내 삶 속에서 (삶 속에서)nae sam sogeseo (sam sogeseo)내 my·삶 life (살다 ‘to live’ → 삶; the ㄻ final sounds m: sam)·속에서 inside, within (속 ‘inside’ + 에서 ‘in, at’)

In my life (in my life)

내 삶 속에서 (삶 속에서) ×5nae sam sogeseo (sam sogeseo)내 삶 my life·속에서 within

In my life (in my life)

(삶 속에서 삶 속에서 삶 속에서…)(sam sogeseo sam sogeseo sam sogeseo…)삶 속에서 within life

(in life, in life, in life…)

In my life (in my life)

In my life (in my life) ×5

(in life, in life, in life…)

Chorus (sung twice each time it comes round)

내 삶 속에서 무엇이든 바랄 수 있어nae sam sogeseo mueosideun baral su isseo내 my·삶 life·속에서 within·무엇이든 anything, whatever (무엇 ‘what’ + 이든 ‘whichever’)·바랄 수 있어 can hope for, can wish (바라다 + ㄹ 수 있다 ‘can’)

In my life I can hope for anything.

내 삶 속에서 내 삶 속에서nae sam sogeseo nae sam sogeseo내 삶 속에서 in my life

In my life, in my life.

내 삶 속에서 무엇이든 바랄 수 있어nae sam sogeseo mueosideun baral su isseo무엇이든 anything·바랄 수 있어 can hope for

In my life I can hope for anything.

난 나를 믿어 난 나를 믿어nan nareul mideo nan nareul mideo난 I (topic)·나를 me (obj)·믿어 believe, trust (믿다)

I believe in myself, I believe in myself.

In my life I can hope for anything.

In my life, in my life.

In my life I can hope for anything.

I believe in myself, I believe in myself.

Bridge (after the second refrain and chorus)

난 나를 믿어 (나를 믿어)nan nareul mideo (nareul mideo)난 I·나를 me (obj)·믿어 believe

I believe in myself (believe in myself)

난 나를 믿어 (나를 믿어) ×4nan nareul mideo (nareul mideo)난 나를 믿어 I believe in myself

I believe in myself (believe in myself)

(난 나를 난 나를 난 나를…)(nan nareul nan nareul nan nareul…)난 I·나를 me (obj): the phrase cut short, over and over

(I, myself; I, myself; I, myself…)

I believe in myself (believe in myself)

I believe in myself (believe in myself) ×4

(I, myself; I, myself; I, myself…)

Outro (the chorus once more, then)

난 나를 믿어 난 나를 믿어 난 나를 믿어nan nareul mideo nan nareul mideo nan nareul mideo난 나를 믿어 I believe in myself

I believe in myself, I believe in myself, I believe in myself.

난 나를 믿어 난 나를 믿어nan nareul mideo nan nareul mideo난 나를 믿어 I believe in myself

I believe in myself, I believe in myself.

I believe in myself, I believe in myself, I believe in myself.

I believe in myself, I believe in myself.

Lyrics by Park Hye Jin, © Ninja Tune. The transcription, the romanization, the word-by-word gloss and the English translation are this site's own, written to learn by; corrections are welcome.

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