[Production Notes] This song tells a story about a breakup that might seem cliché—letting someone go because you love them. It uses a 'narrow flowerpot' as a metaphor for the selfish desire to mold a partner to one's own taste, eventually realizing that true love is returning them to the open fields. 이 곡은 '사랑하기에 놓아준다'는 진부할 수 있는 이별에 대하여 노래합니다. 상대방을 내 취향대로 가꾸려 했던 욕심을 '좁은 화분'에 비유하며, 결국 그를 들판으로 돌려보내는 것이 진정한 사랑임을 깨닫는 과정을 담았습니다. [Verse 1] 너라는 예쁜 화분을 사서 (I bought a beautiful flowerpot called you) 내 방 제일 잘 보이는 곳에 뒀어 (And placed it where it’s most visible in my room) 매일 물을 주고 말을 걸어봐도 (Even though I watered you and talked to you every day) 잎사귀 끝은 자꾸 말라만 갔지 (The tips of your leaves just kept withering away) 내 욕심이 너무 진했나 봐 (I guess my greed was too thick) 비료를 너무 많이 줬나 봐 (I guess I gave you too much fertilizer) I would fight for you, stay by your side (난 널 위해 싸우고, 네 곁에 머물렀을 거야) 네가 원한다면 인공태양도 띄울 기세였는데 (I was ready to even put up an artificial sun if you wanted it) But I won’t do that, no I can’t do that (하지만 난 그러지 않을래, 아니 그럴 수 없어) 시들어가는 널 보며 내 마음이 먼저 꺾여 (Watching you wither, my heart breaks first) 그때 난 그랬어, (That’s how I was back then,) 너를 위해서라면 뭐든 할 거라 믿었어 (I believed I’d do anything for you) 너를 꽉 쥐는 게 정답인 줄 알았지 (I thought holding onto you tightly was the answer) But I won’t do that, 이제 안 할래 (하지만 난 그러지 않을래, 이제 안 할래) 너를 놓아주는 게 (더 예쁘게 피는 길이란 걸) (That letting you go [is the way for you to bloom more beautifully]) 이제야 깨달았어 (I’ve only just realized it now) It was love, it was love... (그건 사랑이었어, 사랑이었어...) 내 손때 묻은 사랑은 이제 안녕 (Goodbye now to my love stained with my fingerprints) [Verse 2] 너의 하루 끝에 내 이름이 적힌 (At the end of your day, where my name was written) 일기장을 억지로 쓰고 싶었어 (I wanted to force myself into your diary) 하지만 네 마음은 여백이 더 많아 (But your heart has more blank spaces) 채우려 할수록 넌 자꾸 달아나네 (The more I try to fill them, the more you run away) 발자국 소리만 들어도 숨던 너 (You, who hid just at the sound of my footsteps) 내가 무서웠던 건 아니었을까 (I wonder if I was the one you were afraid of) 그때 난 그랬어, (That’s how I was back then,) 너를 위해서라면 뭐든 할 거라 믿었어 (I believed I’d do anything for you) 너를 꽉 쥐는 게 정답인 줄 알았지 (I thought holding onto you tightly was the answer) But I won’t do that, 이제 안 할래 (하지만 난 그러지 않을래, 이제 안 할래) 너를 놓아주는 게 (더 예쁘게 피는 길이란 걸) (That letting you go [is the way for you to bloom more beautifully]) 이제야 깨달았어 (I’ve only just realized it now) It was love, it was love... (그건 사랑이었어, 사랑이었어...) 내 손때 묻은 사랑은 이제 안녕 (Goodbye now to my love stained with my fingerprints) [Verse 3] 시간이 지나서야 보여 (Only after time has passed can I see) 내 손에 남은 건 상처 난 날개뿐 (All that’s left in my hands are scarred wings) You were never mine to hold, (넌 결코 내가 붙잡을 수 있는 사람이 아니었어,) 울타리를 치우니 그제야 웃는 너 (Now that I’ve removed the fence, you finally smile) (Now I know, I must let you go) (이제 알아, 널 보내줘야만 한다는 걸) 그래, 넌 들판이 어울려 (Yes, you belong in the open fields) 그때 난 그랬어, (That’s how I was back then,) 너를 위해서라면 뭐든 할 거라 믿었어 (I believed I’d do anything for you) 보내주는 건 절대 못 할 줄 알았어 (I thought I’d never be able to let you go) But I won’t do that, 이제 안 할래 (하지만 난 그러지 않을래, 이제 안 할래) 놓아줄 때 비로소 (진짜 네가 보인다는 걸) (That only when I let go [can I finally see the real you]) 이제야 알아, 그게 사랑인 걸 (I know it now, that it was love) It was love, it was love, it was love… (그건 사랑이었어, 사랑이었어, 사랑이었어...) Goodbye, my love… (안녕, 내 사랑...) 그때 난… 그랬어. (Back then, I... was like that.) 그때 난… 그랬어. (Back then, I... was like that.) 그때 난… 그랬어. (Back then, I... was like that.)
