YOUNHA (윤하) – Skybound Lyrics (English Translation)

❄️ [Verse 1: The Cold Shoulder]
Even if you’re cold to me, even if you push me away—
Even if I cry as much as I resent you, and try to shake it off—

💔 [Pre-Chorus: The Lingering Corner]
In a corner of my heart, in a corner of my chest,
There’s still me, longing for you.

😢 [Chorus: The Impossible Tasks]
It’s hard for me to forget you—
How could a memory be easily erased?
It’s hard for me to hate you—
How could I possibly hate you?

🛡️ [Verse 2: The Unchanged Protector]
When I look back, there’s always someone
Standing there, protecting you, in the same way.

😢 [Chorus]
It’s hard for me to forget you—
How could a memory be easily erased?
It’s hard for me to hate you—
How could I possibly hate you?

🛑 [Bridge: The Plea]
Don’t go—please don’t go yet.
I’m not ready to let you go.

🌑 [Outro: The Mantra]
Too hard for me—
Too hard for me—
Too hard for me.

😢 [Final Chorus]
It’s hard for me to forget you—
How could a memory be easily erased?
It’s hard for me to hate you—
How could I possibly hate you?

💔 Lyrics Meaning & Emotional Core

This song is a portrait of love that persists despite rejection. It captures the painful paradox of being unable to let go of someone who has hurt you, and the even more painful realization that you cannot bring yourself to hate them.

• Core Theme: The Impossibility of Letting Go
  The song’s central struggle is the inability to do two things that would bring closure: forget and hate. The speaker tries to “shake it off,” to move on, but they are trapped. The memory is not something that can be “easily erased”—it’s etched into them. And the hate that might make leaving easier is simply not there. This is the agony of unresolved love.

• The Corner of the Heart
  The image of a “corner of my heart” where the longing still lives is powerful. It suggests that even as the speaker tries to move forward, a part of them remains fixed on the beloved. This corner is hidden, perhaps even from themselves, but it’s always there, a constant ache.

• The Protector
  The line “When I look back, there’s always someone standing there, protecting you, in the same way” is a beautiful and complex image. It could be the speaker themselves, still unconsciously protecting the beloved even after being hurt. Or it could be a memory of how the beloved once protected them—a reminder of why the love persists.

• The Plea to Stay
  The bridge is a moment of raw vulnerability: “Don’t go—please don’t go yet. I’m not ready to let you go.” This is the confession beneath all the attempts to shake it off. The speaker is not ready. They may never be ready. The plea is desperate and honest.

• The Mantra of Helplessness
  The outro’s repeated “Too hard for me” is a mantra of surrender. The speaker admits they cannot do it—cannot forget, cannot hate, cannot let go. This is not a failure but an acknowledgment of the depth of their feeling.

In essence, this song is a confession of love’s endurance through pain. The speaker is treated coldly, pushed away, and left crying. Yet in a corner of their heart, the longing remains. They cannot forget, cannot hate, cannot let go. The memory is not easily erased, and the plea to stay is still on their lips. It’s too hard. It’s all too hard. But the feeling remains.