Released: November 15, 2016

Songwriter: 김심야 (Kim Ximya) 유영진 (Yoo Young Jin)

Producer: Mitchell Owens Mike Daley 유영진 (Yoo Young Jin)

KOREAN

[Intro]
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do

[Verse 1: Taemin & Onew]
요즘 난 I don’t know, I don’t know you
많은 걸 포기한 듯한 눈빛
하지만 들려 무언의 외침
Tell me what to do
극적인 전개도 없는 연인
시간이 두는 패착인 걸까?
끝내지 않아도 이미 끝난
Tell me what to do

[Pre-Chorus: Minho]
풀리지 않는 매듭은
우리 앞에 있는데

[Chorus: Jonghyun]
내가 먼저 다가가
막다른 길 끝에서
흘린 눈물에 다 젖어버린
두 볼을 닦아주고 물어볼래

[Refrain]
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do

[Verse 2: Key & Jonghyun]
말하지 않아도 알아주길
뭔가 주기만 했다는 착각
익숙한 존재라 던진 말들
Tell me what to do
무심했던 아픈 말
깊은 상처를 남긴 날
내가 여전히 바보란 사실만
깨닫게 되는 말

[Pre-Chorus: Onew]
지울 수만 있다면
그렇게만 된다면

[Chorus: Taemin]
내가 먼저 다가가
막다른 길 끝에서
흘린 눈물에 다 젖어버린
두 볼을 닦아주고 물어볼래

[Refrain: Jonghyun]
Tell me what to do (먼저 말해주길 바래)
Tell me what to do (Don’t cry no more)
Tell me what to do (너의 마음이 나를 본다면)
Tell me what to do (Don’t cry no more)

[Bridge: Onew & Taemin]
당연하게만 여겼던 네 자리
네가 없다는 그 상상만으로도
견디기 싫어져
세상은 무너져 다

[Verse 3: Minho & Key]
Am I the one for you
넌 언제쯤 예전에 나와 견제 중
네가 많이 변했다고 말하는
내가 가장 많이 변했지
The one for me 난 모르지만
그 약속을 계속 조르지 우리
시간은 계속 머물지만 우리
시간은 계속 허물지
그 미소가 내게 와 더 환하게
차갑던 손은 더 따듯하게
외롭던 두 개 영혼이 만나
Not lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely
다시 널 들여다볼게
네 숨을 귀에 담을게
우리만 빼고 모든 것이 다 변해가도

[Chorus: Onew, Key & Jonghyun]
내가 먼저 다가가 (내가 먼저 다가가)
막다른 길 끝에서 (Tell me what to do)
흘린 눈물에 다 젖어버린
두 볼을 닦아주고 물어볼래

[Refrain: Taemin]
Tell me what to do (먼저 말해주길 바래)
Tell me what to do (Don’t cry no more)
Tell me what to do (너의 마음이 나를 본다면)
Tell me what to do (Don’t cry no more)

[Outro]
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do


ENGLISH

[Intro]
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do

[Verse 1: Taemin & Onew]
These days, I don’t know, I don’t know you
You look like you gave up on a lot of things
But I hear your silent scream
Tell me what to do
Lovers without extreme development
Is this the losing hand that time has placed?
We haven’t ended it but it’s already over
Tell me what to do

[Pre-Chorus: Minho]
There’s a knot that can’t be untied
In front of us

[Chorus: Jonghyun]
I’ll go to you first
At the end of a different road
I’ll wipe your cheeks that are
Wet with tears and ask you

[Refrain]
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do

[Verse 2: Key & Jonghyun]
You don’t tell me but you want me to know
You think that you only gave the words you threw
At me because you’re too used to me
Tell me what to do
Indifferent and painful words
Left deep scars on that day
Words that made me realize
That I’m still a fool

[Pre-Chorus: Onew]
If only I can erase it
If only I can

[Chorus: Taemin]
I’ll go to you first
At the end of a different road
I’ll wipe your cheeks that are
Wet with tears and ask you

[Refrain: Jonghyun]
Tell me what to do (I hope you’ll tell me first)
Tell me what to do (Don’t cry no more)
Tell me what to do (If your heart can see me)
Tell me what to do (Don’t cry no more)

[Bridge: Onew & Taemin]
I took you for granted
But just thinking of you not being there
I don’t want to go through that
My world would crumble

[Verse 3: Minho & Key]
Am I the one for you
At some point, you were keeping me in check
I said you changed a lot
But I changed the most
The one for me, I didn’t know
But that promise keeps suffocating us
Time keeps lingering but our
Time keeps getting destroyed
That smile came to me, more brightly
The cold hands became more warm
Two lonely souls met
Not lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely
I’ll look into you again
I’ll place your breathing in my ears
Even if everything but us changes

[Chorus: Onew, Key & Jonghyun]
I'll go to you first (I'll go to you first)
At the end of a different road (Tell me what to do)
I’ll wipe your cheeks that are
Wet with tears and ask you

[Refrain: Taemin]
Tell me what to do (I hope you ask me first)
Tell me what to do (Don’t cry no more)
Tell me what to do (If your heart can see me)
Tell me what to do (Don’t cry no more)

[Outro]
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do

Romanization

Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do

Yojeum nan I don’t know I don’t know you manheun geol pogihan deushan nunbicc
Hajiman deullyeo mueonui oechim tell me what to do

Geukjeogin jeongaedo eopsneun yeonin sigani duneun paechagin geolkka?
Kkeutnaeji anhado imi kkeutnan tell me what to do

Pulliji anhneun maedeubeun uri ape issneunde

Naega meonjeo dagaga
Makdareun gil kkeuteseo
Heullin nunmure da jeojeobeorin
Du boreul dakkajugo mureobollae

Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do

Malhaji anhado arajugil mwonga jugiman haessdaneun chakgak
Iksukhan jonjaera deonjin maldeul tell me what to do

Musimhaessdeon apeun mal gipeun sangcheoreul namgin nal
Naega yeojeonhi baboran sasilman kkaedatge doeneun mal

Jiul suman issdamyeon geureohgeman doendamyeon

Naega meonjeo dagaga
Makdareun gil kkeuteseo
Heullin nunmure da jeojeobeorin
Du boreul dakkajugo mureobollae

Tell me what to do (meonjeo malhaejugil barae)
Tell me what to do (don’t cry no more)
Tell me what to do (neoui maeumi nareul bondamyeon)
Tell me what to do (don’t cry no more)

Dangyeonhageman yeogyeossdeon ne jari nega eopsdaneun geu sangsangmaneurodo
Gyeondigi silheojyeo sesangeun muneojyeo da

Am I the one for you neon eonjejjeum yejeone nawa gyeonje jung
Nega manhi byeonhaessdago malhaneun naega gajang manhi byeonhaessji
The one for me nan moreujiman geu yaksogeul gyesok joreuji uri
Siganeun gyesok meomuljiman uri siganeun gyesok heomulji

Geu misoga naege wa deo hwanhage chagapdeon soneun deo ttadeushage
Oeropdeon du gae yeonghoni manna not lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely
Dasi neol deuryeodabolge ne sumeul gwie dameulge
Uriman ppaego modeun geosi da byeonhaegado

Naega meonjeo dagaga
Makdareun gil kkeuteseo (tell me what to do)
Heullin nunmure da jeojeobeorin
Du boreul dakkajugo mureobollae

Tell me what to do (meonjeo malhaejugil barae)
Tell me what to do (don’t cry no more)
Tell me what to do (neoui maeumi nareul bondamyeon)
Tell me what to do (don’t cry no more)

Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do
Tell me what to do

SHINee

SHINee is a South Korean boy group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2008. The group consisted of five Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho, and Taemin. They made their debut on May 25, 2008, on SBS’s Inkigayo with their single “Replay”.

SHINee is considered to be one of the best live vocal groups in K-pop and has been praised for their highly synchronized and complex dance routines. They have been awarded the Best Dance Performance Award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards three times in a row for their dance performances to “Sherlock”, “Dream Girl” and “View”.

In 2017, the group lost its lead singer, Jonghyun who passed away on December 18, 2017.