Released: November 15, 2016

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

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

Length: 5:09

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 youyojeum nan I don’t know, I don’t know you

많은 걸 포기한 듯한 눈빛manheun geol pogihan deushan nunbit

하지만 들려 무언의 외침hajiman deulryeo mueoneui oechim

Tell me what to do

극적인 전개도 없는 연인geukjeogin jeongaedo eomneun yeonin

시간이 두는 패착인 걸까?sigani duneun paechagin geolkka?

끝내지 않아도 이미 끝난kkeunnaeji anhado imi kkeunnan

Tell me what to do

[Pre-Chorus: Minho]

풀리지 않는 매듭은pulriji anneun maedeubeun

우리 앞에 있는데uri ape itneunde

[Chorus: Jonghyun]

내가 먼저 다가가naega meonjeo dagaga

막다른 길 끝에서makdareun gil kkeuteseo

흘린 눈물에 다 젖어버린heulrin nunmure da jeojeobeorin

두 볼을 닦아주고 물어볼래du boreul dakgajugo mureobolrae

[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 알아주길malhaji anhado arajugil

뭔가 주기만 했다는 착각mwonga jugiman haetdaneun chakgak

익숙한 존재라 던진 말들iksukhan jonjaera deonjin maldeul

Tell me what to do

무심했던 아픈 말musimhaetdeon apeun mal

깊은 상처를 남긴 날gipeun sangcheoreul namgin nal

내가 여전히 바보란 사실만naega yeojeonhi baboran sasilman

깨닫게 되는 말kkaedatge doeneun mal

[Pre-Chorus: Onew]

지울 수만 있다면jiul suman itdamyeon

그렇게만 된다면geureotgeman doendamyeon

[Chorus: Taemin]

내가 먼저 다가가naega meonjeo dagaga

막다른 길 끝에서makdareun gil kkeuteseo

흘린 눈물에 다 젖어버린heulrin nunmure da jeojeobeorin

두 볼을 닦아주고 물어볼래du boreul dakgajugo mureobolrae

[Refrain: Jonghyun]

Tell me what to do (먼저 말해주길 바래)Tell me what to do (meonjeo malhaejugil barae)

Tell me what to do (Don’t cry no more)

Tell me what to do (너의 마음이 나를 본다면)Tell me what to do (neoeui maeumi nareul bondamyeon)

Tell me what to do (Don’t cry no more)

[Bridge: Onew & Taemin]

당연하게만 여겼던 네 자리dangyeonhageman yeogyeotdeon ne jari

네가 없다는 그 상상만으로도nega eopdaneun geu sangsangmaneurodo

견디기 싫어져gyeondigi silheojyeo

세상은 무너져 다sesangeun muneojyeo da

[Verse 3: Minho & Key]

Am I the one for you

넌 언제쯤 예전에 나와 견제 중neon eonjejjeum yejeone nawa gyeonje jung

네가 많이 변했다고 말하는nega manhi byeonhaetdago malhaneun

내가 가장 많이 변했지naega gajang manhi byeonhaetji

The one for me 난 모르지만The one for me nan moreujiman

그 약속을 계속 조르지 우리geu yaksogeul gyesok joreuji uri

시간은 계속 머물지만 우리siganeun gyesok meomuljiman uri

시간은 계속 허물지siganeun gyesok heomulji

그 미소가 내게 와 더 환하게geu misoga naege wa deo hwanhage

차갑던 손은 더 따듯하게chagapdeon soneun deo ttadeushage

외롭던 두 개 영혼이 만나oeropdeon du gae yeonghoni manna

Not lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely

다시 널 들여다볼게dasi neol deuryeodabolge

네 숨을 귀에 담을게ne sumeul gwie dameulge

우리만 빼고 모든 것이 다 변해가도uriman ppaego modeun geosi da byeonhaegado

[Chorus: Onew, Key & Jonghyun]

내가 먼저 다가가 (내가 먼저 다가가)naega meonjeo dagaga (naega meonjeo dagaga)

막다른 길 끝에서 (Tell me what to do)makdareun gil kkeuteseo (Tell me what to do)

흘린 눈물에 다 젖어버린heulrin nunmure da jeojeobeorin

두 볼을 닦아주고 물어볼래du boreul dakgajugo mureobolrae

[Refrain: Taemin]

Tell me what to do (먼저 말해주길 바래)Tell me what to do (meonjeo malhaejugil barae)

Tell me what to do (Don’t cry no more)

Tell me what to do (너의 마음이 나를 본다면)Tell me what to do (neoeui maeumi nareul bondamyeon)

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.