TOMORROW X TOGETHER - Lonely Boy (네 번째 손가락 위 타투) (The tattoo on my ring finger) (English Translation)
TOMORROW X TOGETHER - Lonely Boy (네 번째 손가락 위 타투) (The tattoo on my ring finger) (English Translation) Lyrics
Lonely boy stayin' lonely
A farewell with regretful feeling
Lonely boy stayin' lonely
She ain't my one and only
[Verse 1: YEONJUN]
I'm fumbling unreasonably, I'm the only one left here
You're not gone, even the traces left behind are lonely
I left a stamp with a sharp needle (Ayy)
Not just my fingers, but also my heart
Violently stabbing me deeply
Your words that dig into my skin are cruel
A mark was placed where the ring sits
A tattoo called you on the fourth finger, yeah
[Pre-Chorus: HUENING KAI]
Lonеly boy stayin' lonely
An unchangeable story
Lonеly boy stayin' lonely
A farewell with regretful feeling
[Chorus: HUENING KAI, YEONJUN]
I hate it, now I don't need it
Your traces that won't heal
Standing here alone
Lonely boy stayin' lonely (Stayin' lonely)
She ain't my one and only, one and only
Stayin' lonely, stayin' lonely, stayin' lonely
Lonely, stayin' lonely
Stayin' lonely, stayin' lonely
[Verse 2: YEONJUN]
We became one when we held hands
A half star was left alone
Tell me about the meaning, it ain't there
A doodle that lose it's meaning
Yeah, I was stupid
Why did you do that then? (Ooh)
I can't even remember anymore (Ooh)
I had to leave it alone (Ooh)
[Pre-Chorus: HUENING KAI]
Lonely boy stayin' lonely
Memories that stayed by your side (Memories)
Lonely boy stayin' lonely (Yeah-eh)
What's left is a farewell
[Chorus: HUENING KAI]
I hate it, now I don't need it
Your traces that won't heal
Standing here alone
Lonely boy stayin' lonely
She ain't my one and only, one and only
Stayin' lonely, stayin' lonely, stayin' lonely
Lonely, stayin' lonely
Stayin' lonely, stayin' lonely
[Outro: Both, YEONJUN]
Ooh-ooh, oh-woah
Stayin' lonely, stayin' lonely, stayin' lonely
Yeah-eh, yeah-eh-eh
Stayin' lonely
About
“Lonely Boy,” a unit song consisting of Huening Kai and Yeonjun, portrays the lonely feeling and resentment one may experience after a breakup.
The song uses a metaphor of a tattoo they got on their ring finger as a reference to the commitment that was broken, the harsh words used by their ex “digging into (their) skin,” and how the relationship and love once felt has now lost all meaning due to their breakup. The song discusses the feelings of regret, hatred, emptiness, and loneliness they experience. It also states how all the memories and traces of the ex lover won’t disappear—another reference to the tattoo.
All five tracks from minisode 2: Thursday’s Child represent the five stages of grief, with “Lonely Boy” matching the despair and roller-coaster of emotions one experiences on the depression stage.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
That was the very first song we started recording, but I couldn’t figure out how to capture the tone, so it took me a long time to get the hang of it, and we ended up finishing it last. I just went for a typical tone at first, but the song wasn’t working, so the next time I tried it a bit less breathy but it sounded like I went too far. Even singing while imagining an image of myself as a lonely boy didn’t work so I think the way I finally nailed the feeling was just singing it over and over. Repetition was the key to that song in the end.
—HUENINGKAI via Weverse Magazine
- 4.TOMORROW X TOGETHER - Lonely Boy (네 번째 손가락 위 타투) (The tattoo on my ring finger) (English Translation)
