You Never Know

**"You Never Know"** is a song recorded by South Korean girl group BLACKPINK. It is the eighth and final track of the group's first studio album, *The Album*.

The song is described as "standing out with the singing power of BLACKPINK. The emotional lyrics and melody harmonize with the minimalist arrangement to convey the message of the song even deeper." The track follows the theme of never knowing what’s going on beneath the surface and coveys the message to not judge a book by its cover.

## Lyrics

 Jisoo   Jennie   Rosé   Lisa

* Hangul
* Romanization
* English

애써서 활짝 웃었던 날에

밤은 왜 더 어두울까

It keeps bringing me down

Down, down

Hmm 모두 너무 쉽게 내뱉던 말

아마 들리겠지 머지않아

I've heard enough, I've heard enough

Of the things that I'm not

온 세상이 바뀌어가도

아직 나는 그대론 걸

내가 걸어가는 이 길을 꿈꾸던

그때 그대로, 그때 그대로

내 매일을 춤추던

처음 그 자리에 남아 있는 걸

But you'll never know unless you walk in my shoes

You'll never know 엉켜버린 내 끈

'Cause everybody sees what they wanna see

It's easier to judge me than to believe

깊이 숨겼던 낡은 생각들

가끔 나를 잡고 괴롭히지만

그럴수록 I'ma shine, baby

You know they ain't got a shot on me

Sunday night, I've been swallowed by my bed

I've been all over my head

Wonderin' if I gotta try and pretend

나도 잘 모르는 날

누가 알아주길 기대하는 내 모습을 찾을까 두려워

저 빛이 더 밝아질수록

내 그림자도 길어지는데

너무 눈이 부셔올 때

난 뒤를 볼 수 있을까

온 세상이 바뀌어가도

아직 나는 그대론 걸

내가 걸어가는 이 길을 꿈꾸던

그때 그대로, 그때 그대로

내 매일을 춤추던

처음 그 자리에 남아 있는 걸

But you'll never know unless you walk in my shoes

You'll nevеr know 엉켜버린 내 끈

'Cause everybody sees what thеy wanna see

It's easier to judge me than to believe

깊이 숨겼던 낡은 생각들

가끔 나를 잡고 괴롭히지만

그럴수록 I'ma shine, baby

You know they ain't got a shot on me

가라앉으면 안 돼

나도 잘 알아

땅만 보는 채론 날 수 없어

구름 건너편엔

아직 밝은 해

내가 그려왔던 그림 속에

찢어버린 곳들까지

다 비워내고 웃을 수 있게

보기 싫었던 나와 마주할래

난 기억해, so I'll be okay

파란 내 방 한가득 꽃이 피게

I'll always be waiting

But you'll never know unless you walk in my shoes

You'll never know 엉켜버린 내 끈

'Cause everybody sees what they wanna see

It's easier to judge me than to believe

깊이 숨겼던 낡은 생각들

가끔 나를 잡고 괴롭히지만

그럴수록 I'ma shine, baby

You know they ain't got a shot on me

Aesseoseo hwaljjak useotdeon nare

Bameun wae deo eoduulkka

It keeps bringing me down

Down, down

Hmm, modu neomu swipge naebaetdeon mal

Ama deulligetji meojianha

I've heard enough, I've heard enough

Of the things that I'm not

On sesangi bakkwieogado

Ajik naneun geudaeron geol

Naega georeoganeun i gireul kkumkkudeon

Geuttae geudaero, geuttae geudaero

Nae maeireul chumchudeon

Cheoeum geu jarie nama itneun geol

But you'll never know unless you walk in my shoes

You'll never know eongkyeobeorin nae kkeun

'Cause everybody sees what they wanna see

It's easier to judge me than to believe

Gipi sumgyeotdeon nalgeun saenggakdeul

Gakkeum nareul jabgo goerophijiman

(Geureolsurok) I'ma shine, baby

You know they ain't got a shot on me

Sunday night, I've been swallowed by my bed

I've been all over my head

Wonderin' if I gotta try and pretend

Nado jal moreuneun nal

Nuga arajugil gidaehaneun nae moseubeul chajeulkka duryeowo

Jeo bichi deo balgajilsurok

Nae geurimjado gireojineunde

Neomu nuni busyeool ttae

Nan dwireul bol su isseulkka

On sesangi bakkwieogado

Ajik naneun geudaeron geol

Naega georeoganeun i gireul kkumkkudeon

Geuttae geudaero, geuttae geudaero

Nae maeireul chumchudeon

Cheoeum geu jarie nama itneun geol

But you'll never know unless you walk in my shoes

You'll never know eongkyeobeorin nae kkeun

'Cause everybody sees what they wanna see

It's easier to judge me than to believe

Gipi sumgyeotdeon nalgeun saenggakdeul

Gakkeum nareul jabgo goerophijiman

(Geureolsurok) I'ma shine, baby

You know they ain't got a shot on me

Garaanjeumyeon an dwae

Nado jal ara

Ttangman boneun chaeron nal su eopseo

Gureum geonneopyeonen

Ajik balgeun hae

Naega geuryeowassdeon geurim soge

Jjijeobeorin gotdeulkkaji

Da biwonaego useul su itge

Bogi silheotdeon nawa majuhallae, eh

Nan gieokhae, so I'll be okay

Paran nae bang hangadeuk kkochi pige

I'll always be waiting

But you'll never know unless you walk in my shoes

You'll never know eongkyeobeorin nae kkeun

'Cause everybody sees what they wanna see

It's easier to judge me than to believe

Gipi sumgyeotdeon nalgeun saenggakdeul

Gakkeum nareul jabgo goerophijiman

(Geureolsurok) I'ma shine, baby

You know they ain't got a shot on me

On the day when I laughed hard

Why is the night darker?

It keeps bringing me down

Down, down

Hmm, the words that everyone said so easily

Maybe you can hear it soon

I've heard enough I've heard enough

Of the things that I'm not

Even if the whole world changes

I'm still the same

I dreamed of this path I walked

As it was then, as it was then

The first time I danced every day

I was left there

But you'll never know unless you walk in my shoеs

You'll never know, my tangled strings

'Causе everybody sees what they wanna see

It's easier to judge me than to believe

The old thoughts I hid deeply

Sometimes grabbing me and tormenting me

The more I do, Imma shine baby

You know they ain't got a shot on me

Sunday night, I've been swallowed by my bed

I've been all over my head

Wonderin' if I gotta trying pretend

I don't know what day it is

I'm afraid I'll find myself hoping to know

The brighter that light gets

My shadow is getting longer

When it's too dazzling

Will I be able to see behind you?

Even if the whole world changes

I'm still the same

I dreamed of this path I walked

As it was then, as it was then

The first time I danced every day

I was left there

But you'll never know unless you walk in my shoеs

You'll never know, my tangled string

'Causе everybody sees what they wanna see

It's easier to judge me than to believe

The old thoughts I hid deeply

Sometimes grabbing me and tormenting me

The more I do, Imma shine baby

You know they ain't got a shot on me

You can't sink, I know well

I can't fly while looking at the ground

Across the clouds, it's still bright

I've been drawing in the picture

Even in the torn places

So I can empty everything and laugh

I wanna face me, who I didn't want to see

I remember, so I'll be okay

Make flowers bloom in my blue room

I'll always be waiting

But you'll never know unless you walk in my shoеs

You'll never know, my tangled strings

'Causе everybody sees what they wanna see

It's easier to judge me than to believe

The old thoughts I hid deeply

Sometimes grabbing me and tormenting me

The more I do, Imma shine baby

You know they ain't got a shot on me

## Trivia

* This is the last song on *The Album*.
* You Never Know has over 100 million streams on Spotify making it the last track off The Album to achieve this. It's also the 54th most streamed song by a K-Pop girl group.
* This is the first song where Jisoo gets the most lines.
* You Never Know has over 481,000 unique listeners and 9.5 million streams on MelOn.
* You Never Know debuted at #64 on the Billboard Global 200.
* You Never Know debuted at #43 on the Billboard Global 200 EXCL. US.
* You Never Know has over 307,000 unique listeners and 3.0 million streams on Genie. It is the eighth most streamed track off The Album on the platform.
* You Never Know debuted at #12 on the Worldwide iTunes Chart.
* You Never Know has over 89,000 shazams on Shazam.
* You Never Know spent 16 days on Spotify Global Daily chart. It's the 27th longest charting song by a Korean female act.
	+ It debuted at #25 on the chart.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.koreaboo.com/lists/blackpink-line-distribution-songs-entire-discography/