No Manners by Superm Lyrics Meaning – Exploring the Depths of a Calculated Farewell
Lyrics
나쁘게 떠날수록 better
어설픈 배려 따윈 됐어
냉정히 끝낼수록 better (better)
Got no manners
끝인 것 같아 말은 안 해도
삐걱대는 맘에 우린 흔들려
위태로운 한 조각 남겨둔 채로
선뜻 나서지를 못해 둘 중 누구도
꽤 괜찮았던 사이지 이런 감상만이
너와 마주 앉은 뒤 떠오른 한 마디
커피잔에 뺏긴 시선들은 마치
쉿 죽은 듯이 고요하지
차갑게 말해 with no manners (yeh)
나쁘게 떠날수록 better (yeh)
어설픈 배려 따윈 됐어
냉정히 끝낼수록 better (eh)
Got no manners
넌 숨기려 할수록 티가 나
진심을 무심코 뱉곤 했잖아
순간이 모여서 만든 거리감
벌어진 간극을 좁힐 줄 몰라
대단한 일은 아니지 이별 말이야 단지
서로를 갉아먹을 이 맘이 겁이 나지
후유증에 뺏길 앞으로의 날이
쉿 소리 없이 다가왔지
차갑게 말해 with no manners (uh)
나쁘게 떠날수록 better
어설픈 배려 따윈 됐어
냉정히 끝낼수록 better (uh)
Got no manners
한 조각 희망마저 (yeah)
가질 수 없게 전부 버려 (yeah)
한 편의 지나가는 drama
그렇게 생각하면 쉬워 (yeah)
Got no manners
Dancing on my backseat
You look so yeah 센치즈
Got me comma, commas
I’m addicted to you, toxic
내게 달려 나는 달리지
Put the pedal to the metal 매달리지 너의 매력
You the answer, never question
우린 없지 got no manners 삐딱하게 너는 낸시 난 시드
우린 beautiful 너무 beautiful
Don’t say thank you or nothing
Criminal so cynical
But we need to learn some manners
빛이 나 빛이 나 (yeah)
I’m addicted to you, toxic
I’m addicted to you, toxic (차갑게 말해 with no manners)
나쁘게 떠날수록 better
어설픈 배려 따윈 됐어
냉정히 끝낼수록 better (uh)
Got no manners
한 조각 희망마저 (yeah)
가질 수 없게 전부 버려 (yeah)
한 편의 지나가는 drama
그렇게 생각하면 쉬워
Got no manners
In the world of Pop and K-pop, anthems of unapologetic separations are a dime a dozen, but seldom do they offer a layer of complexity and frankness found in SuperM’s ‘No Manners’. The track, seemingly tipped with icy detachment, taps into the heart of a stoic break-up, one where the seeming absence of manners is a shield against the messiness of emotional goodbyes.
Beneath the sleek veneer of vibrant beats and commanding vocals, ‘No Manners’ dances around themes of detachment, self-preservation, and the paradox of caring enough to appear uncaring. It’s a modern-day deconstruction of a farewell, where indifference is the last act of kindness someone can offer a soon-to-be estranged lover.
A Chilling Prescription for Departure
In the pursuit of a ‘good’ breakup, ‘No Manners’ presents a chilling how-to guide: be cold and leave worse for it. By short-circuiting emotion and cordiality, the track posits that a swift and neat severance is better—for both parties, presumably. It champions detachment not as an act of bitterness, but as a surgical cut, designed to prevent further anguish.
SuperM’s lyrical sharpness undercuts the need for what society deems as proper, flipping the script on the performative aspects of a breakup. Here, the real kindness is in the refusal to drag things out, to forgo half-hearted reconciliations and to embrace the ending with straightforward efficiency.
The Struggle Between Heart and Logic
While ‘No Manners’ is bold in its proclamation, it’s not without a depiction of internal conflict. Tears in the fabric of a relationship aren’t mended, and the courage to step forward into the final act is lacking. It’s a catch-22 where neither party wants to be the executioner, despite knowing the end is nigh.
The ‘silent coffee’ metaphor speaks volumes about the unsaid, about truths lost in the depth of a once warm but now cold gaze. The silence envelops the song, a silence that’s loud with everything that’s been left unsaid and undone.
Mining the Depths of Relationships Turned Aloof
As ‘No Manners’ delves deeper, it unveils the weariness of a relationship turned sour. It’s not just about the intention to leave, but about the unintentional honesty that sometimes slips through cracks—revealing a disheartening truth that the distance wasn’t solely physical, but emotional, too.
The aftermath looms large in the song, as do the worries of the lingering effects of such a calculated goodbye. There’s an admission that the pain of staying in a destructive cycle is just as scary as the quiet approach of life after parting ways.
The Abruptness of Letting Go: Refusing to Cling to Hope
In what might be the song’s most brutal line of thought, ‘No Manners’ suggests that even a sliver of hope is too much to cling to. It’s embraced as just another fleeting drama in life’s grand production—a coping mechanism to make the pain bearable, to make the goodbye doable.
This deliberate numbing and discarding of hope, in a way, is the ultimate guard against the vulnerability that comes with connection. It is also, perhaps, a testimony to the depth of former feelings, now buried under the heaviness of pragmatism.
Intricate Wordplay and Unforgettable Lines
The intense yet subtle wordplay showcases the song’s knack for emotionally charged poetry. ‘Dancing on my backseat’ and ‘I’m addicted to you, toxic’ juxtapose the ideas of carefree intimacy and a dangerous attachment that’s hard to quit.
Expressing a rocky relationship through the versification of addiction—where manners are dismissed as unnecessary, where love is likened to toxic substances—encapsulates the message of the track in vivid emotional hues. It is an ode to the beauty and pain of passion, where ultimately, the participants must learn to let go, in the most unmannerly of ways.
