Ketchup And Lemonade Lyrics – NINGNING, aespa

Ketchup And Lemonade Lyrics Meaning

[Intro]
A small sound setting the mood.

[Verse 1]
She’s frustrated because she keeps falling into the same emotional cycle, like she’s stuck playing a game she can’t win. No matter what she tries, nothing changes. She’s tempted to escape her current feelings by going back to a familiar past, even though she knows it might not be good for her. If she leaves mentally or emotionally tonight, she’s not planning to return to the same place she’s in now.

[Pre-Chorus]
A tiny thought about this person starts in her head and quickly grows until it overwhelms her. She tries not to let it consume her, and she avoids using alcohol as a quick distraction because she knows it will only push her back into old habits, like reaching out to them again.

[Chorus]
She keeps telling herself she doesn’t want to think about this person, but her mind won’t cooperate. No matter how hard she tries to move on, thoughts of them keep looping in her head. Even when she distracts herself with sounds or tries to brush it off, she still finds herself stuck on the same person. She feels torn between wanting to let go and being unable to stop her heart from drifting back to them.

[Post-Chorus]
A simple vocal break showing emotional overflow.

[Verse 2]
She realizes she keeps mixing things that don’t go together, like ketchup in lemonade, symbolizing choices that make her life feel off. She keeps hoping things might magically taste different, so she keeps trying, even though she knows the results probably won’t change.

[Pre-Chorus]
A small thought snowballs in her head until it completely takes over. She doesn’t want to hide from it by numbing herself with drinking, because she knows it will only lead her right back to contacting the person she’s trying to avoid.

[Chorus]
She tries to push this person out of her head, but her thoughts keep circling back to them, even slipping into her dreams. She wishes she had control over her emotions, but they keep pulling her toward memories she doesn’t want to revisit. The repeating lines show how stuck she feels, like no matter what she tries, she can’t escape thinking about them constantly.

[Interlude]
A soft moment showing a desire to remove everything extra.

[Outro]
She reflects on how close they once were, almost without realizing how attached they had become. She wonders what would be left if everything surface-level was stripped away—trust, money, love—questioning whether anything real would remain underneath. It’s a quiet, emotional moment where she tries to understand what their connection truly was at its core.