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ZEROBASEONE “CRUSH (가시)” Korean Lyrics

ZEROBASEONE · 2024 · Album: CINEMA PARADISE · Intermediate

Devotion as a thorny rose — action verbs of endurance and shelter in one place.

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Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)

Calling meCalling meCalling me
내겐 너무 눈부신naegen neomu nunbusinYou're too dazzling for me
너를 위한 Loyaltyneoreul wihan LoyaltyMy loyalty for you
준비됐어 Right nowjunbidwaesseo Right nowI'm ready right now
눈부신 Your insidenunbusin Your insideYour dazzling inside
감히 바랄 테니 허락해gamhi baral teni heorakhaeI dare to wish — allow me
Break of dawn dawn 너만은Break of dawn dawn neomaneunBreak of dawn — only you
Never down down 지킬게Never down down jikilgeNever down — I'll protect you
부서져 밟혀도 It's ok, Here I ambuseojyeo balbhyeodo It's ok, Here I amEven if I'm crushed underfoot, it's ok — here I am
You make me so supernaturalYou make me so supernaturalYou make me so supernatural
너를 꺾을 수 없게 해neoreul kkeokeul su eopsge haeMakes me unable to break you
네게 상처 줄 수 없게nege sangcheo jul su eopsgeMakes me unable to hurt you
Crush me, 날 부숴도 널 지켜Crush me, nal buswodo neol jikyeoCrush me — even shattered, I'll guard you
Crush me, 무너져도 난 버텨Crush me, muneojyeodo nan beotyeoCrush me — even crumbling, I'll endure
Crush me, 널 위해서면 Oh oh ohCrush me, neol wihaeseomyeon Oh oh ohCrush me — if it's for you
더 아파도 너를 향해 Crushdeo apado neoreul hyanghae CrushEven if it hurts more, I crush toward you
습관처럼 너를 찾고seupgwancheoreom neoreul chatgoFinding you like a habit
버릇처럼 너만 감싸beoreutcheoreom neoman gamssaSheltering only you like a reflex
축복이라 생각할게chukbokira saenggakhalgeI'll think of it as a blessing
당연한 일인 걸, 이젠 내게dangyeonhan ilin geol, ijen naegeIt's only natural, to me now
널 향한 Devotionneol hyanghan DevotionDevotion toward you
너라면 난 Yes sirneoramyeon nan Yes sirIf it's you, I say yes sir
If you want me I'll be thereIf you want me I'll be thereIf you want me I'll be there
You're my destinationYou're my destinationYou're my destination
Break of dawn dawn 너만은Break of dawn dawn neomaneunBreak of dawn — only you
Never down down 지킬게Never down down jikilgeNever down — I'll protect you
부서져 밟혀도 It's ok, Here I ambuseojyeo balbhyeodo It's ok, Here I amEven if I'm crushed underfoot, it's ok — here I am
You make me so supernaturalYou make me so supernaturalYou make me so supernatural
너를 꺾을 수 없게 해neoreul kkeokeul su eopsge haeMakes me unable to break you
네게 상처 줄 수 없게nege sangcheo jul su eopsgeMakes me unable to hurt you
더 아파도 너를 향해 Crushdeo apado neoreul hyanghae CrushEven if it hurts more, I crush toward you
더 아파도 너를 향해 Crushdeo apado neoreul hyanghae CrushEven if it hurts more, I crush toward you
더 아파도 너를 향해 Crushdeo apado neoreul hyanghae CrushEven if it hurts more, I crush toward you

Vocabulary (20)

KoreanRomanizationEnglishNote
눈부시다nunbusidato be dazzlinga dazzling being
감히gamhidaredare to say
바라다baradato wish / hopemake a wish
허락하다heorakhadato permitget permission
지키다jikidato protect / keepkeep one's word
부서지다buseojidato be shatteredglass shatters
밟히다balbhidato be stepped onPassive of 밟다
꺾다kkeokdato break (bend)snap a twig
상처sangcheowoundhurt someone
부수다busudato smashsmash glass
무너지다muneojidato crumblecastle crumbles
버티다beotidato endureendure to the end
습관seupgwanhabitlike a habit
버릇beoreutcustom / reflexverbal habit
감싸다gamssadato wrap / sheltershelter in one's arms
축복chukbokblessingreceive blessing
당연하다dangyeonhadato be natural / obviousa natural result
devotiondevotiondevotionLoanword
destinationdestinationdestinationLoanword
supernaturalsupernaturalsupernaturalLoanword

Grammar notes (4)

-ㄹ 테니까 = I will (so)

감히 바랄 테니 허락해

-ㄹ 테니까 = speaker's will/projection inviting response: 'I dare to wish, so allow me.'

Pattern: [stem] + ㄹ 테니까

Example: 말할 테니 들어 줘 (I'll say it, so listen) / 도와줄 테니 같이 해 (I'll help, so join me)

double passives + 아도

부서져 밟혀도 It's ok

Two stacked passives + concession: crushed AND stepped on, still fine.

Pattern: [passive verb] + 아도

Example: 잊혀져도 괜찮아 (fine even if forgotten) / 거절당해도 도전해 (try even if rejected)

처럼 similes + -고 linking

습관처럼 너를 찾고 버릇처럼 너만 감싸

습관/버릇 pair near-synonyms in layers, linked by -고.

Pattern: like X do A and like Y do B

Example: 물처럼 마시고 공기처럼 쓰다 (drink like water, use like air)

-ㄴ 걸 = emphatic ending

당연한 일인 걸 이젠 내게

-ㄴ 걸 = murmured exclamation: 'well, that's natural.'

Pattern: [noun]인 걸

Example: 좋은 걸 어떡해 (it's so good, what do I do) / 이미 늦은 걸 (it's already too late)

7-day study plan

Day 1 — Vocab Set A + hum along to the chorus

Day 2 — Grammar 1, 2 (-ㄹ 테니까 = I will (so), double passives + 아도)

Day 3 — Vocab Set B + Grammar 3 (처럼 similes + -고 linking)

Day 4 — Grammar 4 (-ㄴ 걸 = emphatic ending) + Vocab Set C

Day 5 — Grammar 5, 6 + sing the whole song

Day 6 — Vocab review + quiz

Day 7 — Final check: full sing-through + use the grammar

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