TXT “0X1=LOVESONG” Korean Lyrics

TXT · 2021 · Album: The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE · Intermediate

Punk-tinged ballad about meeting the one in a world of zeros — rich emotion words and everyday endings.

Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)

I know I love youI know I love youI know I love you

이 제로의 세계 속 I know you're my 1 & onlyi jeroui segye sok I know you're my 1 & onlyIn this world of zeros, I know you're my 1 & only

이 끝이 없던 어둠 속 Like oh my god, so holyi kkeuti eopsdeon eodum sok Like oh my god, so holyIn this endless darkness, like oh my god, so holy

뭐든 내 두 손끝에선mwodeun nae du sonkkeuteseonWhatever's at my fingertips

부리나케 도망가 멀리burinake domangga meolriHurriedly running far away

My life before you was a messMy life before you was a messMy life before you was a mess

언제나 단 한 판 이길 수 없던 체스eonjena dan han pan igil su eopsdeon cheseuA chess game I could never win

Oh weOh weOh we

무저갱의 바닥에서mujeogaengui badakeseoAt the bottom of the pit

넌 유일하게 빛나던 goldneon yuilhage bitnadeon goldYou were the only shining gold

Now I can't stop thinking bout youNow I can't stop thinking bout youNow I can't stop thinking bout you

When I'm sinking aloneWhen I'm sinking aloneWhen I'm sinking alone

어느 날 내게 나타난 천사eoneu nal naege natanan cheonsaAn angel who appeared one day

데려가 줘 너의 hometownderyeoga jwo neoui hometownTake me away to your hometown

I know it's real I can feel itI know it's real I can feel itI know it's real I can feel it

난 문제 투성이 love sicknan munje tuseongi love sickI'm a mess of a love sick

길이 없었어gili eopseosseoThere was no way

죽어도 좋았어jukeodo jotasseoI didn't care if I died

I'm a loser in this gameI'm a loser in this gameI'm a loser in this game

세계의 유일한 법칙segyeui yuilhan beopchikThe world's only law

나를 구해줘nareul guhaejwoSave me

내 손을 잡아줘nae soneul japajwoTake my hand

Please use me like a drugPlease use me like a drugPlease use me like a drug

(I know I love you)(I know I love you)(I know I love you)

Say you love meSay you love meSay you love me

세계의 끝까지segyeui kkeutkkajiTo the ends of the world

All or nothingAll or nothingAll or nothing

I want all of youI want all of youI want all of you

I know I love youI know I love youI know I love you

Say you love meSay you love meSay you love me

세계의 끝까지segyeui kkeutkkajiTo the ends of the world

All or nothingAll or nothingAll or nothing

I know I love youI know I love youI know I love you

아마 난 안될 거야ama nan andoel geoyaI probably can't make it

천국엔 못 갈 거야cheonguken mot gal geoyaI won't make it to heaven

난 어울리지 않아nan eoulriji anhaI don't fit in there

내 자리 따위 천국엔 없어nae jari ttawi cheonguken eopseoThere's no seat for me in heaven

뭐든 내 두 발끝에선mwodeun nae du balkkeuteseonWhatever's under my toes

새까맣게 물들었었지saekkamatge muldeuleosseossjiEverything was dyed pitch black

My life before you was trashMy life before you was trashMy life before you was trash

언제나 단 한 발 붙일 수 없던 matcheonjena dan han bal butil su eopsdeon matchA match I could never last one round

Oh weOh weOh we

얼음뿐인 이곳에서eoleumppunin igoteseoHere where there's only ice

넌 유일하게 빛나던 glowneon yuilhage bitnadeon glowYou were the only glowing light

Now I can't stop thinking bout youNow I can't stop thinking bout youNow I can't stop thinking bout you

When I'm sinking aloneWhen I'm sinking aloneWhen I'm sinking alone

데려가 줘 너의 hometownderyeoga jwo neoui hometownTake me away to your hometown

I know it's real I can feel itI know it's real I can feel itI know it's real I can feel it

난 문제 투성이 love sicknan munje tuseongi love sickI'm a mess of a love sick

길이 없었어gili eopseosseoThere was no way

죽어도 좋았어jukeodo jotasseoI didn't care if I died

I'm a loser in this gameI'm a loser in this gameI'm a loser in this game

세계의 유일한 법칙segyeui yuilhan beopchikThe world's only law

나를 구해줘nareul guhaejwoSave me

내 손을 잡아줘nae soneul japajwoTake my hand

Please use me like a drugPlease use me like a drugPlease use me like a drug

구멍 난 영혼에 살이 돋아gumeong nan yeonghone sali dotaFlesh grows over my holed soul

추운 대기가 녹아가chuun daegiga nokagaThe cold air melts away

제로의 세계 속에jeroui segye sokeInside the world of zeros

찾아낸 너라는 온기chatanaen neoraneun ongiI found the warmth called you

내 모두를 거둬가nae modureul geodwogaTake all of me in

Girl I need youGirl I need youGirl I need you

난 문제 투성이 love sicknan munje tuseongi love sickI'm a mess of a love sick

길이 없었어gili eopseosseoThere was no way

죽어도 좋았어jukeodo jotasseoI didn't care if I died

I'm a loser in this gameI'm a loser in this gameI'm a loser in this game

세계의 유일한 법칙segyeui yuilhan beopchikThe world's only law

나를 구해줘nareul guhaejwoSave me

내 손을 잡아줘nae soneul japajwoTake my hand

Please use me like a drugPlease use me like a drugPlease use me like a drug

I know I love youI know I love youI know I love you

Say you love meSay you love meSay you love me

세계의 끝까지segyeui kkeutkkajiTo the ends of the world

All or nothingAll or nothingAll or nothing

I want all of youI want all of youI want all of you

I know I love youI know I love youI know I love you

Say you love meSay you love meSay you love me

세계의 끝까지segyeui kkeutkkajiTo the ends of the world

All or nothingAll or nothingAll or nothing

I know I love youI know I love youI know I love you

Vocabulary (34)

Korean	Romanization	English	Note
제로	jero	zero	The 0 in 0X1, read as 제로
세계	segye	world	세계 정복 = world domination
끝	kkeut	end	끝까지 = to the end
어둠	eodum	darkness	Opposite of 밝다 (bright)
두 손끝	du sonkkeut	fingertips	손끝 (fingertip), 발끝 (toe tip)
부리나케	burinake	hurriedly	Don't confuse with engine sounds
도망가다	domanggada	to run away	도망쳐! = run!
멀리	meolri	far away	멀리서도 보여 = visible even from afar
단 한 판	dan han pan	just one round	판 = counter for game rounds
이기다	igida	to win	Opposite of 지다 (lose)
체스	cheseu	chess	Loanword from 'chess'
무저갱	mujeogaeng	bottomless pit	Sino-Korean: bottomless pit
바닥	badak	bottom / floor	바닥을 기다 = crawl on the floor
유일하다	yuilhada	to be the only one	유일무이 = one and only
천사	cheonsa	angel	천사 같은 사람 = an angel-like person
나타나다	natanada	to appear	갑자기 나타나다 = suddenly appear
데려가다	deryeogada	to take someone along	데리다 + 가다 compound
문제 투성이	munje tuseongi	full of problems	-투성이 = covered in / full of
길	gil	road / way	길을 잃다 = get lost
죽다	jukda	to die	죽고 싶다 = strong phrase, use carefully
좋았어	jotasseo	great / fine	죽어도 좋았어 = I didn't mind dying
법칙	beopchik	law / rule	자연의 법칙 = law of nature
구해주다	guhaejuda	to save someone	살려줘! = save me! (urgent)
잡아주다	japajuda	to hold for someone	-아주다 = do for someone
천국	cheonguk	heaven	Opposite of 지옥 (hell)
어울리다	eoulrida	to suit / fit in	어울리지 않다 = doesn't suit
자리	jari	seat / place	자리를 비우다 = be away from one's seat
따위	ttawi	merely (dismissive)	나 따위 = someone like me (self-deprecating)
새까맣다	saekkamatda	pitch black	새- intensifier: 새하얀 (snow white)
물들다	muldeulda	to be dyed	Also: influenced by
얼음	eoleum	ice	Frozen water
온기	ongi	warmth	Literary warmth
거두다	geoduda	to take in / gather	수확을 거두다 = harvest crops
영혼	yeonghon	soul	영혼 없는 = soulless

Grammar notes (8)

Can't: -ㄹ 수 없다

언제나 단 한 판 이길 수 없던 체스

-ㄹ 수 없다 = can't. The most fundamental ability pattern in Korean.

Pattern: [verb stem] + ㄹ/을 수 없다

Example: 말할 수 없어 (can't speak) / 믿을 수 없어 (can't believe it)

-던 = past-recalling modifier

무저갱의 바닥에서 넌 유일하게 빛나던 gold

-던 recalls an ongoing past state: 'the gold that used to shine.'

Pattern: [verb stem] + 던 + [noun]

Example: 살던 동네 (the neighborhood I lived in) / 좋아하던 노래 (a song I used to like)

-ㄴ = completed attributive

어느 날 내게 나타난 천사

-ㄴ after a verb marks a completed action modifying a noun: 'the angel that appeared.'

Pattern: [verb stem] + 은/ㄴ + [noun]

Example: 어제 온 사람 (the person who came yesterday) / 쓰러진 나무 (a fallen tree)

-아 줘 = do it for me (request)

데려가 줘 너의 hometown

-아/어 줘 = please do for me. Add 요 for politeness: 데려가 줘요.

Pattern: [verb stem] + 아/어 줘

Example: 잠깐만 기다려 줘 (wait for me a bit) / 하나만 사 줘 (buy me one)

-투성이 = full of

난 문제 투성이 love sick

-투성이 = covered in: dusty, scarred, full of problems.

Pattern: [noun] + 투성이

Example: 먼지투성이 옷 (dust-covered clothes) / 꿈투성이 인생 (a life full of dreams)

Even if: -아도/어도

길이 없었어 죽어도 좋았어

-아도 = even if: 'even if I died, it was fine.' Hyperbolic but common.

Pattern: [verb stem] + 아/어도

Example: 늦어도 괜찮아 (late is fine) / 돈이 없어도 행복해 (happy even without money)

-아 주다 = do for me

나를 구해줘 내 손을 잡아줘

-아 주다 directs the action toward the speaker — essential for asking help.

Pattern: [verb stem] + 아/어 주다

Example: 설명해 줘 (explain it to me) / 보여 줘 (show me)

살이 돋다 = flesh grows / heals

구멍 난 영혼에 살이 돋아

구멍 나다 (get a hole) + 살이 돋다 (flesh grows) = healing imagery. 돋다 also = sprout.

Pattern: [noun] + 돋다

Example: 새순이 돋았어 (new sprouts came up) / 땀이 돋았어 (I broke a sweat)

7-day study plan

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

Memorize 10 basic words
Listen to the song 3 times
Hum along to the chorus 나를 구해줘
Write today's new words once

Day 2 — Grammar 1, 2 (Can't: -ㄹ 수 없다, -던 = past-recalling modifier)

Review vocab set A
Learn Can't: -ㄹ 수 없다 and -던 = past-recalling modifier
Notice these patterns while listening
Make two sentences with today's grammar

Day 3 — Vocab Set B + Grammar 3 (-ㄴ = completed attributive)

Memorize 0X1=LOVESONG keywords
Learn -ㄴ = completed attributive
Sing the whole chorus
Sing the chorus along with the video

Day 4 — Grammar 4 (-아 줘 = do it for me (request)) + Vocab Set C

Learn -아 줘 = do it for me (request)
Read the lyrics aloud twice
Make a sentence with 천사 (天使)
Shadow the verses once

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

Learn -투성이 = full of and Even if: -아도/어도
Sing the whole song with karaoke
Flag the words you still miss
Review grammar 1-3

Day 6 — Vocab review + quiz

Score 80+ on the vocab quiz
Write missed words 3 times
Sing the chorus without looking
Explain the meaning of 천사 to a friend

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

Sing the entire song without subtitles
Make one sentence per grammar point
Record yourself singing and check pronunciation
Use today's expressions in a short diary entry

TXT “0X1=LOVESONG” Korean Lyrics

Full lyrics (Korean, romanization, English translation)

Vocabulary (34)

Grammar notes (8)

Can't: -ㄹ 수 없다

-던 = past-recalling modifier

-ㄴ = completed attributive

-아 줘 = do it for me (request)

-투성이 = full of

Even if: -아도/어도

-아 주다 = do for me

살이 돋다 = flesh grows / heals

7-day study plan

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

Day 2 — Grammar 1, 2 (Can't: -ㄹ 수 없다, -던 = past-recalling modifier)

Day 3 — Vocab Set B + Grammar 3 (-ㄴ = completed attributive)

Day 4 — Grammar 4 (-아 줘 = do it for me (request)) + 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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