2020 dark anthem. Dangerous all-consuming love, strong beat perfect for singing along.
| Korean | Romanization | English | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 나갈 | nagal | going out (나가다 form) | Future modifier of 나가다 (to go out) |
| 눈부신 | nunbusin | dazzling; blinding | Adnominal form of 눈부시다 (to be dazzling). '눈부신 하늘' = dazzling sky — an alluring scene so beautiful it's blinding. |
| 하늘 | haneul | sky | Basic noun. Appears with particles: 하늘에 (in/to the sky), 하늘의 (of the sky). |
| 시선 | siseon | gaze; line of sight | Noun. '시선을 가린 채' = covering/hiding my gaze — afraid to look, yet unable to look away. |
| 가린 | garin | covering; hiding | Adnominal of 가리다 (to cover). Describes hiding one's gaze from temptation. |
| 채 | chae | while keeping (state) | Dependent noun after an adnominal: 'while maintaining that state'. '가린 채' = with (my gaze) covered. |
| 네 | ne | your | Contraction of 너의 (your). (네 also means 'yes' in polite speech.) Here: your embrace. |
| 품 | pum | bosom; embrace | Noun. '네 품 안에' = in your embrace — the false safety of being held by temptation. |
| 안기네 | angine | nestles into (arms) | Verb 안다 (to embrace) passive 안기다 + exclamatory -네. '품 안에 안기네' = nestling into the embrace. |
| 흐르는 | heureuneun | flowing | Adnominal of 흐르다 (to flow). '흐르는 음악' = the flowing music that sweeps you away. |
| 음악 | eumak | music | Noun. '음악에 정신을 뺏긴 채' = with the mind stolen by the music. |
| 정신 | jeongsin | mind; spirit; sanity | Noun. Appears twice: 정신을 뺏긴 (mind stolen), 정신 나갈 (about to lose one's mind). |
| 뺏긴 | ppaetgin | stolen (from) | Adnominal of 뺏기다 (to be robbed, passive of 뺏다). '정신을 뺏긴 채' = with mind stolen away. |
| 그대로 | geudaero | just as it is; as is | Adverb. '그대로 빨려 드네' = getting sucked in just like that, without resistance. |
| 빨려 | ppalryeo | sucked in | Passive of 빨다 (to suck), connective form. '빨려 드네' = gets sucked in. |
| 드네 | deune | goes in (colloquial) | Contraction of 들어가다/들다 + exclamatory -네. '빨려 드네' = gets sucked in. |
| 숨 | sum | breath | Noun. '숨이 멎을 것 같이' = as if my breath is about to stop. |
| 멎을 | meoteul | will stop | Future adnominal of 멎다 (to stop). '숨이 멎을' = (my) breath about to stop. |
| 것 | geot | thing; that (nominalizer) | Dependent noun. '-(으)ㄹ 것 같이' = as if about to…; '것만 같이' = as if it will… any moment. |
| 것만 | geotman | as if about to (any moment) | 것 + 만 (only): emphasizes 'one step away'. '달려들 것만 같이' = as if about to pounce any second. |
| 같이 | gati | like; together | '-(으)ㄹ 것 같이' = as if about to… As adverb: 같이 가자 = let's go together. |
| 녹아 | noka | melting | Connective form of 녹다 (to melt). '녹아 버릴 것 같이' = as if about to melt away. |
| 버릴 | beoril | (aux.) completely; throw away | Verb 버리다 (to throw away); as auxiliary -아/어 버리다 marks completion. '녹아 버릴' = melt away completely. |
| 쉴 | swil | to rest | Adnominal of 쉬다 (to rest). '쉴 틈 없이' = without even a moment to rest. |
| 틈 | teum | gap; crack | Noun. '쉴 틈 없이' = with no breathing room — suffocating pursuit. |
| 없이 | eopsi | without | Adverbial form of 없다 (to not exist). '틈 없이' = without a gap. |
| 빠져들고 | ppajyeodeulgo | falling deep into | Connective -고 of 빠져들다 (to fall into). '빠져들고' = sinking deeper, and… |
| 이리저리 | irijeori | this way and that | Adverb. '이리저리 갖고 놀고' = toyed with this way and that. |
| 갖고 | gatgo | holding; having | Connective of 갖다 (colloquial 가지다, to have). '갖고 놀고' = playing with (it). |
| 놀고 | nolgo | playing; toying | Connective of 놀다 (to play). '갖고 놀다' = to toy with. |
| 이성 | iseong | reason; rationality | Noun. '이성을 깨 부시고' = smashing reason to pieces. |
| 깨 | kkae | smash; break | Stem of 깨다 (to break). '깨 부시고' = 깨부수다 (to smash to pieces) — consecutive verbs. |
| 부시고 | busigo | smashing to pieces | Connective of 부수다 (to smash). '깨 부시고' = smash to bits. |
| 제멋대로 | jemeotdaero | as one pleases; arbitrarily | Adverb: 제 멋 (one's own way) + 대로 (according to). '제멋대로 들어오지' = barges in as it pleases. |
| 들어오지 | deuleooji | barges in | Connective -지 of 들어오다 (to come in). '들어오지' = barges in, and… |
| 위험 | wiheom | danger | Noun. '위험하니' = because it's dangerous (-니 reason) — danger only makes it more tempting. |
| 싶고 | sipgo | want to | Auxiliary adjective 싶다 (to want) + connective -고. '갖고 싶고' = want to have, and… |
| 아픔 | apeum | pain | Noun (nominalized from 아프다, to hurt). '아픔까지 안고 싶고' = want to hold even the pain. |
| 안고 | ango | embracing | Connective of 안다 (to embrace). '안고 싶고' = want to embrace. |
| 결국 | gyeolguk | in the end; ultimately | Adverb (Sino-Korean). '결국 너를 품으니' = in the end I hold you. |
| 너 | neo | you | Basic pronoun. '너를 품으니' = holding you. |
| 품으니 | pumeuni | once I hold (you) | Verb 품다 (to hold in one's arms) + -(으)니 (cause/trigger). '품으니' = once I hold you… |
| 난 | nan | I (contraction of 나는) | Colloquial contraction of 나는. '품으니 난' = holding you, I… (sentence trails off). |
| 달려들 | dalryeodeul | pounce on; rush at | Future adnominal of 달려들다 (to lunge at). '달려들 것만 같이' = as if about to pounce. |
| 어찌 | eojji | how; why (on earth) | Adverb (literary). '어찌 저에게 이런 시험을 줬나요' = why did you give me such a trial? |
| 저 | jeo | I (humble); that (yonder) | Two uses: humble 'I' (저에게 = to me), or distal 'that' (저 끝까지 = to that far end). |
| 이런 | ireon | such; like this | Demonstrative adjective. '이런 시험' = a trial like this. |
| 시험 | siheom | trial; test | Noun (Sino-Korean). Here: a trial of fate / temptation. |
| 줬나요 | jwossnayo | gave (주다 past + question) | 주다 (to give) past 줬 + question ending -나요. '시험을 줬나요' = (why) did you give me this trial? |
| 대체 | daeche | on earth; really | Adverb strengthening a question. '대체 어떻게' = how on earth. |
| 어떻게 | eotteotge | how | Adverb. '어떻게 그녀를 빠져나갈까요' = how do I escape her? |
| 그녀 | geunyeo | she; her | Pronoun (그 + 녀 'woman'). '그녀를' = her (object). |
| 빠져나갈까요 | ppajyeonagalkkayo | can (I) escape | 빠져나가다 (to escape) future adnominal + -ㄹ까요 (question). '빠져나갈까요' = how can I escape? |
| 당신 | dangsin | you (honorific) | Pronoun (used for a loved one in lyrics). '당신이 준' = what you gave me. |
| 준 | jun | gave (adnominal) | Adnominal of 주다 (to give). '당신이 준 절제' = the restraint you gave me. |
| 절제 | jeolje | restraint; abstinence | Noun (Sino-Korean). The self-restraint against temptation — ultimately torn apart. |
| 어두운 | eoduun | dark | Adnominal of 어둡다 (to be dark). '어두운 블랙홀' = a dark black hole. |
| 블랙홀 | beulraekhol | black hole | Loanword from English. A metaphor for the abyss of temptation. |
| 속 | sok | inside | Dependent noun. '블랙홀 속' = inside the black hole. |
| 갈기갈기 | galgigalgi | torn to shreds | Adverb (mimetic). '갈기갈기 찢겨져' = torn to shreds. |
| 찢겨져 | jjitgyeojyeo | torn apart | Passive connective of 찢다 (to tear). '찢겨져' = being torn apart. |
| 혼 | hon | soul; spirit | Noun. '혼이 나간 채로' = with one's soul gone — completely spaced out. |
| 나간 | nagan | gone out; left | Adnominal of 나가다 (to go out). '혼이 나간' = with the soul gone. |
| 그저 | geujeo | just; merely | Adverb. '그저 어리버리' = just dazed and foolish. |
| 어리버리 | eoribeori | dazed; foolish | Mimetic word. The look of being so enchanted you go blank. |
| 통제 | tongje | control | Noun (Sino-Korean). '통제가 불가능해' = control is impossible. |
| 불가능해 | bulganeunghae | impossible | Connective -해 of 불가능하다 (to be impossible). '통제가 불가능해' = can't be controlled. |
| 설탕 | seoltang | sugar | Noun. '설탕 뿌린 마약같이' = like sugar-dusted drugs — sweet but deadly. |
| 뿌린 | ppurin | sprinkled | Adnominal of 뿌리다 (to sprinkle). '설탕 뿌린' = dusted with sugar. |
| 마약 | mayak | drug; narcotics | Noun (Sino-Korean). A metaphor for addictive love. |
| 마약같이 | mayakgati | like a drug | 마약 (drug) + 같이 (like). '마약같이' = like a drug (addictive). |
| 이게 | ige | this (contraction of 이것이) | Colloquial contraction of 이것이 (this + subject). '이게 죄라면' = if this is a sin. |
| 죄 | joe | sin; crime | Noun (Sino-Korean). '죄라면' = if (this) is a sin. |
| 벌 | beol | punishment | Noun. '벌이라도' = even the punishment. |
| 벌이라도 | beolirado | even the punishment | 벌 (punishment) + -이라도 (even if). '벌이라도 받지' = I'd accept even punishment. |
| 아주 | aju | very; completely | Adverb. '아주 달게 받지' = accept it ever so sweetly. |
| 달게 | dalge | sweetly; willingly | Adverbial of 달다 (sweet). '달게 받지' = accept it willingly, like candy. |
| 받지 | batji | accept; receive | Connective -지 of 받다 (to receive). '벌이라도 아주 달게 받지' = accept even punishment gladly. |
| 미친 | michin | crazy; insane | Adnominal of 미치다 (to go crazy). '미친 듯이' = like crazy. |
| 듯이 | deusi | as if; like | '-ㄴ 듯이' = as if. 미친 듯이 = as if crazy / like mad. |
| 아름답고 | areumdapgo | beautiful, and | Connective -고 of 아름답다 (to be beautiful). '아름답고' = beautiful, and… |
| 다시 | dasi | again | Adverb. '다시 보니' = looking again, (I see that)… |
| 보니 | boni | seeing; upon looking | 보다 (to see) + -니 (upon doing, discover). '다시 보니' = looking again, I realize. |
| 악마 | akma | devil; demon | Noun (Sino-Korean). '악마 같고' = like a devil. |
| 같고 | gatgo | seems like, and | Connective -고 of 같다 (to be like). '악마 같고' = like a devil, and… |
| 쏙 | ssok | clean (off); completely | Adverb (mimetic). '이성을 쏙 빼놓고' = stealing reason clean away. |
| 빼놓고 | ppaenotgo | taking out; removing | Connective of 빼놓다 (to take out). '쏙 빼놓고' = completely removed. |
| 불꽃 | bulkkot | flame; spark | Noun. '불꽃처럼' = like flames. |
| 불꽃처럼 | bulkkotcheoreom | like flames | 불꽃 (flame) + 처럼 (like). '불꽃처럼 강렬하고' = intense like flames. |
| 강렬하고 | gangryeolhago | intense, and | Connective -고 of 강렬하다 (to be intense). '강렬하고' = intense, and… |
| 데일만큼 | deilmankeum | to the point of burning | 데다 (to get burned) + -ㄹ 만큼 (to the extent that). '데일만큼 사랑하고' = love until it burns. |
| 사랑 | sarang | love | Noun. '사랑을 새기고' = carving love (onto). |
| 사랑하고 | saranghago | loving, and | Connective -고 of 사랑하다 (to love). '데일만큼 사랑하고' = loving until burned. |
| 짙은 | jiteun | deep; thick | Adnominal of 짙다 (to be deep/thick). '짙은 보랏빛' = deep purple. |
| 보랏빛 | boratbit | purple (color) | Noun (보라 purple + 빛 color). '짙은 보랏빛 향길' = the deep purple fragrance. |
| 향길 | hyanggil | fragrance (contraction of 향을) | Contraction of 향기 (fragrance) + object -을. '향길 온몸에 물들이고' = drenching the whole body in scent. |
| 온몸 | onmom | whole body | Noun (온 all + 몸 body). '온몸에' = over the whole body. |
| 물들이고 | muldeuligo | dyeing; soaking | Connective of 물들이다 (to dye). '온몸에 물들이고' = dyeing over the whole body. |
| 높고 | nopgo | high, and | Connective -고 of 높다 (to be high). '높고 넓은' = high and wide. |
| 넓은 | neolbeun | wide; broad | Adnominal of 넓다 (to be wide). '높고 넓은 하늘' = the high, wide sky. |
| 끝 | kkeut | end; edge | Noun. '저 끝까지' = to that far end. |
| 퍼트리네 | peoteurine | spreads out | 퍼트리다 (to spread) + exclamatory -네. '퍼트리네' = spreads out. |
| 붉은색 | bulkeunsaek | red (color) | Noun (붉다 red + 색 color). '짙은 붉은색 사랑' = deep red love. |
| 얼굴 | eolgul | face | Noun. '얼굴에 새기고' = carving onto the face — love you can't hide. |
| 새기고 | saegigo | carving; engraving | Connective of 새기다 (to carve/engrave). '사랑을 얼굴에 새기고' = carving love onto the face. |
| 누가 | nuga | who (누구 + subject) | 누구 (who) + 가 (subject particle). '그 누가 뭐라 해도' = no matter who says what. |
| 뭐라 | mwora | what (contraction of 뭐라고) | Contraction of 뭐라고 (saying what). '뭐라 해도' = no matter what is said. |
| 해도 | haedo | even if (doing) | 하다 (to do) + -아/어도 (even if). '뭐라 해도' = no matter what (they) say. |
| 그 | geu | that | Demonstrative. '그 누가' = whoever that may be. |
| 민니 | minni | Minnie (member) | (G)I-DLE member, Thai lead vocalist. She sings the opening and closing verses. |
| 소연 | soyeon | Soyeon (member) | (G)I-DLE leader, main rapper and producer — the song's main songwriter. |
| 우기 | ugi | Yuqi (member) | (G)I-DLE Chinese member, lead vocalist. She sings the Verse 2 parts. |
| 미연 | miyeon | Miyeon (member) | (G)I-DLE member, lead vocalist. She sings lines like '위험하니 갖고 싶고'. |
| 수진 | sujin | Soojin (member) | (G)I-DLE former member (active in 2020), main dancer. She sings the 'Babe baby' part. |
| 슈화 | syuhwa | Shuhua (member) | (G)I-DLE Taiwanese member, vocalist. She sings the '짙은 보랏빛' part. |
| 안 | an | inside, arms | noun; 안에 = inside |
눈부신 하늘에 시선을 가린 채 네 품 안에 안기네
채 attaches after the adnominal (-ㄴ/은) form, meaning 'while maintaining the state after an action'. 가린 채 = with (my gaze) covered — she can't face the temptation directly, yet still sinks into it.
Pattern: [verb-ㄴ/은] + 채 = while keeping the state of…
Example: 눈부신 하늘에 시선을 가린 채 (hiding my gaze under the dazzling sky) / 문을 연 채 나갔어요 (I left with the door open)
흐르는 음악에 정신을 뺏긴 채 그대로 빨려 드네
Sentence-final -네 marks a fresh realization or exclamation. 빨려 드네 = '(it just) sucks me in!' — not plain narration but a sigh of 'here I go, falling again'.
Pattern: [verb stem] + -네 = (realizing) …!
Example: 그대로 빨려 드네 (it just sucks me in) / 비가 오네! (It's raining!)
숨이 멎을 것 같이
'-(으)ㄹ + 것 + 같이' = 'as if (it) is about to…'. 멎을 것 같이 = as if my breath is about to stop — a hyperbole of being overwhelmed.
Pattern: [verb -(으)ㄹ] + 것 같이 = as if about to…
Example: 숨이 멎을 것 같이 (as if my breath will stop) / 눈물이 날 것 같이 (as if about to cry)
녹아 버릴 것 같이
Auxiliary 버리다 after -아/어 marks an action as fully done or irreversible. 녹아 버릴 = melt away completely — the helplessness of being dissolved by love.
Pattern: [verb-아/어] + 버리다 = to completely…
Example: 녹아 버릴 것 같이 (as if about to melt away) / 숙제를 다 해 버렸어 (I finished all my homework)
쉴 틈 없이 빠져들고 이리저리 갖고 놀고
Connective -고 lists actions in sequence: 'fall in, then get toyed with'. The double -고 (빠져들고…놀고) strings the whole helpless process together.
Pattern: [verb stem] + -고 + [verb] = do… and then…
Example: 빠져들고 이리저리 갖고 놀고 (falling in and being toyed with) / 밥을 먹고 학교에 가요 (I eat and go to school)
위험하니 갖고 싶고 아픔까지 안고 싶고
'-고 싶다' = want to; '-니' = because. 위험하니 갖고 싶고 = because it's dangerous, I want it all the more — the paradox of craving what's risky. Doubled -고 싶고 intensifies the longing.
Pattern: [verb-고] + 싶다 = want to…; [adj/verb-니] = because…
Example: 위험하니 갖고 싶고 (because it's dangerous I want it) / 커피가 마시고 싶어요 (I want to drink coffee)
결국 너를 품으니 난
-(으)니 marks 'once the first action happens, the next state follows': 품으니 = once I hold you… The sentence trails off at 난 (I), leaving the rest to the listener's imagination.
Pattern: [verb-(으)니] + following = once… then…
Example: 결국 너를 품으니 난 (in the end holding you, I…) / 창문을 여니 바람이 불어요 (When I open the window, the wind blows)
달려들 것만 같이
'-(으)ㄹ 것 + 만 + 같이' = 'as if it's about to… any second'. The 만 stresses 'just one step away': 달려들 것만 같이 = as if about to lunge — danger right at the door.
Pattern: [verb-(으)ㄹ] + 것만 같이 = as if about to…
Example: 달려들 것만 같이 (as if about to pounce) / 눈이 쏟아질 것만 같아요 (it feels like it could pour any moment)
이게 죄라면 벌이라도 아주 달게 받지
'-(이)라면' = if it is; '-(이)라도' = even if it is. 죄라면 벌이라도 = if this is a sin, even the punishment… — the obsession of giving yourself to something you know is a trap.
Pattern: [noun-(이)라면] + [noun-(이)라도] = if…, even…
Example: 이게 죄라면 벌이라도 받지 (if this is a sin I'll take even the punishment) / 비가 와도 갈 거예요 (I'll go even if it rains)
미친 듯이 아름답고 다시 보니 악마 같고
'-ㄴ 듯이' = as if (미친 듯이 = like crazy); '-다 보니' = upon doing, you discover. 다시 보니 = looking again, I realize — beauty and danger are two faces of the same thing.
Pattern: [verb-ㄴ] + 듯이 = as if…; [verb-다] + 보니 = upon doing, realize…
Example: 미친 듯이 아름답고 (beautiful like crazy) / 다시 보니 악마 같고 (looking again, like a devil) / 자꾸 먹다 보니 배불러요 (as I keep eating I get full)