Bad Desire – English Lyrics

• By: ENHYPEN

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the dark and alluring world of ENHYPEN through their song “Bad Desire.” This track offers a unique opportunity to learn Korean by exploring its rich, metaphorical lyrics about love, temptation, and sacrifice within a captivating vampire narrative. The song's sophisticated vocabulary and emotional depth make it a special and engaging way to immerse yourself in the language while enjoying ENHYPEN's signature style.

[English]

"Did you really think I could just stand by and watch you disappear?"

"I told myself it was for you..."

"His heart will always beat toward the darkness."

"It was your own desire."

With or without you

With or without you

I want to protect you, you’re so transparent

I beg you, stop it, stay there

Don't come any closer

My darkness, let it move past you

This isn't right

Don’t touch, don’t do it

Even if I stop my hand reaching out to you

The moon, so massive you could touch it

Bathes my desire in crimson red

With or without you

A heaven without you must be like hell

With or without you

A hell where I embrace you must be like heaven

Yeah, you got that

Oh oh

With or without you

Set ablaze by this beautiful fire

It’s all my bad desire

Even if I hold you close and make you mine

Even if I curse you to be with me forever

In the end, you'll smile gleefully for me, oh

This isn't right

Don’t touch, don’t do it

Even if I stop my hand reaching out to you

The moon, so massive you could touch it

Bathes my desire in crimson red

With or without you

A heaven without you must be like hell

With or without you

A hell where I embrace you must be like heaven

Yeah you got that

Oh oh

With or without you

Set ablaze by this beautiful fire

It’s all my bad desire

Tell me

all your

deepest

(All your bad desires)

Tell me

all your

deepest

(All your bad desires)

Oh oh

With or without you

Set ablaze by this beautiful fire

It’s all my bad desire

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting something verb - to strongly want something
protect /prəˈtekt/ B1	verb - to keep safe from harm or injury
transparent /trænsˈpærənt/ B2	adjective - allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen.
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ B1	noun - the state of being dark; absence of light
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to go in a specified direction or manner
massive /ˈmæsɪv/ B2	adjective - exceptionally large
crimson /ˈkrɪmzən/ C1	adjective - of a rich deep red color inclining to purple
heaven /ˈhevən/ A2	noun - a place of paradise; a state of bliss
hell /hel/ A2	noun - a place of evil; suffering
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B2	verb - to hold someone closely in one's arms
ablaze /əˈbleɪz/ C1	adjective - burning fiercely
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke
curse /kɜːrs/ B2	verb - to invoke evil or misfortune on someone or something.
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to form one's features into a pleased, kind, or amused expression
deepest /ˈdiːpɪst/ B1	adjective - extending far down or in

Key Grammar Structures

• Did you really think I could just stand by and watch you disappear?

  ➔ Use of modal verb 'could' for past ability or possibility

  ➔ 'Could' is used as a past tense of 'can' to express ability or possibility.

• I want to protect you, you’re so transparent

  ➔ Use of the verb 'want' + infinitive to express desire

  ➔ 'Want' followed by an infinitive ('to protect') shows the speaker's desire.

• A heaven without you must be like hell

  ➔ Use of modal 'must' to express logical deduction or strong assumption

  ➔ 'Must' indicates that the speaker believes something is very likely true.

• Even if I stop my hand reaching out to you

  ➔ Use of 'even if' + present tense to express hypothetical situations or concessions

  ➔ 'Even if' introduces a hypothetical or concessive clause, implying the action might not change the outcome.

• Bathes my desire in crimson red

  ➔ Use of the verb 'bathes' in the present tense to describe a poetic or metaphorical action

  ➔ 'Bathes' means to cover or surround something with a substance, used here poetically to describe emotion blending.

• Set ablaze by this beautiful fire

  ➔ Use of passive voice 'set ablaze by' to focus on the action rather than the doer

  ➔ This phrase emphasizes the action of being ignited, with focus on the fire itself and its effect.

• It’s all my bad desire

  ➔ Use of 'my' possessive pronoun + adjective form 'bad desire' to express personal emotion

  ➔ 'My' shows possession, and 'bad desire' describes a negative or intense feeling of want or longing.