Chroma Drift – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: PLAVE
• Album: Caligo Pt.1

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the retro-futuristic sound of PLAVE's "Chroma Drift," a perfect example of modern K-Pop's embrace of the City Pop genre. Learning the lyrics will introduce you to sophisticated vocabulary used to describe an ethereal, dreamlike atmosphere and complex emotions, making it excellent for intermediate English and Korean language learners alike. The song's blend of nostalgic vibes and polished vocals offers a unique soundscape for language study.

[English]

It's so beautiful, city lights shining toward me

Full moon is shining in my eyes

I'm standing at the end of a night that seemed endlessly long

I found you, that strange attraction that first drew me

just, just, just

I think I understand, but I don't know why

a night so beautiful it felt odd

When I quietly picture you, it's like a day of shattered glass shards

The image of me standing there resurfaces, tormenting me

At the end of that endlessly long night

aimlessly

I found you, that strange attraction that first drew me

just, just, just

I think I understand, but I don't know why

a night so beautiful it felt odd

I found you, that strange attraction that first drew me

just, just, just

I think I understand, but I don't know why

a night so beautiful it felt odd

Chroma Drift

Chroma Drift

Chroma Drift

Chroma Drift

Chroma Drift

Chroma Drift

[Korean]

It's so beautiful 날 향한 city lights

Full moon is shining in my eyes

끝도 없이 유난히 길던 밤 끝에 서 있어

I found you 처음 이끌린 낯설음이

그냥 그냥 그냥

알 것만 같아 But I don't know why

이상하리만치 아름답던 밤

가만히 너를 그리면 깨진 유리 조각의 날처럼

서 있던 내 모습이 떠올라서 날 괴롭혀

끝도 없이 유난히 길던 밤 끝에서

하염없이

I found you 처음 이끌린 낯설음이

그냥 그냥 그냥

알 것만 같아 But I don't know why

이상하리만치 아름답던 밤

I found you 처음 이끌린 낯설음이

그냥 그냥 그냥

알 것만 같아 But I don't know why

이상하리만치 아름답던 밤

Chroma Drift

Chroma Drift

Chroma Drift

Chroma Drift

Chroma Drift

Chroma Drift

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
beautiful /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl/ A2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
city /ˈsɪt.i/ A1	noun - a large town
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - sources of illumination
moon /muːn/ A2	noun - the natural satellite of Earth
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to emit light; to be bright
밤 /bam/ A1	noun - night
endless /ˈɛnd.ləs/ B2	adjective - having or seeming to have no limit
draw /drɔː/ B1	verb - to pull or attract
낯설음 /naʨ.sʌ.rɯm/ B2	noun - strangeness, feeling of unfamiliarity
처음 /tɕʌ.ɯm/ A1	adjective - first, initial
유리 /juː.ɾi/ A2	noun - glass, transparent material
조각 /tɕo.ɡak/ B2	noun - a piece, fragment
깨진 /k͈ɛ.dʑin/ B2	adjective - broken, shattered
괴롭혀 /kwe.ɾop.kjʌ/ C1	verb - to torment, to cause suffering
가만히 /ɡa.man.hi/ A2	adverb - quietly, still
drift /drɪft/ B2	verb - to be carried slowly by currents of air or water noun - a slow movement; a current of air or water
chroma /ˈkroʊ.mə/ C2	noun - the purity or intensity of a color (colorfulness)

Key Grammar Structures

• It's so beautiful 날 향한 city lights

  ➔ Present tense with adjective

  ➔ The phrase uses the present tense to describe the ongoing state of beauty, with 'beautiful' as the adjective.

• 끝도 없이 유난히 길던 밤 끝에 서 있어

  ➔ Past tense with descriptive adjective

  ➔ The sentence uses the past tense to describe a night that was unusually long, with '유난히 길던' as a descriptive adjective.

• I found you 처음 이끌린 낯설음이

  ➔ Past tense with adverbial phrase

  ➔ The sentence uses the past tense 'found' combined with the adverbial phrase '처음 이끌린' to describe the initial attraction.

• 알 것만 같아 But I don't know why

  ➔ Present tense with modal verb

  ➔ The phrase uses the modal verb '알 것만 같아' to express a feeling of almost understanding, contrasted with 'I don't know why'.

• 가만히 너를 그리면 깨진 유리 조각의 날처럼

  ➔ Conditional clause with simile

  ➔ The sentence uses a conditional clause '가만히 너를 그리면' followed by a simile '깨진 유리 조각의 날처럼' to compare the feeling to broken glass.