Elevator – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: BAEKHYUN
• Album: Essence Of Reverie

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into BAEKHYUN's 'Elevator,' a smooth Pop R&B track that uses the simple yet elegant metaphor of an elevator to describe the journey into a lover's heart. By listening, you can appreciate the nuanced delivery of his expressive vocals, a hallmark of his solo work, and get a feel for modern Korean R&B sounds that prioritize groove and vocal texture over complex structural changes, making it a great introduction to his current musical style.

[English]

Okay, I’ll pick the floor I need to go to (ayy)

Maybe you’ll be there waiting (okay)

If you give me a chance (oh, yeah)

We’ll reach a place we’ve never been before

I’m just tryna get closer to you, this isn’t enough (hoo)

Let me be the only one allowed to go there (so long)

I’m on my way, yeah, baby, on my mission, yeah

Pushing closer, so no one else can enter your heart

Skyscraper high, where are you?

I’m not afraid

Getting close to your lips

Today, I’ll definitely tell you I love you

Elevator, elevator, going up to your heart

Elevator, let me rise into the center of your mind

Where could it be?

All your love, your thoughts

Going up and down, I wanna know it all

Let me arrive deep within your heart

Elevator, elevator, baby, all your love

Elevator, elevator, let me into your heart

Among the guys who showed up in the middle (ayy-ayy)

I found a way to catch your attention, oh, yeah (ayy-ayy)

From the basement to one, two, three, all the way to the sky

All the numbers, I can’t read ’em, counting up like a money machine

How much higher can I go? (Hoo)

I wanna go higher than anyone else

I can’t be up and down, oh, babe, up and down in you

Stop pushing emergency, push emergency

Skyscraper high, where are you? (Oh)

I’m not afraid (ooh)

Getting close to your lips

Today, I’ll definitely tell you I love you

Elevator, elevator, going up to your heart

Elevator, let me rise into the center of your mind

Where could it be?

All your love, your thoughts

Going up and down, I wanna know it all (hey)

Let me arrive deep within your heart

Elevator, elevator, baby, all your love

Elevator, elevator, let me into your heart

Your eyes, the moment I first saw them (moment)

Now I’m going nonstop up to your ground

With my heart bumping, getting close to yours, oh

Elevator, elevator, going up to your heart (heart)

Elevator, let me rise into the center of your mind

Where are you?

All your love, your thoughts

Going up and down, I wanna know it all (hey)

Let me arrive deep within your heart

Elevator, elevator, baby, all your love

Elevator, elevator, let me into your heart

[Korean]

Okay, 내가 가야 할 층을 골라 (ayy)

그곳에 네가 있을지도 몰라 (okay)

나에게 기회를 준다면 (oh, yeah)

우린 가보지 못한 곳에 닿을 테니

I'm just tryna get up on ya, this ain't just enough (hoo)

오직 나만 갈 수 있게 허락해 줘 (so long)

I'm onto the way, yeah, baby, onto the mission, yeah

Pushing close, 너의 마음속에 아무도 못 들어오게

Skyscraper high, where you at?

난 두렵지 않아

Gettin' close to your lips

오늘은 꼭 사랑한다고 말할 거야

Elevator, elevator, going up your heart

Elevator, let me get up in the center of your mind

어디에 있을까?

All your love, your thoughts

계속 오르락내리락, 알고 싶어 전부 다

너의 마음속에 내가 도착할 수 있게

Elevator, elevator, baby, all your love

Elevator, elevator, let me in your heart

중간에 나타난 그 남자들 사이에 (ayy-ayy)

너의 관심을 끌 방법을 찾았지, oh, yeah (ayy-ayy)

지하부터 one, two, three, 하늘 끝까지

All the numbers, I can't read 'em, counting up like money machine

얼마나 더 올라갈 수 있을까? (Hoo)

난 누구보다 더 높이 가고 싶은 걸

I can't be up and down, oh, babe, up and down in you

Stop pushing emergency, push emergency

Skyscraper high, where you at? (Oh)

난 두렵지 않아 (ooh)

Gettin' close to your lips

오늘은 꼭 사랑한다고 말할 거야

Elevator, elevator, going up your heart

Elevator, let me get up in the center of your mind

어디에 있을까?

All your love, your thoughts

계속 오르락내리락, 알고 싶어 전부 다 (hey)

너의 마음속에 내가 도착할 수 있게

Elevator, elevator, baby, all your love

Elevator, elevator, let me in your heart

Your eyes, 너의 눈을 처음 본 순간 (순간)

Now I'm going nonstop up your ground

With my heart bumping up, getting close to yours, oh

Elevator, elevator, going up your heart (heart)

Elevator, let me get up in the center of your mind

어디 있는 거야?

All your love, your thoughts

계속 오르락내리락, 알고 싶어 전부 다 (hey)

너의 마음속에 내가 도착할 수 있게

Elevator, elevator, baby, all your love

Elevator, elevator, let me in your heart

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
오르다 /o-reu-da/ A2	verb - to climb
마음 /ma-eum/ A1	noun - heart, mind
사랑 /sa-rang/ A1	noun - love
도착하다 /do-chak-ha-da/ A2	verb - to arrive
높다 /nop-da/ A1	adjective - high
두렵다 /du-ryeop-da/ B1	adjective - scared, fearful
가까이 /ga-kka-i/ A2	adverb - closely, near
말하다 /mal-ha-da/ A1	verb - to speak
찾다 /chat-da/ A2	verb - to find
허락하다 /heo-rak-ha-da/ B1	verb - to permit
끌다 /kkeul-da/ B1	verb - to attract
계속 /gye-sok/ A2	adverb - continuously
전부 /jeon-bu/ A2	noun - all, everything
도착 /do-chak/ A2	noun - arrival
سكyscraper /skaɪˌskreɪpər/ B2	noun - a very tall building
emergency /ɪˈmɜːrʤənsi/ B1	noun - an unexpected and dangerous situation
nonstop /nɑːnˈstɑːp/ B1	adverb - without stopping
bump /bʌmp/ B1	verb - to knock against something
mission /ˈmɪʃən/ A2	noun - an important task

Key Grammar Structures

• 그곳에 네가 있을지도 몰라 (okay)

  ➔ Possibility with -지 모르다

  ➔ The phrase "있을지도 몰라" uses the grammar -지 모르다 to express uncertainty or possibility, meaning 'might be' or 'I don't know if it is'. It highlights doubt about the location.

• 나에게 기회를 준다면 (oh, yeah)

  ➔ Conditional with -다면

  ➔ The structure "준다면" indicates a conditional 'if', meaning 'if you give me a chance', assuming a hypothetical situation.

• 우린 가보지 못한 곳에 닿을 테니

  ➔ Quoting intention with -려니

  ➔ The ending "테니" quotes the intention or future action 'will reach', emphasizing 'since we will reach' a place we've never been.

• 오직 나만 갈 수 있게 허락해 줘 (so long)

  ➔ Giving verbs with -아/어 줘

  ➔ The phrase "허락해 줘" uses the giving verb form to soften the request, where "줘" means 'for me', making it 'please allow me to go only'.

• Pushing close, 너의 마음속에 아무도 못 들어오게

  ➔ Preventative purpose with -게

  ➔ The "못 들어오게" expresses purpose to prevent entry, meaning 'so that no one can enter', using -게 to indicate the desired outcome of blocking access.

• Gettin' close to your lips 오늘은 꼭 사랑한다고 말할 거야

  ➔ Future intention with -ㄹ/을 거야

  ➔ The ending "할 거야" indicates strong intention for future action, 'I will definitely say I love you today', emphasizing determination with "꼭".

• 계속 오르락내리락, 알고 싶어 전부 다 (hey)

  ➔ Reduplication for repetition

  ➔ The word "오르락내리락" uses reduplication to describe ongoing motion, meaning 'going up and down repeatedly', vividly portraying the elevator action.

• 얼마나 더 올라갈 수 있을까? (Hoo)

  ➔ Question with -ㄹ/을 수 있 + -을까

  ➔ The structure "올라갈 수 있을까" forms a question about possibility, meaning 'how much more can it go up?', expressing curiosity and potential limitation.

• 난 누구보다 더 높이 가고 싶은 걸

  ➔ Desire with -고 싶어

  ➔ The ending "싶은 걸" expresses desire, meaning 'I want to go higher than anyone', highlighting ambition to stand out.

• Your eyes, 너의 눈을 처음 본 순간 (순간)

  ➔ Nominative particle with -(으)ㄴ 순간

  ➔ The "너의 눈을" shows the object of seeing, and "본 순간" means 'the moment when I saw', offering a contrasted past reference in the narrative.