깨어 (Are You Alive) – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: tripleS
• Album: ASSEMBLE25

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into tripleS's "Are You Alive" (깨어) to experience a masterclass in K-pop storytelling where all 24 members unite to question numbness and the pursuit of dreams. Through its unique blend of haunting melodies and an energetic pulse, the song offers a powerful emotional landscape that encourages you to reconnect with your own sense of being alive.

[English]

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

Are you alive, ah

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

That blinking light over there

I can't grab ahold of it

Sometimes hope, sometimes despair

They’re out of sync, yeah (yeah)

Do it, the world shines brighter and brighter

(But why does it feel so suffocating?) No matter how fast I run, the dream feels farther away

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (Wake up now)

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

Honestly, I want to be happy more than anyone else

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

Ah, looks like you, huh, seem to mirror me, uh

Even when I fall and feel sad, you don’t even show it

Let’s just run away, so no one can find me

Hide in the midst of dreams even more vivid (yeah)

Do it, heading for that dazzling world in the ads

(But why does it feel so suffocating?) No matter how fast I run, the dream disappears more (ah)

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (Wake up now)

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

Honestly, I want to be happy and beautiful more than anyone

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (ah)

La-la-la, la-la, la-la

La-la-la, la-la, no matter how fast I run, the dream gets farther away

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (yeah, yeah)

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (we gonna run away)

Ooh-ah, don’t cry, it’s all just a nightmare, my world (my world)

Sunshine waking me from dreams, oh (la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la)

You finally realize, when you open your eyes, happiness is right here

We shine here, we so alive, yeah

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (Wake up now)

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

Honestly, I want to be happy more than anyone else

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (ah-yeah)

Running toward bigger dreams, higher and higher (ooh, whoa)

Falling into greater despair, deeper inside (yeah, oh, and honestly)

When I open my eyes tomorrow, I hope everything is a dream (more happy and pretty than anyone)

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (When I wake from the dream)

[Korean]

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

Are you ali-, ah

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

저기 깜빡이는 불빛

손에 잡히질 않아

때론 희망, 때론 절망

그 사이 어긋난 채로, yeah (yeah)

Do it, 세상은 점점 더 화려하게 빛나

(근데 왜 더 숨이 차?) 더 뛰어도, 꿈은 더 멀어져

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (깨어나 이제)

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

사실 난 행복하고 싶은 걸 누구보다 더

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

Ah, 보니까 너도, huh, 날 닮은 것 같아, uh

넘어지고 슬퍼도 그저, 넌 내색조차 안 하네

우리 그냥 도망치자, 아무도 날 찾지 못하게

더 짙어버린 꿈으로 초란 날 더 숨겨 (yeah)

Do it, 광고 속 화려한 저 세상을 향해

(근데 왜 더 숨이 차?) 더 뛰어도 꿈은 더 사라져 (ah)

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (깨어나 이제)

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

사실 난 행복하고 예쁜 걸 누구보다 더

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (ah)

La-la-la, la-la, la-la

La-la-la, la-la, 더 뛰어도 꿈은 더 멀어져

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (yeah, yeah)

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (we gonna run away)

Ooh-ah, 울지 마, 다 악몽일 뿐이야, 내 세상은 (세상은)

꿈에서 깨우던 햇살, oh (la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la)

You finally realize, 눈을 뜨면 행복 다 여기 있단 걸

빛나고 있어 우린 여기서, we so alive, yeah

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (깨어나 이제)

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

사실 난 행복하고 싶은 걸 누구보다 더

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (ah-yeah)

더 큰 꿈을 향해 달려가 좀 더 더 높이 (ooh, whoa)

더 큰 절망 향해 떨어져 좀 더 깊숙이 (yeah, oh, 사실 난)

내일 눈을 뜨면 모든 게 꿈에 닿기를 (행복하고 예쁜 걸 누구보다도)

La-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la (꿈에서 깨면)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
불빛 bul-bit A2	noun - light
희망 hui-mang B1	noun - hope
절망 jeol-mang B1	noun - despair
세상 se-sang A2	noun - world
화려 hwa-ryeo B2	adjective - splendid, glamorous
꿈 kkum A1	noun - dream
행복 haeng-bok A2	noun - happiness
예쁜 ye-ppeun A1	adjective - pretty
눈 nun A1	noun - eye
악몽 ak-mong B1	noun - nightmare
햇살 haet-ssal A2	noun - sunshine
행복하다 haeng-bok-ha-da A2	adjective - happy
떨어지다 tteo-reo-ji-da B1	verb - to fall, to drop
깊숙이 gip-ssu-gi B2	adverb - deeply

Key Grammar Structures

• 때론 희망, 때론 절망

  ➔ Contrastive adverbial pattern 때론 ~, 때론 ~

  ➔ The word "때론" means "sometimes" and is repeated to contrast two nouns (hope and despair).

• 그 사이 어긋난 채로, yeah (yeah)

  ➔ State‑continuing suffix -(으)ㄴ 채로

  ➔ The phrase "채로" indicates that something is happening "while in the state of" being ... (here, "어긋난" = 'misaligned').

• 더 뛰어도, 꿈은 더 멀어져

  ➔ Concessive connector -(으)ㄹ/ㄈ도 (even if)

  ➔ The ending "뛰어도" uses "-ㄹ/ㄈ도" to mean "even if (you) run faster"; the clause that follows shows a contrasting result.

• 사실 난 행복하고 싶은 걸 누구보다 더

  ➔ Verb + (으)고 싶다 + ㄴ/는 걸 (nominalizer) + comparative 보다

  ➔ The segment "행복하고 싶은 걸" combines "행복하다" + "고 싶다" (to want to be happy) with the nominalizer "걸"; "누구보다 더" means “more than anyone”.

• 넘어지고 슬퍼도 그저, 넌 내색조차 안 하네

  ➔ -아/어도 (concessive) + 조차 (even) + informal ending -네

  ➔ In "슬퍼도", "-도" attaches to the verb stem to mean “even if (you) are sad”. "조차" adds the nuance of “even”. The ending "-네" gives a casual, observational tone.

• 우리 그냥 도망치자, 아무도 날 찾지 못하게

  ➔ Suggestion ending -자 + 못하게 (preventive causative)

  ➔ "도망치자" uses the suggestion ending "-자" meaning “let's run away”. "못하게" attaches to "찾다" to express “so that (no one) cannot find me”.

• 광고 속 화려한 저 세상을 향해

  ➔ Directional particle 향해 (toward)

  ➔ "향해" attaches to a noun phrase to indicate movement or direction “toward” that place; here it means “toward that dazzling world depicted in advertisements”.

• 눈을 뜨면 행복 다 여기 있단 걸

  ➔ Conditional -면 + indirect quote -다 + nominalizer 걸

  ➔ "뜨면" uses the conditional "-면" meaning “if (you) open (your eyes)”. The clause "있다+단 걸" reports what is true: “that happiness is here”.

• 내일 눈을 뜨면 모든 게 꿈에 닿기를

  ➔ Hope/Wish construction -기를 (verb + 기를)

  ➔ "닿기를" attaches the suffix "-기를" to the verb "닿다" to express a wish: “may (it) reach the dream”. The whole clause is a hopeful statement about tomorrow.