Given-Taken – English Lyrics

• By: ENHYPEN

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Korean with ENHYPEN's "Given-Taken" offers a unique opportunity to delve into lyrical themes of destiny, doubt, and self-discovery. The song's central question of whether their success was "given or taken" provides a rich context for understanding nuanced expressions of ambition and uncertainty. The lyrics, which include imagery of "red eyes" and "white fangs," connect to the group's vampire-inspired concept, making the language learning process both intriguing and conceptually deep.

[English]

Wake up in day one

First day morning

Lights shining

Eyes of the sun

That light burned me

That light blinded me

But I go now, follow my dreams

Dive into red sun, no lie

Countless stars, countless moons

I was wandering in the woods of questions

I followed the light in the dark

You calling me over the thin line

I who calls you

(To you)

In a shower of fate’s arrows

(To)

I face the horizon inside me

(Free)

Given or taken oh

My red eyes

(To you)

I flip over the world

(To)

I step into the sky

(Me)

Given or taken oh

My white fangs

Oh I walk to you

I link the two worlds

My red eyes

Oh I walk to you

Till I reach the new world

My white fangs

Thousands of doubts behind me

More thousands of mistrust behind me

But I go now, follow my dreams

Drive through the question for life

Between giving and taking

It’s time for my proving

We've been waiting for that sky

You calling me over the thin line

I who calls you

(To you)

In a shower of fate’s arrows

(To)

I face the horizon inside me

(Free)

Given or taken oh

My red eyes

(To you)

I flip over the world

(To)

I step into the sky

(Me)

Given or taken oh

My white fangs

Red blood

On that crown

That blood

Dripping down

Red blood

My fingers pointing to you keep staining red

But I'm gonna go

(To you)

In a shower of fate’s arrows

(To)

I face the horizon inside me

(Free)

Given or taken oh

My red eyes

(To you)

I flip over the world

(To)

I step into the sky

(Me)

Given or taken oh

My white fangs

Oh I walk to you

I link the two worlds

My red eyes

Oh I walk to you

Till I reach the new world

My white fangs

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to produce light; to be bright
burned /bɜːrnd/ B1	verb - to be on fire or to be heated until it produces flames or heat
blind /blaɪnd/ B2	verb - to make someone unable to see adjective - unable to see
follow /ˈfɒl.oʊ/ A2	verb - to go or come after someone or something
dreams /driːmz/ B1	noun - visions or ideas while sleeping or aspirations
star /stɑːr/ A2	noun - a luminous point in the night sky
moon /muːn/ A2	noun - Earth's natural satellite
question /ˈkwɛs.tʃən/ B1	noun - a sentence worded to ask for information
line /laɪn/ A2	noun - a long thin mark or band
arrows /ˈæroʊz/ B2	noun - shaped like a pointed stick used to shoot
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control
horizon /hɔːˈraɪz.ən/ B2	noun - the line where the earth's surface and sky appear to meet
given /ˈɡɪv.ɪn/ B2	adjective - assumed to be true or real
taken /ˈteɪ.kən/ B2	adjective - captured or seized
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants
reach /riːtʃ/ B1	verb - to arrive at a place or goal
white /waɪt/ A1	adjective - the color of snow or milk
fangs /fæŋz/ B2	noun - long pointed teeth of animals like wolves or snakes
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red liquid in the body that supplies oxygen

Key Grammar Structures

• That light burned me, that light blinded me.

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ Use of the past simple tense to describe completed actions in the past. "Burned" and "blinded" are regular verbs in the past tense.

• But I go now, follow my dreams

  ➔ Present Simple Tense (for habitual actions/intentions), Imperative

  ➔ "I go now" uses the present simple to express an intention or determination. "Follow my dreams" is an imperative, a direct command.

• I was wandering in the woods of questions.

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense

  ➔ "Was wandering" is the past continuous, indicating an ongoing action in the past. It describes a state of being in the past rather than a completed action.

• Between giving and taking, it’s time for my proving.

  ➔ Gerunds, Subject-Verb Agreement, Possessive Adjective

  ➔ "Giving" and "taking" are gerunds, verbs acting as nouns. "It's" is the contraction of "it is," showing subject-verb agreement. "My proving" utilizes a possessive adjective.

• We've been waiting for that sky.

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  ➔ "We've been waiting" is the present perfect continuous tense, indicating an action that started in the past and continues to the present. It emphasizes the duration of the waiting.

• I flip over the world.

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The present simple tense "flip" is used here to describe a general truth or capability.

• My fingers pointing to you keep staining red.

  ➔ Present Participle (as adjective), Present Simple Tense, Gerund (as subject)

  ➔ "Pointing" is used as a present participle modifying "fingers." The verb "keep" is in the present simple. "Staining" can be interpretted as a gerund within the verb phrase, with the sentence essentially meaning 'The action of my fingers pointing keeps staining red.'