Golden – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Yuju
• Album: O

Lyrics & Translation

[Korean]

[English]

I was a ghost, I was alone

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어두워진, 앞길 속에

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Given the throne, I didn’t know how to believe

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I was the queen that I’m meant to be

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I lived two lives, tried to play both sides

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But I couldn’t find my own place

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Called a problem child ’cause I got too wild

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But now that’s how I’m getting paid, 끝없이 on stage

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I’m done hidin’, now I’m shinin’ like I’m born to be

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We dreamin’ hard, we came so far, now I believe

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We’re goin’ up, up, up, it’s our moment

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You know together we’re glowing

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Gonna be, gonna be golden

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Oh, up, up, up with our voices

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영원히 깨질 수 없는

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Gonna be, gonna be golden

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Oh, I’m done hidin’ now I’m shinin’ like I’m born to be

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Oh, our time, no fears, no lies

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That’s who we’re born to be

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You know we’re gonna be, gonna be golden

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We’re gonna be, gonna be

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Born to be, born to be glowin’

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밝게 빛나는 우린

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You know that it’s our time, no fears, no lies

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That’s who we’re born to be

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ghost /ɡoʊst/ B1	noun - the spirit of a dead person
throne /θroʊn/ B2	noun - a ceremonial chair for a monarch
queen /kwiːn/ A2	noun - a female monarch
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to be alive
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - to discover or locate
child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - a young human being
wild /waɪld/ B1	adjective - untamed or uncontrolled
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put or keep out of sight
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to give off light
dream /driːm/ A2	verb - to experience images during sleep noun - a cherished aspiration
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept as true
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very short period of time
glow /ɡloʊ/ B1	verb - to emit a soft light noun - a steady radiance
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger
lie /laɪ/ A2	noun - an intentionally false statement
born /bɔːrn/ A2	adjective - brought into life
bright /braɪt/ B2	adjective - giving off a lot of light

Key Grammar Structures

• I was a ghost, I was alone

  ➔ Past Continuous/Simple Past for describing a past state

  ➔ The use of 'was' twice emphasizes a prolonged state of feeling isolated and unseen. It's not just a fleeting moment, but a sustained condition. "I **was** a ghost" implies a feeling of invisibility, and "I **was** alone" reinforces that isolation.

• Given the throne, I didn’t know how to believe

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective, Conditional Clause Implied

  ➔ "Given the throne" functions as an adjectival phrase modifying 'I'. It implies a condition: *If* I was given the throne, I didn't know how to believe it. The sentence highlights the unexpectedness and disbelief of receiving such power.

• Called a problem child ’cause I got too wild

  ➔ Past Tense, 'cause' as a contraction of 'because'

  ➔ This line uses colloquial language ('cause') and a simple past tense to explain the reason for being labeled a 'problem child'. The phrase "got too wild" is an idiomatic expression meaning to behave excessively or rebelliously. "**Called** a problem child" is passive voice.

• But now that’s how I’m getting paid, 끝없이 on stage

  ➔ Present Continuous for habitual action, Adverbial Phrase of Place

  ➔ The present continuous 'I'm getting paid' describes a current, ongoing situation – earning money *because* of being 'wild'. "끝없이 on stage" (Korean) means 'endlessly on stage' and functions as an adverbial phrase indicating where this earning happens. "**Getting paid**" is a gerund phrase functioning as a complement.