Golden – English Lyrics

• By: HUNTR/X
• Album: KPop Demon Hunters

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I was a ghost,i was alone(hah)

어두워진 (hah) 압길속에 (ah)

Given the throne i don't know (hah)

How to believe(hah)

I was the queen that i'm meant to be

I lived two lives,tried to play both sides

But I couldn't find my own place

Called a problem child cause i got too wild

But now that's how i'm getting paid,끝없이 on stage

I'm done hidin' now I'm shinin'

Like I'm born to be

We dreamin hard,we came so far

Now I believe

We're goin' up-up-up

It's our moment

You know together we're glowing

Gonna be,gonna be golden

Oh, up-up-up

With our voices

영원히 깨질 수 없는

Gonna be,gonna be golden

Ooh, i'm done hidin' now I'm shinin'

Like I'm born to be

Oh, our time, no fear, no lies

That's who we're born to be

Waited so long to break these walls down

To make up and feel like me

Put these patterns all in the past now

And finally live like the girl they all see

No more hiding, i'll be shining

Like I'm born to be

Cause we are hunters,voices strong

And i know i believe

We're goin' up-up-up

It's our moment

You know together we're glowing

Gonna be, gonna be golden

Oh, up-up-up

With our voices

영원히 깨질 수 없는

Gonna be, gonna be golden

Ooh, i'm done hidin' now I'm shining

Like I'm born to be

Oh, our time, no fears, no lies

That's who we're born to be

You know we're gonna be,gonna be golden

We're gonna be, gonna be

Born to be,born to be glowin'

밝게 빛나는 우린

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

That's who we're born to be

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ghost /ɡoʊst/ A2	noun - the spirit of a dead person, often believed to appear to the living
throne /θroʊn/ B1	noun - the chair of a monarch, symbolizing their authority
queen /kwiːn/ A1	noun - a female monarch
wild /waɪld/ A2	adjective - untamed or uncontrolled
stage /steɪdʒ/ A1	noun - a raised platform for performances
shinin' /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ A2	verb - to emit light
dreamin' /ˈdriːmɪŋ/ A2	verb - to have a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A1	noun - a very short period of time
glowing /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/ B1	adjective - emitting a steady radiance
golden /ˈɡoʊldən/ A1	adjective - made of or resembling gold
voices /ˈvɔɪsɪz/ A1	noun - the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth
hunters /ˈhʌntərz/ A2	noun - a person who hunts animals
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A1	verb - to accept something as true
walls /wɔlz/ A1	noun - a vertical structure defining an area
patterns /ˈpætərnz/ B1	noun - a repeated decorative design
past /pæst/ A1	noun - the time before the present
strong /strɒŋ/ A1	adjective - having power or vigor

Key Grammar Structures

• I was a ghost, I was alone

  ➔ Past Simple (be)

  ➔ The verb "was" is the past form of "be" used to describe a past state.

• But I couldn't find my own place

  ➔ Modal verb + negative + base verb

  ➔ "couldn't" is the negative form of the modal "could", followed by the base verb "find".

• Now that's how I'm getting paid, 끝없이 on stage

  ➔ Present Continuous (am/is/are + -ing)

  ➔ "I'm getting" uses the auxiliary "am" + present participle "getting" to describe an ongoing action.

• I'm done hidin' now I'm shinin'

  ➔ Present perfect "have/has + past participle" + gerund after "done"

  ➔ "I'm done" uses "done" as an adjective meaning "finished", and it is followed by the gerund "hidin'".

• We're goin' up-up-up

  ➔ Present Continuous (be + -ing)

  ➔ "We're goin'" contracts "are going"; the verb "going" (present participle) shows an upward movement in progress.

• Gonna be, gonna be golden

  ➔ Future with "going to" (informal "gonna")

  ➔ "Gonna" is the colloquial contraction of "going to", which expresses a planned future action: "be golden".

• No more hiding, I'll be shining

  ➔ Future with "will" + base verb

  ➔ "I'll be" contracts "I will be"; it expresses a simple future intention to "shine".

• Called a problem child cause I got too wild

  ➔ Past participle used as adjective (called)

  ➔ "Called" functions as an adjective describing the speaker: "a problem child".