Hellevator – English Lyrics

• By: Stray Kids

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the raw emotion and powerful storytelling of Stray Kids' "Hellevator." This pre-debut track offers a unique window into the Korean language through its honest portrayal of struggle and perseverance. By exploring the lyrics, you can learn vocabulary related to determination, overcoming hardship, and the dream of a brighter future, all while experiencing the song that marked the beginning of a global phenomenon.

[English]

My life’s at a rock bottom’s cliff, I’m walking in a dark tunnel

I'm holding up this cruel, dreadful day alone

My school hallway is fading away, on this unfamiliar way

I’m so unlucky, I don’t have any map to tell me whether this road is right

There's no way to go up, what I’ve been through is a maze I never want to go back to

I’m comforting myself shedding bloody sweats instead of bloody tears

They tell me such hills are just passing showers

If you want success, put snares that are called failures

So yes, I bite the baits that are called pain

I’m wandering around, with my exhausted wings of passions temporarily folded

My life’s at a rock bottom’s cliff, I’m walking in a dark tunnel

I'm holding up this cruel, dreadful day alone

Though I reach out my hand, there’s nobody to hold it

They’re going up riding on my pain, my tears

I'm on a Hellevator

My Hellevator

I'm on a Hellevator

My Hellevator

I'm on a Hellevator

There’s nothing for me, nobody really cares about me

No worries for me, just stone cold “Give up on your nonsense dreams”

Their words on giving up hit my ears, my despair only gets bigger

Covering the sky called hope with the hands of the people beside me

I’m praying for myself to hold on, to save myself from their unkind stares

They’re arguing if I’m crazy or not, I’ll be somebody’s clown even if I make it through

that’s what you’re going to be, stop trying to be a singer

I push myself through more hearing them talk

My life’s at a rock bottom’s cliff, I’m walking in a dark tunnel

I'm holding up this cruel, dreadful day alone

Though I reach out my hand, there’s nobody to hold it

They’re going up riding on my pain, my tears

I'm on a Hellevator

My Hellevator

I'm on a Hellevator

My Hellevator

I'm on a Hellevator

I’m going to find out where the exit is

To save me from being locked in the darkness

I frantically try to, run away

I’m on the Hellevator, I’m going up

I’m escaping my dark past, lighting up my dark road ahead

I run as I could forget those tedious moments

The bell of the new beginning that they’ve been ignoring rings

I got on my Hellevator that’ll hold my hand and take me to the penthouse

I'm on a Hellevator

My Hellevator

I'm on a Hellevator

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cliff /klɪf/ B1	noun - a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - with little or no light noun - absence of light
tunnel /ˈtʌnl/ B1	noun - an underground passageway
cruel /ˈkruːəl/ B2	adjective - willfully causing pain or suffering to others
dreadful /ˈdredfəl/ B2	adjective - extremely bad or unpleasant
unlucky /ʌnˈlʌki/ B1	adjective - having, bringing, or resulting from bad luck
maze /meɪz/ B2	noun - a network of paths and hedges designed as a puzzle
bloody /ˈblʌdi/ B2	adjective - covered, stained, or running with blood
sweat /swet/ B1	noun - perspiration verb - exude moisture through the pores
success /səkˈses/ B1	noun - the accomplishment of an aim or purpose
failure /ˈfeɪljər/ B1	noun - lack of success
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
exhausted /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ B2	adjective - very tired
passion /ˈpæʃən/ B1	noun - strong and barely controllable emotion
despair /dɪˈsper/ C1	noun - the complete loss or absence of hope
nonsense /ˈnɒnsəns/ B2	noun - spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B1	verb - to get away from a place
tedious /ˈtiːdiəs/ B2	adjective - too long, slow, or dull: tiresome or monotonous

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm holding up this cruel, dreadful day alone.

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'm holding up" indicates an ongoing action in the present.

• I’m wandering around, with my exhausted wings of passions temporarily folded.

  ➔ Present continuous tense with a participial phrase

  ➔ The phrase "I’m wandering around" shows an ongoing action, while "with my exhausted wings of passions temporarily folded" adds detail.

• They tell me such hills are just passing showers.

  ➔ Simple present tense

  ➔ The phrase "They tell me" indicates a habitual action or general truth.

• I’m praying for myself to hold on.

  ➔ Infinitive phrase

  ➔ The phrase "to hold on" is an infinitive that expresses purpose.

• I’m going to find out where the exit is.

  ➔ Future intention with 'going to'

  ➔ The phrase "I’m going to find out" indicates a plan or intention for the future.

• I run as I could forget those tedious moments.

  ➔ Modal verb 'could' for past ability

  ➔ The phrase "as I could forget" indicates a past ability to forget.

• I got on my Hellevator that’ll hold my hand.

  ➔ Future tense with 'that will'

  ➔ The phrase "that’ll hold my hand" indicates a future action.