In a Rush – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: LUCY, Wonstein
• Album: Sunflower

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive storytelling of Korean band LUCY's song 'In a Rush,' featuring Wonstein. This track offers a great opportunity to learn Korean through its expressive lyrics about love and loss. The song's unique blend of jazz and R&B, combined with its poetic and relatable lyrics, makes it a special piece for language learners to connect with the deeper nuances of the Korean language and culture.

[English]

Why are you like this again?

I remember everything.

You cover me like it's all in the past.

Feel more sorry for me.

Swallow that regret.

You stop without even knowing why.

As I get closer, suddenly,

this isn't right.

Something feels off.

Why do you just accept it like nothing's wrong?

Close your eyes.

Only me, only me, only me.

I get desperate.

There's not even a word saying you love me.

Oh.

To go back again,

I get desperate.

At those words about disappearing,

no more than that.

Nothing but wanting to run away more and more.

Even the ability to leave you again, I don't have.

Even cider,

even the common saying that karma comes back around,

has become something I can't hope for anymore.

It was just a fleeting moment.

Baby, I can't handle you anymore.

So please don't spoil it anymore.

What game is this all day long anyway?

Only getting closer,

if I find just you,

I disappear there.

Again, only me.

I get desperate.

There's not even a word saying you love me.

Oh.

To go back again,

I get desperate.

At those words about disappearing,

no more than that.

Nothing but wanting to run away more and more.

Even the ability to leave you again, I don't have.

Regretting is my natural trait.

Instead of getting mad,

your back as you turn away,

I chase after like a magnet.

I can't win.

Shake off the stray thoughts.

That I'm thinking something else,

Oops, it's your friends' idea.

Oops, who likes who more?

No, you're always the one who's wrong.

I get forced apologies like Snow White.

When it's just the two of us, everything's fine.

Worrying about others again for no reason,

I get desperate.

There's not even a word saying you love me.

Oh.

To go back again,

I get desperate.

At those words about disappearing,

no more than that.

Nothing but wanting to run away more and more.

Even the ability to leave you again, I don't have.

During this time I'm living,

Oh.

I still want to fill it with you.

What I wish for.

With those words about being in a hurry,

no more than that.

Because I hate feeling like things are changing gradually.

The more I go back, the more desperate it gets.

...

[Korean]

왜 또 이러냐니

난 다 기억해요

넌 다 지나간 것같이 날 덮는데

내게 좀 더 미안해해요

그 후회를 마셔줘요

넌 아직도 뭔지 모른 채 멈춰

다가가다가 문득

이건 아니잖아

뭔가 이상하잖아

왜 넌 아무렇지 않은 듯 받아

두 눈을 감아

나만 나만 나만

다급해져

사랑한다는 말조차 없어

Oh

다시 또 돌아가기에는

다급해져

사라진다는 그 말엔

더 이상

점점 도망가겠단 것 말곤 없는걸

또 두고 갈 수조차 나는 없는걸

사이다도

그 흔한 사필귀정마저

내겐 더 이상 바랄 수 없게도

흘러간 순간인걸

Baby I can't take you more

So please don't blow it anymore

대체 뭘 위한 게임인 거야 All day

다가가기만 하다

너만 찾아내면

거기에 나는 사라져

또 나만

다급해져

사랑한다는 말조차 없어

Oh

다시 또 돌아가기에는

다급해져

사라진다는 그 말엔

더 이상

점점 도망가겠단 것 말곤 없는걸

또 두고 갈 수조차 나는 없는걸

후회하는 건 내 패시브

화를 내는 대신

돌아서는 너의 뒷모습

자석처럼 쫓아가지

이길 수가 없네

잡생각은 쳐내

내가 다른 생각 한다는 건

Oops 네 친구들의 아이디어지

Oops 누가 더 많이 좋아하는지

없지 잘못한 게 넌 항상

억지 사과를 받네 백설공주같이

둘만 있으면 다 괜찮은 건데

다른 사람들 신경 쓰다가 괜히 또

다급해져

사랑한다는 말조차 없어

Oh

다시 또 돌아가기에는

다급해져

사라진다는 그 말엔

더 이상

점점 도망가겠단 것 말곤 없는걸

또 두고 갈 수조차 나는 없어

살아간다는 그 시간 동안

Oh

여전히 너로 채우기를

바라는 게

다급하다는 그 말로

더 이상

점점 변해가는 것 같은 건 싫어서

또 돌아갈수록 다급함뿐인걸

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
다급해져 /daɡup̚t͈ʕa/ B1	verb - to become urgent
사라지다 /saɾadʑiɡa/ B1	verb - to disappear
후회 /huʝø/ A2	noun - regret
도망가다 /doɡaŋɡaɡa/ A2	verb - to run away
흔한 /hɯnhan/ B1	adjective - common
사필귀정 /safilɡwiʤøŋ/ C1	noun - right prevails over wrong
흘러가다 /hɯɾɯɡaɡa/ B1	verb - to flow
채우다 /tɕe̞uda/ A2	verb - to fill
변하다 /bjʌnhaɡa/ B1	verb - to change
자석 /jaʌsʌk̚/ A2	noun - magnet
쫓아가지 /tɕoɡaɡaʑi/ B1	verb - to chase after
잡생각 /ʤap̚sæŋɡaɡ/ B2	noun - random thoughts
억지 /ʌɡʑi/ B2	noun - forced
사과 /saɡwa/ A1	noun - apology
백설공주 /bɛk̚sʌlɡoŋʤu/ A2	noun - Snow White

Key Grammar Structures

• 왜 또 이러냐니

  ➔ Quoted speech ending with -냐니 (indicating surprise or irritation)

  ➔ How come you're doing this again? The ending "-냐니" is used to quote someone's words with a tone of "unexpected" or "annoying", emphasizing the speaker's surprised reaction.

• 난 다 기억해요

  ➔ Personal pronoun '난' (contracted form of '나는')

  ➔ I remember everything. "난" is a contracted form of "나는" (I am/subject particle), commonly used in casual speech to refer to oneself, making the sentence intimate and direct.

• 내게 좀 더 미안해해요

  ➔ Comparative adverb '좀 더' (meaning 'a bit more')

  ➔ Please feel a bit more sorry toward me. "좀 더" combines "좀" (a little) and "더" (more), used to express an increase in degree or quantity, here adding intensity to the request for more remorse.

• 다가가다가 문득

  ➔ Continuous action verb form -다가 (indicating interruption)

  ➔ While approaching, suddenly... "-다가" attaches to verbs to show an action ongoing when another occurs, here the verb "다가오" (approach) suddenly leads to realization or change marked by "문득" (suddenly).

• 다급해져

  ➔ Adjective to verb with -어지다 (becoming state)

  ➔ (I) become desperate. "-어지다" transforms adjectives into verbs meaning "to become that quality", here turning "다급" (urgent/desperate) into a change-of-state verb, indicating a shift in emotion.

• 사랑한다는 말조차 없어

  ➔ Emphatic particle '조차' (even)

  ➔ There's not even the word that (s)he loves me. "조차" emphasizes that something obvious or expected is missing, highlighting the absence of even basic affection in this desperate situation.

• 돌아가기에는

  ➔ Prospective aspect with -기에는 (too late for)

  ➔ It's too late to go back. "-기에는" indicates an action's potential but with conditions making it unsuitable, suggesting urgency in the current crisis prevents return.

• 후회하는 건 내 패시브

  ➔ Nominalized clause with '건' (the thing that...)

  ➔ Regretting is my passive (skill). "건" nominalizes the verb "후회하다" (to regret), treating the action as a noun to make it the subject, likening it to a game mechanic.

• 돌아서는 너의 뒷모습

  ➔ Possessive structure '너의' (your)

  ➔ Your back as you turn away. "너의" is the possessive form of "너" (you), indicating ownership or relation, here describing the partner's retreating figure with a sense of abandonment.

• 자석처럼 쫓아가지

  ➔ Simile with '처럼' (like)

  ➔ (I) chase after you like a magnet. "처럼" is used for similes, comparing the action of chasing to a magnet's attraction, highlighting compulsive pursuit despite resistance.