Lock Down – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: EPEX, 이펙스

Lyrics & Translation

Discover "Lock Down" by EPEX, a powerful electro hip-hop track that debuted in 2021. This song offers a unique opportunity to learn Korean by immersing yourself in lyrics that critically examine the societal impact of social media and mental health—themes particularly relevant to today's youth. Its impactful message and dynamic style make it a compelling piece for language learners seeking contemporary and meaningful content.

[English]

Come on, lock down

Everybody lock down

Come on, lock down

Everybody lock down

Hands up, no blind spots

All phones, all pics, all cameras

Eating a little, feeling sick, mental state breaking

Hashtag wars, no manners

Uh, like ground zero

All tangled up, everyone’s a victim

Virtual bullets are being fired

One shot, two shots, now there are no friends

Million-dollar hoodie and padding, their vanity fair

Jealousy and envy, slipping through the cracks

Breathe in the scent of lack, cruel lambs all competing

Jealousy and hatred spreading widely like COVID

Up and down, can't let go, I float through my squared SNS feed

Spreading despair and habits of giving up, everything feels cruel

Get up (get up), back up (back up)

Mask up (mask up), lock down

The simple life on Instagram

The pain I hold, deep depression

Hearts and minds falling ill

Can’t just watch anymore, break free from here

(Party on, lock down) Everyone’s paying, paying, paying

Only for fame, fame, fame, everyone obeys-bey-bey

(Party on, lock down) Falling low, low, low

Losing control, control, control; save me, give me, give me (party on, lock down)

Eh, eh, unfair, Triple S and your Gucci, Moncler

Following brands, replacing friends (swish, swish)

Trading friendship for status, who's next?

Lies spreading, stealing the truth

Quick to curse, fight, and mock — feels like a disease

Obsessively superficial, everyone’s wearing masks (nothing can be stopped)

The game’s fixed, Big Brother’s at the wheel

Dulling consciousness, brainwashed, nodding along

Get up (get up), back up (back up)

Mask up (mask up), lock down

Ignoring what's real

Faint hearts and deep loneliness (deep loneliness)

Dazed hearts and minds

Can’t just watch anymore, break free from here

(Party on, lock down) Everyone’s paying, paying, paying

Only for fame, fame, fame, everyone obeys-bey-bey

(Party on, lock down) Falling low, low, low

Losing control, control, control; save me, give me, give me (party on, lock down)

Facing despair that blocks the view, doo-doo-doo

Other way, other way, other way, ooh, eh

We can't stop 'cause we won't stop, don't know the answer, we're destroying ourselves

Endlessly, we burn every day and night

...

(Save me, lock down) Come on, lock down

Everybody lock down

Come on, lock down

Everybody lock down

I think it’s done, done, done

I control, control, control

Moving forward, go, go, go

Start it, lock down

...

[Korean]

어서, lock down

Everybody lock down

어서, lock down

Everybody lock down

Hands up, 사각지댄 없어

All phones, all pics, all camera

좀 먹어가 sick 해진 멘탈

Hashtag 전쟁, no manner

Uh, 마치 ground zero 같이

얽힌 이 모두가 victim

겨눠지는 가상의 bullet

One shot, two shot, now 친구 따위는 없지

Million dollar hoodie and padding 걔네의 vanity fair

선망과 시기의 틈새로 줄타길 해

결핍의 냄새를 breathe in, 잔인한 어린양 all competing

질투나 또 증오들은 널리 번져 like a COVID

Up and down, 못 놓아, 매일 난 네모난 SNS 피드를 부유

퍼져가 포기와 습관적 절망, 나에겐 모든 게 cruel

Get up (get up), back up (back up)

Mask up (mask up), lock down

흔한 Instagram 속 life

내가 가진 아픔, 깊은 우울감

병이 드는 heart and mind

두고 볼 순 없어, 여길 벗어나

(Party on, lock down) 모두가 pay, pay, pay

Only for fame, fame, fame, 다들 obey-bey-bey

(Party on, lock down) 떨어져 low, low, low

Losing control-trol-trol, 구원해줘, 줘, 줘 (party on, lock down)

Eh, eh, unfair, Triple S and your Gucci, Moncler

B-B-B-Brand 따라, 친구를 replaced (swish, swish)

우정을 갈아치워, who's next?

전염되는 거짓이, 진실의 자리를 stealing

다 쉽게 욕하고 다투고 비웃어 feel like disease

병적으로 겉만 꾸며대, 너도나도 다 masquerade (nothing can be stopped)

짜여진 판, 모두 다 Big Brother 사정 안

흐려지는 의식, brainwashed, 고갤 끄덕여다

Get up (get up), back up (back up)

Mask up (mask up), lock down

외면하고 있잖아

무력해진 맘과 깊은 소외감 (깊은 소외감)

멍이 드는 heart and mind

두고 볼 순 없어 여길 벗어나

(Party on, lock down) 모두가 pay, pay, pay

Only for fame, fame, fame, 다들 obey-bey-bey

(Party on, lock down) 떨어져 low, low, low

Losing control-trol-trol, 구원해줘, 줘, 줘 (party on, lock down)

시야를 막아선 절망감 앞에, doo-doo-doo

Other way, other way, other way, ooh, eh

Can't stop 'cause we won't stop, 답을 몰라, 파괴돼 가

끝도 없이, we are burning every day, every night

(구해줘, lock down) 어서, lock down

Everybody lock down

어서, lock down

Everybody lock down

I think it's done, done, done

내가 control-trol-trol

앞으로 go, go, go

시작해, lock down

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lock down /lɒk daʊn/ B2	verb - to confine or restrict movement
hands up /hændz ʌp/ A2	phrase - a command to raise one's hands, often in surrender
sick /sɪk/ B1	adjective - feeling ill or unwell adjective - cool or awesome (slang)
victim /ˈvɪktɪm/ B1	noun - a person harmed or injured
bullet /ˈbʊlɪt/ B2	noun - a projectile for a firearm
cruel /ˈkruːəl/ B2	adjective - causing pain or suffering
fame /feɪm/ B1	noun - the state of being known or recognized
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	verb - to direct or manage noun - the power to influence or direct behavior
mask /mæsk/ A2	noun - a covering for the face verb - to cover or conceal
despair /dɪˈspɛr/ B2	noun - the complete loss of hope verb - to lose hope
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to think
burn /bɜrn/ A2	verb - to consume with fire
party /ˈpɑrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering

Key Grammar Structures

• Hands up, 사각지댄 없어요

  ➔ present simple tense (affirmative)

  ➔ The phrase uses the *present simple* tense to state a fact or command.

• Everybody lock down

  ➔ imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase is in the *imperative* form to give a command or instruction.

• All phones, all pics, all camera

  ➔ quantity determiner + noun

  ➔ The phrase uses *all* as a determiner to emphasize totality.

• 좀 먹어가 sick 해진 멘탈

  ➔ verb + particle + adjective + noun

  ➔ This structure combines a verb with particles and adjectives to describe a state.

• Hashtag 전쟁, no manner

  ➔ noun + noun, prepositional phrase

  ➔ Uses nouns to create compound phrases emphasizing themes.

• 질투나 또 증오들은 널리 번져 like a COVID

  ➔ subject + verb + adverb + prepositional phrase

  ➔ The structure shows the subject performing an action with an adverb modifying it.

• 끝도 없이, we are burning every day, every night

  ➔ adverbial phrase + present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase combines an adverbial expression with the present continuous tense to describe ongoing action.