맨정신(SOBER) – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: BIGBANG
• Album: BIGBANGMADE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into BIGBANG's "SOBER" and experience a unique blend of high-energy rock and introspective lyrics. This song offers a fascinating insight into modern Korean culture through its themes of youth, societal pressures, and the universal desire for escape. You can learn colloquial Korean expressions related to feeling overwhelmed and expressing a longing for freedom, making it a vibrant and relatable piece for language learners. Its dynamic sound and thought-provoking message make "SOBER" a special song that resonates beyond linguistic barriers.

[English]

Please, don't act all high and mighty

If you look closer, you're the most pitiful, yeah

Yeah, try to push me even more

Just so I can have a little fun

Chasing money, chasing power, chasing fame

You're gonna fall apart, ripped at the seams

They say love's great, friendship's good too, but

Be prepared, your head's gonna get cold

Hey, doctor, help me out, save me

I'm about to lose it

Don't cover it up with empty words, just hear me say

Being sober is so hard, I can't do anything

I hate being sober the most, I can't sleep without you

Time drags on forever, living like I'm already dead

So many things to do, but I don't wanna do any of them

The world is cold to me

People's looks hurt me

Though I seem grown-up, I'm just a small kid who’s just grown taller

My childhood fantasies are gone, my feelings feel like an endless desert

People don't understand me

Without realizing, I want to let go

Get drunk, get high, go to heaven

When I wake up, it's hell, not for long

Right now, I'm like Popeye without spinach

That laugh that tempts me to be like this

Hey, taxi, take me away

This place is too tough

Let me breathe, just for a few days

Being sober is so hard

I can't do anything

I hate being sober the most

I can't sleep without you

Time drags on forever

Living like I'm already dead

So many things to do

But I don't wanna do any of them

Without you

Everything is scary

Without you, these dark nights

The cold world, I’m overwhelmed

Without you

Still alone here, trusting only you

Waiting like a fool, yeah no, no, no

Being sober is so hard

I can't do anything

I hate being sober the most

I can't sleep without you

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[Korean]

제발 좀 잘난 척 하지 마

알고 보면 네가 제일 불쌍해 yeah

그래 날 더 자극 시켜봐

잠깐 재미라도 볼 수 있게

돈 쫓다 권력 쫓다 명예만 쫓다

가랑이가 찢어져 자빠질 테니까

사랑 좋다 우정 좋다 말들 하지만

각오해 뒤통수가 시릴 테니까

Hey, doctor, doctor 날 좀 살려줘요

확 돌아버리겠으니까

어설픈 말들로 둘러대지 말고 hear me say

맨정신이 난 힘들어 아무것도 할 수가 없어

맨정신이 난 제일 싫어 너 없인 잠들 수가 없어

시간은 더럽게 안 가고 나이만 들어 죽은 듯 살아

할 일은 더럽게 많은데 하고 싶은 건 하나도 없어

세상이 내겐 차갑고

남 시선은 따갑지

어른 같지만 어린 아이 작은 키만 훌쩍 자랐지

어릴 적 낭만은 사라진 환상 내 기분은 광활한 광야

사람들은 날 이해 못 해

나도 몰래 맛 가볼래

취해라 취해 천국으로 가

깨고 나면 지옥 얼마 못 가

난 지금 시금치 없는 뽀빠이

이런 나를 유혹하는 웃음 폭탄

Hey, taxi, taxi 날 데려가 줘요

이곳은 너무 힘드니까

며칠 동안만이라도 숨 좀 쉴 수 있게

맨정신이 난 힘들어

아무것도 할 수가 없어

맨정신이 난 제일 싫어

너 없인 잠들 수가 없어

시간은 더럽게 안 가고

나이만 들어 죽은 듯 살아

할 일은 더럽게 많은데

하고 싶은 건 하나도

Without you

모든 게 두려워

네가 없인 깜깜한 이 밤이

차가운 세상이 난 너무 힘에 겨워

Without you

아직도 이곳에 홀로 남아 너 하나만을 믿고

이렇게 기다리는 내가 바보 같잖아 No, no, no

맨정신이 난 힘들어

아무것도 할 수가 없어

맨정신이 난 제일 싫어

너 없인 잠들 수가 없어

La la la la la la la la

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
척 /tchʌk/ B1	noun - pretense, facade
불쌍해 /pult͡ɕwaŋˈhe/ B2	adjective - pitiful, miserable
자극 /t͡ɕaɡʲʊk/ B2	noun - stimulation, encouragement
명예 /myeongje/ B1	noun - honor, reputation
찢어져 /t͡ɕid͡ʃʌd͡ʑʌ/ B2	verb - to tear, rip apart
살려줘요 /saljʌd͡ʑʌjo/ C1	verb - please save me
제일 /t͡ɕejil/ A2	adverb - the most, the best
힘들어 /lɪm.dɯ.rʌ/ B1	adjective - difficult, hard
잠들 /t͡ɕam.dɯl/ B2	verb - to fall asleep
거칠게 /kʌt͡ɕil.ge/ B2	adverb - roughly, harshly
어둠 /ʌd.uːm/ A2	noun - darkness
두려워 /t͡ɕu.ɾjʌ.wʌ/ B1	adjective - fearful, afraid
홀로 /hol.lo/ A2	adverb - alone, solo
기다리는 /ki.da.ri.ne/ B1	verb - waiting for
믿고 /mi.d.go/ B1	verb - trust, believe
바보 /pa.bo/ A2	noun - fool, idiot

Key Grammar Structures

• 제발 좀 잘난 척 하지 마

  ➔ Imperative form with '~하지 마' to give a negative command.

  ➔ '~하지 마' is used to tell someone not to do something; it's a negative command.

• 그래 날 더 자극 시켜봐

  ➔ Use of '~시켜봐' as a casual imperative or suggestion to encourage someone to do something.

  ➔ '~시켜봐' is a colloquial way to ask or suggest someone to try doing something.

• 확 돌아버리겠으니까

  ➔ Use of '~겠으니까' to indicate a reason or cause for a future action or feeling.

  ➔ '~겠으니까' expresses a cause or reason that leads to the speaker's subsequent action or feeling.

• 시간은 더럽게 안 가고

  ➔ Use of '~게' to form adverbs or descriptive expressions to modify verbs.

  ➔ '~게' transforms an adjective or descriptive word into an adverb to describe how an action is performed.

• 너 없인 잠들 수가 없어

  ➔ Use of '~지 않다' to form negation of verbs, combined with '수 있다/없다' to express ability or inability.

  ➔ '~지 않다' negates the verb, and when combined with '수 없다' or '수 있다', it expresses inability or ability.

• 모든 게 두려워

  ➔ Use of '~' to indicate 'everything' as the subject of the sentence.

  ➔ '~' here signifies 'everything', used as the subject of the sentence to express fear of all things.

• 네가 없인 깜깜한 이 밤이

  ➔ Use of '~' as a subject marker, with '없인' meaning 'without you', and '이' as a determiner.

  ➔ '~' is a subject marker, and '없인' means 'without you'; combined, they form a phrase expressing being in darkness without the person.