NOT OKAY – English Lyrics

• By: ATEEZ
• Album: ATEEZ JAPAN 3RD SINGLE

Lyrics & Translation

"NOT OKAY" by ATEEZ is a powerful Japanese single that offers a vibrant soundscape and profound lyrics perfect for language learners. Dive into its intense beats and emotionally charged verses to explore themes of resilience and self-expression, making it an engaging way to connect with Japanese language and modern K-pop artistry.

[English]

I can't tell left from right

This feels like a maze

Try again no matter how many times

Nobody can stop us

Everyday keeps on repeating it’s annoying

Fleeting days feels like a mirror image

Are you gonna let it repeat again?

For now, come dance with me, Oh yeah

This city wants some noise, Oh yeah,

we hope for a brighter day

A rose blooming in a gray city

will wake the whole world

Let’s keep it loud, want some more

Let’s shout it out, want some more

Clench your fist and shake the world

I can't tell left from right

This feels like a maze

Try again no matter how many times

Nobody can stop us

Raise your voice Louder Scream Louder

Don’t be scared and let go, I’m NOT OKAY now

Roar Louder, raise both your hands

and shout

You know that I'm NOT OKAY

I'm NOT OKAY in a crisis, in the worst kind of situation

Move away, Move away, I’m at my limit, I can’t stand being at someone else's beck and call

I feel sick from holding back too much

It’s impossible, Show me Desire

Turn it over now Drop it, pow, keep going

Ye break it down, my senses are numb

We go high, jump up to the ceiling

Be it Hiphop, Pop, Rock Surrender yourself to the sounds you feel

The excited Type, Gonna make a fuss

Let’s keep it loud, want some more

Let’s shout it out, want some more

Clench your fist and shake the world

I can't tell left from right

This feels like a maze

Try again no matter how many times

Nobody can stop us

Raise your voice Louder Scream Louder

Don’t be scared and let go, I’m NOT OKAY now

Roar Louder, raise both your hands

and shout

You know that I'm NOT OKAY

Like a rising wave

An echoing sound

that shakes the world

Run, like you’re aiming for the ends of the earth

Shout, as if your life burns away

This is the moment

when everything changes and begins

I can't tell left from right

This feels like a maze

Try again no matter how many times

Nobody can stop us

Louder, Roar that I’m NOT OKAY

Raise your voice and scream some more

Louder, Roar that I’m NOT OKAY

Raise your voice and scream some more

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
maze /meɪz/ B1	noun - a complicated network of paths or passages
repeat /rɪˈpiːt/ B1	verb - to say or do something again
loud /laʊd/ A2	adjective - producing a lot of noise
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to make a loud, high-pitched sound
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting something
raise /reɪz/ B1	verb - to lift or move to a higher position
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move something quickly up and down or side to side
limit /ˈlɪmɪt/ B2	noun - a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend
crisis /ˈkraɪsɪs/ B2	noun - a time of intense difficulty or danger
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very brief period of time
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different
bloom /bluːm/ B1	verb - to produce flowers
fist /fɪst/ A2	noun - a hand with the fingers clenched tightly
noise /nɔɪz/ A2	noun - a sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant

Key Grammar Structures

• Try again no matter how many times

  ➔ No matter how + adjective/adverb + can/can't, used to show regardless of the degree or circumstances.

  ➔ 'No matter how' introduces a clause expressing that the outcome or action happens regardless of the degree or circumstances.

• Raise your voice Louder

  ➔ Imperative form + adjective (Louder), used for giving commands or instructions.

  ➔ Imperative sentences are used to give commands, and here 'Raise your voice' is an imperative encouraging someone to speak louder.

• I'm NOT OKAY in a crisis, in the worst kind of situation

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating a condition or situation, often used to specify the circumstances under which the statement applies.

  ➔ Prepositional phrases like 'in a crisis' specify the context or situation related to the statement.

• Turn it over now Drop it, pow, keep going

  ➔ Imperative form + phrasal verb, used to give commands or instructions to perform an action.

  ➔ Imperative sentences combined with phrasal verbs are used here to give direct commands to perform actions.

• Like a rising wave, An echoing sound that shakes the world

  ➔ Simile using 'like' to compare two different things, illustrating image or emotion.

  ➔ 'Like' introduces a simile that compares the wave and sound to vivid images representing power and impact.

• Move away, Move away, I’m at my limit

  ➔ Imperative repetition to emphasize urgency, with 'at my limit' as an idiomatic expression meaning reaching maximum capacity.

  ➔ Repetition in commands increases urgency, and 'at my limit' is an idiom indicating the person has reached their maximum capacity or patience.