Off The Record – English Lyrics

• By: IVE

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Korean with IVE's “Off The Record” offers a great opportunity to pick up conversational phrases and vocabulary related to friendship, secrets, and the thrill of love. The song’s narrative style, centered around a late-night chat, makes it easy to follow the story and learn expressions used in intimate, friendly discussions. The lyrics also touch upon themes of revealing one's true self and desires, providing a glimpse into more poetic and emotional language.

[English]

It’s time - it's 2 A.M.

Lower your voice to a whisper

As the night sets deeper

I feel like we can be more honest

You know,

Sometimes, I have ridiculous thoughts

Others won’t even be able to guess

Now, we’re in private mode

Off the record night

This late night conversation

Won’t come to an end

No more time, no more kill my vibe

This late night conversation

Won’t go to sleep

Yeah behind the locked doors

Give us a little peek into your heart

Go to the forbidden island

Look for the forbidden fruit

Sometimes, forbidden things are the most tempting yeah

Take off your innocent mask

Reveal your darkest desires

There’s no way you don’t have any

Now, we’re in private mode

Off the record night

This late night conversation

Won’t come to an end

No more time, no more kill my vibe

This late night conversation

Won’t go to sleep

Make it round on the ground yeah

Come in closer

Now, let’s open up

Off the record night

This late night conversation

Won’t come to an end

We're talkin' 'bout the

Late n-n-n-n-night conversation

Late night conversation

OMG! For real? And now what?

Restaurant, café, movies

I want our relationship to be more than that

Something more secretive and thrilling

So this is my time, it’s my time

A breathtaking trailer

With a huge plot twist

Romantic psycho

Endure through it all if you want me

Love me, love me

Hurry, go leave me, leave me

Day by day killing healing

But just stay

Off the record night

This late night conversation

Won’t come to an end

No more time, no more kill my vibe

This late night conversation

Won’t go to sleep

Moon is setting tonight yeah

(The night sets deeper)

The sparkle in your eyes

(Lookin' it, lookin' it deep in the eyes)

I look at the stars in the sky

Off the record night

This late night conversation

Won’t go to sleep

Key Grammar Structures

• It’s time - it's 2 A.M.

  ➔ Contracted form of 'it is' and using a dash for emphasis

  ➔ The phrase uses the contraction "It’s" instead of "It is" for informal tone.

• Lower your voice to a whisper

  ➔ Imperative verb form for a command or suggestion

  ➔ Uses the imperative mood to give a command or suggestion to someone.

• Sometimes, I have ridiculous thoughts

  ➔ Use of the adverb "Sometimes" with present tense verb

  ➔ The adverb "Sometimes" indicates frequency in the present tense.

• Now, we’re in private mode

  ➔ Present continuous tense with 'we are' contraction

  ➔ Expresses an action currently happening, using contraction of 'we are'.

• Look for the forbidden fruit

  ➔ Imperative verb "Look" + prepositional phrase "for the forbidden fruit"

  ➔ Uses the imperative "Look" to command someone to search or seek.

• Take off your innocent mask

  ➔ Imperative verb "Take off" + possessive pronoun + noun phrase

  ➔ The imperative "Take off" commands to remove or remove figuratively.

• Endure through it all if you want me

  ➔ Conditional phrase "if you want me" with verb "Endure"

  ➔ Uses a conditional clause to express that enduring depends on the other person's desire.

• Moon is setting tonight yeah

  ➔ Simple present tense with the action "is setting" for the moon

  ➔ Uses simple present tense "is setting" to describe the moon's current action of setting.