Open The Door – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: ONF
• Album: ONF:MY SELF

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the melodic world of ONF with 'Open The Door'! This song is a fantastic way to practice Korean by learning emotive vocabulary related to feelings, longing, and human connection through its catchy and heartfelt lyrics.

[English]

作词 : 황현 (MonoTree)/와이엇

作曲 : 황현 (MonoTree)/민균

Open the door

Open the door

The place I arrived at was a place where day and night blur together

It was within my own familiar heart

In this space that feels like a horizon

The only boundary is that closed door over there

My fever that wouldn't get any better no matter how hard I tried

And the shadows that grew even darker

This is where it all began

Once I open that door

What will happen to me?

I don't know if it's another world or a deep abyss

Open the door, open the door

No matter where it is, I have to go

My small hope, which is being stained black

Is it like the moon losing its light at night?

Am I afraid of how much I'll change

Or am I just afraid

Of having to accept everything that I am?

Even so, I couldn't become a good person

And I couldn't tell hope apart from illusion

Through many adventures, I faced monsters

And I even hated certain people

In truth, all of that was me

Once I open that door

What will happen to me?

I don't know if it's another world or a deep abyss

Open the door, open the door

No matter where it is, I have to go

Everything is connected, so I am not afraid

Because if it is the end, it will be a new beginning

I want to kill this mass of desire

That has grown larger than my own body

And meet a version of myself that is free from pain

Without fear, without fear, without fear

Light shines in the darkness, light shines in the darkness

The light shines more strongly in the hearts

Open the door, open the door

I hope you aren't there

Open the door

Open the door

Open the door

Open the door

[Korean]

作词 : 황현 (MonoTree)/와이엇

作曲 : 황현 (MonoTree)/민균

Open the door

Open the door

도착한 곳은 낮과 밤을 구분 못 할

익숙한 내 마음속이었어

Horizon 같은 이 공간에서

유일한 경계는 저기 닫힌 문

애를 써도 전혀 낫지 않던 내 열병과

더욱 짙어지던 그림자의

모든 시작이었던 이곳

저 문을 열고 나면

나는 어떻게 되는 걸까

다음 세상일지 깊은 심연일지 몰라도

Open the door open the door

그곳이 어디라도 난 가야 해

검게 물들어 가는 나의 작은 희망은

밤의 달이 빛을 잃은 듯이

점점 달라질 나의 모습이

두려운 건지 아님

받아들일 전부가 나 무서운 건지

그럼에도 난 좋은 사람이 되질 못하고

희망과 환상을 구분 못 했어

많은 모험 중에 나는 괴물과 맞섰고

누군가를 미워하기도 했어

사실 그 모든 건 다 나였는데

저 문을 열고 나면

나는 어떻게 되는 걸까

다음 세상일지 깊은 심연일지 몰라도

Open the door open the door

그곳이 어디라도 난 가야 해

모든 건 이어져 있으니까 두렵지 않아

마지막이라면 시작일 테니

내 몸집보다 더욱 커진

이 욕망의 덩어리를 죽이고

고통 없는 나를 만나고 싶어

Sine timore sine timore sine timore

Lux in tenebris lucet lux in tenebris lucet

Lux in cordibus fortius lucet

Open the door open the door

그곳엔 그대가 없었으면 해

Open the door

Open the door

Open the door

Open the door

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
도착하다 dochakhada Level 1	verb - to arrive
구분 gubun Level 3	noun - distinction
익숙하다 iksukhada Level 2	adjective - familiar
공간 gonggan Level 3	noun - space
경계 gyeonggye Level 4	noun - boundary
열병 yeolbyeong Level 5	noun - fever
그림자 geurimja Level 2	noun - shadow
세상 sesang Level 2	noun - world
심연 simyeon Level 6	noun - abyss
희망 huimang Level 2	noun - hope
두렵다 duryeopda Level 3	adjective - to be afraid
환상 hwansang Level 4	noun - fantasy
모험 moheom Level 3	noun - adventure
괴물 goemul Level 3	noun - monster
욕망 yongmang Level 4	noun - desire

Key Grammar Structures

• 도착한 곳은 낮과 밤을 구분 못 할 익숙한 내 마음속이었어

  ➔ -ㄹ (Future Adnominal Modifier)

  ➔ The suffix "-ㄹ" is used here to modify the noun "익숙한 내 마음속", meaning a place "where I cannot distinguish" (potential/future nuance).

• 저 문을 열고 나면 나는 어떻게 되는 걸까

  ➔ -고 나면 (Action completion/Sequence)

  ➔ Used to express what happens "after" opening the door.

• 다음 세상일지 깊은 심연일지 몰라도

  ➔ -ㄹ지 -ㄹ지 (Whether A or B)

  ➔ Expresses uncertainty about whether the destination is "the next world" or "a deep abyss".

• 그곳이 어디라도 난 가야 해

  ➔ -라도 (Even if/Regardless of)

  ➔ Emphasizes that "no matter where" it is, the speaker must go.

• 점점 달라질 나의 모습이 두려운 건지

  ➔ -ㄴ 건지 (Is it because...?)

  ➔ Used to pose a question to oneself about whether fear comes from "changing appearance".

• 모든 건 이어져 있으니까 두렵지 않아

  ➔ -으니까 (Because/Since)

  ➔ Provides the reason for not being afraid: because "everything is connected".

• 마지막이라면 시작일 테니

  ➔ -ㄹ 테니 (Assuming/It will likely be)

  ➔ Conjectures that if it is the end, it "must be the beginning".

• 고통 없는 나를 만나고 싶어

  ➔ -고 싶어 (Want to)

  ➔ Expresses the desire to "meet" a version of oneself without pain.