PAJAMA – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Raf Sandou, WOODZ

Lyrics & Translation

Discover 'PAJAMA,' a captivating blend of hip-hop and rock by Raf Sandou and WOODZ. Its introspective lyrics about dreams, reality, and ambition offer an engaging way to explore Korean language and culture, showcasing modern K-hip-hop with powerful storytelling.

[English]

Lyricist: Raf Sandou/Zico

Composer: Zico/Crush/Raf Sandou/Dowoo/Matt

Arrangement: Zico/Dowoo/Matt

Producer: Zico/Crush

Maybe this is a dream or a nightmare

My thoughts drift beyond the blankets

The sheep in my head pile up like clouds

Turn the lights back on—it's real life, yeah

If you're feeling it

We won't sleep tonight

I wanna see

And I feel alive

Open your eyes again, baby, we're outside, yeah

Maybe this is a dream or a nightmare

Jump out of bed, yeah

I'm feeling great

No one's seen my dream

OKA till I die, put that on the map

I'm not the same as before, but I'm still awake

And I open my eyes

I can't fool myself, cannot disguise

I look in the mirror, I feel like a giant

I still believe today, we're touching the sky

Babe, have a good night again today

Promise we're about to have a good time

I raise my voice as promised

How many nights

And yo

How many times

How many nights

And yo

How many lies

Maybe this is a dream or a nightmare

My thoughts drift beyond the blankets

The sheep in my head pile up like clouds

Turn the lights back on—it's real life, yeah

Open your eyes again, we're outside, yeah

Snap awake, go straight, no way

Yesterday and tomorrow this loop keeps repeating

Snap awake, go straight, no way

When imagination becomes clear, no more nightmare

Shout out to all my brothers

So we don't split apart

We just keep hustling

Yesterday and today feel the same

May your smile stay smooth

Yeah, we're living it up

Yeah, right now

Tell me how you feel right now

It's still full

Fill it in the cup

Bless caffeine

And we do this all the time

It's been a long time since I gave up—now it's a 9‑to‑5 for me

Time flies so fast

Add up the time

I'm still awake

The result is right in front of me

Wait and see, yeah baby

I'm about to pay up

Remember, it started at twenty‑one

In my childhood notebook, "yeah I'm 'boutta be a designer"

Now I'm walking that path—for pajamas

Straight to the morning

My look is a panda

Maybe this is a dream or a nightmare

My thoughts drift beyond the blankets

The sheep in my head pile up like clouds

Turn the lights back on—it's real life, yeah

Open your eyes again, we're outside, yeah

Snap awake, go straight, no way

Yesterday and tomorrow this loop keeps repeating

Snap awake, go straight, no way

When imagination becomes clear, no more nightmare

Even as this night deepens, we don't get lost

Hold on, we're still awake

Even as the night deepens, we stay unbound

Hold on, yeah, take my hand

My voice will keep calling until it reaches

Beyond overseas

Dance like Billie Jean

Like an owl

Nah baby, I can't sleep

I'd rather die than spend my whole life sleeping

I'd rather die

It's time to awaken, yeah—my third eye

Tick tock, time passes

Now it's time to clean up all my dirt

That employee who mocked my music

Where are you really right now

Snap awake, go straight, no way

Yesterday and tomorrow this loop keeps repeating

Snap awake, go straight, no way

When imagination becomes clear, no more nightmare

Snap awake, go straight, no way

Yesterday and tomorrow this loop keeps repeating

Snap awake, go straight, no way

When imagination becomes clear, no more nightmare

[Korean]

作词 : Raf Sandou/Zico

作曲 : Zico/Crush/Raf Sandou/Dowoo/Matt

编曲 : Zico/Dowoo/Matt

制作人 : Zico/Crush

어쩌면 이건 dream or nightmare

생각의 꼬리는 이불 밖에

머릿속 양들이 구름처럼 쌓여

다시 불을 켜 it's real life yeah

If you feeling it

We won't sleep this night

I wanna see

And I feel alive

다시 눈을 떠 baby we outside yeah

어쩌면 이건 dream or nightmare

Jump out of bed and yeah

I'm feeling great

쟤넨 못 봤지 내 꿈에 대해

OKA till I die put that on the map

처음과 같지 난 still I'm awake

And I open my eyes

자신은 못 속여 cannot disguise

I look in the mirror 난 거인 같아

난 오늘도 믿어 we touching that sky

자기야 오늘도 have a good night

약속해 we 'bout to have a good time

약속한 만큼 난 목소리를 쌓아

How many nights

And yo

How many times

How many nights

And yo

How many lies

어쩌면 이건 dream or nightmare

생각의 꼬리는 이불 밖에

머릿속 양들이 구름처럼 쌓여

다시 불을 켜 it's real life yeah

다시 눈을 떠 we outside yeah

Snap awake go straight no way

어제 또 내일 이 루프는 계속 반복돼

Snap awake go straight no way

상상이 뚜렷해질 땐 no more nightmare

Shout out to all of my brothers

우리 안 갈라지게

We just be hustlin' up

어제랑 오늘도 같아

네 미소 안 구겨지게

Yeah we livin' it up

Yeah right now

Tell me how you feel right now

아직 가득해

컵 안엔 담아

Bless 카페인

And we do this all the time

포기한 지 이미 오래 내겐 9 to 5

Time flies so fast

시간 합해

아직까지 깨어 있어

결과는 내 앞에

기다려 봐 yeah baby

I'm about to pay up

기억해 시작은 스물&하나

어릴 적 노트엔 "yeah I'm 'boutta be a designer"

난 이제 걸쳐 그걸 for pajamas

Straight to the morning

내 몰골은 panda

어쩌면 이건 dream or nightmare

생각의 꼬리는 이불 밖에

머릿속 양들이 구름처럼 쌓여

다시 불을 켜 it's real life yeah

다시 눈을 떠 we outside yeah

Snap awake go straight no way

어제 또 내일 이 루프는 계속 반복돼

Snap awake go straight no way

상상이 뚜렷해질 땐 no more nightmare

이 밤은 깊어져 가도 헤매지 않게

붙잡아 we still awake

이 밤이 깊어져 가도 얽매이지 않게

붙잡아 yeah take my hand

울리지 닿기 전까지 내 목소리는

Overseas 넘어서

춤춰 like Billie Jean

올빼미 같지

Nah baby I cannot sleep

한평생을 잠들며 살 바엔 차라리

I'd rather die

깨울 때가 됐지 yeah my third eye

Tick tock 시간들은 가고

이제는 clean up all my dirt now

내 음악 비웃었던 그 직원

도대체 넌 어디야 right now

Snap awake go straight no way

어제 또 내일 이 루프는 계속 반복돼

Snap awake go straight no way

상상이 뚜렷해질 땐 no more nightmare

Snap awake go straight no way

어제 또 내일 이 루프는 계속 반복돼

Snap awake go straight no way

상상이 뚜렷해질 때면 no more nightmare

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
어쩌면 eojjeomyeon TOPIK 3	adverb - perhaps, maybe
꼬리 kkori TOPIK 2	noun - tail
구름 gureum TOPIK 2	noun - cloud
깨우다 kkaeuda TOPIK 3	verb - to wake up
속이다 sogida TOPIK 3	verb - to deceive, to trick
거인 geo-in TOPIK 4	noun - giant
믿다 mitda TOPIK 2	verb - to believe
약속하다 yaksokhada TOPIK 3	verb - to promise
반복되다 banbokdoeda TOPIK 4	verb - to repeat
상상 sangsang TOPIK 3	noun - imagination
갈라지다 gallajida TOPIK 4	verb - to split, to separate
미소 miso TOPIK 2	noun - smile
포기하다 pogihada TOPIK 3	verb - to give up
시간 sigan TOPIK 1	noun - time
결과 gyeol-gwa TOPIK 3	noun - result
기억하다 gieokhada TOPIK 3	verb - to remember
디자이너 dijaineo TOPIK 4	noun - designer
몰골 molgol TOPIK 4	noun - appearance, look
헤매다 hemaeda TOPIK 4	verb - to wander, to roam

Key Grammar Structures

• 어쩌면 이건 dream or nightmare

  ➔ Adverb of possibility (Modality)

  ➔ "어쩌면" expresses a conjecture or possibility that something might be the case.

• If you feeling it / We won't sleep this night

  ➔ First Conditional (Real conditional)

  ➔ "If" introduces a condition that leads to a future consequence.

• I'm about to pay up

  ➔ Semi-modal phrase (be about to)

  ➔ "be about to" indicates an action is going to happen in the very near future.

• 한평생을 잠들며 살 바엔 차라리 / I'd rather die

  ➔ Preference structure (would rather + infinitive)

  ➔ "would rather" expresses a preference for one option over another.

• 상상이 뚜렷해질 땐 no more nightmare

  ➔ Temporal Clause (when/time clause)

  ➔ "~될 땐" (when/at the time that) defines the specific condition in time for the result.

• 지나간 건 다 잊고

  ➔ Participle/Gerund as a Noun phrase

  ➔ "지나간 것" transforms the verb "pass" into a noun meaning "things that have passed."

• 이 밤이 깊어져 가도 얽매이지 않게

  ➔ Concessive Clause (even if/though)

  ➔ "~가도" (even if) indicates that the action continues despite the depth of the night.

• 포기한 지 이미 오래

  ➔ Time elapsed construction (V-ㄴ 지 + time + 되었다)

  ➔ "~한 지 이미 오래" shows that a significant amount of time has passed since the action happened.