Karma – English Lyrics

• By: Stray Kids
• Album: Korepo 4th Anniversary Album

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Stray Kids' album "Karma" and discover how the group embodies resilience and self-determination through their music. While "Karma" is the album title, its lead single "Ceremony" and the overarching themes offer a rich vocabulary of empowerment and celebration. Learn how the powerful blend of trap EDM and Baile Funk in their title track, coupled with lyrics about overcoming challenges, can expand your English vocabulary related to triumph, perseverance, and inner strength. This album, a testament to their journey, makes for a captivating and educational musical experience.

[English]

I know

It's not over

고통을 집어삼켜

나를 깨워

지나간 날들에 갇혀 뒤덮히고

가늠할 수 없는 나를 베여도

I won't give up, yeah

We're gonna rise up again

Like the birds flying high

To spread the wings out again

Touch the sky through the air when we glide

We burn with the music light

We burn, we burn

We run through the endless fire

We ain't gonna die and fight

Like a phoenix

Light up the night, I'm reborn with fire

I can't stop the fight

Living like a phoenix

Light up the night, I'm reborn with fire

I can't stop the fight

Living like a phoenix

날 다시 깨어나

We burn, we burn

날 다시 깨어나

Like a phoenix

서의 담게는 모아

분명 답은 그거 내일도 다른 도약

멈추지 않고 또 달리지

불씨를 살리지 매 순간이 나의 loyalty

똑똑 거칠게 내쉬는 숨

온실 속 화초로 가득한 숲속

잡초로 짓밟혀도 꽃을 피고

비바람에 몸을 맡겨 춤춰 right now

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We're gonna rise up again

Like the birds flying high

To spread the wings out again

Touch the sky through the air when we glide

We burn with the music light

We burn, we burn

We run through the endless fire

We ain't gonna die or fight

Like a phoenix

Light up the night, I'm reborn with fire

I can't stop the fight

Living like a phoenix

Light up the night, I'm reborn with fire

I can't stop the fight

Living like a phoenix

날 다시 깨어나

We burn, we burn

날 다시 깨어나

Like a phoenix

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
고통 /ɡo.t͈oŋ/ A2	noun - pain
깨워 /kɛ.wʌ/ A2	verb - to wake up
갇혀 /ɡan.chjʌ/ B1	verb - to be trapped
베여도 /bɛ.jʌ.dɔ/ B2	verb - to be cut
rise /raɪz/ A2	verb - to move upward
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - to move through the air
spread /spred/ A2	verb - to extend over a large area
glide /ɡlaɪd/ B1	verb - to move smoothly and continuously
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be on fire
endless /ˈɛndləs/ B1	adjective - without end
phoenix /ˈfiːnɪks/ B2	noun - a mythical bird that rises from its ashes
reborn /riːˈbɔːrn/ B2	adjective - born again
충분 /t͡ʃʰuŋ.bun/ B1	adjective - sufficient
도약 /do.jak/ B2	noun - leap
불씨 /bul.t͡ɕʰi/ B2	noun - ember
잡초 /t͡ɕap.t͡ɕʰo/ A2	noun - weed
꽃 /kko̞t̚/ A1	noun - flower
비바람 /bi.ba.ram/ B1	noun - wind and rain
춤춰 /t͡ɕʰu.t͡ɕʰʌ/ A2	verb - to dance

Key Grammar Structures

• I know It's not over

  ➔ Present tense with 'to be' for ongoing state

  ➔ The phrase "It's not over" uses the present tense with 'to be' to emphasize that the situation is ongoing.

• 고통을 집어삼켜

  ➔ Korean imperative form

  ➔ The phrase "고통을 집어삼켜" uses the imperative form in Korean to give a direct command.

• We're gonna rise up again

  ➔ Going to future for definite plans

  ➔ The phrase "We're gonna rise up again" uses 'going to' to express a definite future plan.

• Like the birds flying high

  ➔ Present continuous for actions happening now

  ➔ The phrase "Like the birds flying high" uses the present continuous to describe an action happening at the moment.

• We burn with the music light

  ➔ Present simple for habitual actions

  ➔ The phrase "We burn with the music light" uses the present simple to indicate a habitual action.

• Light up the night, I'm reborn with fire

  ➔ Present simple with 'be' for permanent states

  ➔ The phrase "I'm reborn with fire" uses the present simple with 'be' to express a permanent state.

• 날 다시 깨어나

  ➔ Korean imperative form with honorific

  ➔ The phrase "날 다시 깨어나" uses the imperative form with an honorific nuance in Korean.

• 불씨를 살리지 매 순간이 나의 loyalty

  ➔ Korean connective ending '-지' for emphasis

  ➔ The phrase "불씨를 살리지 매 순간이 나의 loyalty" uses the connective ending '-지' in Korean to emphasize the action.