REDRED – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: CORTIS

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the raw energy of underground hip-hop with CORTIS’s “REDRED.” This song is a perfect study in modern urban slang, aggressive pacing, and emotive vocabulary, making it an engaging way to learn the nuances of contemporary expressive English.

[English]

Take a sip of some tea

Caffeine is kickin in again

The beat I was making last night

Loaded it on my phone and hit the streets

Five of us nodding our heads

Corners of my mouth curling up, heehee

Put my phone on DND

Seeing all kinds of green green

Shh, in this cold snap

I put my hands in my pocket

Outside in the middle of the night

Quick, to a spot where there's no one

I’ll do that sh- all with my team

Doing things someone might hate

I don't give a damn, get it get it

The traffic light turned green green

Being gullible, listening to everyone (that’s red-red)

Walking on eggshells (that’s red-red)

Playing it too safe (that’s red-red)

Jump over the fence, green green

Trying to hide (that’s red-red)

Looking around nervously (that’s red-red)

Pretending to be cool (that’s red-red)

You should come mess with the team

Put all my friends in one truck

Hit the streets and spin around

Cruising the streets then back to the studio

Cookin up til we get stinky

Being gullible, listening to everyone (that’s red-red)

Walking on eggshells (that’s red-red)

Playing it too safe (that’s red-red)

You should come mess with the team

They called me a freak

Like I'm possessed, yeah

The tracks I was making, yeah

Friends gathered to listen, yeah

The packs keep growing every day

Stepping forward like a real one

Screaming loud like yeah yeah

Nodding your head like yeah yeah

F1, don't raise the red flag

You should come mess with the team

(Tell me what’s red)

A city left cold and abandoned (that’s red)

That CD covered in dust (that’s red)

A quiet stage is boring

So frustrating, my head's turning red (that’s red)

We gotta pop out to show how

Learn it again, you gotta note down

Bring on a second wave of chaos

The traffic light turned green green

Being gullible, listening to everyone (that’s red-red)

Walking on eggshells (that’s red-red)

Playing it too safe (that’s red-red)

Jump over the fence, green green

Trying to hide (that’s red-red)

Looking around nervously (that’s red-red)

Pretending to be cool (that’s red-red)

You should come mess with the team

Turn it up

I told you to turn it up

I don't mess with no stupid red signs

The traffic light turned green green

Being gullible, listening to everyone (that’s red-red)

Walking on eggshells (that’s red-red)

Playing it too safe (that’s red-red)

Jump over the fence, green green

Trying to hide (that’s red-red)

Looking around nervously (that’s red-red)

Pretending to be cool (that’s red-red)

You should come mess with the team

Put all my friends in one truck

Hit the streets and spin around

Cruising the streets then back to the studio

Cookin up til we get stinky

Being gullible, listening to everyone (that’s red-red)

Walking on eggshells (that’s red-red)

Playing it too safe (that’s red-red)

You should come mess with the team

[Korean]

따바라 한모금 sip

카페인이 또 kickin in

어젯밤에 만들던 beat

내 폰에다 담아서 거리로 나가서

다섯이 고개를 빙빙

입꼬린 올라가 히히

핸드폰 바꿔 놔 DND

Seeing all kinds of green green

쉿 한파에

I put my hands in my pocket

Outside 한 밤에

사람 없는 스팟으로 빨리

I’ll do that sh- all with my team

누군가 싫어할 짓

알 바가 아니여 get it get it

신호등 바뀌었어 green green

팔랑귀 팔랑귀 (that’s red-red)

눈치나 살피기 (that’s red-red)

도가니 사리기 (that’s red-red)

넘어가 울타리 green green

궁뎅이 가리기 (that’s red-red)

주변을 살피기 (that’s red-red)

쿨한 척 척하기 (that’s red-red)

You should come mess with the team

내 친구들 전부 한 트럭에다 담아서

거리로 나가서 빙빙

거리서 돌다가 돌아가 studio

Cookin up til we get stinky

팔랑귀 팔랑귀 (that’s red-red)

눈치나 살피기 (that’s red-red)

도가니 사리기 (that’s red-red)

You should come mess with the team

They called me a freak

홀린 듯이, yeah

만들던 tracks, yeah

듣고 모인 friends, yeah

하루가 갈수록 늘어가 pack

진짜배기처럼 밟아가 step

Screaming loud like yeah yeah

고개 까딱여 like yeah yeah

F1, 들지 마 red flag

You should come mess with the team

(Tell me what’s red)

차갑게 방치된 city (that’s red)

먼지가 쌓인 그 CD (that’s red)

정숙한 무대는 시시해

답답해 정수리 시뻘개지지 (that’s red)

We gotta pop out to show how

다시 배워 봐 you gotta note down

불러와 버려 두 번째 혼란

신호등 바뀌었어 green green

팔랑귀 팔랑귀 (that’s red-red)

눈치나 살피기 (that’s red-red)

도가니 사리기 (that’s red-red)

넘어가 울타리 green green

궁뎅이 가리기 (that’s red-red)

주변을 살피기 (that’s red-red)

쿨한 척 척하기 (that’s red-red)

You should come mess with the team

Turn it up

I told you to turn it up

I don't mess with no stupid red signs

신호등 바뀌었어 green green

팔랑귀 팔랑귀 (that’s red-red)

눈치나 살피기 (that’s red-red)

도가니 사리기 (that’s red-red)

넘어가 울타리 green green

궁뎅이 가리기 (that’s red-red)

주변을 살피기 (that’s red-red)

쿨한 척 척하기 (that’s red-red)

You should come mess with the team

내 친구들 전부 한 트럭에다 담아서

거리로 나가서 빙빙

거리서 돌다가 돌아가 studio

Cookin up til we get stinky

팔랑귀 팔랑귀 (that’s red-red)

눈치나 살피기 (that’s red-red)

도가니 사리기 (that’s red-red)

You should come mess with the team

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
한모금 han-mo-geum TOPIK Level 2	noun - a sip, a mouthful
거리 geo-ri TOPIK Level 1	noun - street, road
고개 go-gae TOPIK Level 2	noun - head
입꼬리 ip-kko-ri TOPIK Level 3	noun - corner of the mouth
한파 han-pa TOPIK Level 4	noun - cold wave, cold spell
눈치 nun-chi TOPIK Level 3	noun - sense, tact, wit
살피다 sal-pi-da TOPIK Level 3	verb - to examine, to observe
도가니 do-ga-ni TOPIK Level 4	noun - knee joint (colloquial)
울타리 ul-ta-ri TOPIK Level 3	noun - fence
궁뎅이 gung-deng-i TOPIK Level 3	noun - buttocks (colloquial)
트럭 teu-reok TOPIK Level 1	noun - truck
진짜배기 jin-jja-bae-gi TOPIK Level 5	noun - the real thing, genuine article
밟다 bal-da TOPIK Level 2	verb - to step on, to tread
까딱이다 kka-ttak-i-da TOPIK Level 4	verb - to nod, to move slightly
방치되다 bang-chi-doe-da TOPIK Level 4	verb - to be left alone, to be neglected
먼지 meon-ji TOPIK Level 2	noun - dust
정숙하다 jeong-suk-ha-da TOPIK Level 5	adjective - quiet, silent
정수리 jeong-su-ri TOPIK Level 5	noun - crown of the head
혼란 hon-lan TOPIK Level 4	noun - chaos, confusion

Key Grammar Structures

• 어젯밤에 만들던 beat

  ➔ -던 (Retrospective suffix)

  ➔ Used to describe an action that was in progress in the past. Here, "만들던" refers to the beat that was being made last night.

• 알 바가 아니여

  ➔ -ㄹ 바가 아니다 (It's not one's business)

  ➔ A colloquial way of saying "I don't care" or "It's none of my business". "알 바" is a contraction of "알아야 할 바(what one should know)".

• 신호등 바뀌었어

  ➔ -었/았/였 (Past tense marker)

  ➔ Indicates that the state of the traffic light has already changed to green. "바뀌다" + "었어".

• You should come mess with the team

  ➔ Modal verb 'should' (Suggestion/Expectation)

  ➔ Used here as a strong invitation or suggestion to join the group. "Mess with" is used colloquially as hanging out or being part of the vibe.

• 내 친구들 전부 한 트럭에다 담아서

  ➔ -에다 (Particle for 'into' or 'on')

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• 홀린 듯이

  ➔ -듯이 (As if / Like)

  ➔

• 늘어가 pack

  ➔ -어 가다 (Progressive aspect)

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• 답답해

  ➔ Adjective ending -해 (Informal style)

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