REDRED – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: CORTIS
• Album: GREENGREEN

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic and melodic world of CORTIS with 'REDRED'. This song is a fantastic gateway for learners to explore modern linguistic expressions and the emotive use of repetition and tone in contemporary music.

[English]

Taking a sip of some tea

The caffeine is kicking in again

The beat I was making last night

I put it on my phone and hit the streets

Five of us nodding our heads

Smiling from ear to ear, heehee

Set my phone to 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

Quickly to a spot where no one is

I’ll do that sh- all with my team

Doing things some people might hate

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

The light changed to green green

Being easily swayed (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

Being too shy (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

Load all my friends into one truck

Hit the streets and spin around

Cruising the streets then heading back to the studio

Cookin up til we get stinky

Being easily swayed (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 stacks keep growing day by day

Stepping forward like a pro

Screaming loud like yeah yeah

Nod 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 turns red (that’s red)

We gotta pop out to show how

Learn it again, you gotta note down

Bring on the second wave of chaos

The light changed to green green

Being easily swayed (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

Being too shy (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 light changed to green green

Being easily swayed (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

Being too shy (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

Load all my friends into one truck

Hit the streets and spin around

Cruising the streets then heading back to the studio

Cookin up til we get stinky

Being easily swayed (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 Level 2	noun - a sip / a mouthful
거리 geo-ri Level 1	noun - street / road
고개 go-gae Level 2	noun - head / nape of the neck
한파 han-pa Level 4	noun - cold wave
신호등 sin-ho-deung Level 2	noun - traffic light
눈치 nun-chi Level 3	noun - sense / tact
울타리 ul-ta-ri Level 3	noun - fence / barrier
궁뎅이 gung-deng-i Level 3	noun - butt / bottom
방치되다 bang-chi-doe-da Level 4	verb - to be left alone / neglected
정숙하다 jeong-suk-ha-da Level 5	adjective - quiet / still
시시하다 si-si-ha-da Level 3	adjective - boring / trivial
답답하다 dap-dap-ha-da Level 2	adjective - frustrating / stuffy
혼란 hon-lan Level 4	noun - chaos / confusion
배우다 bae-u-da Level 1	verb - to learn

Key Grammar Structures

• 어젯밤에 만들던 beat

  ➔ Noun-modifying form with past tense (-던)

  ➔ The suffix "-던" describes an action that was in progress or repeated in the past, modifying the noun "beat".

• 알 바가 아니여

  ➔ Noun modifier + "아니다" (to be not)

  ➔ "알 바" (something to care about) + "가 아니다" (is not). It is a colloquial expression meaning "I don't care about it".

• 들지 마 red flag

  ➔ Negative imperative form (-지 마)

  ➔ The ending "-지 마" is used to command someone not to do something, attached to the verb "들다" (raise/lift).

• 정숙한 무대는 시시해

  ➔ Adjective ending (-해 from -하다)

  ➔ "시시하다" (boring) becomes "시시해" in the informal casual speech style.

• 다시 배워 봐

  ➔ Auxiliary verb construction (-아/어 보 다)

  ➔ The structure "-아/어 보다" means "to try doing something". Here, "배우다" + "아/어 봐" = "try learning".

• 정수리 시뻘개지지

  ➔ Predictive/Explanatory suffix (-지)

  ➔ The ending "-지" acts as a way to emphasize a fact or state, suggesting the speaker is confirming the situation.

• 돌다가 돌아가 studio

  ➔ Sequential connective (-다가)

  ➔ "-다가" indicates that one action stops and another begins. "돌다" (roaming/spinning) then moving to "돌아가다" (going back).

• Cookin up til we get stinky

  ➔ Conjunction "till" (until) + passive/state change structure (-게 되다)

  ➔ "-게 되다" implies a change of state. Here, "stinky" (sweaty/hardworking) describes the result of the process.