Simon Says – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: Simon Dominic
• Album: ONYX

Lyrics & Translation

This song is an excellent resource for intermediate learners of Korean to understand the nuance of modern rap-slang and emotive vocabulary used to describe mental exhaustion and industry dynamics.

[English]

(Tommy baby)

I’m calling to let you know that the beat is about to drop

Simon says, flip 'em the middle finger, ay

Simon says, lay down the red carpet, ay

Simon says, fill the glasses to the brim, ay

Simon says, sell my name to everyone, ay

S. I. M. O. N. D. O. M. I. N. I. C

I can't say I've made it yet, I’m still successin’

Even your girl tags me, like "Wow, Jung Ki-seok is sexy"

An assassin cutting the throats of those baseless rappers

I'm the newest of the new, the youngest of the old, that’s it

Gold case Onyx Day-Date, 90’s vintage

No matter how much you chew me up, you'll spit me out; I've got a long life ahead

L O N G L I V E S M D C

Been busy, hard to see, keeping it mysterious

I changed the game, taking a cut of the change

Top Dog, shake the Chandon

I’mma shine on them motherfuckers like diamonds

SIMON, your greatest nightmare and your greatest inspiration

Paradise Art Night, Pusha by my side

Everything I throw lands perfectly, good shot

My presence is dazzling when I’m with my pressure

Life is dynamic enough, no need for a compressor

Simon says, flip 'em the middle finger, ay

Simon says, lay down the red carpet, ay

Simon says, fill the glasses to the brim, ay

Simon says, sell my name to everyone, ay

S. I. M. O. N. D. O. M. I. N. I. C

I’m a major man, love letters from my Asian fans

Even if they talk smack about me, it doesn’t matter

When I drop an album, everything goes crazy

No matter how much they bullshit saying hip-hop is dead lately

While losers who've lost their touch are everywhere, I would never fall

Megaton, my footsteps carry massive weight

My flow keeps overflowing, I'm playing with the globe

Of all the versions of myself, this is the peak, checkpoint

My primal weapon is my irrational sense of rhythm

I'm the outstanding figure representing Korean hip-hop

I don't sit at any table unless money is the main course

I lost my manners long ago after coming to Seoul, unintentionally

The energy of the universe is all on me, actually I’m a martian, sorry humans

My machete kills fuck fake, Rodriguez

I've been making women hot since I was a kid

Now you start thinking of me every time you're alone

I’m an overrated and underrated man

I live as I was born; my laziness is never an issue

These punks curse me out, yet they find me so damn attractive

Thanks to my god-given skill, it's summer for me all year round

I’m not a GOAT, just one of the greatest

There aren't many like me, you know that I know

Simon says, flip 'em the middle finger, ay

Simon says, lay down the red carpet, ay

Simon says, fill the glasses to the brim, ay

Simon says, sell my name to everyone, ay

S. I. M. O. N. D. O. M. I. N. I. C

[Korean]

(Tommy baby)

I’m calling to let you know that the beat is about to drop

Simon says 올려 가운데 손가락 ay

Simon says 레드 카펫 앞에 깔아 ay

Simon says 잔에 술 가득 따라 ay

Simon says 전부 내 이름 팔아 ay

S. I. M. O. N. D. O. M. I. N. I. C

성공했다라고 할 수는 없어, I’m still successin’

니 여자도 나를 tag하잖아 ’와 정기석 sexy’

근본 없는 랩퍼들 모가질 자르는 assassin

나는 최신 아닌 최신, 노땅 아닌 노땅, that’s it

금통에 Onyx Day-Date, 90’s vintage

날 씹어봤자 넌 바로 뱉어, 난 명줄이 질기지

L O N G L I V E S M D C

Been busy, 쉽게 안 보이지, 신비주의

내가 바꿔 판도, 나눠 가져 잔돈

Top Dog, 흔들어 Chandon

I’mma shine on them motherfuckers like diamonds

SIMON, 너에게 최고의 악몽이자 감동

Paradise Art Night, 옆자리에 Pusha

던지는대로 다 들어가는 삶이네, 굿 샷

내 존재는 눈이 부셔 when I’m with my pressure

인생 다이나믹해서 걸 필요 없어 compressor

Simon says 올려 가운데 손가락 ay

Simon says 레드 카펫 앞에 깔아 ay

Simon says 잔에 술 가득 따라 ay

Simon says 전부 내 이름 팔아 ay

S. I. M. O. N. D. O. M. I. N. I. C

I’m a major man, love letters from my Asian fans

나에 대해 왈가왈부해도 it doesn’t matter

내가 앨범 내면은 뭐가 됐든 개 좆 돼

요새 힙합이 망했다 여 저 뭐 지랄해도

감 다 떨어진 놈들 널린 와중에 I would never fall

메가톤, 무게가 실린 내 보법

플로우 계속 새 거고, 갖고 놀아 지구본

내가 본 나 중에 지금이 최고봉, checkpoint

내 원초적 무기는 불합리한 리듬 감각

난 대한민국 힙합을 대표하는 뛰어난 인물

아무나 겸상 안 해 메인 메뉴가 돈이 아니면

싸가진 없은 지 오래 서울 와서 본의 아니게

우주의 기운은 다 나에게, 사실 I’m a martian, 미안 닝겐

My machete kills fuck fake, Rodriguez

코흘리개 시절부터 여자들을 꼴리게 했지

너 혼자 할 때마다 나를 떠올리게 됐지

I’m an overrated and underrated man

타고난 대로 살아 문제가 안 돼 나의 게으름은

새끼들, 나를 욕하면서 내가 존나 매렵네

신이 내린 내 skill 덕에 난 사계절 내내 여름이야

I’m not a GOAT, 그냥 최고들 중에 한 놈

나만한 놈은 잘 없다고, you know that I know

Simon says 올려 가운데 손가락 ay

Simon says 레드 카펫 앞에 깔아 ay

Simon says 잔에 술 가득 따라 ay

Simon says 전부 내 이름 팔아 ay

S. I. M. O. N. D. O. M. I. N. I. C

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
성공 seong-gong Level 2	noun - success
근본 geun-bon Level 4	noun - root, origin, basis
최신 choe-sin Level 3	noun - latest, newest
신비주의 sin-bi-ju-ui Level 5	noun - mysticism, mystery-seeking
판도 pan-do Level 5	noun - landscape, situation
악몽 ak-mong Level 3	noun - nightmare
감동 gam-dong Level 2	noun - emotion, impression
존재 jon-jae Level 3	noun - existence
인생 in-saeng Level 2	noun - life
왈가왈부 wal-ga-wal-bu Level 6	verb - to argue, to debate
무게 mu-ge Level 2	noun - weight
원초적 won-cho-jeok Level 5	adjective - primitive, primordial
겸상 gyeom-sang Level 5	verb - to share a meal
기운 gi-un Level 3	noun - energy, spirit
게으름 ge-eu-reum Level 3	noun - laziness

Key Grammar Structures

• 성공했다라고 할 수는 없어

  ➔ -다고 하다 (Indirect Quotation)

  ➔ Used to report a statement; here, 'I cannot say that I have succeeded'.

• 니 여자도 나를 tag하잖아

  ➔ -잖아 (Confirmation/Shared knowledge)

  ➔ Used when assuming the listener already knows the fact; 'Even your girl tags me (as you well know)'.

• 날 씹어봤자 넌 바로 뱉어

  ➔ -아/어 봤자 (Even if/It is useless to)

  ➔ Indicates that even if someone does 'chew' (criticize) him, it will be in vain as they will 'spit' it out.

• 내가 앨범 내면은 뭐가 됐든 개 좆 돼

  ➔ -면 (Conditional 'if')

  ➔ A conditional clause: 'If I release an album, whatever it is, it goes crazy (is successful)'.

• 감 다 떨어진 놈들 널린 와중에

  ➔ -ㄴ/은 와중에 (In the middle of / Amidst)

  ➔ Describes an action happening during a specific situation; 'Amidst all these guys who have lost their touch'.

• 코흘리개 시절부터 여자들을 꼴리게 했지

  ➔ -부터 (From a starting point in time)

  ➔ Sets the starting point of a period; 'Ever since my snot-nosed childhood days'.

• 너 혼자 할 때마다 나를 떠올리게 됐지

  ➔ -ㄹ 때마다 (Whenever)

  ➔ Indicates repetition; 'Whenever you do it alone, you end up thinking of me'.

• 나를 욕하면서 내가 존나 매렵네

  ➔ -면서 (While doing two actions simultaneously)

  ➔ Used to show simultaneous actions/states; 'While cursing me, you still find me very attractive'.