Sweet Escape – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: BewhY
• Album: POP IS CRYIN'

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical depth of BewhY’s ‘Sweet Escape’ to master advanced Korean hip-hop slang, rhythmic phrasing, and abstract poetic vocabulary. This track is a special gateway to understanding how modern Korean artists blend traditional cultural values with contemporary artistic expression.

[English]

Lyrics by: BewhY/Molly Morgan

Composed by: BewhY/Molly Morgan

Baby you’re my sweet escape

Been holding on but it’s too late

I’m tangled up in yesterday

Baby you’re my sweet escape

Baby you’re my sweet escape

I start things grandly, but I close them insignificantly

I shouted that I’d achieve it all, but ended up humiliated

Blew all my money in the bank due to my own stubbornness

Even so, I can’t sell my watch, necklace, and rings

I’ve tried to pretend I wasn't hurt after falling down

But the ripped knees of my jeans won't stay hidden

Everything was paralyzed, the path I walked

Even if I’m broken, "LADI DADI" is still on my lips

I achieved it, then I lost it all

Behind my back, I hear them saying, "Look at that"

To say I regret it is the only honest thing

Do I have to brag about my failures too, given my job?

What’s the big deal about not getting the results I wanted?

I’m the stupid one, who else should I blame?

It’s a big number to just brush off and laugh about

Shut up and meditate

Baby you’re my sweet escape

Been holding on but it’s too late

I’m tangled up in yesterday

Baby you’re my sweet escape

Baby you’re my sweet escape

The various businesses I started

My assets disappeared due to an overinflated ego

The dream I had when I was young, when will I pay it back?

No, first I need to pay off all the debt I’ve piled up

Perfume and excuses are stained on my clothes

The moment I explain, it just becomes an excuse

They spit behind my back to make me look behind me

Those two mouths saying my life is a failure

The subject is me, not you

Spent over a billion

Took a lesson in life

Clench my fist

Even if I stumble

I trudge along

The start was the 515 bus

Earn more bucks

They act like they don't know who made me

Now I don't even trust myself

Paranoia until there's no room for doubt

I should have done that, or why did I do that?

Have my plans ever been executed perfectly?

I have family with the same blood, but I shouldn't anymore

The same mistakes and foolish choices

I want the answer before I even call for it

I want you to hear it all before I even speak

My fingernails bitten down from anxiety

Can I take a new stride again?

Between the two, which side am I really on?

A guy who failed, or a guy who has experienced failure

Baby you’re my sweet escape

[Korean]

作词 : BewhY/Molly Morgan

作曲 : BewhY/Molly Morgan

Baby you’re my sweet escape

Been holding on but it’s too late

I’m tangled up in yesterday

Baby you’re my sweet escape

Baby you’re my sweet escape

거창히 열고 나 미비하게 닫지

다 이룰거라 소리쳤다 개망신

아집으로 통장에 돈 다 탕진

그래도 못 팔아 시계 목걸이 반지

넘어지고나서 아닌 척 해봤지

허나 가려지지 않아 무릎 찢긴 바지

싹 다 마비 걸었던 자취

망가져도 아직 입에선 LADI DADI

이뤘다가 다 잃었다

들리는 소리 뒤에선 이것 봐

후회한다 말해야 거짓없다

실패도 자랑해야 되나 직업상

원하는 결과를 못 얻은 게 뭔 대수냐

내가 멍청한 거지 대체 누굴 탓

넘기고 웃자 하기엔 큰 숫자

닥치고 묵상

Baby you’re my sweet escape

Been holding on but it’s too late

I’m tangled up in yesterday

Baby you’re my sweet escape

Baby you’re my sweet escape

벌려 놨던 여러 사업장

과잉된 자의식으로 사라진 내 자산

어릴 적 꿨던 꿈 대체 언제 갚아

아니 그전에 쌓여진 빚 다 갚아

옷에 묻어 있어 향수와 핑계

설명하는 순간 변명이 돼

뒤보게 할라 뒤에서 뱉어 침

망한 인생이라고 한 말 하는 두 입

너 아닌 내가 주어

십 수억 들여

인생 수업 들어

쥐어 주먹

버벅거려도

걸어 터벅

시작은 515 Bus

더 벌어 Bucks

쟤넨 누가 날 만들었는지 모른 척 굴어

이제 나는 나 못 믿어

의심 안 될 때까지 의심병

그 때 그럴 걸 혹은 왜 그랬지

완벽하게 실행된 적 있나 계획들이

피 섞인 가족 있어 이젠 없어야 돼

똑같은 실수와 미련한 택

내가 부르기 전에 듣기를 원해 답

내가 말하기 전에 듣기를 원해 다

불안함에 뜯겨진 내 손톱

또 밟을 수가 있을까 새 보폭

둘 중에 나는 대체 어디 쪽

실패한 놈이거나 실패 해본 놈

Baby you’re my sweet escape

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
거창히 geochanghi Level 5	adverb/adjective - grandly, magnificently
미비하게 mibihage Level 5	adverb/adjective - insufficiently, inadequately
개망신 gaemangsin Level 4	noun - deep humiliation, total disgrace
아집 ajib Level 5	noun - stubbornness, egoism
탕진 tangjin Level 5	noun/verb - squandering, wasting away
마비 mabi Level 4	noun - paralysis, numbness
자취 jachi Level 3	noun - trace, footprint, remnants
후회 huhoe Level 2	noun/verb - regret, repentance
실패 silpae Level 1	noun - failure
묵상 muksang Level 5	noun - meditation, silent contemplation
자산 jasan Level 4	noun - asset, property
핑계 pinggye Level 3	noun - excuse, pretext
변명 byeonmyeong Level 3	noun - justification, excuse
의심 uisim Level 2	noun - doubt, suspicion
계획 gyehoek Level 1	noun - plan

Key Grammar Structures

• Been holding on but it’s too late

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "Been holding" emphasizes an action that started in the past and has been continuing up to the present.

• 거창히 열고 나 미비하게 닫지

  ➔ Adverbial usage of -히

  ➔ The suffix "-히" turns the adjective "거창하다" into an adverb, describing how the action "열고" (opening) is performed.

• 넘어지고나서 아닌 척 해봤지

  ➔ -아/어서 vs -고나서

  ➔ "-고나서" is used here to emphasize that the action of "넘어지다" (falling) was completed before the next action.

• 들리는 소리 뒤에선 이것 봐

  ➔ Passive participle modifier

  ➔ "들리는" is the modifier form of "들리다" (to be heard), describing "소리" (sound/rumors).

• 내가 멍청한 거지 대체 누굴 탓

  ➔ Colloquial -ㄴ/은 거지

  ➔ Using "-ㄴ/은 거지" makes the statement sound like a rhetorical assertion of a self-evident fact.

• 내가 부르기 전에 듣기를 원해 답

  ➔ Honorific/Polite volition -기 원해

  ➔ Combines the noun form "-기" with "원해" (want) to express a strong desire for an action.

• 또 밟을 수가 있을까 새 보폭

  ➔ Potential mood -ㄹ 수 있다

  ➔ "-ㄹ 수가 있을까" adds a nuance of doubt or introspection regarding one's capability.

• 실패한 놈이거나 실패 해본 놈

  ➔ Determiner -ㄴ/은 vs Experience -해본

  ➔ "실패한" (failed) describes a state, while "실패 해본" (have experienced failure) emphasizes the process/past experience.