R.I.L + King′s gambit – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: HAON, ZICO, Gaeko, Sik-K, VINXEN

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Korean hip-hop with "R.I.L + King's gambit," HAON's triumphant track from "Show Me The Money 12." This song offers a dynamic blend of introspective lyrics and powerful flows, making it an excellent gateway to understanding modern Korean rap. You'll not only appreciate HAON's unique vocal delivery and philosophical depth but also grasp how Korean artists weave personal narratives and cultural references into their music, enriching your linguistic and cultural learning experience.

[English]

Lyrics: HAON, GAEKO, Zico, Sik-K, VINXEN

Music composed by: Zico, Crush, No Identity, Sik-K, GAEKO, DAEHEE, MPT

Arrangement: Crush, Zico, No Identity

Producer: Zico, Crush

Inside the MP3 I got when I was eight

was the Billboard Top 100

When I got drumsticks at fourteen

Whenever they got scratches, the BPM would go wild

A friend I met the following year

led me into an entirely new world

What reached my eardrums through the earbuds

was mind-blowing glass art

From the heavens, just let things happen as they will

I memorized Pac, Biggie, Beenzino, anything that came my way

When I finally spit it right

It felt as spiritual as a neighborhood karaoke church

The hands the audience held out

weren’t even ten, but

the next day at school

the rumor started spreading

'I have to get on Show Me The Money'

I, I rap over the phone, my first mic was a UFO

Yeah, after class

my lesson time was on repeat, recording

Then in my notebook

the rhymes I wrote became stage ammo

No hesitation, straight to the next stage

The one who patted my back when I switched steps

was VJ 1llionaire and GAEKO

Rhythm is life

Life's my rhythm, life's my rhythm

Rhythm is life

Rhyme's infinite lines, drill them

Lightning strike, light

Film splitting tightly

My life is rhythm, rhythm is life

Life is neither too good nor too bad

If you lived a good day, fill the cup and celebrate

Soaked in dopamine, dice and Hwa‑tu cards in my hand

When I pause briefly, imprisoning myself in a long tunnel

Head first, night and day, deep in it

Mind traveling

Rhyme dribbling

Hip‑hop and pop, two siblings

Rhythm in Bowers & Wilkins speakers

Waking the amygdala, get them in

Anti‑aging

Chasing money

Stop for a moment

Back to basics

From Nas to JAY‑Z

Prepared, listening from the roots, it's all so amazing

Gaeko

Just smelling it, go, the brilliance of youth

Add one more clover to my hand

Before I leave, I bow down and pray

Echo

Climb the mountain and tie a ribbon

Since we’re a duo, even the summit isn’t lonely

Next up, maybe I’m Nirvana

Rhythm is life

Life's my rhythm, life's my rhythm

Rhythm is life

Rhyme's infinite lines, drill them

Lightning strike, light

Film splitting tightly

My life is rhythm, rhythm is life

Rhythm is life

Life's my rhythm, life's my rhythm

Rhythm is life

Rhyme's infinite lines, drill them

Lightning strike, light

Film splitting tightly

My life is rhythm, rhythm is life

Rhythm is life

Life is rhythm

Rhythm is the oil that moves my life

The pillar that set me straight

My prayer that reached God

I got back on track, the road I had lost

My verses forged in pitch‑black darkness

My name shines like the sun

I listened, learned, my pencil in hand

Sticking to it like a drum, bumpin' on it

Even my imperfect self feels vivid

Especially the deadly bass that raised me in my rookie days

the deadly nasal tone

Feng Shui

Yeah yeah yeah yeah

You non‑believer

You're nothing to me

You're done, I'm a leader now

Yeah yeah yeah

You non‑believer

You're nothing to me

You're done, so done now

Whether scared or not, keep moving

Whether it's black or white

One step can mean a hundred

Turns into a staircase to a cliff

You don't need to know how to fly, ay

I get envy

and even get hatred as a bonus

And a lot of money comes as a gift

Sometimes knocking on doors

Performing the magic of bending spoons

Life only repays me with great pride

I've done countless things

in my own way, adding up

He never even tries

He's overly smug about what he got

Acting rude

I threw an uppercut at those guys

Talk more, see

Make it hit

Like percussion

Stylish things

Take it out, Auto‑Tune

You aren't on my level

Come up and try

Cut that throat

If we talk about class

A body that holds every word

If you threw a stone

He's already a loser

Pain on my shoulders but I can't feel it

My veins are getting colder but I see no blood

Happiness feels heavy

My every move is terrifying

They are watching

Because I'm a king

So I have to win

Victory in the wind

The King's Gambit

The King's Gambit

Yeah yeah, I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah, I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah, I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah, I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah, I gotta beat

My broken heart is clean

I fly high in the sky

Life seen from afar is a comedy

The bleed that felt like a daily routine

Decorate the finale with blood

But no, the culprit

We gotta get that money

The poor keep going longer

Riding in a coupe, yeah

After a long nap, stretching, dreaming again

Filling empty glasses, I’m going crazy, taking off

I travel the country earning

He earns while circling the Earth

We walk like pipe‑playing boys

Why tease with rap

Just leave the office and look for another seat

I bet you’ll earn more

I’ll create the next chapter

Holding poison

Pour it into a bowl

Take it to the exhibition and sell it off

At the end of the tunnel, a light descends

No turning back

Bring it, hang the trophy around your neck

Pain on my shoulders but I can’t feel it

Veins getting colder, I see no blood

Happiness feels heavy

My every action is frightening

They are watching

Because I'm a king

So I gotta win

Victory in the wind

The King's Gambit

The King's Gambit

Yeah yeah, I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah, I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah, I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah, I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah, I gotta win

Victory in the wind

The King's Gambit

The King's Gambit

Yeah yeah, I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah, I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah, I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah, I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah, I gotta beat

[Korean]

作词 : HAON/GAEKO/Zico/Sik-K/VINXEN

作曲 : Zico/Crush/No Identity/Sik-K/GAEKO/DAEHEE/MPT

编曲 : Crush/Zico/No Identity

制作人 : Zico/Crush

내가 여덟 살 때 갖게 된 MP3 안에 들어 있던

Billboard Top 100

열네 살에 쥐게 된 드럼 스틱에

기스가 날 때면 날뛰는 BPM

그다음 연도에 만난 친구는

나를 완전히 새로운 세계로 인도해

이어폰을 통해 나의 고막에 닿은 것은

Mind blow 유리 공예

될 대로 되라고 해로부터

Pac Biggie Beenzino 닥치는 대로 외웠고

제대로 뱉어 본 게

동네 노래방 교회처럼 spiritual

관객들이 내민 손은

열 개도 안 되곤 했지만

다음 날 학교에선

소문이 퍼지기 시작해

'쟨 쇼미더머니에 나가야 돼'

I- I rap through the phone 첫 mic는 UFO

그래 방과 후에

나의 수업 시간은 on repeat REC

또 메모장에

써 내려간 라임들은 무대포

후횐 없어 바로 다음 무대로

발을 옮기는 나의 등을 두드려 준 건

VJ 1llionaire 그리고 GAEKO

Rhythm is life

Life's my rhythm life's my rhythm

Rhythm is life

Rhyme's infinite lines go drill 'em

벼락 쳐 light

타이트하게 쪼개지는 필름

내 삶이 곧 리듬 리듬은 곧 삶

Life is not too good not too bad

하루 잘 살았다면 다 잔 채우고 자축해

도파민에 절여져 손에 주사위와 화투패

잠시 내려놓고 긴 터널 속에 날 가둘 때

머리 박고 낮밤 deep in it

Mind traveling

Rhyme 드리블링

힙합과 팝 두 개의 siblings

Bowers & Wilkins 스피커에 리듬이

편도체를 깨워 get 'em in

안티에이징

Money chasing

멈춰 잠시

Back to basics

Nas to JAY-Z

갖춰 예의지 뿌리째 듣지 다 so amazing

개코

냄새만 맡고 가 젊음의 찬란함

손에 든 클로버 한 장 더 붙여 줘

떠나기 전에 난 엎드려 절 받아

에코

산으로 올라가 리본을 달아 놔

다듀는 둘이라 정상이 외로울 일 없지

다음은 아마 난 Nirvana

Rhythm is life

Life's my rhythm life's my rhythm

Rhythm is life

Rhyme's infinite lines go drill 'em

벼락 쳐 light

타이트하게 쪼개지는 필름

내 삶은 곧 리듬 리듬은 곧 삶

Rhythm is life

Life's my rhythm life's my rhythm

Rhythm is life

Rhyme's infinite lines go drill 'em

벼락 쳐 light

타이트하게 쪼개지는 필름

내 삶은 곧 리듬 리듬은 곧 삶

Rhythm is life

Life is rhythm

리듬이란 나의 삶을 움직이는 기름

나를 바로 세운 기둥

신께 닿은 나의 기도

다시 올라타게 됐어 내가 잃어버린 길을

칠흑 같은 어둠에서 갈고닦은 내 verse

태양처럼 빛나네 이름

귀를 세워 배웠네 연필은 내 손에

덤비듯 달라붙어 bumpin' on it

불완전한 나에게도 선명한 feelin'

특히 풋내기 때 나를 키운

치명적인 비음

Feng Shui

Yeah yeah yeah yeah

You non-believer

You a none nothin' to me

You're done I'm a leader now

Yeah yeah yeah

You non-believer

You a none nothin' to me

You're done so done now

겁이 나든 말든 간에 움직여

그게 검은색이든 흰색이든

한 걸음에 달려 있는 게 억

낭떠러지는 계단으로 변해

알 필요가 없어 날아가는 법을 ay

난 부러움을 사고

보너스로 미움까지 받아

그리고 아주 많은 돈은 사은품

가끔 문을 두드리는

숟가락을 구부리는 마술

삶은 내게 매우 뿌듯하게 보답할 뿐

난 수없이 많은 것을

나의 방식으로 거들어

얜 노력도 안 하고선

얻은 걸로 너무 꺼드럭

버릇없이 구는

녀석들에게 날린 어퍼컷

떠들어 봐 더

Making it hit

Like a percussion

멋들어진 것들

빼 보라고 Auto-Tune

You ain't on my level

올라와 봐

Cut that throat

Class를 따지면

모든 말을 가진 몸

돌을 던졌다면

걘 이미 loser

Pain on my shoulders but I can't feel

Vein gettin' colder but I can't see no blood

무겁네 행복

무섭네 내 행동거지 하나하나

They be watching

Cause I'm a king

So I gotta win

Victory in the wind

The King's Gambit

The King's Gambit

Yeah yeah I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah I gotta beat

피폐했던 맘은 clean

날아 하늘 높이

멀리서 본 인생은 comedy

매일 루틴 같았던 bleed

장식해 finale 핏빛으로

But 아냐 범인이

We gotta get that money

빈털터리 벌이는 더 길어진 채로

Ridin' on coupe yeah

긴 잠 뒤 기지개 다시 이룬 꿈

빈 잔 채워 미치게 난 이륙 중

난 전국 돌아 벌어

얘는 지구 돌아 벌어

우리 둘은 피리 부는 소년처럼 걸어

랩으로 왜 까불어

그냥 사무소 나가서 다른 자리 알아봐

장담해 너 더 벌어

난 만들어 다음 장을

독을 품고서

그릇에다 담아

전시장에 갖다 팔아 버려

Tunnel 끝에 내려 빛

없어 다시 돌아갈 일

가져와 봐 trophy 목에 메달 걸어

Pain on my shoulders but I can't feel

Vein gettin' colder but I can't see no blood

무겁네 행복

무섭네 내 행동거지 하나하나

They be watching

Cause I'm a king

So I gotta win

Victory in the wind

The King's Gambit

The King's Gambit

Yeah yeah I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah I gotta win

Victory in the wind

The King's Gambit

The King's Gambit

Yeah yeah I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah I gotta beat it

Yeah yeah I gotta beat

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
MP3 em-pi-thri TOPIK 3	noun - A digital music file format and the devices that play them.
드럼 deu-reom TOPIK 2	noun - drum
BPM bi-pi-em TOPIK 4	noun - beats per minute (a measure of tempo)
유리 yu-ri TOPIK 2	noun - glass
공예 gong-ye TOPIK 4	noun - crafts, artistry
영향 yeong-hyang TOPIK 4	noun - influence
소문 so-mun TOPIK 3	noun - rumor
메모장 me-mo-jang TOPIK 3	noun - notebook
라임 ra-im TOPIK 4	noun - rhyme
무대포 mu-dae-po TOPIK 5	adjective - reckless, impetuous
VJ vi-ji TOPIK 4	noun - Video Jockey
리듬 ri-deum TOPIK 3	noun - rhythm
편도체 pyeon-do-che TOPIK 5	noun - amygdala
개코 gae-ko TOPIK 4	noun - Gaeko (rapper's name)
클로버 keu-ro-beo TOPIK 3	noun - clover
정상 jeong-sang TOPIK 3	noun - peak, summit
벼락 byeo-rak TOPIK 3	noun - lightning
필름 pil-reum TOPIK 3	noun - film

Key Grammar Structures

• 내가 여덟 살 때 갖게 된 MP3 안에 들어 있던 Billboard Top 100

  ➔ Past Tense + Relative Clause

  ➔ The sentence uses the past tense ("갖게 된" - 'had') to describe an event in the past. The phrase "안에 들어 있던" introduces a relative clause modifying "MP3", providing additional information about it. The structure is 'Noun + 안에 들어 있던 + Noun'.

• 제대로 뱉어 본 게 동네 노래방 교회처럼 spiritual

  ➔ Noun + Verb + 게 (nominalizer) + Simile

  ➔ The particle "게" transforms the verb phrase "뱉어 본" ('tried to spit') into a noun phrase, making it the subject of the sentence. The phrase then uses a simile, comparing the experience to something 'spiritual like a neighborhood karaoke church'.

• Rhythm is life / Life's my rhythm life's my rhythm

  ➔ Noun = Verb + Possessive + Noun

  ➔ This is a stylistic repetition and a metaphorical equation. It establishes a core theme of the song: rhythm and life are intrinsically linked. The possessive 'my' emphasizes a personal connection to the rhythm.

• 벼락 쳐 light 타이트하게 쪼개지는 필름

  ➔ Imperative + Adverb + Verb + Noun

  ➔ The phrase begins with an imperative verb ("벼락 쳐" - 'strike lightning'), creating a vivid and energetic image. "타이트하게" is an adverb modifying the verb "쪼개지는" ('splitting'), describing *how* the film is splitting. This creates a sense of intensity.