WOODZ – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: WOODZ, 조승연

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depths of emotion with WOODZ's poignant ballad, "BEHIND (비하인드)." This song offers a unique opportunity to connect with Korean lyrics that beautifully articulate feelings of pain, resilience, and the search for solace. Its expressive vocals and introspective themes make it a powerful piece for understanding nuanced Korean vocabulary and emotional expressions, providing a special glimpse into the artist's heartfelt storytelling.

[English]

I feel like I'm going to break, crashing into a gray wall

I look up and meet a wall, so incredibly high

What changes when you stare it down?

Even this giant will eventually break

I've been hurt by lies

What can I learn from people like these?

Words like a huge serpent

Let's tear off this black cloth

My heart feels like it's rotting away

Grabbing my hair again

Let's pull up that red line

With a sound that peaks, about to burst

I exhale a sigh, huh

Reach out with my fist even harder and break it

I feel like I'm going to break, crashing into a gray wall

I look up and meet a wall, so incredibly high

What changes when you stare it down?

Even this giant will eventually break

I just keep falling apart

A hollow laugh escapes me

This repetitive life

I broke one down

Just a few steps back

A thicker wall

Repeatedly crashing into it again and again

I guess I'm the one collapsing, I'll never

Where my skin is peeled away

Calluses build up, and the pain has dulled somehow

Let's bang my head again, and glare with my eyes

I don't care about the ones passing by my side

Even if I shake my head and tell them to go away

I spit out defiance and crash into this thing again

I feel like I'm going to break, crashing into a gray wall

I look up and meet a wall, so incredibly high

What changes when you stare it down?

Even this giant will eventually break

[Korean]

부서질 것 같아, 부딪혀 버린 회색 벽

고개를 들어보니 너무 높은 벽과의 조우

뚫어져라 보면 뭐가 바뀌어

이 커다란 놈도 결국엔 부서지게 돼 있어

거짓말들에게 베였어

이런 놈들에게 배워 뭘

커다란 구렁이 같은 말

뜯어내 버리자 검은 천

썩어가는 듯해 나의 맘

다시 머리끄덩이를 잡고서

끌어올려 보자 붉은 선

위로 터질 듯이 피크치는 소리로

난 한숨을 뱉어 허

더 세게 주먹을 뻗어서 부숴

부서질 것 같아, 부딪혀 버린 회색 벽

고개를 들어보니 너무 높은 벽과의 조우

뚫어져라 보면 뭐가 바뀌어

이 커다란 놈도 결국엔 부서지게 돼 있어

난 더 부서져만 가

헛웃음이 나

반복적인 삶

하나를 부숴놨더니

몇 걸음 뒤에

더 두꺼운 벽

몇 번이고 또 부딪혀가고

내가 무너지나 봐 나는 절대로

내 살갗이 벗겨져 나간 자리엔

굳은살이 배기고 어느새 고통이 무뎌졌어

다시 머리를 박고 눈을 부릅떠

내 옆을 지나가는 놈들은 신경 안 써

혀를 차며 돌아가라 말해도

난 엿을 날리고 다시 이놈과 부딪혀

부서질 것 같아, 부딪혀 버린 회색 벽

고개를 들어보니 너무 높은 벽과의 조우

뚫어져라 보면 뭐가 바뀌어

이 커다란 놈도 결국엔 부서지게 돼 있어

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
부서지다 (buseojida) /pu.sʌ.dʑi.da/ B1	verb - to break, to shatter, to be destroyed
벽 (byeok) /pjʌk/ A2	noun - wall
고개 (gogae) /ko.ɡɛ/ A2	noun - head
보다 (boda) /po.da/ A1	verb - to see
배우다 (baeuda) /pɛ.u.da/ B1	verb - to learn
맘 (mam) /mam/ A2	noun - heart, mind
잡다 (japda) /dʑap.da/ A2	verb - to grab, to catch
붉은 (bulgeun) /pul.ɡɯn/ B1	adjective - red
소리 (sori) /so.ɾi/ A2	noun - sound, voice
주먹 (jumeok) /dʑu.mʌk/ B1	noun - fist
뻗다 (ppeotda) /ppʌt.da/ B1	verb - to extend, to stretch out
웃음 (useum) /u.sʌm/ A2	noun - laughter, smile
삶 (salm) /salm/ B1	noun - life
두껍다 (dukkeopda) /du.kkʌp.da/ B1	adjective - thick
부딪히다 (budichida) /pu.di.tɕʰi.da/ B1	verb - to collide, to bump into
무너지다 (muneojida) /mu.nʌ.dʑi.da/ B2	verb - to collapse, to fall apart

Key Grammar Structures

• 부서질 것 같아, 부딪혀 버린 회색 벽

  ➔ 감정 표현 + '-어 버리다' (to end up doing something)

  ➔ The phrase '부서질 것 같아' (buseojil geot gata) expresses a feeling of being on the verge of breaking. '-어 버리다' indicates an action that happened unexpectedly or resulted in a certain state. Here, it implies the speaker unexpectedly collided with the wall.

• 뚫어져라 보면 뭐가 바뀌어

  ➔ '-어져라' (imperative/exhortation)

  ➔ '-어져라' is an imperative form, expressing a strong suggestion or command. It's used to emphasize the action of staring intently. It's not a direct order to someone else, but a forceful urging to oneself.

• 이런 놈들에게 배워 뭘

  ➔ '-에게' (dative particle), rhetorical question

  ➔ '-에게' marks 'these kinds of people' as the recipient of the action (learning). The phrase is a rhetorical question, implying the speaker doesn't believe there's anything to be learned from them.

• 썩어가는 듯해 나의 맘

  ➔ '-어 가다' (to seem to be doing something continuously)

  ➔ '-어 가다' describes a state that appears to be ongoing. Here, it conveys the feeling that the speaker's heart is continuously decaying or rotting.

• 다시 머리끄덩이를 잡고서

  ➔ '-고서' (connective, indicating a sequence of actions)

  ➔ '-고서' connects two actions, showing that one action happens before the other. It implies a sequence: 'grabbing the hair' and then 'trying to pull it up'.

• 내 살갗이 벗겨져 나간 자리엔

  ➔ '-에' (location particle)

  ➔ '-에' indicates the location where the skin has been peeled off. It specifies *where* this hardening/calluses are appearing.

• 내 옆을 지나가는 놈들은 신경 안 써

  ➔ '-을/를' (object marker), '-는' (nominalizing suffix)

  ➔ '-을/를' marks 'the people passing by' as the object of 'don't care'. '-는' turns the phrase 'the people passing by' into a noun-like element, allowing it to be the object of the verb.