History – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: EXO-K

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Korean through EXO's "History" offers a unique window into the ambitious and hopeful energy of a group on the verge of stardom. The song's lyrics are filled with powerful verbs and expressions of determination and unity, such as "일어나" (ireona - stand up/rise) and "강해질 수 있는 나" (ganghaejil su itneun na - I who can become stronger). What makes "History" special is its role as a declaration of intent; it's a piece of K-pop history itself, marking the beginning of EXO's journey to becoming one of the industry's most successful groups. By studying its lyrics, you can learn not just the language, but also the cultural context of a K-pop debut and the storytelling that defines the genre.

[English]

Listen, can you feel it?

My heart isn’t beating anymore (my heart be breakin’)

I cried out of anger

I shouted (ha) and tried to scream (my pain be creepin’)

Black and white, still North and South

Endless war scene

The despair of the two divided suns

Going around far and wide

I’ve finally come back to where I start again

Though full of mistakes

I can learn and grow stronger

As enormous as that sun

The day I realize we are one (oh, oh)

Together, we move towards our future

I need you and you want me, on this planet Earth

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

Every, every, every day, I make history

Break it, against the rules of desire

Move it, destruction as virtue (no more shakin’ like that)

When magic time passes

We regenerate as if washed anew

Beyond space and time

Dreaming of Eden’s dawn

Let’s go, we are such beings

Going around far and wide

I’ve finally come back to where I start again

Though full of mistakes

I can learn and grow stronger

As enormous as that sun

The day I realize we are one (oh, oh)

Together, we move towards our future

I need you and you want me, on this planet Earth

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

The day we conceive our dreams, we rise again

Rise, rise, rise (turn it on)

Rise, rise, rise

When you want to believe it will last forever

When you hesitate, thinking it might end someday

Tomorrow might be the very end

Forget regrets, don’t be afraid

Please, love, love, love

The more harmonious, the more perfect

All sadness, joy, right here

You and I are one life

Hey, the moment we were born as one

The moment we meet this increasingly consuming world

We’re drifting apart, gradually

The sun broken in two, losing its power

More and more, more and more, more and more, more and more (more)

The moment we face the dream world we longed for

My heart pounds wildly, bouncing all around, dong dong dong dong dong

Going around far and wide

I’ve finally come back to where I start again

Yeah, EXO-M, EXO-K

Our future begins now, history

As huge as that sun

The day I realize we are one

Oh, in one heart, under the sun

Endlessly, we’re becoming one and growing stronger

I need you and you want me, on this planet Earth

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

Every, every, every day, I make history

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[Korean]

Listen, 느낄 수 있니

내 심장이 뛰지를 않아 (my heart be breakin')

분한 맘에 울어도 보고

소리 질러 (하) 외쳐도 봤어 (my pain be creepin')

흑과 백 아직 남과 북

끝이 나지 않는 전쟁 scene

둘로 나뉜 태양의 절망

멀리 돌고 돌아서

다시 시작하는 곳에 다 왔어

오류투성이지만

배워 가며 강해질 수 있는 나

저 태양처럼 거대한

하나란 걸 아는 날 (oh, oh)

모두 함께 가는 우리 미래로

I need you and you want me 지구란 이 별에서

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

Every, every, everyday, 내가 만든 history

Break it, 욕망의 반칙

Move it, 파괴란 미덕 (no more shakin' like that)

Magic 시간이 가면

또 씻은 듯이 다시 재생돼

시공간을 뛰어넘어서

에덴의 아침을 꿈꾸고 있어

가자, 우린 그런 존재

멀리 돌고 돌아서

다시 시작하는 곳에 다 왔어

오류투성이지만

배워 가며 강해질 수 있는 나

저 태양처럼 거대한

하나란 걸 아는 날 (oh, oh)

모두 함께 가는 우리 미래로

I need you and you want me 지구란 이 별에서

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

꿈을 잉태하는 날 우린 다시 일어나

일어나, 일어나, 일어나 (turn it on)

일어나, 일어나, 일어나

영원할 거라 믿고 싶을 때

언젠가 할 거라고 망설일 때

내일이 바로 끝인지도 몰라

후회 같은 건 잊어버려, 두려워 마

제발, 사랑해, 사랑해, 사랑해

조화로울수록 완벽하잖아

모든 슬픔이, 기쁨이, 여기에

나와 너는 한 생명인걸

야, 우리가 원래 하나로 태어났던 순간

갈수록 소모적인 이 세계를 만난 순간

우린 점점점 멀어져 가 점점

둘로 깨져 버린 채 힘을 잃어버린 태양

갈수록, 갈수록, 갈수록, 갈수록, 더 (더)

간절했던 꿈의 세계를 다시 마주하는 순간

내 가슴이 뛴다 마구 뛴다, 둥둥둥둥둥둥

돌고 돌아서

다시 시작하는 곳에 다 왔어

Yeah, EXO-M, EXO-K

우리가 시작하는 미래 history

저 태양처럼 거대한

하나란 걸 아는 날

Oh, 하나의 심장에 태양에

끝없이 우린 하나로 강해지고 있어

I need you and you want me 지구란 이 별에서

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

Every, every, everyday, 내가 만든 history

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood in the body
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to imagine or hope for something
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ A2	noun - the time that will come after the present
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
history /ˈhɪstəri/ B1	noun - the study of past events
strong /strɔːŋ/ B1	adjective - having power or strength
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible verb - to make something bright or illuminated
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ B2	noun - the power of apparently influencing events using mysterious or supernatural forces
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star around which the earth orbits
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence
learn /lɜːrn/ A2	verb - to gain knowledge or skill by studying or experience
together /təˈɡeðər/ A2	adverb - with each other; in a group
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into pieces or cause to stop functioning
shout /ʃaʊt/ B1	verb - to call out loudly
exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ B2	verb - to have actual being; to be real

Key Grammar Structures

• 내 심장이 뛰지를 않아

  ➔ Negative form with verb + 지 않다 (or 안 + verb)

  ➔ Indicates the negative, meaning 'not doing' or 'not'.

• 우리는 점점점 멀어져 가

  ➔ Progressive aspect with 가다 to express ongoing change

  ➔ Combining the verb with 가다 emphasizes ongoing movement or change.

• 내일이 바로 끝인지도 몰라

  ➔ Ending with -지도 모르다 to express possibility or uncertainty

  ➔ Indicates the speaker's uncertainty about the statement.

• 갈수록, 갈수록, 갈수록

  ➔ The construction 갈수록 + present tense to indicate increasing degree or tendency over time

  ➔ Expresses that a process or condition intensifies as time progresses.

• 시공간을 뛰어넘어서

  ➔ Verb + 을/를 + 넘어서 to mean 'to go beyond' or 'to transcend'

  ➔ Indicates surpassing or transcending a boundary or limit.

• 모든 슬픔이, 기쁨이, 여기에

  ➔ Listing with commas: connecting multiple nouns

  ➔ Used to list multiple nouns or concepts in a sequence.

• 우린 원래 하나로 태어났던 순간

  ➔ Past participle sentence with '던' to describe a past state or experience

  ➔ Indicates a past event or state that has relevance to the present.