Animal – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: NOWIMYOUNG, E SENS

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'Animal' by NOWIMYOUNG and E SENS, a powerful K-hip-hop track that offers a glimpse into the raw honesty and relentless drive of Korean artists. Through its vivid lyrics and intense delivery, you can explore themes of ambition and self-reliance, while also experiencing the unique rhythm and flow of modern Korean rap. This song's compelling storytelling and distinctive style make it an excellent choice for anyone looking to connect with the vibrant world of K-hip-hop and enhance their Korean language skills.

[English]

Lyrics: NOWIMYOUNG/E SENS

Composer: Hukky Shibaseki

Arrangement: Hukky Shibaseki

Producer: Hukky Shibaseki

Right hand caffeine, left hand cigarette

While drinking, I'm riding high—just being honest, that's me

I don’t pretend my pocket’s full when my wallet’s empty

If I’m real or fake, you’d probably notice right away

24/7 on the beat, mic check, uh

Listen, middle finger up, I do my thing

In their eyes I’m a celebrity—so unfair

I didn’t want to show off, but I let it slip, uh

Don’t be scared, relax, and not looking is the answer

I don’t play or rest, so I’m already more than half gone

Whatever the final outcome, I keep my foot on the pedal

While you were resting, I made money and then hung out with that guy

Youth’s champion, front‑runner, pretty mother, uh uh

Call me the one with many nicknames—Young Fashion Killer

I don’t carry burdens because my heart is rich

I can do anything; I’m truly a cool guy

Uh, I feel my breath getting heavy, but I keep hustling

Hard PTSD is now my main part

I only quench my thirst with music

Sometimes my swagger shrinks when I stand before a dream

Spending my whole life competing in this Seoul city

I lived like a coward, then my personality changed

It could be the last time, so I spit it out

Following others all my life ends up being nothing but dog hair

I lift up my chin, uh

They wanna talk about us, huh

I hear it all—some words are just noise

As a kid I saw the coolness of a killer whale

Feel it—a vibe on another level, uh

Who needs to pretend anyone’s watching, uh

If it’s not fun, it’s not attractive, uh

I’m not scared; we’re just having fun

Man I feel good

Yeah man I feel good

My mood swings back and forth

Some days I’m down

Other days I bounce

My flow is instinctual

Like I’m an animal, like

Animal like

Animal like

Animal like

I don’t have stray thoughts anymore

I’m like an animal

I work like an ox and eat beef

I earn like a dog, buying time, already a few years ahead

I strap life’s weight to my feet and do pull‑ups

I’m truly grown; I’ve never gotten anything for free

Don’t tell me what to do—I'll figure it out on my own

Stick your tongue in and just write down my words

Fake handshake, skimming money—no way

I gave my heart, and you repay me with this?

Pray that my close friends live well

Someone keeps playing tricks behind me silently

I don’t forget either of them, so I live well

After a big win my feast—your side just gets leftovers

Big money, one more point

Take a shot, then go further, talking about my history

It’s not a TED talk; half of it is a mess

Don’t take me as a model; it’s just lip‑service

I do what I do

Turning heads—I’m wild, you’re livestock

I can never stand something irritating for long

If my temperament’s tired, I can’t work together

Being treated like a rough stone is almost everyday for me

Even in stagnant, rotten water my gills stay clean

I flow however I want—I’m the top dog

Even if I just leave it, I’m busy doing something

Come to my show—100% pure underground, shh

At twenty‑three, grinding with flow

Underground king

When it’s just fluff, I earn and hold my chin up

Nobody backs me up, but you’re the only one who doesn’t know

Someone pretending not to know lifts me up; always be careful

Changing the water diligently still leaves it a fishbowl

I’m living in the ocean, riding the waves

I keep swimming; I’m not a surfer—let’s go

Let’s go, let’s go—I’m a psychology professor

Before digging deeper, I spit out only the crazy stuff

Their obsession is hateful

Stare at the mirror and say, “what a scene”

“Tongue, tongue”—the problem always comes from the tongue

Scanning up and down, don’t copy me from head to toe

Don’t stay silent, raise your head; now if you fake it, just fake it

I finally understand people’s endless talk

Animal like—I’m an animal like

Uh uh, turn off my manners mode, like

Animal like—I’m an animal like

No leash, no remote control, like

Animal like—I’m an animal like

Uh uh, turn off my manners mode, like

Animal—I’m an animal like

No leash, no remote control

Man I feel good

Yeah man I feel good

My mood swings back and forth

Some days I’m down

Other days I bounce

My flow is instinctual

Like I’m an animal, like

Animal like

Animal like

Animal like

I don’t have stray thoughts anymore

I’m like an ani‑mal

Man I feel good

Yeah man I feel good

My mood swings back and forth

Some days I’m down

Other days I bounce

My flow is instinctual

Like I’m an animal, like

Animal like

Animal like

Animal like

I don’t have stray thoughts anymore

I’m like an animal

[Korean]

作词 : NOWIMYOUNG/E SENS

作曲 : Hukky Shibaseki

编曲 : Hukky Shibaseki

制作人 : Hukky Shibaseki

오른손 카페인 왼손 담배

마시면서 타고 있지 솔직한게 나인데

빈 지갑 pocket 있는 척 안해

내가 사짜 가짜라면 대충봐도 알겠지

24/7 on the beat mic check uh

들어 middle finger up I do ma thang

걔 눈에 나는 연예인 the shh unfair

티를 내긴 싫었는데 흘렸네 uh

안 쫄고 맘 놓고 안 보는게 답

안 놀고 안 쉬어서 반 이상은 가

마지막 그 뭐가 되도 발에는 페달

네가 쉴 때 벌고나서 튀었지 걔랑

젊음수장 선두주자 pretty mother uh uh

별명 많은 날 불러라 Young fashion killa

안 가져 부담감은 맘이 부자여서

뭘해도 되는 난 참 멋진 녀석

Uh 숨이 차오름을 느끼지만 hustle

Hard PTSD는 이제 내 main part

갈증은 음악으로만 해소해

가끔은 내 허세도 꿈 앞에 서면 왜소해

경쟁에 평생을 바치는 이 Seoul city

겁쟁이 처럼 살다가 바뀌어 내 성격이

마지막일 수 있으니까 난 뱉어

평생 남 따라하다간 결국 개털

치켜세워 나의 턱 uh

They wanna talk about us 어

다 들려 어떤 말은 소음 뭐

어릴 때 봤어 범고래의 멋

느껴라 차원이 다른 격 uh

누가 본다고 해야되냐 척 uh

안 꼴려 재미 없는 건 uh

안 쫄아 we just having fun

Man I feel good

Yeah man I feel good

왔다갔다하지 내 기분은

어떤 날에는 down

어떤 날에는 bounce

본능적이라고 나의 flow는

Like I'm an animal like

Animal like

Animal like

Animal like

잡생각 하지않아 anymore

I'm like an animal

소 처럼 일 하고서 먹지 소고기

개 처럼 벌어 시간 사 또 미리 몇년치

인생 무게 발에 묶어놓고 턱걸이

I'm grown up for real 거저 얻은 거 없었지

나한테 뭐 시키지 마 알아서 먹어

혀 집어넣고 넌 내 말이나 받아 적어

가짜 악수 하고 돈 깎어 no way

맘 썼더니 이 따위로 갚어 너네?

내 친군 기도해 나 잘 살길

누군 살살 뒤에서 계속 장난질

둘 다 안 잊어 그래서 잘 살지

한탕 뒤 내 만찬 니 한텐 남 잔치

Big money 점 하나 더

찍고 거기서 더 나가 talkin' my history

Ted talk 아냐 반은 삐 처리

나 본 받지는 말어 걍 립서비스

I do what I do

대가리 돌리는 거 난 야생 넌 가축

깝깝한 거 절대 오래 못 참던

내 성질이 피곤하면 일 같이 못 할 거

모난 돌 취급 받는 거 나한테 거의 일상

고이다 썩은 물엔 안 벌어져 아가미가

I flow 하고픈 대로 하고 top dog

그냥 놔둬도 뭐 하느라 알아서 숨 가뻐

Come to my show 순도 100 언더그라운드 shh

노가다 flow로 스물 셋에

언더그라운드 킹

개털 일 땐 기다 벌고 쳐드는 턱

아무도 안 쳐주는 건데 너만 모르는 거

모르는 척 띄워주는 놈 언제나 조심

부지런히 물 갈아줘봤자 어항 속이지

I'm livin' in the ocean 파도 속

헤엄쳐 계속 I'm not a surfer let's go

Let's go let's go 난 심리 professor

뒤지기 전에 미친 것 만 뱉어

걔네들의 집착은 미워

Mirror 쳐다보고서 말해 요지경

"Tongue tongue" 언제나 문제는 from tongue

위 아래 훑고 따라 하지 말 "head to toe"

숙이지 말고 고개 들어 이젠 척 하면 척

난 이제 알아 사람들의 talk talk talk

Animal like I'm an animal like

Uh uh 꺼버려 내 매너모드 like

Animal like I'm an animal like

목줄없어 no remote control like

Animal like I'm an animal like

Uh uh 꺼버려 내 매너모드 like

Animal I'm an animal like

목줄없어 no remote control

Man I feel good

Yeah man I feel good

왔다갔다하지 내 기분은

어떤 날에는 down

어떤 날에는 bounce

본능적이라고 나의 flow는

Like I'm an animal like

Animal like

Animal like

Animal like

잡생각 하지않아 anymore

I'm like an ani-mal

Man I feel good

Yeah man I feel good

왔다갔다하지 내 기분은

어떤 날에는 down

어떤 날에는 bounce

본능적이라고 나의 flow는

Like I'm an animal like

Animal like

Animal like

Animal like

잡생각 하지않아 anymore

I'm like an animal

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
카페인 ka-pe-in Level 3	noun - caffeine
솔직한 sol-jik-han Level 3	adjective - honest, frank
사짜 sa-jja Level 4	noun - poser, fake
중독 jung-dok Level 4	noun - addiction
쫄다 jjol-da Level 3	verb - to be scared, to be intimidated
흐리다 heu-ri-da Level 3	verb - to blur, to fade
마지막 ma-ji-mak Level 2	noun - last, final
젊음 jeol-eum Level 3	noun - youth
부담감 bu-dam-gam Level 4	noun - burden, pressure
허세 heo-se Level 4	noun - vanity, boastfulness
갈증 gal-jeung Level 3	noun - thirst
경쟁 gyeong-jaeng Level 4	noun - competition
성격 seong-gyeok Level 3	noun - personality, character
개털 gae-teol Level 4	noun - dog hair, worthless
턱 teok Level 2	noun - chin
소음 so-eum Level 3	noun - noise
본능적 bon-neung-jeok Level 4	adjective - instinctive
야생 ya-saeng Level 4	noun - wild

Key Grammar Structures

• 오른손 카페인 왼손 담배

  ➔ Listing nouns in parallel structure.

  ➔ This line uses a simple listing of items – caffeine in the right hand, cigarettes in the left – creating a rhythmic effect. The structure is **“Noun + Location, Noun + Location”**.

• 안 쫄고 맘 놓고 안 보는게 답

  ➔ Negative imperative with repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The phrase **“안 쫄고 맘 놓고 안 보는게 답”** translates to 'The answer is not to be afraid and to let go and not to look.' The repetition of '안' (not) emphasizes the advice.

• 뭘해도 되는 난 참 멋진 녀석

  ➔ Use of '-도' (also/even) to indicate inclusivity and a self-complimentary statement.

  ➔ **“뭘해도 되는”** means 'anything I do is okay' or 'I can do anything.' The **“-도”** particle adds a sense of 'even' or 'also,' implying that no matter what he does, it's acceptable. The phrase is a confident self-assessment.

• 경쟁에 평생을 바치는 이 Seoul city

  ➔ Use of a possessive pronoun ('이') modifying a noun phrase to specify a location.

  ➔ **“이 Seoul city”** translates to 'this Seoul city.' The particle **“이”** specifies that the speaker is referring to a particular Seoul, likely the one they are currently experiencing. It emphasizes the city's role as a place dedicated to competition.