좋은 집 (좋은 집)
Nice house (nice house)
좋은 차 (좋은 차)
Nice car (nice car)
그런 게 행복일 수 있을까? (있을까)
Will things like that bring you happiness? (Will they?)
In Seoul (in Seoul)
To the SKY* (to the SKY)
부모님은 정말 행복해질까? (해질까)
Will your parents really be happy? (Will they?)
꿈 없어졌지 숨쉴 틈도 없이
Your dream disappeared, without even any room to breathe
학교와 집 아니면
School and home
피씨방이 다인 쳇바퀴
and maybe the internet cafe, that’s your hamster wheel
같은 삶들을 살며
Living the same lives
일등을 강요
Under pressure to come first
받는 학생은 꿈과
These students are double agents
현실 사이의 이중간첩
between dreams and reality
우릴 공부하는 기계로
Who is turning us
만든 건 누구?
into studying machines?
일등이 아니면 낙오로 구분
“First place or you’ve fallen behind”
짓게 만든 건 틀에 가둔 건
The ones who put us in those categories, who trap us in boxes
어른이란 걸 쉽게 수긍
are the adults, you have to admit it
할 수밖에 단순하게
Even if you think about it simply
생각해도 약육강식 아래
Under survival of the fittest,
친한 친구도 밟고 올라서게
who do you think is the one that made you
만든 게 누구라 생각해 what?
step on even your close friends to rise above, what?
어른들은 내게 말하지
The adults tell me
힘든 건 지금뿐이라고
that things are only hard right now
조금 더 참으라고 나중에 하라고
Just bear it a little longer, do other things later
Everybody say NO!
더는 나중이란 말로 안돼
‘Later’ doesn’t work anymore
더는 남의 꿈에 갇혀 살지 마
Don’t keep living a life trapped in someone else’s dream
We roll (We roll)
We roll (We roll) We roll
Everybody say NO!
정말 지금이 아니면 안돼
It really has to be right now
아직 아무것도 해본 게 없잖아
You still haven’t tried anything at all, right?
We roll (We roll)
We roll (We roll) We roll
Everybody say NO!
좋은 집 (좋은 집)
Nice house (nice house)
좋은 차 (좋은 차)
Nice car (nice car)
그런 게 행복일 수 있을까? (있을까)
Will things like that bring you happiness? (Will they?)
In Seoul (in Seoul)
To the SKY (to the SKY)
부모님은 정말 행복해질까? (해질까)
Will your parents really be happy? (Will they?)
놀고 먹고 싶어
I want to play and eat
교복 찢고 싶어
I want to tear off my school uniform
Make money good money
벌써 삐딱한 시선
A perspective that's already skewed
막연함뿐인 통장,
A bank account that’s barely there
내 불행은 한도초과지
I’ve maxed out my unhappiness
공부하는 한숨 공장,
A factory of sighs that study,
계속되는 돌려막기
constantly digging a hole to fill another
어른들이 하는 고백
Adults confess
너넨 참 편한 거래
They say we have it really easy
분에 넘치게 행복한 거래
They say we're happier than we deserve to be
그럼 이렇게도 불행한 나는 뭔데
Well then what’s up with me? I’m still unhappy
공부 외엔 대화주제가 없어
There are no topics of conversation other than our studies
밖엔 나 같은 애가 넘쳐
The world outside is overflowing with kids like me
똑같은 꼭두각시 인생
The exact same lives as puppets
도대체 누가 책임져줘?
Who exactly is going to take responsibility?
어른들은 내게 말하지
The adults tell me
힘든 건 지금뿐이라고
that things are only hard right now
조금 더 참으라고 나중에 하라고
Just bear it a little longer, do other things later
Everybody say NO!
더는 나중이란 말로 안돼
‘Later’ doesn’t work anymore
더는 남의 꿈에 갇혀 살지 마
Don’t keep living a life trapped in someone else’s dream
We roll (We roll)
We roll (We roll) We roll
Everybody say NO!
정말 지금이 아니면 안돼
It really has to be right now
아직 아무것도 해본 게 없잖아
You still haven’t tried anything at all, right?
We roll (We roll)
We roll (We roll) We roll
Everybody say NO!
Everybody say NO!
Everybody say NO!
Everybody say NO!
Everybody say NO!
Translators’ Notes:
* ‘SKY’ is commonly used as an abbreviation for Seoul University, Korea University, and Yonsei University, which are considered the best colleges in Korea. Students are often under immense pressure to get into these schools.
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Last updated on: 2022-05-30