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Genius English Translations – BTS - 시차 (My Time) (English Translation)
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[Verse 1: Jungkook] / 24, feels like I became a grown-up faster than everyone else / My life has been a movie, all the time / I ran to where the sun rises every single night / It's
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BTS – 시차 (My Time)
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“시차 (My Time)” is Jungkook’s solo song of the album, and it chronologically follows his emotions from when he was a 2011 trainee at Big Hit Entertainment to now.
The sentimental
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bo en – My Time
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“My Time,” originally written and released in 2013, gained popularity in both 2014 and 2020 with the release of the trailer for the game OMORI, and the game itself, respectively
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Genius Romanizations – BTS - 시차 (My Time) (Romanized)
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24 nuguboda deo ppalli eoreuni doen geosman gata / My life has been a movie all the time / Hae tteuneun goseuro dallyeosseo every single night / Nuguui naeire gabwassdeon geosdo
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Genius English Translations – Coldplay & BTS - My Universe (English Translation)
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“My Universe,” an uplifting pop-rock song about a difficult love, works as the second promotional single from Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres.
The track, written by Coldplay
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Genius English Translations – BTS - For Youth (English Translation)
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[Sample: "EPILOGUE : Young Forever" live] / I want you forever / I want to be forever with you, ah / Forever we are young / Lily among the raindrops / This running maze that
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Genius English Translations – Agust D - 대취타 (Daechwita) (English Translation)
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The song acts as the lead single off of the mixtape, D-2. The title of the song references traditional Korean military music. The arrangement is usually performed with wind and
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Black Swan (English Translation)
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“Black Swan” is the first single from BTS' 2020 album Map of the Soul: 7. Inspired by the quote by Martha Graham:
A dancer dies twice – once when they stop dancing, and this first
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Intro: Persona (English Translation)
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“Persona” is the intro song for BTS' MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA. Sung by BTS' rapper and leader, RM, it samples the instrumental from the group’s 2014 song “Intro: Skool Luv Affair
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Genius English Translations – BTS - 00:00 (Zero O'Clock) (English Translation)
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[Verse 1: Jung Kook, Jimin] / You know those days / Those days where you're sad for no reason / Those days where your body is heavy / And it looks like everyone else except you is
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Genius English Translations – bo en - My Time (English Translation)
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[Verse 1] / Close your eyes, you'll be here soon / One, two, three, four, five minutes / Sometimes, I really want to sleep / But I cannot / [Refrain] / Goodnight / Goodnight
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Taylor Swift – Death By A Thousand Cuts
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“Death By A Thousand Cuts” compares the possible break-up of a relationship to a slow, painful death. It was inspired by the Netflix film Someone Great, rather than an aspect of
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Nicky Youre & Dazy – Sunroof
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[Intro] / La-da, la-da-da, la-da-da / La-da, la-da-di-da-da, la-da-da-da-da / La-da, la-da-da, la-da-da / La-da, la-da-di-da / [Chorus] / I got my head out the sunroof / I'm
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Taylor Swift – mad woman
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Much like her previous songs “Blank Space” and “Look What You Made Me Do,” which she references throughout the song, Swift connects the concept of a delusional woman to her
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Inner Child (English Translation)
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[Verse 1: V] / At that time, we had it tough / While looking up at those stars in the sky, too far out of reach / You at that time, didn't believe in galaxies / But I saw it, a
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Euphoria (English Translation)
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“Euphoria” is a feel-good song, depicting the happiness associated with young love and new beginnings, there are some underlying tones of feelings of how love is fake and not based
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Genius English Translations – BTS - 병 (Dis-ease) (English Translation)
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“병 (Dis-ease)” is a bright, old-school hip-hop song about disease of artists own profession and the feeling of uncertainty during the pandemic, but also shares the message of hope
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Joji – I Don't Wanna Waste My Time
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“I Don’t Wanna Waste My Time” is about someone who is cheating on their girlfriend with another person. The person is wondering if it’s worth it to keep the affair going or not.
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Genius English Translations – BTS - BTS Cypher, Pt. 3: KILLER ft. Supreme Boi (English Translation)
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[Intro] / Kill 'em, kill 'em! / [Verse 1 : Rap Monster] / Whatever you do I will kill for / Whatever I do I'll be real for / Look closely, this is the beast mode you wanted / When
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Genius English Translations – BTS - 친구 (Friends) (English Translation)
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“친구” (Friends) is about V’s and Jimin’s friendship. The song talks about their friendship and high school experiences, as they are bringing up throwbacks to old events, such as
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The Weeknd – Call Out My Name
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Sampling his Oscar-nominated “Earned It” over a slow piano-driven beat from producer Frank Dukes (who collaborated with The Weeknd on his previous effort Starboy), Abel details his
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The Walters – I Love You So
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“I Love You So” is about falling in love with someone who isn’t ready for a serious relationship. The love interest in the song isn’t ready to be exclusive and eventually the
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Filter (English Translation)
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The colorful Latin-pop infused track “Filter” is Jimin’s personal solo song for BTS' fourth Korean full-length album. With the concept created by Jimin himself, the song is
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Life Goes On (English Translation)
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This nostalgic song blurs alternative hip-hop sound with acoustic guitar and synth-pop. The lyrics offer comfort in a time when the world faces the pandemic.
The story behind the
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Interlude: Shadow (English Translation)
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“Interlude: Shadow” is an interlude on BTS' full-length album Map of the Soul: 7. The hip hop track samples their earlier 2013 song “Intro: O!RUL8,2?” and features the group’s
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Logic (Ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid) – 1-800-273-8255
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On “1-800-273-8255,” Logic shows that suicide is never the answer to anyone’s problems. He wants people to know that there is always help available, such as the National Suicide
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Ma City (English Translation)
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[Intro: Jungkook] / Wherever you live / Wherever I live / [Hook: Rap Monster] / I ran for a long time / I ran again for a long time / Yeah I’ll be ridin' and I’ll be dyin’ / In ma
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Genius English Translations – TOMORROW X TOGETHER - Anti-Romantic (English Translation)
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[Verse 1: Taehyun, Huening Kai] / I don't know who loves me / And I don't care, it's a waste anyway / I'm a little scared of this romantic feeling / Sweet and slightly bitter
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Outro: Ego (English Translation)
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“Outro: Ego” serves as the outro track for BTS‘ fourth full-length studio album, Map of the Soul: 7, and it was released prior to the album’s drop date as a comeback trailer.
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Butterfly (English Translation)
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BTS is no stranger to mining emotional depth in their lyrics, and “Butterfly” is a key representation of the lyrical complexity that sets them apart as a K-pop act.
The non-single
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Genius Romanizations – bo en - My Time (Romanized)
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[Verse 1: bo en] / Close your eyes, you'll be here soon / Ichi ni san shi go fun / Tokidoki, hontou ni netai / Demo, kono waado dekinai / [Refrain: Utane Uta] / Oyasumi / Oyasumi
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Louder than bombs (English Translation)
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“Louder than Bombs” is about hope for better days and fighting the bad ones.
As BTS have mentioned on Vlive that the song appears to be symbolizing the loudness of bombs to two
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Genius English Translations – Jung Kook - My You (English Translation)
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[Verse 1] / Summer has already spread in the air / Breeze is already blowing / The last cold snap is going out / The days were getting longer and longer / But my days were still
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Genius English Translations – BTS - FIRST LOVE (English Translation)
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[Intro: SUGA] / The corner of my memory / A brown piano settled on one side / In the corner of my childhood house / A brown piano settled on one side / [Verse 1: SUGA] / I remember
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Genius Romanizations – BTS - For Youth (Romanized)
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[Sample: "EPILOGUE : Young Forever" live] / Yeongwonhagopa / Yeongwonhi sonyeonigo sipeo nan, ah / Forever we are young / Narineun kkochip bi sairo / Hemaeeo dallineun i miro
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Genius English Translations – BTS - ON (English Translation)
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The second promotional single from MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 album features strong and powerful lyrics filled with brass and percussion instruments that sound akin to a marching band
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Genius English Translations – BTS – 봄날 (Spring Day) (English Translation)
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“봄날 (Spring Day)” is the title track of BTS’s sophomore repackage album, You Never Walk Alone. The midtempo song is usually described as either an alternative hip-hop track or a
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blink-182 – Adam's Song
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A popular song by Blink-182 describing a young boy’s suicide note. It’s a break from their usual light-hearted material, but the end is still life affirming as he decides not to go
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APRE – Waste My Time
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[Verse 1] / It don't mean nothing, it don't need change / You don't leave laughter inside my brain / I'm just a victim of this pain / I'm just a message of the boy that ran away
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Genius English Translations – Agust D - 마지막 (The Last) (English Translation)
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[Verse 1] / On the other side of the famous idol rapper / Stands my weak self, it's a bit dangerous / Depression, OCD / They keep coming back again from time to time / Hell no
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Respect (English Translation)
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“Respect” is about aspects of the word “Respect”, and the disrespect and hypocrisy of people to each other, Therefore the spectrum of people’s admiration to artists and the
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Genius English Translations – BTS - INTRO : Never Mind (English Translation)
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Written by BTS’s very own lead Rapper, Min Yoongi, or better known as SUGA. Suga is the lead rapper for BTS, Nevermind was released on November 17, 2015. It is also the intro for “
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Slipknot – Psychosocial
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“Psychosocial” is a song about hate for life and broken society. It’s the second single from All Hope is Gone and was nominated for the 2009 Grammy for Best Metal Performance
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Genius English Translations – BTS - Blue & Grey (English Translation)
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“Blue & Grey” is a guitar ballad that tells the story an artist’s burn-out.
As V explained, blue is universally symbolic of sadness, while grey is a color that RM often references
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Genius English Translations – BTS - 잠시 (Telepathy) (English Translation)
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“잠시 (Telepathy)” is a retro cheerful song with funky rhythms.
As Jin stated, they wrote it to “melt down the feeling of not being able to meet with fans” because of the pandemic.
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