N.O Lyrics English Translation by BTS
A nice house (a nice house)
좋은 집 (좋은 집)
A nice car (a nice car)
좋은 차 (좋은 차)
Could those things really be happiness? (Could they?)
그런 게 행복일 수 있을까? (있을까)
In Seoul (in Seoul)
In Seoul (in Seoul)
To the sky (to the sky)
To the sky (to the sky)
Would those things really make our parents happy? (Would they?)
부모님은 정말 행복해질까? (해질까)
Dreams disappeared, no room to breathe
꿈 없어졌지 숨쉴 틈도 없이
Between school, home, or PC rooms, that’s all
학교와 집 아니면
피씨방이 다인 쳇바퀴
Living a hamster wheel life
같은 삶들을 살며
Forced to aim for first place
일등을 강요
Students caught between dreams and reality
받는 학생은 꿈과
현실 사이의 이중간첩
Who turned us into studying machines?
우릴 공부하는 기계로
만든 건 누구?
Dividing us into winners and losers
일등이 아니면 낙오로 구분
Who confined us in this mold?
짓게 만든 건 틀에 가둔 건
It’s the adults; it’s hard not to agree
어른이란 걸 쉽게 수긍
Even if you think simply, survival of the fittest
할 수밖에 단순하게
생각해도 약육강식 아래
Even stomping on close friends to climb up—who made that happen?
친한 친구도 밟고 올라서게
만든 게 누구라 생각해 what?
Adults tell me this:
“It’s hard only for now.”
어른들은 내게 말하지
힘든 건 지금뿐이라고
“Just endure a little longer, do it later.”
조금 더 참으라고 나중에 하라고
Everybody say no
Everybody say no
You can’t keep saying “later” anymore
더는 나중이란 말로 안돼
Don’t live trapped in someone else’s dream
더는 남의 꿈에 갇혀 살지 마
We roll (we roll)
We roll (we roll)
We roll (we roll), we roll
We roll (we roll) we roll
Everybody say no
Everybody say no
It has to be now, not later
정말 지금이 아니면 안돼
You haven’t even tried anything yet
아직 아무것도 해본 게 없잖아
We roll (we roll)
We roll (we roll)
We roll (we roll), we roll
We roll (we roll) we roll
Everybody say no
Everybody say no
A nice house (a nice house)
좋은 집 (좋은 집)
A nice car (a nice car)
좋은 차 (좋은 차)
Could those things really be happiness? (Could they?)
그런 게 행복일 수 있을까? (있을까)
In Seoul (in Seoul)
In Seoul (in Seoul)
To the sky (to the sky)
To the sky (to the sky)
Would those things really make our parents happy? (Would they?)
부모님은 정말 행복해질까? (해질까)
I want to just play and relax
놀고 먹고 싶어
I want to tear off this uniform
교복 찢고 싶어
Make money, good money
Make money good money
Already looked at with crooked gazes
벌써 삐딱한 시선
A vague bank account balance
막연함뿐인 통장
My unhappiness has maxed out its limit
내 불행은 한도초과지
A factory of sighs from studying
공부하는 한숨 공장
The endless cycle continues
계속되는 돌려막기
Adults confess to me:
“You have it so easy.”
어른들이 하는 고백
너넨 참 편한 거래
“You’re excessively happy.”
분에 넘치게 행복한 거래
Then what am I, who is so unhappy, supposed to be?
그럼 이렇게도 불행한 나는 뭔데
There’s no topic to talk about outside of studying
공부 외엔 대화주제가 없어
Outside, kids like me are everywhere
밖엔 나 같은 애가 넘쳐
Living the same puppet-like lives
똑같은 꼭두각시 인생
Who’s going to take responsibility for this?
도대체 누가 책임져줘?
Adults tell me this:
“It’s hard only for now.”
어른들은 내게 말하지
힘든 건 지금뿐이라고
“Just endure a little longer, do it later.”
조금 더 참으라고 나중에 하라고
Everybody say no
Everybody say no
You can’t keep saying “later” anymore
더는 나중이란 말로 안돼
Don’t live trapped in someone else’s dream
더는 남의 꿈에 갇혀 살지 마
We roll (we roll)
We roll (we roll)
We roll (we roll), we roll
We roll (we roll) we roll
Everybody say no
Everybody say no
It has to be now, not later
정말 지금이 아니면 안돼
You haven’t even tried anything yet
아직 아무것도 해본 게 없잖아
We roll (we roll)
We roll (we roll)
We roll (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
Everybody say no
Everybody say no
Everybody say no