aespa – Bite Lyrics | Romanized & Meaning

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Bite

aespa (에스파)

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Album

LEMONADE – The 2nd Album

Release Date

May 27, 2024

Genre

Dance / Hyperpop

Label

SM Entertainment

Composers / Lyricists

Stian Nyhammer Olsen (THE HUB), Julia Bognar Finnseter (Blueprint), DANA, Awrii (THE HUB), Joowon, Zaya (153/Joombas)

Participating Members

Karina Giselle Winter Ningning

About the Song

《Bite》 captures a darker and more striking edge of aespa, featured on LEMONADE – The 2nd Album. Composed by Stian Nyhammer Olsen, Julia Bognar Finnseter (Blueprint), DANA, and Awrii (THE HUB), with lyrics by Joowon and Zaya (153/Joombas), and arrangement by Stian Nyhammer Olsen, the track leans into a sharp, magnetic mood that fits aespa’s bold identity. Its title gives the song an instinctive, dangerous charm, while the polished production and controlled intensity make 《Bite》 feel sleek, confident, and instantly memorable.

[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]

English Translation

careful, ’cause i bite

hold me back,
i’m ’bout to
break the cage
you talk a lot
’til you see my face
i’m coming through,
you better
give me space
i say pi-hal ba-e
geu-nyang crash

Hold me back, I’m ’bout to break the cage You talk a lot ’til you see my face I’m coming through, you better give me space I say instead of avoiding, just Crash

ain’t gon’
waste all my time
playing nice
ja-bi-neun not mine
nat-seon mo-seu-beul kkeo-nae
i said i might
bite you back

Ain’t gon’ waste all my time playing nice Mercy is Not mine Unfamiliar side I said I might Bite you back

ga-neun geo-reum-ma-da
i’ve been
carving my moves
mwo-ra tteo-deu-reo-do
i don’t care
about you
my way
nal wan-seong-han pain
seon-eul neom-gi jeon-kka-ji-man
play it cool
you don’t know
where i’m from
but you’re
under my rules
so better keep off,
so better stay off
my bad side

Every step I take I’ve been carving my moves No matter what you say I don’t care about you My way The Pain that completed me Just play it cool until you cross the line You don’t know where I’m from but you’re under my rules So better keep off, so better stay off my bad side

careful, ’cause i bite
neol ga-ppu-ni sam-kyeo-beo-ril
one bite
don’t mess with me
deo gip-su-gi i bite
say i’m so mean,
you bet you’re right
look at me
bon-neung-dae-ro fight
iced out veneers,
built my career

Careful, ’cause I Bite I’ll swallow you easily One Bite Don’t mess with me Deeper I Bite Say I’m so mean, you bet you’re right Look at me Fight by instinct Iced out veneers, built my career

like, hold up
sun-sik-ga-ne
ba-kkwi-eo-beo-rin on-do
ma-reul ba-kkwo dae
what you do
what you wanna
i’m here to slay
here to conquer
eat ’em up like candy,
now they call me
willy wonka

Like, hold up In an instant, the temperature changed Change your words What you do what you wanna I’m here to slay here to conquer Eat ’em up like candy, now they call me Willy Wonka

when i’m in my zone
feeling like a baller
nal deo geon-deu-ryeo-bwa
then i’ll make you
feel the karma
ji-geum-kka-jin i let it through
i’m going easy on you

When I’m in my zone feeling like a baller Try to provoke me Then I’ll make you feel the karma Until now I let it through I’m going easy on you

ji-na-on gil-ma-da
i’ve been
paying my dues
mwo-ra tteo-deu-reo-do
i don’t care
about you
my way
tto neom-eo-seon phase

Every path I’ve been paying my dues No matter what you say I don’t care about you My way Another Phase surpassed

better get low
seon-eul neom-eun shade
like a fool, dare me,
i’m done with it
so better keep off,
better stay off
my bad side

Better get low Shade that crossed the line Like a fool, dare me, I’m done with it So better keep off, better stay off my bad side

Careful, ’cause I Bite I’ll swallow you easily One Bite Don’t mess with me Deeper I Bite Say I’m so mean, you bet you’re right Look at me Fight by instinct Iced out veneers, built my career On Bite

saved my heart
from a lesson
built my own
protection
doing this for me
na-reul taek-haet-ji
gipi jam-deu-reo-tteon
instinct
don’t wake that side of me
run or it’ll get ugly

Saved my heart from a lesson Built my own protection Doing this for me I chose myself Deeply sleeping Instinct Don’t wake that side of me Run or it’ll get ugly

please just
get out my way
you better
know your place
please just
get out my way
you better
know your place
please just
get out my way
you better
know your place
please just
get out my way
you better
know your place

bite

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🗣️ Practice Korean Words

삼켜버릴 (samkyeobeoril)

to swallow up/devour

💡 Note: Illustrates the absolute ease and power with which the speaker completely overwhelms and consumes their adversaries.

본능대로 (bonneungdaero)

according to instinct

💡 Note: Signifies acting rawly and naturally upon inner impulses rather than following social constraints.

잠들었던 (jamdeureotdeon)

that was asleep

💡 Note: Describes the ferociously powerful, primitive nature within that has been dormant until awakened.

선들 (seondeul)

lines/boundaries

💡 Note: Represents the personal limitations and boundaries that others must not dare to cross.

🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation

The lyrics convey a ruthless and dominant message of self-defense, warning adversaries that any violation of personal boundaries will be met with unyielding retaliation. Refusing to play nice or waste time on superficial courtesy, the speaker embraces past pain to fortify their own path and rules. Ultimately, it emphasizes a vicious primal instinct and unshakeable confidence, commanding rivals to stay away from their bad side or be completely devoured by an uncompromising conqueror driven by pure survival drive.