HWASA – Grey Christmas Lyrics | Romanized & Meaning

Grey Christmas

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화사 (HWASA) Grey Christmas lyrics romanization and English meaning
A candid exploration of holiday solitude transforms festive illusions into a relatable reflection of emotional restlessness.

Release Date

December 20, 2022

Genre

Pop

Label

RBW

Composers / Lyricists

박우상 (LOGOS), 화사 (HWASA)

Participating Members

About the Song

《Grey Christmas》 is a seasonal solo release by , released on December 20, 2022 as part of [HWASA SHOW Vol.2] Grey Christmas. Written and composed by Park Woo Sang (LOGOS) and , with arrangement by Park Woo Sang (LOGOS) and Kwon Seok Hong, the song offers a quieter, more wistful side of the holiday season. 《Grey Christmas》 turns Christmas imagery into a mood of soft melancholy, blending HWASA’s warm vocal color with a restrained emotional tone that feels intimate, reflective, and gently bittersweet.

[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]

English Translation
wake up
look outside the window
twinkling like the stars
see the white stars
look up
look up angel’s coming down
shining in the dark
merry christmas must be true
merry christmas must be true
santa closed
feel so go-dok
nun dae-sin dust
bang bang oh
meot-jin geo-rin spot of instar
geu-rae i christmas in my eyes
Santa closed
Feel so lonely
Instead of snow, dust
Bang bang oh
Cool street, spot of Instagram
Yeah, this Christmas in my eyes
sae-ha-yan fake
ae nun-en grey christmas
cha-ra-ri chris hemsworth-ga nae chrismas
a-jik-do neo-reul geu-ri-wo-ha-gi-en nan
(i’m twenty nine)
Pure white fake
In my eyes, Grey Christmas
Rather have Chris Hemsworth as my Christmas
Still missing you, but I’m
(I’m twenty nine)
ah – mo-tung-i gat-eun nae ma-eum
oh – i – be come monster !
ah – My heart like a corner
Oh – I – become monster!
i am not lonely but
sing-sung-saeng-sung christmas
sae-ha-yan nun-eul nae-ryeo-jwo
mr. geu-rin-chi
I am not lonely but
Restless Christmas
Let the pure white snow fall
Mr. Grinch
sae-ha-yan fake
ae nun-en grey christmas
just not today
364 christmas
Pure white fake
In my eyes, Grey Christmas
Just not today
364 Christmas
i am not lonely it’s true
nae-ga bo-neun se-sang-eun ka-ni-bal box
kkwak mak-hin do-ro wi-reul su non-neun traffic light
chik-chik-han bit-kal nae nun-i i-sang-han geol-kka
chic chic ha-ryeo-da nan ssik-ssik-dae
holy ha-ji mot-han nae ja-sin-e-ge oh sorry
holy ha-ji mot-han deul eo-jjeo-ri
The world I see is a carnival box
Traffic lights decorating the blocked road
Is it my eyes that are dull?
Trying to be chic, but I sigh
To my unholy self, oh sorry
What can I do if I’m not holy
ah – mo-tung-i gat-eun nae ma-eum
oh – i – be come monster !
ah – My heart like a corner
Oh – I – become monster!
i am not lonely but
sing-sung-saeng-sung christmas
sae-ha-yan nun-eul nae-ryeo-jwo
mr. geu-rin-chi
I am not lonely but
Restless Christmas
Let the pure white snow fall
Mr. Grinch
sae-ha-yan fake
ae nun-en grey christmas
just not today
364 christmas
Pure white fake
In my eyes, Grey Christmas
Just not today
364 Christmas
i am not lonely it’s true
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
고독 (godok)
loneliness
💡 Note: Expresses a deep sense of isolation and melancholy felt during a traditionally festive season.
그리워하기엔 (geuriwohagien)
to be missing
💡 Note: Indicates a reluctance to dwell on past memories or long for someone, citing personal maturity.
모퉁이 (motung-i)
corner
💡 Note: Symbolizes the hidden, narrow, and sharp corners of the speaker’s troubled state of mind.
싱숭생숭 (singsungsaengsung)
restless
💡 Note: An expressive word depicting a fluttering, anxious, and unsettled emotional state of heart.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation

The lyrics paint a cynical yet deeply relatable picture of spending the holidays in isolation, contrasting the festive commercial brightness with internal melancholy. Rather than embracing the cheerful illusion of a white Christmas, the narrator views the celebratory environment as a dull, monotonous landscape filled with city traffic and superficiality. Insisting that they are not completely lonely while simultaneously wrestling with restless emotions and lingering memories, the speaker transforms a holiday anthem into a candid exploration of emotional restlessness and unfiltered solitude.

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