Cyberpunk (Japanese Ver.)
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A numb soul struggles to reclaim truth, identity, and feeling from a frozen city controlled by lies.
Release Date
November 30, 2022
Genre
K-pop / J-pop / Synthwave / Electronic
Label
KQ Entertainment
Composers / Lyricists
EDEN, Ollounder, LEEZ, BUDDY, Peperoni, Oliv, Maddox, Hongjoong, Mingi
Participating Members
Hongjoong
Seonghwa
Yunho
Yeosang
San
Mingi
Wooyoung
Jongho
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
ku-ra-ya-mi shi-zu-mu to-shi-no hi-ka-ri
The city lights sink into the darkness
o-do-ri ku-ru-u me-ma-i su-ru-ho-do
Dancing wildly until I feel dizzy
ka-re-i-na ne-o-n-sa-i-n-no na-ka sa-ma-yo-u
Wandering beneath the dazzling neon signs
ku-u-kyo-na me-no-o-ku
Behind those empty eyes
se-ki-ba-ku-no be-e-ru-ni tsu-bu-sa-re-te
Crushed beneath a veil of silence
u-ba-wa-re-ta soul-no ko-e-mo
Even the voice of my stolen soul
ma-hi-shi ni-bu-tte-ku
Is becoming numb and dull
mu-ka-n-ka-ku-ni na-tte-ku
I’m losing all sensation
oh na oh na
ki-e-ta yo-u-ni da-re-mo ki-e-na-i-ma-ma
As if they disappeared, though no one is truly gone
wa-su-re-ta yo-u-ni wa-su-re-na-i-ma-ma
As if they were forgotten, though nothing is truly forgotten
ku-sa-ri ma-ka-re
Wrapped in chains
a-ya-tsu-ri ni-n-gyo-u-no yo-u-ni ma-u
Dancing like a puppet
i don’t feel anymore
na-ni-mo ka-n-ji-na-i se-ka-i ko-ko-wa full of lies
This is a world where nothing can be felt, full of lies
da-re-mo-ga ma-do-ro-mu ko-ko-wa frozen night
This frozen night is where everyone drifts into sleep
i wanna feel alive
don’t wanna stay in the dark
don’t wanna stay in the dark
ka-na-shi-mi-no na-i se-ka-i ko-ko-wa full of lies
This world without sorrow is full of lies
da-re-mo-ga wa-ra-wa-na-i ko-ko-wa frozen night
This frozen night is where no one ever smiles
i wanna feel alive
don’t wanna stay in the dark
don’t wanna stay in the dark
mi-chi-ni ma-yo-tta light-ni
A light that has lost its way
a, yo-tta ma-na-za-shi
Ah, a drunken gaze
a-chi-ko-chi gu-ru-gu-ru-to ma-wa-tte falling down
Spinning round and round, falling down
na-re-su-gi-ta whipping
Whipping that has become far too familiar
mi-chi-bi-ku-ga no pain
It leads me on, but there is no pain
a-o-i chi a-ka-i tear
Blue blood, red tears
o-re-no so-n-za-i-ga doubt
My very existence is in doubt
so-n-za-i ji-ta-i-ga doubt
My existence itself is in doubt
i-mi na-ku-shi-ta life
A life that has lost its meaning
hi-tsu-ze-n-da-ga
It may have been inevitable
ko-ta-e mo-to-me-ta
But I still searched for an answer
ma-yo-u ku-ra-ya-mi-no se-ka-i who am i?
Lost in this world of darkness, who am I?
i my mine
se-ki-ba-ku-no be-e-ru-ni tsu-bu-sa-re-te
Crushed beneath a veil of silence
u-ba-wa-re-ta soul-no ko-e-mo
Even the voice of my stolen soul
ma-hi-shi ni-bu-tte-ku
Is becoming numb and dull
mu-ka-n-ka-ku-ni na-tte-ku
I’m losing all sensation
oh na oh na
manipulated the sky
manipulated stars
manipulated time
tell me the truth
manipulated stars
manipulated time
tell me the truth
na-ni-mo ka-n-ji-na-i se-ka-i ko-ko-wa full of lies
This is a world where nothing can be felt, full of lies
da-re-mo-ga ma-do-ro-mu ko-ko-wa frozen night
This frozen night is where everyone drifts into sleep
i wanna feel alive
don’t wanna stay in the dark
don’t wanna stay in the dark
ka-na-shi-mi-no na-i se-ka-i ko-ko-wa full of lies
This world without sorrow is full of lies
da-re-mo-ga wa-ra-wa-na-i ko-ko-wa frozen night
This frozen night is where no one ever smiles
i wanna feel alive
don’t wanna stay in the dark
don’t wanna stay in the dark
na-ni-mo sa-ka-na-i mu-hyo-u-jo-u-na ma-chi-de
In an expressionless city where nothing blooms
to-ke-i-no ha-ri-wa i-mi-o u-shi-na-i to-ma-ru
The hands of the clock lose their meaning and stop
mi-ra-i-to ka-ko
The future and the past
sho-u-hi sa-re-ta ka-n-jo-u
Emotions that have been consumed
se-i-gyo sa-re-ta ge-n-ji-tsu ni-bu-ru ka-n-ka-ku
A controlled reality and senses growing numb
u-so-ga ke-mu-ri-no yo-u
Lies rise like smoke
no-bo-ri ni-ji-n-da
Spreading and blurring through the air
da-re-mo nu-ke-da-se-na-i ko-ko-wa under world
This underworld is a place no one can escape
ta-i-yo-u su-ra-mo sa-e-gi-tta u-so-no carnival
A carnival of lies that even blocks out the sun
i wanna feel alive
don’t wanna stay in the dark
don’t wanna stay in the dark
ka-na-shi-mi-no na-i se-ka-i ko-ko-wa full of lies
This world without sorrow is full of lies
da-re-mo-ga wa-ra-wa-na-i ko-ko-wa frozen night
This frozen night is where no one ever smiles
i wanna feel alive
don’t wanna stay in the dark
don’t wanna stay in the dark
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics depict a neon city where people remain physically present yet emotionally erased, moving like puppets beneath chains of surveillance and manufactured illusion. Time, memory, and even the sky have been manipulated until pain and joy disappear together, leaving existence hollow and uncertain. Against this frozen world, the narrator longs to recover authentic emotion, personal identity, and the freedom to escape a reality built entirely from lies.
