Desire
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An irresistible longing consumes reason and transforms a distant dream into an all-defining passion.
Release Date
January 15, 2019
Genre
K-pop / Hip Hop / EDM
Label
KQ Entertainment
Composers / Lyricists
EDEN, BUDDY, LEEZ, HLB, Hongjoong, Mingi
Participating Members
Hongjoong
Seonghwa
Yunho
Yeosang
San
Mingi
Wooyoung
Jongho
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
a-mu-geot-do pi-ryo eop-sseo-sseo
neo-reul cheo-eum bon geu sun-gan
cannot stop thinking about it yeah
eo-tteon mal-do nae-gen so-yong-eop-sseo-sseo
cheo-eum-bu-teo i-go-se
seu-seu-ro ba-reul deu-rin na
neo-reul cheo-eum bon geu sun-gan
cannot stop thinking about it yeah
eo-tteon mal-do nae-gen so-yong-eop-sseo-sseo
cheo-eum-bu-teo i-go-se
seu-seu-ro ba-reul deu-rin na
I needed nothing else
The moment I first saw you
Cannot stop thinking about it yeah
No words mattered to me
From the start, I stepped here myself
The moment I first saw you
Cannot stop thinking about it yeah
No words mattered to me
From the start, I stepped here myself
nun-ap-e a-reun-a-reun-hae
neo-neun ma-chi teo-ji-neun starlight
ae sim-jang-eul ji-beo-sam-ki-neun bul-bit oh no
oh nan nun-i meol-eo-ga
eo-tteo-ke-deun ga-jyeo-ya-ge-sseo
geu-ge nae-ga su-meul swi-neun i-yu-in-geol
neo-neun ma-chi teo-ji-neun starlight
ae sim-jang-eul ji-beo-sam-ki-neun bul-bit oh no
oh nan nun-i meol-eo-ga
eo-tteo-ke-deun ga-jyeo-ya-ge-sseo
geu-ge nae-ga su-meul swi-neun i-yu-in-geol
Flickering before my eyes
You’re like bursting Starlight
The light swallowing my heart Oh no
Oh I’m going blind
I must have you somehow
That’s why I breathe
You’re like bursting Starlight
The light swallowing my heart Oh no
Oh I’m going blind
I must have you somehow
That’s why I breathe
deo-neun mot cham-ge-sseo
oh i just can’t help it myself yeah
neol hyang-han yok-mang-eun so selfish oh yeah
geu-go-seu-ro nan ga-go iss-eo
cause you’re there
(cause you’re there)
oh i just can’t help it myself yeah
neol hyang-han yok-mang-eun so selfish oh yeah
geu-go-seu-ro nan ga-go iss-eo
cause you’re there
(cause you’re there)
I can’t hold back anymore
Oh I just can’t help it myself yeah
My desire for you is So selfish oh yeah
I’m heading there
Cause you’re there
(Cause you’re there)
Oh I just can’t help it myself yeah
My desire for you is So selfish oh yeah
I’m heading there
Cause you’re there
(Cause you’re there)
my heartbeating so fast
heartbeating so fast
teo-jil deu-si now now now now
can’t stop nobody else
can’t nobody else
gat-go sip-eo no no
heartbeating so fast
teo-jil deu-si now now now now
can’t stop nobody else
can’t nobody else
gat-go sip-eo no no
My heartbeating so fast
Heartbeating so fast
About to explode Now now now now
Can’t stop nobody else
Can’t nobody else
I want you No no
Heartbeating so fast
About to explode Now now now now
Can’t stop nobody else
Can’t nobody else
I want you No no
fix on
ddak jal-la mal-hae yok-mang-eul tta-ra-ga
gyeol-gug-en dak-ge-sji nam-ja-ui jik-ga-mi-ya
kkum-e da-eul ttae-kka-ji i’mma keep go
jeo bul-bi-chi sam-ki-ji
ae nun-bit bul-ta-ji ddak wow
ddak jal-la mal-hae yok-mang-eul tta-ra-ga
gyeol-gug-en dak-ge-sji nam-ja-ui jik-ga-mi-ya
kkum-e da-eul ttae-kka-ji i’mma keep go
jeo bul-bi-chi sam-ki-ji
ae nun-bit bul-ta-ji ddak wow
Fix on
Speak clearly, follow desire
In the end, I’ll reach it, it’s a man’s instinct
Until I reach the dream, I’mma keep go
That light swallows
My gaze burns Wow
Speak clearly, follow desire
In the end, I’ll reach it, it’s a man’s instinct
Until I reach the dream, I’mma keep go
That light swallows
My gaze burns Wow
a-ju meon go-si-ji-man ji-chi-neun bang-beob mo-reu-ji nan
keep go until the end kkeut-kka-ji
ajig-eun gal gil-i jom meol-eo
i’m coming to the one gat-go sip-eo wow
nun-ap-e a-reun-a-reun-han
neo-neun ma-chi kkum-sog-e treasure
keep go until the end kkeut-kka-ji
ajig-eun gal gil-i jom meol-eo
i’m coming to the one gat-go sip-eo wow
nun-ap-e a-reun-a-reun-han
neo-neun ma-chi kkum-sog-e treasure
Though it’s far away, I don’t know how to tire
Keep go until the end
The road is still a bit long
I’m coming to the one I want Wow
Flickering before my eyes
You’re like a dream Treasure
Keep go until the end
The road is still a bit long
I’m coming to the one I want Wow
Flickering before my eyes
You’re like a dream Treasure
geu-jeo saeng-gak-man hae-do tteol-li-neun geol oh no
oh nan a-reun-a-reun-han gi-eog-eul
ha-na dul mo-ass-eo
ji-geum-kka-ji-e gil-eoss-deon si-gan mo-du
nan da i-jeoss-eo
oh i just can’t help it myself yeah
oh nan a-reun-a-reun-han gi-eog-eul
ha-na dul mo-ass-eo
ji-geum-kka-ji-e gil-eoss-deon si-gan mo-du
nan da i-jeoss-eo
oh i just can’t help it myself yeah
Just thinking about it makes me tremble Oh no
Oh I gathered flickering memories
One by one
All the long time until now
I’ve forgotten it all
Oh I just can’t help it myself yeah
Oh I gathered flickering memories
One by one
All the long time until now
I’ve forgotten it all
Oh I just can’t help it myself yeah
neol hyang-han yok-mang-eun so selfish oh yeah
geu-go-seu-ro nan ga-go iss-eo
cause you’re there
(cause you’re there)
my heartbeating so fast
heartbeating so fast
geu-go-seu-ro nan ga-go iss-eo
cause you’re there
(cause you’re there)
my heartbeating so fast
heartbeating so fast
My desire for you is So selfish oh yeah
I’m heading there
Cause you’re there
(Cause you’re there)
My heartbeating so fast
Heartbeating so fast
I’m heading there
Cause you’re there
(Cause you’re there)
My heartbeating so fast
Heartbeating so fast
teo-jil deu-si now now now now
can’t stop nobody else
can’t nobody else
gat-go sip-eo no no
bo-i-neun man-keum kkum-eul kku-myeon
ppeod-eun man-keum jab-a-ji-myeon
can’t stop nobody else
can’t nobody else
gat-go sip-eo no no
bo-i-neun man-keum kkum-eul kku-myeon
ppeod-eun man-keum jab-a-ji-myeon
About to explode Now now now now
Can’t stop nobody else
Can’t nobody else
I want you No no
If you dream as much as you see
If you reach as much as you stretch
Can’t stop nobody else
Can’t nobody else
I want you No no
If you dream as much as you see
If you reach as much as you stretch
nae mam han-kyeon-e ki-u-neun
sae-ppal-gan bul-kkot-i kkot-pi-wo teo-ji-go mal geo-ya
ae du nun-e ga-deug desire
ae ma-eum-e ga-deug desire
i tteol-lim-e kkeut-eun nu-gu-do ye-cheug-hal su eop-gi-e
i love my desire
sae-ppal-gan bul-kkot-i kkot-pi-wo teo-ji-go mal geo-ya
ae du nun-e ga-deug desire
ae ma-eum-e ga-deug desire
i tteol-lim-e kkeut-eun nu-gu-do ye-cheug-hal su eop-gi-e
i love my desire
In a corner of my heart
The bright red flame will bloom and explode
My eyes full of Desire
My heart full of Desire
No one can predict the end of this trembling
I love my desire
The bright red flame will bloom and explode
My eyes full of Desire
My heart full of Desire
No one can predict the end of this trembling
I love my desire
i love my desire
nun-i meol-eo-ga
i love my desire
i love my desire
i love my desire
i love my desire
nun-i meol-eo-ga
i love my desire
i love my desire
i love my desire
i love my desire
I love my desire
I’m going blind
I love my desire
I love my desire
I love my desire
I love my desire
I’m going blind
I love my desire
I love my desire
I love my desire
I love my desire
i love my desire
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
아른아른해
(areunareunhae)
shimmers faintly
💡 Note: Describes a distant image repeatedly appearing before the eyes like an elusive dream or memory.
집어삼키는
(jibeosamkineun)
devouring
💡 Note: Conveys a powerful light or emotion overwhelming the speaker until nothing else remains.
욕망
(yokmang)
desire
💡 Note: Represents the selfish and uncontrollable longing that drives the speaker toward the desired figure.
꽃피워
(kkotpiwo)
make bloom
💡 Note: Depicts the hidden flame within the heart expanding into a vivid and unstoppable passion.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics portray desire as an irresistible force that consumes reason from the moment the speaker encounters what they want. The distant figure appears like exploding starlight and a dreamlike treasure, awakening a selfish hunger that becomes inseparable from breathing and living. Rather than resisting this obsession, the speaker embraces its uncertainty and follows it to the end, allowing a hidden red flame to bloom into consuming passion, reckless longing, and devotion to desire itself.
