ONEWE – Coordinates Lyrics | Romanized & Meaning

Coordinates

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ONEWE Coordinates lyrics romanization and English meaning
Lost in darkness, a wandering heart follows a distant light toward the place where love has always waited.

Release Date

August 19, 2026

Genre

K-pop / Rock / Alternative Rock

Label

RBW

Composers / Lyricists

Kanghyun (ONEWE), BYDOR ARCHIVE, Gu Yeeun, Giuk (ONEWE)

Participating Members

Yonghoon Kanghyun Harin Dongmyeong Giuk

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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]

English Translation
na-eui na-chim-ban-eun go-jang nan chae-ro
eo-neu bang-hyang-eu-ro-do ga-ri-ki-jil anh-ne
kkeu-teom-neun eo-dum-eul tta-ra
hol-lo i bam-eul ji-sae-weo
My compass is broken
It points nowhere
Following endless darkness
I spend this night alone
i-go-seun a-mu-do o-ji anh-neun seom
gye-sok neol bu-reu-go i-sseo
This is an island no one comes to
I keep calling you
jeong-hae-jin jwa-pyo-ro
bu-di nal de-ryeo-ga jwo
ae son-e-seo tteo-na-beo-rin un-myeong-i
da-si dwe-do-ra-ol su it-do-rok
nal i-kkeul-eo-jwo
To the set coordinates
Please take me there
So the fate that left my hands
Can return again
Guide me
oh coordinates
oh
oh coordinates
oh
ga-kkeum ja-yu-neun jeo-ju gat-eun
kko-ri-pyo-reul dal-go wa
meo-na-meon go-se-seo
bu-di ne-ge da-eul su it-gi-reul
Sometimes freedom comes
With a curse-like tag
From a distant place
I hope it reaches you
seo-seo-hi bo-i-neun bi-cheul tta-ra-seo
da-si il-eo-na geol-eul-ge
Following the slowly visible light
I’ll rise and walk again
jeong-hae-jin jwa-pyo-ro
bu-di nal de-ryeo-ga jwo
ae son-e-seo tteo-na-beo-rin un-myeong-i
da-si dwe-do-ra-ol su it-do-rok
nal i-kkeul-eo-jwo
To the set coordinates
Please take me there
So the fate that left my hands
Can return again
Guide me
u-ri dul sa-i-e
ja-geun jeom-eul ji-kkeo-jul-lae
Between us
Will you mark a small dot
geu gi-reul tta-ra do-dal-hal su it-ge
gan-jeol-hi nae-min na-eui son-eul but-ja-ba-jwo
So I can reach by following that path
Hold my desperately outstretched hand
i seom-eui byeok neo-meo-e beo-jeo-si
it-neun ne-ge na-a-ga seo-seo-hi
pi-bu a-rae eol-khin bi-che seon
mo-deun si-jak-eun i-mi kkeut-e it-eo-sseo
Beyond the walls of this island
I slowly approach you
The lines of light tangled beneath the skin
Every beginning was already at the end
jeong-hae-jin jwa-pyo-ro
bu-di nal de-ryeo-ga jwo
To the set coordinates
Please take me there
gye-sok i-go-se-seo
na-reul gi-da-ryeo-sgu-na
u-ri-ga geu-ri-deon jwa-pyo-e-seo
nae-ga o-gi-ma-neul gi-do-ha-myeon-seo
nal bul-leo-sgu-na
You’ve been waiting here
Praying for me to come
At the coordinates we dreamed of
You called me
oh coordinates
oh
oh coordinates
oh
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
나침반 (nachimban)
compass
💡 Note: Symbolizes direction and certainty, appearing broken as the narrator loses any clear sense of where to go.
지새워 (jisaewo)
stay awake through
💡 Note: Describes passing an entire night without sleep, emphasizing prolonged loneliness and uncertainty.
간절히 (ganjeolhi)
desperately
💡 Note: Expresses an intense and sincere longing, reflecting the narrator’s urgent desire to reach and hold onto the other person.
버젓이 (beojeosi)
plainly and openly
💡 Note: Emphasizes that the desired person exists clearly beyond the barrier, despite seeming unreachable from the narrator’s side.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation

The lyrics portray someone stranded in darkness with a broken compass, searching for the one person who can restore a lost sense of direction. Freedom itself feels like a curse when there is nowhere certain to go, yet a distant light gradually gives the narrator the courage to rise and keep moving. The repeated wish to be taken to a fixed coordinate turns love into a destination, while the request to place a small point between two people suggests creating a path that can finally connect them. In the end, the narrator discovers that the person they were desperately seeking had been waiting at the same shared destination all along, transforming isolation into a sense of fated reunion.