Now this house ain't a home
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A cold house becomes a journey through memory, anxiety, and longing toward true belonging.
Release Date
July 11, 2025
Genre
K-pop / Pop / R&B / Ballad
Label
KQ Entertainment
Composers / Lyricists
이든 (EDEN), 마독스 (Maddox), Peperoni, Oliv, Alex Karlsson, 홍중 (ATEEZ), 민기 (ATEEZ)
Participating Members
Hongjoong
Seonghwa
Yunho
Yeosang
San
Mingi
Wooyoung
Jongho
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
that piece of me that never left
has much to see — to not regret
what you’re to be don’t have to be
you never know what’s around the bend
has much to see — to not regret
what you’re to be don’t have to be
you never know what’s around the bend
mothers to daughters
who turn sons into fathers
in time, we all get taller
while sometimes feeling smaller
now this house ain’t a home
no, this house ain’t a home
who turn sons into fathers
in time, we all get taller
while sometimes feeling smaller
now this house ain’t a home
no, this house ain’t a home
nun-a-peul ga-ri-go it-neun i eo-dum
bak-e-seo-neun so-ran-seu-reop-ge pyeong-ga-hae mo-deun geol ma-ri-ya
ju-nuk deul-go su-me pu-nyeo-meul sit-go
ae sin-nyeom-gwa ga-chi-reul nu-gun-ga-ga jeong-ui-hae
i-go-seun nae-gen cha-ga-wo cha-ga-wo
on se-sang-i nae-gen eo-ji-reo-wo eo-ji-reo-wo
bak-e-seo-neun so-ran-seu-reop-ge pyeong-ga-hae mo-deun geol ma-ri-ya
ju-nuk deul-go su-me pu-nyeo-meul sit-go
ae sin-nyeom-gwa ga-chi-reul nu-gun-ga-ga jeong-ui-hae
i-go-seun nae-gen cha-ga-wo cha-ga-wo
on se-sang-i nae-gen eo-ji-reo-wo eo-ji-reo-wo
This darkness covering my eyes
Outside, they noisily judge everything
Feeling timid, sighing with complaints
Someone defines my beliefs and values
This place is cold to me, cold
The whole world is dizzy to me, dizzy
Outside, they noisily judge everything
Feeling timid, sighing with complaints
Someone defines my beliefs and values
This place is cold to me, cold
The whole world is dizzy to me, dizzy
beo-seo-na-ya hae on-jeon-hi u-ri-reul
u-ri-ro pu-meul su it-neun go-seu-ro
keo-teu-neul jjit-go na-ga-ja sae-ro-un na-ui ji-beu-ro
u-ri-ro pu-meul su it-neun go-seu-ro
keo-teu-neul jjit-go na-ga-ja sae-ro-un na-ui ji-beu-ro
We need to escape completely
To a place that can embrace us
Let’s tear the curtains and go to my new home
To a place that can embrace us
Let’s tear the curtains and go to my new home
na a-jik-do jip dae-sin-e no-ri-teo-e
se sal beo-reut yeo-jeon-hae ji-beul na-on eo-ri-nae
chim-dae-bo-da mi-kkeu-reom-teul-i deo a-neuk-haet-deon
heon jip so-jung-han-ji mo-reu-go sae jip-man ssa-eun joe
chang-mun bak bi-chi-deon sil-lu-et
bok-do-bu-teo deul-lyeo-o-deon geu mok-so-ri-do
se sal beo-reut yeo-jeon-hae ji-beul na-on eo-ri-nae
chim-dae-bo-da mi-kkeu-reom-teul-i deo a-neuk-haet-deon
heon jip so-jung-han-ji mo-reu-go sae jip-man ssa-eun joe
chang-mun bak bi-chi-deon sil-lu-et
bok-do-bu-teo deul-lyeo-o-deon geu mok-so-ri-do
Still at the playground instead of home
Old habits remain, a child who left home
The slide was cozier than the bed
Not knowing the value of the old house, only piling up new ones
The silhouette seen outside the window
The voice heard from the hallway
Old habits remain, a child who left home
The slide was cozier than the bed
Not knowing the value of the old house, only piling up new ones
The silhouette seen outside the window
The voice heard from the hallway
i-ryo-il bam dul-reo-ant-deon ti-bi-kka-ji
go-jak ji-bi-eot-deon ji-bi geu-rip-ji
go-jak ji-bi-eot-deon ji-bi geu-rip-ji
Even the TV we gathered around on Sunday nights
I miss the house that was just a house
I miss the house that was just a house
that piece of me that never left
has much to see — to not regret
what you’re to be don’t have to be
you never know what’s around the bend
has much to see — to not regret
what you’re to be don’t have to be
you never know what’s around the bend
mothers to daughters
who turn sons into fathers
in time, we all get taller
while sometimes feeling smaller
now this house ain’t a home
no, this house ain’t a home
who turn sons into fathers
in time, we all get taller
while sometimes feeling smaller
now this house ain’t a home
no, this house ain’t a home
an-nyeong? nan na-e-ge mu-reot-ji
yeo-jeon-hi geu-go-se it-nya-go
gyu-nyeong eop-si ja-ra-na beo-rin
ne ja-sin-eul mi-wo-ha-myeon-seo
dae-che eo-di-ga hok-si eo-din-ga yeah
an-sik-ui ba-da cha-ja-ga-ya-man hae
yeo-jeon-hi geu-go-se it-nya-go
gyu-nyeong eop-si ja-ra-na beo-rin
ne ja-sin-eul mi-wo-ha-myeon-seo
dae-che eo-di-ga hok-si eo-din-ga yeah
an-sik-ui ba-da cha-ja-ga-ya-man hae
Hello? I asked myself
Are you still there?
Growing up without balance
Hating yourself
Where on earth, maybe somewhere, yeah
I must find the sea of rest
Are you still there?
Growing up without balance
Hating yourself
Where on earth, maybe somewhere, yeah
I must find the sea of rest
geu-rae-seo tteo-na neol-beun pyeong-ya
ha-yeom-eop-neun gi-reul tteo-na
bam-i o-myeon cha-ja-o-neun
bu-ran-ha-meun kkwae cham-gi him-deun mat
him-kkeot sam-kyeo nun-mu-ri na
heu-rit-ha-deon nu-ne on so-na-gi
ha-yeom-eop-neun gi-reul tteo-na
bam-i o-myeon cha-ja-o-neun
bu-ran-ha-meun kkwae cham-gi him-deun mat
him-kkeot sam-kyeo nun-mu-ri na
heu-rit-ha-deon nu-ne on so-na-gi
So I leave for the wide plains
Leave for the endless road
When night comes
The anxiety is quite hard to bear
Swallow hard, tears fall
A shower in my blurry eyes
Leave for the endless road
When night comes
The anxiety is quite hard to bear
Swallow hard, tears fall
A shower in my blurry eyes
ha-ru beo-tteo tto han beon deo
eon-jen-ga geu-go-se da-eul su it-gil
eon-jen-ga geu-go-se da-eul su it-gil
Endure one more day
Hoping to reach that place someday
Hoping to reach that place someday
that piece of me that never left
has much to see — to not regret
what you’re to be don’t have to be
you never know what’s around the bend
has much to see — to not regret
what you’re to be don’t have to be
you never know what’s around the bend
mothers to daughters
who turn sons into fathers
in time, we all get taller
while sometimes feeling smaller
now this house ain’t a home
no, this house ain’t a home
who turn sons into fathers
in time, we all get taller
while sometimes feeling smaller
now this house ain’t a home
no, this house ain’t a home
cause this house ain’t a home
cause this house ain’t a home
cause this house ain’t a home
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
어둠
(Eodum)
darkness
💡 Note: Represents the emotional weight covering the speaker’s vision and sense of direction.
신념
(Sinnyeom)
belief
💡 Note: Reflects the speaker’s inner values being judged or defined by others.
안식
(Ansik)
rest
💡 Note: Suggests the peaceful refuge the speaker is searching for beyond a cold house.
평야
(Pyeongya)
plain
💡 Note: Symbolizes an open, uncertain path away from the past toward a possible home.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics explore the ache of growing up and realizing that a physical house does not always feel like home. The speaker feels judged, cold, and unsettled, carrying old memories of voices, windows, hallways, playgrounds, and Sunday nights while searching for a place that can fully hold their true self. Through darkness, torn curtains, open plains, rain, anxiety, and longing, the song turns displacement into a search for inner shelter and true belonging.
