Wake Up
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A guiding voice breaks through illusion and confusion, awakening lost senses and restoring a fading identity.
Release Date
June 16, 2023
Genre
K-pop / Electronic / Hip-Hop
Label
KQ Entertainment
Composers / Lyricists
EDEN, Ollounder, BUDDY, Maddox, Peperoni, Oliv, Hongjoong, Mingi
Participating Members
Hongjoong
Seonghwa
Yunho
Yeosang
San
Mingi
Wooyoung
Jongho
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
do you hear my voice?
i’ll set you free
if you wanna know
i’ll set you free
if you wanna know
follow me
then you’ll see
then you’ll see
ppaet-gyeo-beo-rin mo-deun geot
il-eo-ga-ji o-neul-do
ha-na-dul-ssik i-jeo-ga
il-eo gan-dan sa-sil-do
il-eo-ga-ji o-neul-do
ha-na-dul-ssik i-jeo-ga
il-eo gan-dan sa-sil-do
Everything taken away
Losing today too
Forgetting one by one
Even the simple facts lost
Losing today too
Forgetting one by one
Even the simple facts lost
got no one to blame
but i know that you’re in pain
but i know that you’re in pain
heo-sang-e jam-gyeo
geo-jit-e muk-gyeo
geo-jit-e muk-gyeo
Immersed in illusion
Bound by lies
Bound by lies
heot-doen gong-gan-e ppa-jyeo deo heo-u-jeok-dae
geo-jit-doen yok-mang-i ji-beo-sam-kil-geol
do-ra-ga mi-chin deut do-ra-ga gi-bun-i e-reo
geo-jit-doen yok-mang-i ji-beo-sam-kil-geol
do-ra-ga mi-chin deut do-ra-ga gi-bun-i e-reo
Struggling in a futile space
False desires will swallow you
Go back, spinning like crazy, feeling in error
False desires will swallow you
Go back, spinning like crazy, feeling in error
gi-pi seu-myeo-deul-su-rok nu-ni deuk-dal-ga-chi
dal-lyeo-deul geo-ya ay
dal-lyeo-deul geo-ya ay
The deeper it seeps, eyes will swiftly
Rush at you Ay
Rush at you Ay
oh tem-po-reul il-eun ho-heup
oh gil-eul il-eun soul
na-reul neu-kki-neun
neo-ui mu-ui-sik-e
ul-lyeo peo-jyeo nae mok-so-ri yeah
oh gil-eul il-eun soul
na-reul neu-kki-neun
neo-ui mu-ui-sik-e
ul-lyeo peo-jyeo nae mok-so-ri yeah
Oh breath losing tempo
Oh soul losing its way
Feeling me
In your unconscious
My voice resonates Yeah
Oh soul losing its way
Feeling me
In your unconscious
My voice resonates Yeah
hey, you can hear my voice
i know it
ma-ju-hae nae nun-e your eyes
let me take you there han beon-do
bon jeok eobs-neun got so wake up
i know it
ma-ju-hae nae nun-e your eyes
let me take you there han beon-do
bon jeok eobs-neun got so wake up
Hey, you can hear my voice
I know it
Facing my eyes, Your eyes
Let me take you there, a place
You’ve never seen So wake up
I know it
Facing my eyes, Your eyes
Let me take you there, a place
You’ve never seen So wake up
gam-eun nun-eul tteo
choe-myeon sok-e-seo
wake up
choe-myeon sok-e-seo
wake up
Open your closed eyes
From the hypnosis
Wake up
From the hypnosis
Wake up
you can feel me
yes, i know it
yes, i know it
hol-lyeo-beo-ryeo da-reun saeng-gak ilh-eo-beo-ri-ge
geu-reo-ke jeo-hang eobs-i i-ri-jeo-ri hwi-dul-li-ge dwae
ma-reu-go dalh-ass-deon i ga-mum sok-e bi-reul nae-ril ttae
bi-ro-so neon ne-ga nu-gun-ji a-nin-ji al-ge doel te-ni
geu-reo-ke jeo-hang eobs-i i-ri-jeo-ri hwi-dul-li-ge dwae
ma-reu-go dalh-ass-deon i ga-mum sok-e bi-reul nae-ril ttae
bi-ro-so neon ne-ga nu-gun-ji a-nin-ji al-ge doel te-ni
Enchanted, losing other thoughts
Swayed here and there without resistance
When rain falls in this dried-up drought
Only then will you know who you are or aren’t
Swayed here and there without resistance
When rain falls in this dried-up drought
Only then will you know who you are or aren’t
falling out
hon-don sok a-reum-da-um
la li la
ja-a-ui bul-hyeop-hwa-eum
hon-don sok a-reum-da-um
la li la
ja-a-ui bul-hyeop-hwa-eum
Falling out
Beauty in chaos
La li la
Dissonance of self
Beauty in chaos
La li la
Dissonance of self
il-eo-ga-neun gam-gak sok-e
hon-ran-seu-reo-un geol a-ra
hyeon-sil-ui gyeong-gye-neun dwi-seok-gyeo
ne mam-eul heun-deu-reo neol kkae-wo-ju-ge-sseo
hon-ran-seu-reo-un geol a-ra
hyeon-sil-ui gyeong-gye-neun dwi-seok-gyeo
ne mam-eul heun-deu-reo neol kkae-wo-ju-ge-sseo
In the fading senses
I know it’s confusing
The boundary of reality is mixed
I’ll shake your heart and wake you up
I know it’s confusing
The boundary of reality is mixed
I’ll shake your heart and wake you up
oh tem-po-reul il-eun ho-heup
oh gil-eul il-eun soul
na-reul neu-kki-neun
neo-ui mu-ui-sik-e
ul-lyeo peo-jyeo nae mok-so-ri yeah
oh gil-eul il-eun soul
na-reul neu-kki-neun
neo-ui mu-ui-sik-e
ul-lyeo peo-jyeo nae mok-so-ri yeah
Oh breath losing tempo
Oh soul losing its way
Feeling me
In your unconscious
My voice resonates Yeah
Oh soul losing its way
Feeling me
In your unconscious
My voice resonates Yeah
hey, you can hear my voice
i know it
ma-ju-hae nae nun-e your eyes
let me take you there han beon-do
bon jeok eobs-neun got so wake up
i know it
ma-ju-hae nae nun-e your eyes
let me take you there han beon-do
bon jeok eobs-neun got so wake up
Hey, you can hear my voice
I know it
Facing my eyes, Your eyes
Let me take you there, a place
You’ve never seen So wake up
I know it
Facing my eyes, Your eyes
Let me take you there, a place
You’ve never seen So wake up
gam-eun nun-eul tteo
choe-myeon sok-e-seo
wake up
choe-myeon sok-e-seo
wake up
Open your closed eyes
From the hypnosis
Wake up
From the hypnosis
Wake up
pul-eo-nae i-je
gam-gak-eul kkae-wo
eo-dum sok-e-seo
mi-ro sok-e-seo
neo-reul du-ji a-neul-ge
gam-gak-eul kkae-wo
eo-dum sok-e-seo
mi-ro sok-e-seo
neo-reul du-ji a-neul-ge
Now unravel
Awaken your senses
In the darkness
In the maze
I won’t leave you
Awaken your senses
In the darkness
In the maze
I won’t leave you
hey, you can hear my voice
i know it
ma-ju-hae nae nun-e your eyes
let me take you there han beon-do
bon jeok eobs-neun got so wake up
i know it
ma-ju-hae nae nun-e your eyes
let me take you there han beon-do
bon jeok eobs-neun got so wake up
Hey, you can hear my voice
I know it
Facing my eyes, Your eyes
Let me take you there, a place
You’ve never seen So wake up
I know it
Facing my eyes, Your eyes
Let me take you there, a place
You’ve never seen So wake up
hey, you can hear my voice
i know it
ma-ju-hae nae nun-e your eyes
let me take you there han beon-do
bon jeok eobs-neun got so wake up
i know it
ma-ju-hae nae nun-e your eyes
let me take you there han beon-do
bon jeok eobs-neun got so wake up
Hey, you can hear my voice
I know it
Facing my eyes, Your eyes
Let me take you there, a place
You’ve never seen So wake up
I know it
Facing my eyes, Your eyes
Let me take you there, a place
You’ve never seen So wake up
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
허상
(heosang)
illusion
💡 Note: Refers to a false image or reality that appears convincing while concealing the truth beneath it.
허우적대
(heoujeokdae)
flounder
💡 Note: Describes struggling helplessly within confusion, as though drowning without direction or control.
무의식
(muuisik)
unconscious mind
💡 Note: Represents the hidden inner realm where the guiding voice reaches the listener and begins their awakening.
불협화음
(bulhyeophwaeum)
dissonance
💡 Note: Symbolizes conflict within the self as identity, perception, and reality fall out of harmony.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics address someone trapped within illusion, false desire, and a fading sense of identity, gradually forgetting even what has been taken from them. A guiding voice enters their unconscious mind, urging them to confront reality, recover their lost senses, and open their eyes before deception consumes them completely. By promising not to leave them alone in darkness or confusion, the speaker offers inner awakening, restored identity, and freedom from the hypnotic forces controlling their life.
