Album
Release Date
October 10, 2016
Genre
Alternative R&B
Label
Composers / Lyricists
DOCSKIM, Pdogg, Bang Si-hyuk, Jimin
Participating Members
About the Song
《Lie》 is a dark and emotionally intense track by BTS, first introduced on Wings in 2016 and later included on YOU NEVER WALK ALONE in 2017 through BIGHIT MUSIC. Written and composed by DOCSKIM, Pdogg, “hitman”bang, and Jimin, the song dives into guilt, temptation, and inner collapse with a dramatic intensity that feels both theatrical and deeply personal. With its haunting arrangement, soaring emotion, and unforgettable tension, 《Lie》 stands out as one of BTS’s most striking and psychologically layered songs, and I would strongly recommend it to listeners who appreciate the group at their most dramatic, vulnerable, and emotionally overwhelming.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
neo-ui dal-kom-han mi-so-ro nae-ge
nae-ge mal-hae
With your sweet smile
Tell me
Don’t be like a prey
(Be) Smooth like a like a snake
beo-so-na-go si-peun-de
(Ah woo woo)
Don’t be like a prey
(Be) Smooth like a like a snake
I want to escape
(Ah woo woo)
nae-ge-seo tteo-na tteo-na-jwo
Leave me, leave me
mwo-ra-do na-reul na-reul gu-hae-jwo
Save me, save me somehow
gye-sok-dwae do-mang-chyeo-bwa-do
geo-jit so-ge ppa-jyeo-i-sseo
Caught in a lie
sun-gyeol-haet-deon nal cha-ja-jwo
It continues even if I run away
I’m trapped in lies
Caught in a lie
Find the pure me
nae u-seu-meul dol-lyeo-nwa-jwo
Caught in a lie
i ji-ok-e-seo nal kkeo-nae-jwo
i go-tong-e-seo hae-eo-nal su eop-seo
beol-bat-neun na-reul gu-hae-jwo
na-reul won-hae
Give me back my smile
Caught in a lie
Get me out of this hell
I can’t escape this pain
Save the punished me
I want you
na-reul won-hae
mae-il geu-raet-deut na
I feel so far away
You always come my way
I want you
Like every day
I feel so far away
You always come my way
(Ah woo woo)
nae-ge-seo tteo-na tteo-na tteo-na-jwo
nae-ge-seo tteo-na tteo-na-jwo
(Ah woo woo)
mwo-ra-do na-reul na-reul gu-hae-jwo
na-reul gu-hae-jwo
gye-sok-dwae do-mang-chyeo-bwa-do
geo-jit so-ge ppa-jyeo-i-sseo
(Ah woo woo)
Leave me, leave me, leave me
Leave me, leave me
(Ah woo woo)
Save me, save me somehow
Save me
It continues even if I run away
I’m trapped in lies
sun-gyeol-haet-deon nal cha-ja-jwo
i geo-jit so-ge hae-eo-nal su eop-seo
nae u-seu-meul dol-lyeo-nwa-jwo
Caught in a lie
i ji-ok-e-seo nal kkeo-nae-jwo
Find the pure me
I can’t escape this lie
Give me back my smile
Caught in a lie
Get me out of this hell
beol-bat-neun na-reul gu-hae-jwo
a-jik na-neun yeo-jeon-hi ttok-ga-teun na-in-de
Save the punished me
I’m still the same me
neo-mu-na keo-jyeo-beo-rin geo-ji-si nal sam-ki-ryeo hae
Caught in a lie
sun-gyeol-haet-deon nal cha-ja-jwo
The lie that’s grown so big is trying to swallow me
Caught in a lie
Find the pure me
nae u-seu-meul dol-lyeo-nwa-jwo
Caught in a lie
i ji-ok-e-seo nal kkeo-nae-jwo
i go-tong-e-seo hae-eo-nal su eop-seo
Give me back my smile
Caught in a lie
Get me out of this hell
I can’t escape this pain
The song illustrates the suffocating internal struggle of a person trapped in a deception that has grown too large to handle. It portrays a desperate plea to be rescued from a metaphorical hell and to regain the innocence that has been consumed by falsehoods.
