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Chaos becomes freedom as fearless confidence drives them to break limits and own the moment without restraint.
Release Date
August 24, 2026
Genre
Hip-Hop / Dance
Label
SM Entertainment
Composers / Lyricists
Sean Fischer, Enrique Maza Sanchez, Josh McClelland, Kyle Reynolds, 라곰 (ARTiffect)
Participating Members
Johnny
Taeyong
Yuta
Doyoung
Jaehyun
Jungwoo
Mark
Haechan
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
i’m going crazy
pi-hal su eop-seu-myeon jeul-gyeo baby
pop pop pop
teo-tteu-ryeo pok-ju-hae be savage
gwit-ga-e sso-da-ji-neun bi-sang-gyeong-bo
that’s my kick
pi-hal su eop-seu-myeon jeul-gyeo baby
pop pop pop
teo-tteu-ryeo pok-ju-hae be savage
gwit-ga-e sso-da-ji-neun bi-sang-gyeong-bo
that’s my kick
I’m going crazy
If you can’t avoid it, enjoy it, Baby
Pop pop pop
Burst and rampage, Be savage
Emergency alert pouring in my ears
That’s my kick
If you can’t avoid it, enjoy it, Baby
Pop pop pop
Burst and rampage, Be savage
Emergency alert pouring in my ears
That’s my kick
ppal-la-jin breath
tong-je-reul il-eun gravity
tong-je-reul il-eun gravity
Breath getting faster
Gravity losing control
Gravity losing control
o to the n e o f o n e
dal-lyeo-deu-reo freak
i’m rolling up in this city
loco da ga-chi
get loud nal-twi-ji
come on get down
dal-lyeo-deu-reo freak
i’m rolling up in this city
loco da ga-chi
get loud nal-twi-ji
come on get down
O to the N E O F O N E
Rush in, Freak
I’m rolling up in this city
Loco, all together
Get loud, go wild
Come on get down
Rush in, Freak
I’m rolling up in this city
Loco, all together
Get loud, go wild
Come on get down
if you wanna get down
jal bwa
eo-neu nu-gu-bo-da
u-ri-da-un sun-gan
no we ain’t never coming down
jal bwa
eo-neu nu-gu-bo-da
u-ri-da-un sun-gan
no we ain’t never coming down
If you wanna get down
Watch closely
More than anyone
The moment true to us
No we ain’t never coming down
Watch closely
More than anyone
The moment true to us
No we ain’t never coming down
step up step up
step up and get blasted
step up step up
i’m bringing the madness
step up step up
you know what just happened
step up and get blasted
step up step up
i’m bringing the madness
step up step up
you know what just happened
what you know about it
see me stepping ‘bout to blow like
step up step up
step up and get blasted
step up step up
i’m bringing the madness
see me stepping ‘bout to blow like
step up step up
step up and get blasted
step up step up
i’m bringing the madness
step up step up
you know what just happened
what you know about it
see me stepping ‘bout to blow like
you say you wanna
wanna do it like me
you know what just happened
what you know about it
see me stepping ‘bout to blow like
you say you wanna
wanna do it like me
ice cold killer
‘bout to go deep freeze
nal-ka-ro-un nun-bi-cheul se-un dwi
u-rin ma-ji-mak-cheo-reom growling
everybody rocking
with chill and swag
‘bout to go deep freeze
nal-ka-ro-un nun-bi-cheul se-un dwi
u-rin ma-ji-mak-cheo-reom growling
everybody rocking
with chill and swag
Ice cold killer
‘Bout to go deep freeze
After sharpening my gaze
We growl like it’s the last
Everybody rocking
With chill and swag
‘Bout to go deep freeze
After sharpening my gaze
We growl like it’s the last
Everybody rocking
With chill and swag
ta-go-nat-ji ppeon-ppeon-han ja-tae
why so sick? tto mwo-ga du-ryeo-wo
go for it mot-hal ge eop-neun geol
jal bwa
eo-neu nu-gu-bo-da
u-ri-da-un sun-gan
why so sick? tto mwo-ga du-ryeo-wo
go for it mot-hal ge eop-neun geol
jal bwa
eo-neu nu-gu-bo-da
u-ri-da-un sun-gan
Born with shameless poise
Why so sick? What are you afraid of?
Go for it, there’s nothing we can’t do
Watch closely
More than anyone
The moment true to us
Why so sick? What are you afraid of?
Go for it, there’s nothing we can’t do
Watch closely
More than anyone
The moment true to us
no we ain’t never coming down
take won-ha-neun geol nan not-chi mot-hae
so you better get out of my way
i know that you won’t
be forgetting our name
take won-ha-neun geol nan not-chi mot-hae
so you better get out of my way
i know that you won’t
be forgetting our name
No we ain’t never coming down
Take what I want, I can’t let go
So you better get out of my way
I know that you won’t
Be forgetting our name
Take what I want, I can’t let go
So you better get out of my way
I know that you won’t
Be forgetting our name
step up step up
step up and get blasted
step up step up
i’m bringing the madness
step up step up
you know what just happened
step up and get blasted
step up step up
i’m bringing the madness
step up step up
you know what just happened
what you know about it
see me stepping ‘bout to blow like
step up step up
step up and get blasted
step up step up
i’m bringing the madness
see me stepping ‘bout to blow like
step up step up
step up and get blasted
step up step up
i’m bringing the madness
step up step up
you know what just happened
what you know about it
see me stepping ‘bout to blow like
bam-i ul-lyeo peo-ji-ge
keu-ge so-ri-reul jil-leo-bwa
you know what just happened
what you know about it
see me stepping ‘bout to blow like
bam-i ul-lyeo peo-ji-ge
keu-ge so-ri-reul jil-leo-bwa
Step up step up
You know what just happened
What you know about it
See me stepping ‘bout to blow like
Let the night echo
Shout out loud
You know what just happened
What you know about it
See me stepping ‘bout to blow like
Let the night echo
Shout out loud
i do-si wi-ro i se-sang wi-ro
bring the noise
hey bo-da wan-byeok-hae-jin i sun-gan
mot i-rul ge eop-ja-na
ma-eum-dae-ro jeul-gyeo-bwa
bring the noise
hey bo-da wan-byeok-hae-jin i sun-gan
mot i-rul ge eop-ja-na
ma-eum-dae-ro jeul-gyeo-bwa
Above this city, above this world
Bring the noise
Hey, this moment is more perfect
There’s nothing we can’t achieve
Enjoy it as you like
Bring the noise
Hey, this moment is more perfect
There’s nothing we can’t achieve
Enjoy it as you like
step up step up
step up and get blasted
step up step up
i’m bringing the madness
step up step up
you know what just happened
step up and get blasted
step up step up
i’m bringing the madness
step up step up
you know what just happened
what you know about it
see me stepping ‘bout to blow like
step up step up
step up and get blasted
step up step up
i’m bringing the madness
see me stepping ‘bout to blow like
step up step up
step up and get blasted
step up step up
i’m bringing the madness
step up step up
you know what just happened
what you know about it
see me stepping ‘bout to blow like
you know what just happened
what you know about it
see me stepping ‘bout to blow like
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
비상경보
(bisanggyeongbo)
emergency alarm
💡 Note: Evokes a sudden warning of danger, intensifying the sense of urgency and uncontrolled excitement.
폭주하다
(pokjuhada)
to run out of control
💡 Note: Describes moving wildly without restraint, symbolizing the reckless energy embraced throughout the lyrics.
우리다운
(uridaun)
true to ourselves
💡 Note: Expresses something that genuinely reflects one’s own identity, emphasizing confidence in being unmistakably oneself.
울려 퍼지다
(ullyeo peojida)
to reverberate
💡 Note: Describes sound spreading powerfully through a space, capturing the desire to fill the night and city with one’s presence.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics embrace chaos, pressure, and overwhelming energy as something to enjoy rather than escape. Sirens, racing breath, lost gravity, and a city filled with noise create the feeling of abandoning restraint and moving forward without fear. The speakers take pride in being unmistakably themselves, refusing to come down, surrender what they want, or let anyone stand in their way. By turning danger and madness into exhilaration, the lyrics celebrate fearless confidence and the freedom of pushing beyond limits in a defining moment.
