Traffic Love
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Unreturned love becomes a one-way road of silence, confusion, and desperate longing for an answer.
Release Date
March 5, 2025
Genre
K-pop / Rock / Alternative Rock
Label
RBW
Composers / Lyricists
Giuk (ONEWE), BYDOR ARCHIVE, wez
Participating Members
Yonghoon
Kanghyun
Harin
Dongmyeong
Giuk
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
eo-je ji-be na-ra-on gyeong-go ttak-ji-e
cho-chwe-han eol-gu-reun ppal-gan bul wait
neo-ran gyo-tong-beop baek-nal gong-bu-hae-do
jeom-jeom gu-deo-ga-neun meo-ri-sok
il-bang-jeog-in tong-bo-e tto nan-ri-beop-seok
cho-chwe-han eol-gu-reun ppal-gan bul wait
neo-ran gyo-tong-beop baek-nal gong-bu-hae-do
jeom-jeom gu-deo-ga-neun meo-ri-sok
il-bang-jeog-in tong-bo-e tto nan-ri-beop-seok
Yesterday, a warning ticket arrived at my house
My haggard face is a red light, wait
No matter how many times I study the traffic laws that are you
My head just keeps getting more and more rigid
Another one-sided notice, and I’m making a huge fuss again
My haggard face is a red light, wait
No matter how many times I study the traffic laws that are you
My head just keeps getting more and more rigid
Another one-sided notice, and I’m making a huge fuss again
cha-gap-ge meom-chwo-beo-rin si-dong
ne seon a-pe-seo tto tting-dong
nan ja-gyeok iss-eo neol ga-jil il-jong
o-neul-do ha-ru jong-il neo-e-ge-ro full accel
ne seon a-pe-seo tto tting-dong
nan ja-gyeok iss-eo neol ga-jil il-jong
o-neul-do ha-ru jong-il neo-e-ge-ro full accel
The engine has gone cold and completely stopped
At your line, I hear another ding
I’m qualified, I’ve got the license to have you
All day long, full acceleration toward you
At your line, I hear another ding
I’m qualified, I’ve got the license to have you
All day long, full acceleration toward you
na-e mu-reum-e neon muk-bi-gwon
na-neun mu-reum-pyo neon ma-chim-pyo
please just tell me why
na-neun mu-reum-pyo neon ma-chim-pyo
please just tell me why
When I ask, you exercise your right to remain silent
I’m a question mark, you’re a period
Please just tell me why
I’m a question mark, you’re a period
Please just tell me why
eo-tteo-ke neo-neun geu-reo-ke pyeo-nan-han geon-ji
i-reo-ke na-neun ae-ta-ge gi-da-ri-neun-de
hon-ja-man-e sa-rang-eun sa-rang-i a-ni-ra-deon-de
sin-eun neo-mu bul-gong-pyeong-hae
na-man hon-ja ga-neun geot gat-a
il-bang-tong-haeng sok-e-seo
i-reo-ke na-neun ae-ta-ge gi-da-ri-neun-de
hon-ja-man-e sa-rang-eun sa-rang-i a-ni-ra-deon-de
sin-eun neo-mu bul-gong-pyeong-hae
na-man hon-ja ga-neun geot gat-a
il-bang-tong-haeng sok-e-seo
How can you be so completely at ease
When I’m waiting for you this desperately?
They say love that belongs to only one person isn’t really love
God is so unfair
It feels like I’m the only one moving forward
On this one-way road
When I’m waiting for you this desperately?
They say love that belongs to only one person isn’t really love
God is so unfair
It feels like I’m the only one moving forward
On this one-way road
mwo-ga jal-mot-doen geon-ji mo-reu-gess-eo
al-lyeo-jwo please tell me why
jeom-jeom neu-reo-ga-neun ppal-gan bis-sok-e
heo-u-jeok-dae-go iss-eo
al-lyeo-jwo please tell me why
jeom-jeom neu-reo-ga-neun ppal-gan bis-sok-e
heo-u-jeok-dae-go iss-eo
I don’t know what I did wrong
Tell me, please tell me why
In the ever-growing rain of red lights
I’m struggling just to stay afloat
Tell me, please tell me why
In the ever-growing rain of red lights
I’m struggling just to stay afloat
ne a-pe-seo kul-nae jin-dong
kki-ni-do geo-reu-go nan bin-sok
nan ja-gyeok iss-eo neol ga-jil il-jong
haen-deul-i go-jang nan pal-t truck
kki-ni-do geo-reu-go nan bin-sok
nan ja-gyeok iss-eo neol ga-jil il-jong
haen-deul-i go-jang nan pal-t truck
In front of you, I act like I’m perfectly cool
I even skip meals, leaving my stomach empty
I’m qualified, I’ve got the license to have you
Like an eight-ton truck with a broken steering wheel
I even skip meals, leaving my stomach empty
I’m qualified, I’ve got the license to have you
Like an eight-ton truck with a broken steering wheel
na-e mu-reum-e neon muk-bi-gwon
na-neun mu-reum-pyo neon ma-chim-pyo
please just tell me why
na-neun mu-reum-pyo neon ma-chim-pyo
please just tell me why
When I ask, you exercise your right to remain silent
I’m a question mark, you’re a period
Please just tell me why
I’m a question mark, you’re a period
Please just tell me why
eo-tteo-ke neo-neun geu-reo-ke pyeo-nan-han geon-ji
i-reo-ke na-neun ae-ta-ge gi-da-ri-neun-de
hon-ja-man-e sa-rang-eun sa-rang-i a-ni-ra-deon-de
sin-eun neo-mu bul-gong-pyeong-hae
na-man hon-ja ga-neun geot gat-a
il-bang-tong-haeng sok-e-seo
i-reo-ke na-neun ae-ta-ge gi-da-ri-neun-de
hon-ja-man-e sa-rang-eun sa-rang-i a-ni-ra-deon-de
sin-eun neo-mu bul-gong-pyeong-hae
na-man hon-ja ga-neun geot gat-a
il-bang-tong-haeng sok-e-seo
How can you be so completely at ease
When I’m waiting for you this desperately?
They say love that belongs to only one person isn’t really love
God is so unfair
It feels like I’m the only one moving forward
On this one-way road
When I’m waiting for you this desperately?
They say love that belongs to only one person isn’t really love
God is so unfair
It feels like I’m the only one moving forward
On this one-way road
sin-eun neo-mu bul-gong-pyeong-hae
na-man hon-ja ga-neun geot gat-a
il-bang-tong-haeng sok-e-seo
na-man hon-ja ga-neun geot gat-a
il-bang-tong-haeng sok-e-seo
God is so unfair
It feels like I’m the only one moving forward
On this one-way road
It feels like I’m the only one moving forward
On this one-way road
sin-eun neo-mu bul-gong-pyeong-hae
na-man hon-ja ga-neun geot gat-a
il-bang-tong-haeng sok-e-seo
na-man hon-ja ga-neun geot gat-a
il-bang-tong-haeng sok-e-seo
God is so unfair
It feels like I’m the only one moving forward
On this one-way road
It feels like I’m the only one moving forward
On this one-way road
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
초췌한
(chochwehan)
haggard
💡 Note: Describes a worn and exhausted appearance, reflecting the emotional strain caused by waiting for unreturned affection.
묵비권
(mukbigwon)
right to remain silent
💡 Note: Literally a legal right to stay silent, used metaphorically for someone who refuses to answer emotional questions.
애타게
(aetage)
anxiously
💡 Note: Expresses an intense, aching sense of waiting or longing for something that may never come.
허우적대고
(heoujeokdaego)
floundering
💡 Note: Evokes struggling helplessly as if in deep water, emphasizing the narrator’s emotional confusion and desperation.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics portray unrequited love as a one-way road, where the narrator keeps accelerating toward someone who never gives a clear response. Traffic lights, warning tickets, broken steering, stalled engines, and driving licenses become metaphors for a relationship filled with confusion and emotional imbalance. While the narrator is desperate for an answer, the other person remains silent and seemingly unaffected, turning every question into a dead end. The repeated feeling of moving alone through one-way love captures the frustration of wanting mutual affection but receiving only distance, leaving the speaker trapped in restless longing with no clear direction forward.
