RIIZE – Odyssey Lyrics | Romanized & Meaning

Odyssey

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RIIZE Odyssey lyrics romanization and English meaning
A shared dream turns fear, uncertainty, and every unfamiliar day into the beginning of an endless journey.

Release Date

May 19, 2025

Genre

K-pop / Pop

Label

SM Entertainment

Composers / Lyricists

Mathilde Clara Nyegaard, Oscar Ögren, Joel Gunnarsson, Kasper Almkvist, 이스란

Participating Members

Shotaro Eunseok Sungchan Wonbin Sohee Anton

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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]

English Translation
kkum-i-ran yeo-jeong-e
u-rin a-jik cheot-bal-eul tten Dreamer
ga-ya hal gil ap-e
ae an-e bu-jok-ham-eun Trigger
On the journey called a dream
We’re just Dreamers taking the first step
In front of the path we must go
The lack within me is a Trigger
da-eum Chapter-reul hyang-hae
dal-lyeo-ga neo-wa na Yeah
deo keun kkum-eul kku-myeo Rise yeah
meom-chwo seo-ji anh-go ga
u-ri kkum-e da-eul ttae-kka-ji
Towards the next Chapter
Run with you and me Yeah
Dreaming bigger dreams Rise yeah
Keep going without stopping
Until we reach our dream
su-eop-si bu-di-chi-go
ma-ju-hae gal nat-seon mae-il
geu eo-tteon sun-gan-e-do
neo-ui son-eul jab-eul te-ni
kkeut-eop-neun yeo-jeong sok-e
ham-kke chae-weo na-gal yae-gi
Countless collisions
Facing unfamiliar days
In any moment
I’ll hold your hand
In the endless journey
Stories we’ll fill together
i-je mak si-jak-dwaet-ji
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
i-je mak si-jak-dwaet-ji
It’s just begun
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
It’s just begun
This is our odyssey
tto da-reun kkum-eul kkwwo
cheo-eum-i-ran seol-le-m-e deo no-pi
ga-kkeum-eun sum-i teok
mak-hil deut-han du-ryeo-um-do it-ji
This is our odyssey
Dream another dream
Higher with the excitement of the first
Sometimes breathlessly
There’s fear that seems to block
da-eum mok-pyo-reul hyang-hae
ham-kke ga neo-wa na Yeah
neol-beun u-ju neo-meo Rise yeah
ju-jeo-ha-ji mal-go ga
u-ri kkum-e da-eul ttae-kka-ji
Towards the next goal
Go together you and me Yeah
Beyond the wide universe Rise yeah
Don’t hesitate, just go
Until we reach our dream
su-eop-si bu-di-chi-go
ma-ju-hae gal nat-seon mae-il
geu eo-tteon sun-gan-e-do
neo-ui son-eul jab-eul te-ni
kkeut-eop-neun yeo-jeong sok-e
ham-kke chae-weo na-gal yae-gi
Countless collisions
Facing unfamiliar days
In any moment
I’ll hold your hand
In the endless journey
Stories we’ll fill together
i-je mak si-jak-dwaet-ji
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
i-je mak si-jak-dwaet-ji
It’s just begun
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
It’s just begun
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
i-je mak si-jak-dwaet-ji
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
This is our odyssey
It’s just begun
This is our odyssey
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
첫발을 뗀 (cheotbareul tten)
took the first step
💡 Note: Marks the beginning of a long and uncertain journey toward a cherished dream.
부족함 (bujokham)
inadequacy
💡 Note: Refers to personal limitations that become motivation rather than reasons to surrender.
낯선 매일 (natseon maeil)
unfamiliar days
💡 Note: Evokes the unpredictable experiences waiting along an unexplored path.
주저하지 (jujeohaji)
hesitate
💡 Note: Expresses the determination to continue forward without allowing fear to delay the journey.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation

The lyrics frame a dream as a vast journey that has only just begun. Acknowledging inexperience, uncertainty, and moments when fear makes breathing difficult, the narrators choose to keep moving toward the next chapter rather than remain still. Every collision and unfamiliar day becomes part of a shared story, strengthened by the promise to hold one another’s hands through every moment. With shared courage, restless hope, and dreams extending beyond the universe, they embrace the endless road ahead as something they will complete together.