Dynamite

Dynamite · 2020

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한국어 (Korean)

English Translation

Gakkeumeun bokjaphan sesang sogeso

[Intro: Jung Kook]

'Cause I, I, I'm in the stars tonight

I just wanna play

'Cause I, I, I'm in the stars tonight

Sinbal kkeuneul mukgo georiro naga

So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight

[Verse 1: Jung Kook]

Bitnaneun naui byeolcheoreom

[Verse 1: Jung Kook]

Shoes on, get up in the morn'

On sesangeul muldeullil geoya

Shoes on, get up in the morn'

Cup of milk, let's rock and roll

In the morning sun when I see your face

Cup of milk, let's rock and roll

King Kong, kick the drum

Shining through I light up when you call my name

King Kong, kick the drum

Rolling on like a Rolling Stone

Geunyang dallyeoga neoegero

Rolling on like a Rolling Stone

Sing-song when I'm walkin' home

Amu saenggak eopssi geunyang

Sing-song when I'm walkin' home

Jump up to the top, LeBron

Ding-dong, call me on my phone

Ice tea and a game of ping pong

[Pre-Chorus: RM, j-hope]

This is gettin' heavy, can you hear the bass boom? I'm ready (Woo-hoo)

Life is sweet as honey, yeah, this beat cha-ching like money, huh

Disco overload, I'm into that, I'm good to go

I'm diamond, you know I glow up

Hey, so let's go

[Chorus: Jung Kook, Jimin]

'Cause I, I, I'm in the stars tonight

So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight (Hey)

Shinin' through the city with a little funk and soul

So I'ma light it up like dynamite, woah-oh-oh

[Verse 2: V, V & Jin, RM]

Bring a friend, join the crowd, whoever wanna come along

Word up, talk the talk, just move like we off the wall

Day or night, the sky's alight, so we dance to the break of dawn (Hey)

Ladies and gentlemen, I got the medicine, so you should keep ya eyes on the ball (Huh)

[Pre-Chorus: SUGA, Jimin, RM]

This is gettin' heavy, can you hear the bass boom? I'm ready (Woo-hoo)

Life is sweet as honey, yeah, this beat cha-ching like money, huh

Disco overload, I'm into that, I'm good to go

I'm diamond, you know I glow up

Let's go

[Chorus: Jung Kook, V]

'Cause I, I, I'm in the stars tonight

So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight (Hey)

Shinin' through the city with a little funk and soul

So I'ma light it up like dynamite, woah-oh-oh

[Post-Chorus: Jung Kook & Jimin, Jung Kook, Jin]

Dyn-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na, life is dynamite

Shinin' through the city with a little funk and soul

So I'ma light it up like dynamite, woah-oh-oh

[Bridge: Jung Kook, Jimin, Jin, V ]

Dyn-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy

Light it up like dynamite

Dyn-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy

Light it up like dynamite

[Chorus: Jimin, Jung Kook, Jin]

'Cause I, I, I'm in the stars tonight

So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight

Shinin' through the city with a little funk and soul

So I'ma light it up like dynamite

(This is ah) 'Cause I, I, I'm in the stars tonight

So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight (Alight, oh)

Shinin' through the city with a little funk and soul

So I'ma light (Light) it (It) up (Up) like (Like) dynamite (Dynamite), woah-oh-oh

[Post-Chorus: Jimin, Jin, V]

Dyn-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na, life is dynamite (Life is dynamite)

Dyn-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na, life is dynamite (Oh)

Shinin' through the city with a little funk and soul

So I'ma light it up like dynamite, woah-oh-oh

Fan Annotations (2)

“sinbal kkeun-eul mukgo georiro naga” 신발 끈을 묶고 거리로 나가

"신발 끈을 묶고 거리로 나가" (sinbal kkeuneul mukgo georiro naga) means "I tie my shoelaces and head out into the street" — a deliberately ordinary, everyday image that grounds the song's joy in small moments. It is one of the few Korean lines in an otherwise all-English track, landing as a quiet reset right before the chorus lifts off. "Dynamite" (August 21, 2020) was BTS's first song fully recorded in English and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (Wikipedia).

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“Life is dynamite” Life is dynamite

"Life is dynamite" is the song's thesis: not that life is dangerous, but that life itself is the explosive, joyful spectacle worth celebrating. The disco-pop framing keeps the metaphor bright rather than violent. BTS said "Dynamite" was made to share positive energy during the COVID-19 pandemic; it became their first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (three weeks) and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (Wikipedia).

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