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한국어 (Korean)
English Translation
[Verse 1: Jungkook, V, Jimin, Jin]
[Verse 1: Jungkook, V, Jimin, Jin]
이젠 너무 선명해졌어
It's become so much clearer now
저 환호 속의 낯선 그림자
That unfamiliar shadow in all the cheering
아마 다신 믿을 수 없을
Something I probably can never believe again
좋은 것만 보고 듣잔 말
The words "only see and hear the good things"
고요한 너의 슬픔이
Your quiet sorrow
나를 흔들어
Shakes me
조용한 나의 바다에
In my silent sea
파도가 일곤 해
Waves keep rising
[Chorus: Jimin, Jungkook]
[Chorus: Jimin, Jungkook]
Louder than bombs, I break (Ah)
Louder than bombs, I break (Ah)
쏟아지는 아픔들 (Ah)
The pain that pours down (Ah)
네가 지었던 그 표정이
From the moment I realized
그 표정이 아니란 걸 안 그때부터
That expression you wore wasn't what it seemed
Louder than bombs, I break (Oh, oh, oh)
Louder than bombs, I break (Oh, oh, oh)
[Verse 2: RM]
[Verse 2: RM]
Baby, I’m nothin’er than nothin’
Baby, I'm nothin'er than nothin'
Brighter than the light
Brighter than the light
Don’t you want a thing from me
Don't you want a thing from me
But you say I’m somethin’er than somethin’
But you say I'm somethin'er than somethin'
Brighter than the light
Brighter than the light
Don’t you give up your life
Don't you give up your life
Here I stay, pray
Here I stay, pray
Just for better days
Just for better days
Everyday a maze
Everyday a maze
Wonder if this is my place
Wonder if this is my place
[Verse 3: j-hope]
[Verse 3: j-hope]
Where’s my way?
Where's my way?
계속 흔들리는 ground
The ground keeps shaking
홀로 무너지는 중 mute
Collapsing alone, muted
Louder than bombs, yeah
Louder than bombs, yeah
I want to tell you 어둠은 말야
I want to tell you — darkness
어디라도 있단 걸 두려워 말아
Exists everywhere, don't be afraid
어떤 밤이 날 삼켜도 난 포기하진 않아
No matter what night swallows me, I won't give up
널 위한 fight, we’ll shine
A fight for you, we'll shine
[Pre-Chorus: Jin, Jimin]
[Pre-Chorus: Jin, Jimin]
너와 난 다 함께 느껴
You and I feel it all together
슬픔과 고통
Sadness and pain
우연한 게 절대 아냐
This is no coincidence
Yeah, we picked this game
Yeah, we picked this game
[Chorus: Jungkook, V, Jimin]
[Chorus: Jungkook, V, Jimin]
Louder than bombs, I say (Ah)
Louder than bombs, I say (Ah)
세상 앞에 말할게 (Ah)
I'll speak before the world (Ah)
너를 외면했던 시간
The time I turned away from you
자꾸 도망쳤던 나날 이제 더는 없어
The days I kept running away — they're gone now
Louder than bombs, I say (Ah)
Louder than bombs, I say (Ah)
[Verse 4: Suga]
[Verse 4: Suga]
사람들은 뭐 우리가 부럽대
People say they envy us
내가 가진 pain 위선이라고 해
They call the pain I carry hypocrisy
No matter what I do 똥밭에 구르네
No matter what I do, I'm rolling in the mud
우리가 아니면 그래 누가 할 건데?
If not us, then who else would do it?
사람들은 뭐 우리가 부럽대
People say they envy us
내가 가진 pain 위선이라고 해
They call the pain I carry hypocrisy
No matter what I do 똥밭에 구르네
No matter what I do, I'm rolling in the mud
우리가 아니면 그래 누가 할 건데?
If not us, then who else would do it?
[Chorus: Jungkook, Jimin, Jin]
[Chorus: Jungkook, Jimin, Jin]
Louder than bombs, I sing (Oh, oh, oh)
Louder than bombs, I sing (Oh, oh, oh)
너와 내게 약속해 (Oh, oh, oh)
I promise you and me (Oh, oh, oh)
어떤 파도가 덮쳐도
No matter what waves crash over us
우린 끝없이 널 향해 노래할 거라고
We'll endlessly sing toward you
Louder than bombs, I sing (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Louder than bombs, I sing (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
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