[Lyrics]

귀걸이가 나를 때리게
Ringing on my ears
뛰어야지 난 남들 몇 배
We have to jump, me and the others, several times
피크 모양은 닳지 않아
The shape of the pick⁽¹⁾ doesn't deteriorate

귀걸이가 볼에 닿을 때
When the earrings brush against my cheeks
그게 초록색 신호야 got a pay
That’s a signal for the green color⁽²⁾, got a pay
피크 모양은 닳지 않아
The shape of the pick⁽¹⁾ doesn't deteriorate

5개 구멍 반짝하지
Those 5 holes⁽³⁾ are truly sparkling
땀에 많이 젖어도 shawty
Even after being drenched in sweat, shawty
날 보는 너도 마찬가지
You stay looking at me
이 피어싱 색깔은 rari
This piercing color, rari⁽⁴⁾
피크 모양은 닳지 않아
The shape of the pick⁽¹⁾ doesn't deteriorate

한 쪽 달처럼 너무 밝은걸
One, it’s as bright as the moon
두 쪽 열쇠는 내 귀에 걸어둬
Two, the key hanging up on my ear
세 쪽 줄을 잡아 올라가지
Three, taking hold of the string, going up
넷 쪽 더 긴 줄을 잡아서
Four, grabbing an even longer string ⁽⁵⁾
계속 올라가지 난
And I keep on going up

한 쪽 달처럼 너무 밝은걸
One, it’s as bright as the moon
두 쪽 열쇠는 내 귀에 걸어둬
Two, the key hanging up on my ear
세 쪽 줄을 잡아 올라가지
Three, taking hold of the string, going up
넷 쪽 더 긴 줄을 잡아서
Four, grabbing an even longer string ⁽⁵⁾
계속 올라가지 난
And I keep on going up

숨차게 달려 another tour
Running breathlessly, another tour
보이지 않아 other door
Not showing it, other door

귀걸이가 나를 때리게
Ringing on my ears
I just enjoy wearing day
볼이 빨개질 때 전부 적셔두지
When my cheeks turn red, that’s when I’m fully drenched⁽⁶⁾
귀걸이가 나를 때리게
Ringing on my ears
I just enjoy wearing day
볼이 빨개질 때 전부 적셔두지
When my cheeks turn red, that’s when I’m fully drenched⁽⁶⁾
Every day

귀걸이가 나를 때리게
Ringing on my ears
없었던 힘도 얻고 다시 stan
Get back the energy I once lost, stan[ding] once more
다시 주저 앉을 수 없게
So that I can’t fall down again
귀걸이가 나를 때리게
Ringing on my ears
조금은 무거워도 it's okay
Even though it’s a bit heavy, it’s okay
빛 바랜 내 earring
The faded light of my earring
2 concept 2 concept

긴 시간 아파한 상처도 다 아물게
For the wounds that hurted for so long to all be healed
끊어질 때까지 너를 위해 노래할게
I’ll sing for you till I break

아른아른 거리네
It seems like a wavering path
다른 마음은 지웠네
It feels like it took over any other feelings

한 쪽 달처럼 너무 밝은걸
One, it’s as bright as the moon
두 쪽 열쇠는 내 귀에 걸어둬
Two, the key hanging up on my ear
세 쪽 줄을 잡아 올라가지
Three, taking hold of the string, going up
넷 쪽 더 긴 줄을 잡아서
Four, grabbing an even longer string ⁽⁵⁾
계속 올라가지 난
And I keep on going up

숨차게 달려 another tour
Running breathlessly, another tour
보이지 않아 other door
Not showing it, other door

두 개가 꼬여도 아닌 척
Even if two of them get entangled, pretending they're not
잠시 한쪽은 버려둬
Leaving out one side for a bit

금이 가도 사뭇 다른걸
It’s quite different from being broken
역시 너와는 달리 둬
As expected, being with you feels different

한 쪽 달처럼 너무 밝은걸
One, it’s as bright as the moon
두 쪽 key는 절대
Two, the key is absolute
You ain't got me you ain't got me
세 쪽 녹이 슨 내 chain 까지 넷 쪽 더 길게 널 내려다 볼 정도로 바삐 난
Three, even if I'm wearing this rusty chain
넷 쪽 더 길게 널
Four, it takes you even longer
내려다 볼 정도로 바삐 난
To go down, as you can see, I’m always in a rush

숨차게 달려 another tour
Running breathlessly, another tour
보이지 않아 other door
Not showing it, other door

귀걸이가 나를 때리게
Ringing on my ears
I just enjoy wearing day
볼이 빨개질 때 전부 적셔두지
When my cheeks turn red, that’s when I’m fully drenched⁽⁶⁾
귀걸이가 나를 때리게
Ringing on my ears
I just enjoy wearing day
볼이 빨개질 때 전부 적셔두지
When my cheeks turn red, that’s when I’m fully drenched⁽⁶⁾
Every day

⁽¹⁾ (T/N: possible reference to one of Cya's earring, in the shape of a pick, he often wore, and wears in the MV of this song. It could mean that despite jumping a lot, and thus the earring hitting him repeatedly, it hasn't lost its shape)

⁽²⁾ (T/N: the green color here references the color of money, most lilekly dollar bills)

⁽³⁾ (T/N: references the numbers of ear-piercings Cya had when this song was released)

⁽⁴⁾ (T/N: 'rari' is most often used as an abbreviation for Ferrari, the luxury sports car brand. The word 'ferrari' also comes fron the Latin word 'ferrum', which means 'iron'. Iron is most often a deep gray or silvery gray color)

⁽⁵⁾ (T/N: each number in this verse could references each of the ear-piercings Cya had at the time, like shown in the MV. One, the hoop on his left ear. Two, the key on his right ear. Three and four, the two strings, one longer than the other, on his right ear as well. With the pick mentioned earlier in the song, on his left ear, that bring us to the 'five sparkling piercings' mentioned in the song)

⁽⁶⁾ (T/N: '적시다' means being 'wet/drenched' but here can also be undersood as 'I gave my everyhting')