Below, I translated the lyrics of the song OVERDRIVE by TWS (투어스) from Korean to English.
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jamkkan nal bol ttaemada nolra
I jump whenever you look my way
neomu tteugeowoseo geomna
You're so hot it scares me
igeon wiheomhae
This is dangerous
gwaenhi deulkigin silheunde
I don't wanna get busted for nothing
nega arabwa jwosseum hae ireon nae mam
Hope you can see what's in my heart
a kkamjjagiya
Whoa, you startled me
neo ttaeme nolra nolrabeorin mamiya
My heart keeps freaking out 'cause of you
Hot, hot tteugeo tteugeo my body's gonna blow up
Hot, hot, burning, my body's gonna blow up
neoui nungil han beonimyeon nae singyeongeun jeonbu turn up
One look from you cranks all my nerves up
ireol sigani eopseo nan
I ain't got time for this
eojedo junbidwaesseo nan let's go right now
I was ready yesterday, let's go right now
I can not go back neol geunal bon ge
Can't go back since I saw you that day
nae choedae silsuji tto nugul tathae
My biggest mistake, can't blame anybody
deoneun mot hae deoneun mot hae naneun
I can't do this anymore, I can't
tto neoman bomyeon
Whenever I see you
simjangi kung
My heart goes thump
You're making my heart kungkung
You're making my heart thump-thump
deoneun mot chamgesseo my
Can't take it anymore, my
wollae da ireongayo?
Is everybody like this?
You're making my heart kungkung
You're making my heart thump-thump
neoreul mot chamgesseo oh my
I can't resist you, oh my
I can not go back ijen malhalge
Can't go back, I'll say it now
soljiki neo eopsin nae mamdo jaemieopdae
Honestly, my heart's bored without you
deoneun mot hae deoneun mot hae naneun
I can't do this anymore, I can't
tto neoman bomyeon
Whenever I see you
simjangi kung
My heart goes thump
You're making my heart kungkung
You're making my heart thump-thump
deoneun mot chamgesseo oh my
Can't hold back anymore, oh my
wollae da ireongayo?
Is everybody like this?
You're making my heart kungkung
You're making my heart thump-thump
neoreul mot chamgesseo oh my
I can't resist you, oh my
seolma haesseotdeon naega
I swore it'd never happen
neomu jotago nega
But you say you like me so much
onmomi buseojindaedo gwaenchanha hamkkeramyeon
Even if my whole body breaks, I'm fine if we're together
oneureun biga wado nan joha
I like it even if it rains today
neoraneun haega tteosseunikka I'm okay
'Cause the sun called you is up, I'm okay
simjangi kung
My heart goes thump
You're making my heart kungkung
You're making my heart thump-thump
ireoda jukgesseo my
This might kill me, my
wollae da ireongayo?
Is everybody like this?
You're making my heart kungkung
You're making my heart thump-thump
ireoda jukgesseo, oh, my
This might kill me, oh my
wollae da ireongayo? Whoa
Is everybody like this? Whoa
You're making my heart kungkung
You're making my heart thump-thump
neoreul mot chamgesseo, oh, my
I can't handle you, oh my
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쿵쿵 — Thump-thump / Ba-dump
쿵쿵 (kung-kung) is a fun and expressive onomatopoeia. It's the Korean sound for a heart beating fast, similar to 'thump-thump' or 'ba-dump ba-dump' in English.
In "OVERDRIVE", TWS uses this sound to perfectly capture the feeling of a racing heart and the overwhelming excitement of having a crush. It's a simple but incredibly powerful word that makes you feel the singer's emotion as his heart goes 쿵쿵!
Have you ever had a crush so intense it felt like your whole system was going into overdrive? That's exactly what TWS is singing about in this super high-energy track! The song perfectly describes that feeling of being completely overwhelmed by someone. He sings, "너 땜에 놀라 놀라버린 맘이야" (My heart is startled because of you) and "Hot, hot 뜨거 뜨거 my body's gonna blow up" (Hot, hot, it's hot, my body's gonna blow up). It's that feeling where just one look from them makes your heart go "쿵쿵" (thump thump).
The lyrics are full of this funny, slightly panicked energy. The singer feels like seeing this person was his "최대 실수지" (biggest mistake) because he just can't handle the feelings. He asks, "원래 다 이런가요?" (Is it always like this?), as if he's the first person to ever feel a crush this strongly. But by the end, it seems the other person feels the same way! He decides that even if his "온몸이 부서진대도 괜찮아 함께라면" (whole body breaks, it's okay if we're together). It's a sweet and explosive song about a crush that pushes you to your absolute limit.
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