MANIAC Lyrics in English Stray Kids

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song MANIAC by Stray Kids from Korean to English.
Intro
Let's go
Let's go
Jeongsangin cheok dadeul him jom ppae
People acting all normal, loosen up a bit
Jitgo inneun misodeureun ssehae
Wipe off those fake smiles
Locki pullimyeon da ttokgatji
Once the lock's undone, we're all the same
Nuneun nal mot songnyeo, ho
Your eyes can't fool me, ho
Boncheneun pullyeonne
The culprit's exposed
Jeongsineul gansinhi japji
I'm barely holding on to my sanity
Nun hanbeon kkamppagigo
Blink once
Dasi sesangi jeonghan jeongsangin cosplay, junbi
Then get ready to cosplay the world’s set 'normal' again
Mash up, mind blown, jeongsineun back up
Mash up, mind blown, sanity back up
Prototype nae sogeun eonjena freaky monster
Prototype, there's always a freaky monster inside me
Yuhaeng gateun chinjeolhameun cheori jina
Skip that trendy politeness
Nae tongsue da siwonhage yokaedo da meokgeum
I keep my tone cool, even swallow every curse
Poppin'
Poppin'
Sunjinhageman bodaga keuge dachim
Take me as harmless and you'll get hurt bad
Houiga gyesokdoemyeon gwolliin jul ane
Let kindness go on and you think it's your right
Ireoni dolji
No wonder we snap
Maniac
Maniac
Nasa ppajin geotcheoreom michyeo
Crazy like a screw's come loose
Pingping dorabeorigetji
Spinning round and round
Frankensteincheoreom georeo
Walking like Frankenstein
Maniac, maniac
Maniac, maniac
Maniac
Maniac
Nasa ppajin geotcheoreom useo
Smiling like a screw's popped out
Pingping dorabeorigetji
Spinning round and round
Maniac, bijeongsangtuseongi jipdan We're maniacs
Maniac, abnormal species swarm, we're maniacs
Maniac, maniac
Maniac, maniac
Da teojin inhyeong silbapcheoreom
Like the burst seams of a broken doll
Gyeolguk bonsaegi deureonaji
Your real colors show in the end
Pyeonhaji aneun i
Not normal, me
It ain't 'live,' it's 'holding on,' yeah
It ain't 'live,' it's 'holding on,' yeah
Jeongsangin cheok dadeul cheok jom ppae
Everybody pretending they're normal, drop the act a bit
Jitgo inneun miso no freshhae
The smile you’re wearing isn't fresh
Locket pulmyeon dadeul ttokgatji
Unlock it and you're all the same
Nuneun nal mot songnyeo, ho
Your eyes can't fool me, ho
Naega geonneun i georineun da jiroebat
Every street I walk's a minefield
Da eonje teojilji moreuneun
No one knows when it'll blow
Yamjeonhaetdeon baramdo eonje bakkwilji molla
Even the calm breeze can turn anytime
Dadeul sumgin chae saraga
Everybody lives with stuff hidden
Poppin'
Poppin'
Sunjinhageman bodaga keuge dachim
Take me as harmless and you'll get hurt bad
Houiga gyesokdoemyeon gwolliin jul ane
Let kindness go on and you think it's your right
Ireoni dolji
No wonder we snap
Maniac
Maniac
Nasa ppajin geotcheoreom michyeo
Crazy like a screw's come loose
Pingping dorabeorigetji
Spinning round and round
Frankensteincheoreom georeo
Walking like Frankenstein
Maniac, maniac
Maniac, maniac
Maniac
Maniac
Nasa ppajin geotcheoreom useo
Smiling like a screw's popped out
Pingping dorabeorigetji
Spinning round and round
Maniac, bijeongsangtuseongi jipdan We're maniacs
Maniac, abnormal species swarm, we're maniacs
Maniac, maniac
Maniac, maniac
Gadeukae du nuneun
My two eyes are filled up
Modeun gamgagi nal seo itji
Every feeling stands alert on me
Yeppeuge pojanghan daero maebeon gadwo noeuni
You keep cramming them back in, neatly wrapped
Heulleogada bomyeon gyeolguk deureonagetji
When it spills out you'll get exposed
Sumgyeojin naemyeonui geu moseubi, yeah
That hidden inner self, yeah
Maniac
Maniac
Maniac, maniac
Maniac, maniac
Maniac
Maniac
Maniac, maniac You cannot stop with this feeling
Maniac, maniac You cannot stop with this feeling
Maniac
Maniac
Nasa ppajin geotcheoreom useo
Smiling like a screw's popped out
Pingping dorabeorigetji
Spinning round and round
Maniac, bijeongsangtuseongi jipdan We're maniacs
Maniac, abnormal species swarm, we're maniacs
Maniac, maniac
Maniac, maniac
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SONG MEANING

Stray Kids crank up the volume on individuality in their electrifying track “MANIAC.” The lyrics paint a world where everyone is busy wearing a “normal” mask, flashing copy-and-paste smiles, and tiptoeing through rules that feel like a ticking time bomb. The members compare these forced facades to locked boxes and fragile dolls, warning that sooner or later the screws will pop out and the hidden “freaky monster” inside each person will burst free. With playful shouts of “Ping-ping dorabeorigetji!” (spinning round and round), they hint that embracing your quirks might look crazy from the outside, yet it is the only way to feel truly alive.

“MANIAC” is a rallying cry to break the cosplay of normality and celebrate every offbeat thought, odd habit, and untamed emotion. Stray Kids mix Frankenstein imagery, glitchy wordplay, and thunderous beats to remind listeners that being different is not a flaw but a superpower. Rather than “holding on” to a picture-perfect persona, the song urges you to pop the lock, own your eccentricities, and march proudly with the rest of the “bijeongsangtuseongi jipdan” — the extraordinary misfits who refuse to blend in.

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