좋은 집 좋은 차 그런 게 행복일 수 있을까?

A nice house, a nice car, could such things bring happiness?

In Seoul to the SKY, 부모님은 정말 행복해질까?

In Seoul to the SKY, would the parents really be happy?

In-Seoul and SKY both refer to specific groups of universities in Korea. “In-Seoul” is a term commonly used to describe universities in Seoul. Most “good” colleges are geographically concentrated in Seoul (though there are few exceptionally well-known private institutions elsewhere in the country).  Whether students can get into in-Seoul universities or not is a major criterion when evaluating their academic performances, and even further, when predicting their future career path/success. SKY is an abbreviation (made of the first letters) of Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University, which are considered the top three universities in Korea.

꿈 없어졌지

Dream has disappeared

숨 쉴 틈도 없이

Without even a moment to breathe

학교와 집 아니면 피씨방이 다인 쳇바퀴같은 삶들을 살며

Living the same life on a running wheel of school, home, and PC bang,

일등을 강요받는 학생은 꿈과 현실 사이의 이중간첩

pressured to be number one, the students become double agents between dreams and reality

우릴 공부하는 기계로 만든 건 누구?

Who are the ones that made us into studying machines?

일등이 아니면 낙오로 구분짓게 만든 건

The ones who categorized us into number one and stragglers

틀에 가둔 건

and locked us in a trap