Yeah, wassup

You know time flows like stars

시작은 에미넴 가리온 에픽하이

In the beginning, it was to imitate Eminem, Garion, and Epik High

따라 하는 걸 넘어 내 랩을 적고 새기다

Going beyond that, I wrote and carved my own rap

보니까 벌써 어느새 내가 홍대

and somehow found myself at Hongdae already

Hongdae is an abbreviation of Hongik Daehakgyo (University) and also refers to the area nearby. Hongdae area is known for its indie music culture, clubs, arts, and so on. RM used to be an underground rapper releasing and performing tracks with his then-name “Runch Randa.”

그때 내 가산 온통 다 (****) 꼰대

Back then, my lyrics were all (****) stubborn old fogey

꼰대 (pronounced kkondae) is a derogatory slang describing someone (often someone older) who is stubborn about keeping old standards and bossy

But we dunno, we dunno, we dunno the future

쉼 없이 꿈꾸던 중 날 묶어버린 현실의 덫 오 그 청춘의 덫

The trap of reality that tied me up who was dreaming non-stop, oh, that trap of youth

뜨거운 가슴은 차가운 머리에 져버렸어 (Damn)

My fiery heart lost to my cold head (Damn)

그렇게 내 선택이 옳다며 맹신하던 그 와중에