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Monroe (feat. TAEYONG)

A track that frames infatuation through the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe and a burning, persistent flame.

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A track that frames infatuation through the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe and a burning, persistent flame.

The repeated plea 'give me the, give me the sign' and the later insistence 'My love is a fire, I want to be your fire' drive the whole thing.

It's less about describing a feeling and more about demanding a role, to be the source of heat, the acknowledged spark.

Editor's note

Baekhyun's 'Monroe' and the fire of devotion

A track that frames infatuation through the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe and a burning, persistent flame.

My love is a fire, I want to be your fire

The lyric leans into a kind of luxurious obsession, name-dropping 'Burberry' and 'Tiffany or white gold rose' alongside 'neon gold dia.' It's devotion framed through brand names and celestial comparisons, 'nan Apollo naye Venus', which feels very much of its moment in K-pop's high-gloss landscape.

The repeated plea 'give me the, give me the sign' and the later insistence 'My love is a fire, I want to be your fire' drive the whole thing. It's less about describing a feeling and more about demanding a role, to be the source of heat, the acknowledged spark. When he sings 'neon eonjena ppeonppeon' ('you're always so easy'), it carries that mix of admiration and frustration, like the object of affection is effortlessly magnetic yet distant.

It's a blunt, total offer, not just having a feeling, but wanting to become the thing that sustains it. The line doesn't hedge or romanticize; it states a desire to be consumed and to consume in return.

The way 'bultaolla' ('it burns') punctuates the chorus, especially when layered with those 'dungdung Mars' ad-libs, gives the track a relentless, almost physical push.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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how "give me the, give me the sign" turns into a mantra the pull of "neon eonjena ppeonppeon" the pull of "it burns"
Lyrics

Monroe (feat. TAEYONG)

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After years of absence

Marilyn Monroe moved back to Los Angeles from New York

And answered reporters' questions

I'm still smoking cigarettes

And I keep my poker face, hmm

jaukaejin gonggan aneseo ay

nae saenggangmaneun tturyeothae oh woah

Maybe I'm falling in love

jakku yonggil naege doene

neoye apeseo naneun

yakaejigiman hae

gominhaji wae neon

daeche mwogillae wae nal

jeongcheneun anmalhae hmm

Love

Yeah, give me the, give me the sign

Oughta be your cigarettes

So give me your, give me your time

naege namneun geon sigan sigan geurigo

neon gold daia Tiffany or white gold rose

neoneun nae Marilyn Monroe

nan Apollo naye Venus

naege byeorakgachi tteoreojin jonjae

My love is a fire, I want to be your fire

bultaolla naege bureul butyeojuji nan burn

bultaolla burn, burn

bultaolla burn, burn, yeah

neon eonjena ppeonppeon

neon eonjena ppeon

yeoksi mot danghaji nan

neoye angtal apeseo

nan neomeoga tto yeah

This is love

I love your blonde hair

I love your lovely eyes

chilchilchi mothan geu ipsure

Oh, I'm crazy now

Wake up

michyeosseo neon yeah eodilgado neoye jonjae

neoye moseubeun tibi gotgose geureon mokjeoge

I see you wearing Burberry

naega jotahan brand

niga ibeuni ippeune

tto eoulline mwonga joa

neoye geureon moseube ttwieodeun neukdaedeul

I'm a hunter proving that I'm a pre-predator

I'll show you that they were just puppies

gaenen naega haneun geotcheoreomeun mothae

dungdung Mars dungdung Mars dung

dungdung Mars dungdung Mars dung

dungdung Mars dungdung Mars dung

dungdung Mars dungdung Mars dung

I count one, two, three, lotta reasons

Thinking: Oh my feeling, my Venus, hm, yeah

yeogin got jamgyeo ontong neoro

igoseul beoseonagetji nan mhm, yeah

bultaolla burn, burn

bultaolla burn, burn, yeah

neon eonjena ppeonppeon

neon eonjena ppeon

yeoksi mot danghaji nan

neoye angtal apeseo

nan neomeoga tto yeah

This is love

Burn, burn, burn, burn

Burn, burn, burn, burn

ppeonppeonppeonhae neon eonjena ppeonppeonhae

bultaolla burn, burn, burn, burn

bultaolla burn, burn, burn, burn

neon eonjena ppeonppeonppeonhae neon eonjena ppeon

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What is "Monroe (feat. TAEYONG)" by Baekhyun about?

A track that frames infatuation through the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe and a burning, persistent flame. The repeated plea 'give me the, give me the sign' and the later insistence 'My love is a fire, I want to be your fire' drive the whole thing. It's less about describing a feeling and more about demanding a role, to be the source of heat, the acknowledged spark.

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