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Wake Me Up

A K-pop track about shaking off numbness and reigniting a dimmed inner light.

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A K-pop track about shaking off numbness and reigniting a dimmed inner light.

The lyric treats waking up as a physical, almost violent act, 'nuneul tteo' (open your eyes), 'sorichyeo' (shout).

It's less about a gentle realization and more about forcing a reaction, tearing through the 'eodum sok' (in the darkness) to reach for any light left.

Editor's note

B.A.P's 'Wake Me Up' and the fire inside

A K-pop track about shaking off numbness and reigniting a dimmed inner light.

nae ane tto dareun nal kkaewo kkeojyeoitdeon himihan bulbit

The lyric treats waking up as a physical, almost violent act, 'nuneul tteo' (open your eyes), 'sorichyeo' (shout). It's less about a gentle realization and more about forcing a reaction, tearing through the 'eodum sok' (in the darkness) to reach for any light left.

The phrase 'himihan bulbit', that dim light, does a lot of work. It's not a dead flame, just one that's grown weak, and the whole song feels like the effort to fan it back to life. There's a pressure in lines like 'nal chajanaeya hae' (I have to find myself) and the refusal to 'meomchul sun eopseo' (can't stay like this), a kind of restless urgency that the dim light answers.

It pins the struggle to a specific, fading memory, a different self that once burned brighter. That 'dim light' is the thing worth saving, even if it's almost gone.

The way 'Wake me up' is chanted, almost like a command to the self, sticks with you after the track ends.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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What to keep in your ear

the pull of "nuneul tteo" the pull of "eodum sok" the pull of "himihan bulbit"
Lyrics

Wake Me Up

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nae ane tto dareun nal kkaewo

kkeojyeoitdeon himihan bulbit

Wake me up nuneul tteo

Yeah wake me up

yeogin kkeuchi eopneun teoneol

eodum sok bicheul da ireobeorin

(Wake me up, wake me up)

nal chajanaeya hae

hangyereul ttwieoneomeo

idaero meomchul sun eopseo

(Wake me up, wake me up)

Wake up, we’ve pressed for time

eoneusae geu sunsuhaetdeon aeneun keosseo

ijen naega buranhan sahoee juchereul kkaewo

saeroun nawa iyagireul nanwo

nae salme gapseun gachireul maegil su eopseo

namgwa bakkul su eopneun life uh

uriye hyeonshiriran gamasote joeda

neoheosalmeun gotongigie

naega hal su itneun geon

michil deut bureuneun i norae ye

It may wake maehae mokpyokkajiye lane

You ain’t be late

gyeongjumacheoreom ttwieo jashineul wihae

nae ane tto dareun nal kkaewo

kkeojyeoitdeon himihan bulbit

Wake me up nuneul tteo

Yeah wake me up

deo neutgi jeon, nal ireugyeo

saerowojin nae shimjang sok tteollim

Wake me up sorichyeo

Yeah wake me up

eojilleojin peojeul hana dulsshik

tto matchwogan game

(Wake me up, wake me up)

jigeume nal mideo

Oh nareul hyanghae deonjin

mureumpyo eopneun geu jilmundeul

(Wake me up, wake me up)

Vive la revolution

jeongshin bajjak charyeo neol jibeosamkin chakgak

hoesaek bitkkal doshideure takhan

gonggiwa chagawojin ongineun

sseogeoppajin noewa cheokchue olmji

jagakhae tarakhaebeorin jinshil

bunyeoldoen juche soge kkeopjil

Free, love, real, ill

nae ane tto dareun nal kkaewo

kkeojyeoitdeon himihan bulbit

Wake me up nuneul tteo

Yeah wake me up

deo neutgi jeon, nal ireugyeo

saerowojin nae shimjang sok tteollim

Wake me up sorichyeo

Yeah wake me up

Woo wake me up nuneul tteo

Yeah wake me up

Woo wake me up sorichyeo

Yeah wake me up

dashi sarananeun gamgak

nun ape yeollin i gireul ttara

(Wake me up, wake me up)

saeroun sesange

sesangi wonhaetdeon dabeun

jeolshilhame nunmeoreo

moksorireul naeneun geot

(nareul da pyeolchyeonae)

jichega dwaedo gyesokhae georeo

gomineul beoryeo

geureon hyeonshire nege suhyeneun butter

Yeah wake me up

ijen saeroun nareul pyeolchyeonae what

i sungan nae modeungeol deonjyeo

sumgyeowatdeon jinshireul chaja

Wake me up nuneul tteo

Yeah wake me up

nae ane yeonghonkkaji

jeonbu namgimeopshi da bultaewo

Wake me up da kkaewo

Yeah wake me up

Wake me up nal kkaewo

Yeah wake me up

Wake me up nal kkaewo

Yeah wake me up

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What is "Wake Me Up" by B.A.P about?

A K-pop track about shaking off numbness and reigniting a dimmed inner light. The lyric treats waking up as a physical, almost violent act, 'nuneul tteo' (open your eyes), 'sorichyeo' (shout). It's less about a gentle realization and more about forcing a reaction, tearing through the 'eodum sok' (in the darkness) to reach for any light left.

Who performs "Wake Me Up"?

B.A.P performs "Wake Me Up", and this lyric page sits inside the B.A.P catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Wake Me Up"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "B.A.P's 'Wake Me Up' and the fire inside", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "Wake Me Up"?

Yes. The related section below points to 1004 (Angel) and Walk with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by B.A.P?

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