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으르렁 (Growl)

A K-pop hit about a dangerous attraction that leaves the singer gasping for air.

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Quick meaning

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A K-pop hit about a dangerous attraction that leaves the singer gasping for air.

Most pop songs about desire frame it as a choice or a conquest.

The singer isn't pursuing; he's being short-circuited, watching his own vision fill with static and flame while he pleads for the other person to just stay still.

Editor's note

EXO's 'Growl' and the breathless chase

A K-pop hit about a dangerous attraction that leaves the singer gasping for air.

숨이 자꾸 멎는다

Most pop songs about desire frame it as a choice or a conquest. 'Growl' frames it as a system failure. The singer isn't pursuing; he's being short-circuited, watching his own vision fill with static and flame while he pleads for the other person to just stay still.

The phrase '숨이 자꾸 멎는다', 'my breath keeps stopping', is the whole song in a single gasp. It's not just a romantic line; it's a body reporting a malfunction, a system overload from staring too hard. Everything else, the warning sirens, the dark drawings in his mind, the fire in his eyes, spirals out from that basic, involuntary choke.

It's the most honest moment in a song full of dramatic images. Before the sirens and the fire, there's just this: the body forgetting how to work.

The way the word '으르렁' itself gets chopped and repeated in the chorus, less a word than a stuttering pulse.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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the pull of "숨이 자꾸 멎는다"
Lyrics

으르렁 (Growl)

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Yo, okay

Yo, okay

나 혹시 몰라 경고하는데 (잘 들어)

na hoksi molla gyeonggohaneunde (jal deureo)

지금 위험해 (so dangerous)

jigeum wiheomhae (so dangerous)

자꾸 나를 자극하지마 (큰일 나)

jakku nareul jageukajima (keunil na)

나도 날 몰라

nado nal molla

숨이 자꾸 멎는다

sumi jakku meonneunda

네가 날 향해 걸어온다

nega nal hyanghae georeoonda

나를 보며 웃는다

nareul bomyeo unneunda

너도 내게 끌리는지

neodo naege kkeullineunji

눈앞이 다 캄캄해

nunapi da kamkamhae

네가 뚫어져라 쳐다볼 땐

nega ttureojyeora chyeodabol ttaen

귓가에 가까워진 숨소리

gwitga-e gakkawojin sumsori

날 미치게 만드는 너인걸

nal michige mandeuneun neoin-geol

아무도 널 못 보게 (절대)

amudo neol mot boge (jeoldae)

품에 감추고 싶어 (I'm so serious)

pume gamchugo sipeo (I'm so serious)

널 노리는 시선들 내 안에 일어난 (yeah)

neol norineun siseondeul nae ane ireonan (yeah)

거센 소용돌이

geosen soyongdori

검은 그림자 내 안에 깨어나

geomeun geurimja nae ane kkae-eona

널 보는두 눈에 불꽃이 튄다

neol boneundu nune bulkkochi twinda

그녀 곁에서 모두 다 물러나

geunyeo gyeoteseo modu da mulleona

이젠 조금씩 사나워진다

ijen jogeumssik sanawojinda

나 으르렁 으르렁 으르렁 대

na eureureong eureureong eureureong dae

나 으르렁 으르렁 으르렁 대

na eureureong eureureong eureureong dae

나 으르렁 으르렁 으르렁 대

na eureureong eureureong eureureong dae

너 물러서지 않으면 다쳐도 몰라

neo mulleoseoji aneumyeon dachyeodo molla

날이 선 눈빛과

nari seon nunbitgwa

베일듯한 긴장감

beildeutan ginjanggam

지금 탐색중이야

jigeum tamsaekjung-iya

너의 주위를 babe, huh

neoui juwireul babe, huh

넌 그냥 그대로 있어

neon geunyang geudaero isseo

나만을 바라보면서

namaneul barabomyeonseo

절대 널 보내지 않아

jeoldae neol bonaeji ana

두고 봐 babe

dugo bwa babe

흐린 공간속에서 (흐린 공간속에서)

heurin gonggansogeseo (heurin gonggansogeseo)

선명하게 빛나는 (선명하게 빛나는)

seonmyeonghage binnaneun (seonmyeonghage binnaneun)

널 노리는 시선들 내안에 울리는

neol norineun siseondeul nae-ane ullineun

경보 울림소리

gyeongbo ullimsori

검은 그림자 내안에 깨어나

geomeun geurimja nae-ane kkae-eona

널 보는두 눈에 불꽃이 튄다

neol boneundu nune bulkkochi twinda

그녀 곁에서 모두 다 물러나

geunyeo gyeoteseo modu da mulleona

이젠 조금씩 사나워진다

ijen jogeumssik sanawojinda

나 으르렁 으르렁 으르렁 대

na eureureong eureureong eureureong dae

나 으르렁 으르렁 으르렁 대

na eureureong eureureong eureureong dae

나 으르렁 으르렁 으르렁 대

na eureureong eureureong eureureong dae

너 물러서지 않으면 다쳐도 몰라

neo mulleoseoji aneumyeon dachyeodo molla

(E-X-O)

(E-X-O)

또 다른 늑대들이 볼세라

tto dareun neukdaedeuri bolsera

너무나 완벽한 내 여자라

neomuna wanbyeokan nae yeojara

품속엔 부드럽게 너를 안고

pumsogen budeureopge neoreul an-go

너만을 위해서 나는 난폭해지고

neomaneul wihaeseo naneun nanpokaejigo

결국엔 강한 자가 얻게 되는 미인

gyeolgugen ganghan jaga eotge doeneun miin

자리가 없으니까 그냥 돌아가 (I win)

jariga eopseunikka geunyang doraga (I win)

가능성 제로야 닳으니까 그만 봐

ganeungseong jeroya dareunikka geuman bwa

그녀를 넘본다면 나를 먼저 넘어봐

geunyeoreul neombondamyeon nareul meonjeo neomeobwa

우리 말곤 하나둘씩 지워버리자

uri malgon hanadulssik jiwobeorija

너하고 나만 여기 남아

neohago naman yeogi nama

멈춰진 듯이 워

meomchwojin deusi wo

검은 그림자 내안에 깨어나

geomeun geurimja nae-ane kkae-eona

널 보는 두 눈에 불꽃이 튄다

neol boneun du nune bulkkochi twinda

그녀 곁에서 모두 다 물러나

geunyeo gyeoteseo modu da mulleona

이젠 조금씩 사나워진다

ijen jogeumssik sanawojinda

나 으르렁 으르렁 으르렁 대

na eureureong eureureong eureureong dae

나 으르렁 으르렁 으르렁 대

na eureureong eureureong eureureong dae

나 으르렁 으르렁 으르렁 대

na eureureong eureureong eureureong dae

너 물러서지 않으면 다쳐도 몰라

neo mulleoseoji aneumyeon dachyeodo molla

나 으르렁 으르렁 으르렁 대

na eureureong eureureong eureureong dae

나 으르렁 으르렁 으르렁 대

na eureureong eureureong eureureong dae

나 으르렁 으르렁 으르렁 대

na eureureong eureureong eureureong dae

너 물러서지 않으면 다쳐도 몰라

neo mulleoseoji aneumyeon dachyeodo molla

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What is "으르렁 (Growl)" by EXO about?

A K-pop hit about a dangerous attraction that leaves the singer gasping for air. Most pop songs about desire frame it as a choice or a conquest. The singer isn't pursuing; he's being short-circuited, watching his own vision fill with static and flame while he pleads for the other person to just stay still.

Who performs "으르렁 (Growl)"?

EXO performs "으르렁 (Growl)", and this lyric page sits inside the EXO catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "으르렁 (Growl)"?

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Are there related songs to explore after "으르렁 (Growl)"?

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