A Korean indie-folk band's raw call for salvation through connection.
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A Korean indie-folk band's raw call for salvation through connection.
There's a quiet vanity in needing to hear the words "you love me" shouted back, especially when the singer admits their own heart is "hamrak namgyeojin", tangled and messy.
The song doesn't resolve that mess; it just asks for the embrace to continue anyway.
Editor's note
JANNABI's LEGEND and the rock 'n' roll plea
A Korean indie-folk band's raw call for salvation through connection.
rock 'n' roll save my life
There's a quiet vanity in needing to hear the words "you love me" shouted back, especially when the singer admits their own heart is "hamrak namgyeojin", tangled and messy. The song doesn't resolve that mess; it just asks for the embrace to continue anyway.
The phrase "rock 'n' roll save my life" isn't about music history or a genre revival. It's a blunt, almost desperate incantation, whatever this feeling is, whatever this touch provides, call it rock 'n' roll if you have to, just let it work. The repetition of "geudaen nareul sarangira bulleo juo" (you call out that you love me) feels less like a romantic declaration and more like a needed confirmation, something to hold onto in a scattered mind.
It turns a cultural reference into a personal lifeline, stripping it down to pure function. The song isn't celebrating a genre; it's using its name as a spell for survival.
The way "save my life" hangs at the end of lines, almost breathless, gives the whole plea its weight.
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the pull of "you love me"the pull of "rock 'n' roll save my life"the pull of "geudaen nareul sarangira bulleo juo"
Lyrics
LEGEND
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jeonseol
geu pureureun nundongjae nal taeweojweo
nae banghwangeul meomchueo jweo haruppalli
nal deryeoga jweo oh yeah
beonjeok
nae choehuye baragiya
bukkonnori, geu majimak sunganiya
namgimeopshi bultaeweoya hae
geudaen nareul
sarangira bulleo juo
geuridoeeo deuriri oneul bam
na geudaeye pume angyeoseo
ipeul majchugo
rock n’ roll save my life.
hamrak
namgyeojin maeumkkiri
pi heulligo, tto hakwigo kkaemureoseo
deoneun deoneun chajeul i eobttaedo
geudaen nareul
sarangira bulleo juo
geuridoeeo deuriri oneul bam
na geudaeye pume angyeoseo
ipeul majchugo
rock n’ roll save my life.
Save my life
nal geudaeye pume anajweo
ipeul majchweojweo
pume angyeoseo
ipeul majchugo
rock n’ roll
wave your flag
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What is "LEGEND" by JANNABI about?
A Korean indie-folk band's raw call for salvation through connection. There's a quiet vanity in needing to hear the words "you love me" shouted back, especially when the singer admits their own heart is "hamrak namgyeojin", tangled and messy. The song doesn't resolve that mess; it just asks for the embrace to continue anyway.
Who performs "LEGEND"?
JANNABI performs "LEGEND", and this lyric page sits inside the JANNABI catalog on LyroVerse.
Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "LEGEND"?
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Are there related songs to explore after "LEGEND"?
Yes. The related section below points to 그 밤 그 밤 (Sweet Memories) and Summer with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by JANNABI?
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