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Crash

A Korean rock ballad about being unable to express what happens when you're near someone.

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A Korean rock ballad about being unable to express what happens when you're near someone.

The lyric isn't about a dramatic impact.

It's about the quiet, repeated thud of proximity, 'I'm crashin' into you' over and over because the character can't get any distance, can't find any other way to say it.

Editor's note

NELL's Crash and the collision that won't stop

A Korean rock ballad about being unable to express what happens when you're near someone.

I'm crashin' into you

The lyric isn't about a dramatic impact. It's about the quiet, repeated thud of proximity, 'I'm crashin' into you' over and over because the character can't get any distance, can't find any other way to say it. The collision is the only available verb.

The Korean lines talk about 'babo gateul jeongdoro hwangdanghan yaegiji', a foolish, absurd story. It's that feeling where you know the whole situation is ridiculous, you saw it coming, but you still can't find the words once you're in front of the person. The mouth just shuts. Then the English crashes in because the local language has failed.

It's not a one-time event. The present continuous tense and the repetition make it clear: this is what's happening, right now, again and again. There's no off-ramp.

The way 'I'm crashin' into you' piles up at the end, losing punctuation, just becoming the thing itself.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 16
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how "I'm crashin" turns into a mantra the pull of "babo gateul jeongdoro hwangdanghan yaegiji" the pull of "I'm crashin"
Lyrics

Crash

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babo gateul jeongdoro hwangdanghan yaegiji

nado naega ireoke doel jureun mollasseo

hajiman

geu eotteon mallodo nae mam pyohyeonhal su eopseo

neoui ape seomyeon geujeo

meoritsogi hayaejigo jakkuman malmuni makyeo

eotteoke hal suga eopseo

I guess I am

I’m crashin’ into you

I’m crashin’ into

mitgi himdeul jeongdoro hwangdanghan yaegiji

nado naega ireoke doel jureun mollasseo

hajiman

geu eotteon mallodo neoreul pyohyeonhal su eopseo

neoreul tteoollimyeon geujeo

gaseumi dapdapaejigo jakkuman malmuni makyeo

eotteoke hal suga eopseo

I guess I am

I’m crashin’ into you

I’m crashin’ into you

I’m crashin’ into you

I’m crashin’ into you

I’m crashin’ into you

I’m crashin’ into you

I’m crashin’ into you

I’m crashin’ into you

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What is "Crash" by NELL about?

A Korean rock ballad about being unable to express what happens when you're near someone. The lyric isn't about a dramatic impact. It's about the quiet, repeated thud of proximity, 'I'm crashin' into you' over and over because the character can't get any distance, can't find any other way to say it.

Who performs "Crash"?

NELL performs "Crash", and this lyric page sits inside the NELL catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Crash"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "NELL's Crash and the collision that won't stop", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "Crash"?

Yes. The related section below points to The Great Escape and Taking a Walk On Ice with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by NELL?

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