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The Great Escape

A Korean rock band's song about darkness, doubt, and the simple request not to break down.

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A Korean rock band's song about darkness, doubt, and the simple request not to break down.

After describing how doubt shakes you and regret holds you, the request becomes almost childlike: lift me up, don't let me break.

The complexity is in the Korean description; the need is in four English words.

Editor's note

NELL's The Great Escape and the plea to be lifted

A Korean rock band's song about darkness, doubt, and the simple request not to break down.

Don't let me break down

Most pleas in songs are complicated. This one isn't. After describing how doubt shakes you and regret holds you, the request becomes almost childlike: lift me up, don't let me break. The complexity is in the Korean description; the need is in four English words.

The Korean verse has this phrase 'huhoeran du geulja soge nae jeonbureul gadwo', my whole body is trapped in two letters called regret. It's not just feeling bad; it's being physically contained by it, like regret has become a cage you can't step out of. That's why the English chorus feels so direct afterward, just asking to be pulled from the dark.

It comes after all the internal noise. Not 'save me' or 'fix me', just don't let me fall apart here. The simplicity after the storm is what sticks.

The way the Korean verses feel dense and swirling, then the music opens up for that clean 'Lift me up', it makes the request sound both desperate and clear.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 16
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What to keep in your ear

the pull of "huhoeran du geulja soge nae jeonbureul gadwo" the pull of "Lift me up" the pull of "save me"
Lyrics

The Great Escape

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Gogae sugin bigeophami nal chorahage hago

Gugyeobeorin nae mureupi jakku ttang soge bakhyeo

Al su eopsneun moksoriga meori sogeul ulligo

Witaeroun nae mideumi chosbulcheoreom heundeullyeo

Lift me up, lift me up

I eodum sogeseo

Lift me up, lift me up

Nal ireukyeo sewojwo

Yuhogi deun wihyeobideun han gaji hwaksilhan geon

Nan eonjena nae jinsimui bandaepyeone seoigo

Nae jasine daehan yeonmingwa hyeomo saie gathyeo

Huhoeran du geulja soge nae jeonbureul gadwo

Lift me up, lift me up

I eodum sogeseo

Lift me up, lift me up

Nal ireukyeo sewojwo

Don't let me break down

Yeogijeogi gyunyeori gan nae

Maeumui teum geu sairo

Jeolmangui geurimjaga mal eopsi seumyeodeureo.

Lift me up, lift me up

I eodum sogeseo

Lift me up, lift me up

Nal ireukyeo sewojwo

Lift me up, lift me up

I eodum sogeseo

Lift me up, lift me up

Nal ireukyeo sewojwo

Lift me up, lift me up

Lift me up, lift me up

Don't let me break down

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What is "The Great Escape" by NELL about?

A Korean rock band's song about darkness, doubt, and the simple request not to break down. After describing how doubt shakes you and regret holds you, the request becomes almost childlike: lift me up, don't let me break. The complexity is in the Korean description; the need is in four English words.

Who performs "The Great Escape"?

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