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Merry Go Round – BTS

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Merry Go Round lyrics with English translation

Language
Korean
Level
Intermediate
Released
2026
Genre
Pop, K-Pop
Length
3:50
  1. I wish that I could tell you that it's over (over)

  2. I wish that I could walk away from pain

  3. My life is like a broken roller coaster

  4. But maybe I'm the only one to blame

  5. I can't get off this merry-go-round

  6. It spins me around (around, around)

  7. I do my best, but I can't slow down

  8. This merry-go-round

  1. And I, I can't get off of this ride

  2. (I can't get off of this ride)

  3. I try, this happens every time

  4. (I can't get off of this ride)

  5. 어른이 된 것 같은 기분이지만

    It feels like I've become an adult,

  6. 고민은 뭐 여전하지 (oh, yeah, oh, yeah)

    But the worries remain the same (oh, yeah, oh, yeah)

  7. 매일 같은 일상 속 회전목마나

    Like a carousel in this same daily routine,

  8. 쳇바퀴나 매한가지 (매한가지)

    It’s all the same as a hamster wheel (the same)

  9. Oh, 답이 없는 질문

    Oh, a question without an answer,

  10. 미궁 속에서의 질주

    Racing through a labyrinth,

  11. 다들 괜찮은 척하며

    Everyone pretends to be okay,

  12. 웃고 있지 모두 다, 다, 다, 다

    Smiling all together, all, all, all, all

  13. I wish that I could tell you that it's over (over)

  14. I wish that I could walk away from pain

  15. My life is like a broken roller coaster

  16. But maybe I'm the only one to blame

  17. I can't get off this merry-go-round

  18. It spins me around (around, around)

  19. I do my best, but I can't slow down

  20. This merry-go-round

  21. And I, I can't get off of this ride

  22. (I can't get off of this ride)

  23. I try, this happens every time

  24. (I can't get off of this ride)

  25. Spinnin' up, down, just round and round

  26. I'm fallin' apart, still bound to ground

  27. 멈출 수 없는 굴레 속 내 동심이 소리치잖아 (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

    In this unending loop, my childlike spirit cries out (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

  28. 나 원 없이 탈 만큼 탔으니, please, take me out, ma

    I've ridden enough to my heart's content, please, take me out, ma

  29. 침대는 나의 관, my bed is my coffin

    My bed is my coffin, my resting place

  30. 어쩜 내 세상은 거대한 caffeine

    Is my world just one giant caffeine high?

  31. 매일 널 죽으러 가 꿈을 끌 순 없나?

    Every day, can’t I pull away from the dream to take you down?

  32. 멈출 수 없는 춤을 추고 있잖아

    I'm dancing a dance that just won’t stop, you know?

  33. 또 생각에, 생각에, 생각에, 생각

    Lost in thought, in thought, in thought, in thought

  34. 생각하지 말잔 생각을 해 난

    I'm thinking thoughts I promised not to think

  35. 빙글 또 빙글 행복하니?

    Spinning around, are you happy?

  36. 웃어 줘 끝까지

    Smile for me, until the end

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Key vocabulary

것
thing1
기분이지만
mood but1
나
I1
다
all1
또
again1
매일
everyday1
모두
all1
뭐
what1
생각
thought1
생각에
thought1

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About this song

Seven-member South Korean pop group with a huge worldwide fanbase. Mixes pop with hip-hop.

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🇰🇷 BTS

Merry Go Round

I wish that I could tell you that it's over (over)

I wish that I could walk away from pain

My life is like a broken roller coaster

But maybe I'm the only one to blame

I can't get off this merry-go-round

It spins me around (around, around)

I do my best, but I can't slow down

This merry-go-round

And I, I can't get off of this ride

(I can't get off of this ride)

I try, this happens every time

(I can't get off of this ride)

어른이eoreuni 된doen 것geot 같은gateun 기분이지만gibunijiman

It feels like I've become an adult,

고민은gomineun 뭐mwo 여전하지yeojeonhaji (oh, yeah, oh, yeah)

But the worries remain the same (oh, yeah, oh, yeah)

매일maeil 같은gateun 일상ilsang 속sok 회전목마나hoejeonmongmana

Like a carousel in this same daily routine,

쳇바퀴나chetbakwina 매한가지maehangaji (매한가지maehangaji)

It’s all the same as a hamster wheel (the same)

Oh, 답이dabi 없는eomneun 질문jilmun

Oh, a question without an answer,

미궁migung 속에서의sogeseoui 질주jilju

Racing through a labyrinth,

다들dadeul 괜찮은gwaenchaneun 척하며cheokamyeo

Everyone pretends to be okay,

웃고utgo 있지itji 모두modu 다da, 다da, 다da, 다da

Smiling all together, all, all, all, all

I wish that I could tell you that it's over (over)

I wish that I could walk away from pain

My life is like a broken roller coaster

But maybe I'm the only one to blame

I can't get off this merry-go-round

It spins me around (around, around)

I do my best, but I can't slow down

This merry-go-round

And I, I can't get off of this ride

(I can't get off of this ride)

I try, this happens every time

(I can't get off of this ride)

Spinnin' up, down, just round and round

I'm fallin' apart, still bound to ground

멈출meomchul 수su 없는eomneun 굴레gulle 속sok 내nae 동심이dongsimi 소리치잖아sorichijana (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

In this unending loop, my childlike spirit cries out (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

나na 원won 없이eopssi 탈tal 만큼mankeum 탔으니tasseuni, please, take me out, ma

I've ridden enough to my heart's content, please, take me out, ma

침대는chimdaeneun 나의naui 관gwan, my bed is my coffin

My bed is my coffin, my resting place

어쩜eojjeom 내nae 세상은sesangeun 거대한geodaehan caffeine

Is my world just one giant caffeine high?

매일maeil 널neol 죽으러jugeureo 가ga 꿈을kkumeul 끌kkeul 순sun 없나eomna?

Every day, can’t I pull away from the dream to take you down?

멈출meomchul 수su 없는eomneun 춤을chumeul 추고chugo 있잖아itjana

I'm dancing a dance that just won’t stop, you know?

또tto 생각에saenggage, 생각에saenggage, 생각에saenggage, 생각saenggak

Lost in thought, in thought, in thought, in thought

생각하지saenggakaji 말잔maljan 생각을saenggageul 해hae 난nan

I'm thinking thoughts I promised not to think

빙글binggeul 또tto 빙글binggeul 행복하니haengbokani?

Spinning around, are you happy?

웃어useo 줘jwo 끝까지kkeutkkaji

Smile for me, until the end

Merry Go Round

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