No More Dream

English

Hey you, what’s your dream?
Hey you, what’s your dream?
Hey you, what’s your dream?
Is that all your dream is?

I wanna big house, big cars & big rings
But the truth is I dun have any big dreams
Haha I live very comfortably
Even if you don’t dream nobody says anything
All of them, just the same same same
They’re thinking like me
Already forgotten completely completely
their childhood once filled with dreams
Don’t worry about college, I’ll definitely go to one, even if it’s far away*
Okay mom, I told you I’m heading to the library*²

Who’s the person you’ve always dreamed of being?
Right now who do you see in the mirror? I gotta say
Go your own way
Even if you live for a single day
Do something, anything
Put away your weakness

Why can’t you speak?
You say you don’t want to study
You’re too scared to actually ditch school though, aren’t you?
Oh look at him, he’s already getting ready to get to school
Grow up a little, please
You’re all words, you’re made of thin skin*³ boy
(Stop!) Ask yourself when
you’ve ever tried hard for something

Hey you, what’s your dream?
Hey you, what’s your dream?
Hey you, what’s your dream?
Is that all your dream is?

That’s a lie, you such a liar
See me see me ya, you’re a hypocrite
Why do you keep telling me to take another path? Mind your own business
Don’t force me
(La la la la la)
What’s your dream? Your dream, what is it? What is it?
(La la la la la)
Is this all it is? Is that all it is, is it?

Growing tired of the same day, every day just repeats
Adults and parents
inject you with rigid, conventional dreams
Your no. 1 dream for the future.. a public servant?*⁴
It’s not a dream forced on you, relief pitcher in the 9th inning
Throw a fast ball at those late-night study sessions*⁵, they’re a waste of time
Rebel against a hellish society
Special pardon for your dreams
Ask yourself what’s your dream’s profile
A life that received only intense pressures
For once, try being the subject of your life

Who’s the person you’ve always dreamed of being?
Right now who do you see in the mirror? I gotta say
Go your own way
Even if you live for a single day
Do something, anything
Put away your weakness

Hey you, what’s your dream?
Hey you, what’s your dream?
Hey you, what’s your dream?
Is that all your dream is?

That’s a lie, you such a liar
See me see me ya, you’re a hypocrite
Why do you keep telling me to take another path? Mind your own business
Don’t force me
(La la la la la)
What’s your dream? Your dream, what is it? What is it?
(La la la la la)
Is this all it is? Is that all it is, is it?

Don’t know how to live
Don’t know how to take flight
Don’t know how to make decisions
Now we don’t even know how to dream

Open your eyes eyes eyes now
Dance dance dance now again
Dream dream dream all your dreams
Quit your squirming and mumbling, wussup!

That’s a lie, you such a liar
See me see me ya, you’re a hypocrite
Why do you keep telling me to take another path? Mind your own business
Don’t force me
(La la la la la)
What’s your dream? Your dream, what is it? What is it?
(La la la la la)
Is this all it is? Is that all it is, is it?

To all the youth*⁶ without dreams.

Translators’ Notes:

* It is a common perception in Korean society that all the ‘good’ colleges are in Seoul.
2. The Korean phrase used here, ‘독서실’, literally means ‘reading room’. Facilities like these that are dedicated solely to studying purposes are very common in Korea.
3. The Korean phrase used here, ‘유리 멘탈’ literally means ‘glass mentality’ and is used to describe someone who is fragile and easily hurt.
4. Government/public sector jobs are extremely sought-after jobs in Korea as they provide high job security and are considered prestigious.
5. Night study sessions are common in Korean high schools. Students are expected to study on their own until late at night and are monitored by teachers during these sessions.
6. While the official lyrics say ‘youth’, RM says the word ‘youngsters’ in the track itself.