EPIKISM Lyrics (English Translation) – EPIK HIGH (에픽하이)

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[Intro: Tablo]
Yeah

[Verse 1: Tablo]
Fu*k what you heard
Living like sheep but you pounce like a wolf pack
Your love is a curse
Here for a sec' then you bounce like a dead cat
Want me stuck in the dirt?
Karma is real, you take and you get back
What you deserve
Epic-level thinking; if you can't feel me
It's probably because you're ignorant
It's probably because you're unrefined (Yes, Sir)
Life's a third-rate movie, even without watching
And why we shining like Kubrick
Eyes Wide Shut—please, read the room
If you open your mouth out of envy, you'll starve
We stay FED; our achievements are our stock
We're too big to fail
We never cool down; we push the limits
Move the big shots aside—no one's above me
Obsessed with creation, churning out poetry
Frenzied focus turns it all into a track
It's an eternal summer—no winter here
Passion burns like a hundred degrees
I roll up my sleeves; my way home is just another way to work
Workaholic—I'm the fiend and the dealer, 'Blo

[Pre-Chorus: Crush]
An attitude I have no intention of changing
No matter what the world says
Say less, say less
I'm officially, officially a born hater

[Chorus: Crush]
That's how I ride

Going high
What do you know? I'm officially, officially (Officially, officially)

[Verse 2: Mithra Jin]
Yeah, striving to be the light and salt, I’ve wrung out blood and pus
Betting my life in a high-stakes game against God
It’s a 50-50 toss-up—even God doesn't know the outcome
Charging straight ahead, heart rate rising
From "Killa Bee" to "Killa Beast"
Bulking up, going full Godzilla mode
This is evolution for the sake of survival
A clue found amidst the ice age
All day—saying "I can't" leads only to falling behind
No way, no pain, no gain—I just push forward regardless
If you don't want your bed to become your coffin...
Let sweat form on your brow rather than tears
Let self-reflection prevail over envy and jealousy
That is the EPIKISM that shaped me
The sense of relative deprivation you feel
Reflects the days and nights of my youth
That satisfaction found by tearing others down
Is merely the weakness you try to hide
Don't throw a tantrum like a three-year-old
Whining as if someone snatched away your toy
The prime of my life that you covet?
It’s rated for ages 18 and up

[Chorus: Crush]
That's how I ride
Going high
What do you know? I'm officially, officially (Officially, officially)

[Post-Chorus: Tablo, Mithra Jin, DJ Tukutz]
Ooh, turn the tables, yeah, you know I mix it
Ooh, shake up the world, get it, shake it
Ooh, turn the tables, yeah, you know I spin it
J-E-O-N-G-S-I-K, Kim Jeong-sik

[Verse 3: DJ Tukutz, Changbin, Bang Chan]
Listen up to the beat-maker's rap, yeah
I excel at whatever I do—this and that
No longer just background scenery standing in the back
Now it's my time to take center stage
So what if I'm 44?
I've still got a full head of hair
And even until you lot lose all your teeth
I'll go by the book—Jeong-sik's book—and my own way
I've written all the masterpieces
Jeong-sik, the key contributor to EPIK HIGH
I carved out my own tracks so I wouldn't steal the rappers' bread and butter
I've blazed new trails every time; the unofficial leader (That's me)
Who says I'm nothing without the beats?
When I grab the mic, anyone else just vanishes into thin air
The era of Kim Jeong-sik is coming
Move aside, Timon and Pumbaa (Simba) are in my way
If you don't like me, get lost
Even if *I* don't like *you*, *you* get lost
If you don't like me, that's fine by me
You're the one with the problem—you troublemaker, get down and hold a plank
Tukutz, Tukutz—"Two Cut" on the broadcast
I might be a grumbler
But Tukutz, Tukutz is a real man's man
One-two, jab, hook, uppercut
Yeah

[Pre-Chorus: Crush]
My attitude isn't changing
No matter what the world says
Say less, say less
I'm officially, officially a born hater

[Chorus: Crush]
That's how I ride
Going high
What do you know? I'm officially, officially, officially, officially

[Post-Chorus: Tablo, Mithra Jin, DJ Tukutz]
Ooh, turn the tables, yeah, you know I mix it
Ooh, shake the world, get it, shake it
Ooh, turn the tables, yeah, you know I spin it
Ooh, we officially EPIK HIGH