Shapeshifter — Baby DONT Cry: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “Shapeshifter” by Baby DONT Cry mean?
“Shapeshifter” by Baby DONT Cry is about embracing every contradictory side of yourself and feeling real for the first time. They mix sweetness with heat and cold, carry day and night in one face, and have a heart that shifts like the seasons, as if born anew.
What the song is about
The name they carry may seem too nice, too talked about or too complicated, yet they keep asking which name fits today, and feelings once hard to face now feel easy.
Key lines
4 lines from the song in Korean, with how they sound and what they mean. The full line-by-line breakdown lives in the app.
열두 번의 계절 같은 맘으로Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): yeol·du beo·ne gye·jeol ga·teun ma·meu·ro
Meaning: With a heart like twelve seasons
Words in this line- 열두yeol·dutwelve
- 번의beo·netimes
- 계절gye·jeolseason
- 같은ga·teunlike
- 맘으로ma·meu·rowith a heart
Word for word: With a twelve-times season-like heart
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 열두 번의 계절 literally 'twelve times a season' hints at a new season every month. 맘 is the casual form of 마음, 'heart', so the line is about an ever-changing mood.
때로는 입에 오르내리는 이름Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): ttae·ro·neun i·be o·reu·nae·ri·neun i·reum
Meaning: A name that sometimes gets talked about
Words in this line- 때로는ttae·ro·neunsometimes
- 입에i·bein the mouth
- 오르내리는o·reu·nae·ri·neungoing up and down
- 이름i·reumname
Word for word: Sometimes in-the-mouth going-up-and-down name
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 입 alone means mouth and 오르내리다 means go up and down. Together 입에 오르내리다 is a set phrase meaning to be talked about, to be on people's lips. Word for word it sounds like a name physically moving around in mouths, but the meaning is simply that people discuss it.
부딪쳐도 부러지진 않는 한 줄로Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): bu·dit·cheo·do bu·reo·ji·ji nan·neun han jul·lo
Meaning: A name that won't break even when it's hit, in a single line
Words in this line- 부딪쳐도bu·dit·cheo·doeven if it collides
- 부러지진bu·reo·ji·jito snap
- 않는nan·neunnot
- 한hanone
- 줄로jul·lowith a line
Word for word: Even-if-colliding not-snapping, with one line
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 부딪쳐도 means even if it collides, and 부러지다 means to snap like a stick, so together they paint a picture of a tough, resilient name. 한 줄로 literally means with one line, but it works as in a few words, in brief, not a literal line of text.
마주 보기 어려웠던 마음도Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): ma·ju bo·gi eo·ryeo·wot·tteon ma·eum·do
Meaning: Even the hearts that were hard to face
Words in this line- 마주ma·juface to face
- 보기bo·gito look
- 어려웠던eo·ryeo·wot·tteonwas difficult
- 마음도ma·eum·doheart too
Word for word: Facing-each-other to-look was-difficult heart also
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 마주 alone means 'facing each other' and 보기 means 'to look', but 마주 보다 together means to look someone in the eye, to confront something directly. 마음 literally means 'mind' or 'heart' and stands for feelings here. The particle 도 means 'also' but gives an 'even' flavor. Together the line says even painful feelings can now be faced.
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Song facts
- Lines
- 55
- Key lines explained
- 4
- Words explained
- 18
- Length
- 3:04
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 감정도 | gam·jeong·do | feeling too |
| 거야 | geo·ya | it is |
| 그런 | geu·reon | such |
| 기분이야 | gi·bu·ni·ya | it's a feeling |
| 나는 | na·neun | I |
| 낮과 | nat·kkwa | day and |
| 내게서 | nae·ge·seo | in me |
| 누군가에겐 | nu·gun·ga·e·gen | to someone |
| 뒷면은 | dwin·myeo·neun | back side |
| 때보다 | ttae·bo·da | than the time |
| 또는 | tto·neun | or |
| 뭐가 | mwo·ga | what |
| 뭐야 | mwo·ya | what is it |
| 밤이 | ba·mi | night |
| 보여 | bo·yeo | is visible |
| 얼굴로 | eol·gul·lo | with a face |
| 태어나는 | tae·eo·na·neun | being born |
| 함께 | ham·kke | together |
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Questions about “Shapeshifter”
What is “Shapeshifter” by Baby DONT Cry about?
“Shapeshifter” by Baby DONT Cry is about embracing every contradictory side of yourself and feeling real for the first time. They mix sweetness with heat and cold, carry day and night in one face, and have a heart that shifts like the seasons, as if born anew.
What does “열두 번의 계절 같은 맘으로” mean in “Shapeshifter”?
In “Shapeshifter” by Baby DONT Cry, “열두 번의 계절 같은 맘으로” means: With a heart like twelve seasons. 열두 번의 계절 literally 'twelve times a season' hints at a new season every month. 맘 is the casual form of 마음, 'heart', so the line is about an ever-changing mood.
What does “때로는 입에 오르내리는 이름” mean in “Shapeshifter”?
In “Shapeshifter” by Baby DONT Cry, “때로는 입에 오르내리는 이름” means: A name that sometimes gets talked about. 입 alone means mouth and 오르내리다 means go up and down. Together 입에 오르내리다 is a set phrase meaning to be talked about, to be on people's lips. Word for word it sounds like a name physically moving around in mouths, but the meaning is simply that people discuss it.
How do you pronounce “부딪쳐도 부러지진 않는 한 줄로”?
“부딪쳐도 부러지진 않는 한 줄로” from “Shapeshifter” by Baby DONT Cry is romanized as “buditcheodo bureojiji nanneun han jullo”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
Where can I see every line of “Shapeshifter” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Bomi goes through all 55 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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Credits and sources
- Artist
- Baby DONT Cry
- Official video
- Baby DONT Cry · YouTube
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