CLOSE YOUR EYES
Drop That! — CLOSE YOUR EYES: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync지저분한 게 더 Fit 해ji·jeo·bun·han ge deo Fit haeBeing messy fits better.Listen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
CLOSE YOUR EYES's “Drop That!” is about shaking off hesitation and other people's opinions to spend a night out loose, messy and unbothered. They head into an empty street in black jeans and a cap, burning their feet in tight shoes, and treat stumbling as part of the fun. With a confident nod to the mother who raised them, the group dances off the beat, smiles through the haze and aims to shine on stage.
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.
지저분한 게 더 Fit 해Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): ji·jeo·bun·han ge deo Fit hae
Meaning: Being messy fits better.
Words in this line- 지저분한ji·jeo·bun·hanmessy
- 게gething (nominalizer)
- 더deomore
- 해haeis
Korean grammar wraps around the English word “fit”: “더 Fit 해” literally means “is more fit,” using 해 (do/is) to turn the English adjective into a Korean verb.
발 맞춰 걸어 엇박으로Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): bal mat·chwo geo·reo eot·ppa·geu·ro
Meaning: Walking in step, off the beat.
Words in this line- 발balfoot/step
- 맞춰mat·chwomatching
- 걸어geo·reowalk
- 엇박으로eot·ppa·geu·rooff-beat
“엇박” is a music term for an off-beat/syncopated rhythm, so “엇박으로” means “in a syncopated way” — walking in step but against the beat.
아무 소리 없이 살금살금 숨죽여 머릴 낮추고 (uh)Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): a·mu so·ri eop·ssi sal·geum·sal·geum sum·ju·gyeo meo·ril nat·chu·go uh
Meaning: Without a sound, sneaking quietly, holding my breath, head lowered (uh)
Words in this line- 아무a·muany
- 소리so·risound
- 없이eop·ssiwithout
- 살금살금sal·geum·sal·geumsneaking
- 숨죽여sum·ju·gyeoholding breath
- 머릴meo·rilhead
- 낮추고nat·chu·golowering
지금 이 흐름에 몸을 맡겨 아득아득해져 버린 밤Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): ji·geum i heu·reu·me mo·meul mat·kkyeo a·deu·ga·deu·kae·jyeo beo·rin bam
Meaning: Now I give my body to this flow, on a night gone completely hazy
Words in this line- 지금ji·geumnow
- 이ithis
- 흐름에heu·reu·meto the flow
- 몸을mo·meulbody
- 맡겨mat·kkyeoentrusting
- 아득아득해져a·deu·ga·deu·kae·jyeobecoming hazy
- 버린beo·rincompletely
- 밤bamnight
The completive verb "버리다" in "아득해져 버린" adds a nuance of "completely/irreversibly", intensifying how hazy the night has become.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가도록 | ga·do·rok | so it goes |
| 거면 | geo·myeon | if |
| 걸어가 | geo·reo·ga | walk |
| 괴로운 | goe·ro·un | painful |
| 구겨 | gu·gyeo | crumpling |
| 나는 | na·neun | I |
| 너네 | neo·ne | you guys |
| 넣어 | neo·eo | stuff in |
| 누구든 | nu·gu·deun | whoever |
| 망설일 | mang·seo·ril | going to hesitate |
| 바람처럼 | ba·ram·cheo·reom | like wind |
| 밤에 | ba·me | at night |
| 밤이 | ba·mi | night |
| 비틀거리는 | bi·teul·geo·ri·neun | stumbling |
| 생각 | saeng·gak | thoughts |
| 얘길 | yae·gil | talk (about) |
| 어때 | eo·ttae | how about/so what |
| 웃어 | u·seo | smile |
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Questions about “Drop That!”
What is “Drop That!” by CLOSE YOUR EYES about?
CLOSE YOUR EYES's “Drop That!” is about shaking off hesitation and other people's opinions to spend a night out loose, messy and unbothered.
What does “지저분한 게 더 Fit 해” mean in “Drop That!”?
Being messy fits better.
What does “발 맞춰 걸어 엇박으로” mean in “Drop That!”?
Walking in step, off the beat.
How do you pronounce “아무 소리 없이 살금살금 숨죽여 머릴 낮추고 (uh)”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “a·mu so·ri eop·ssi sal·geum·sal·geum sum·ju·gyeo meo·ril nat·chu·go uh”: that's how it's actually sung by CLOSE YOUR EYES, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Drop That!” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Sunwoo goes through all 65 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
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- CLOSE YOUR EYES
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- CLOSE YOUR EYES · YouTube
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