GO! — CORTIS: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync우린 필요 없어 다른 signu·rin pi·ryo eop·sseo da·reun signWe don't need another signListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
CORTIS’s “GO!” is a confident track about a young group who stop waiting for permission and race ahead making new music. They work through the night in the studio until it feels like daylight, picturing green lights and a pedal pressed down on a bike. They also recall being the odd kid who already felt like a pop star, now pushing a new era forward like a hitman reloading.
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.
우린 필요 없어 다른 signListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): u·rin pi·ryo eop·sseo da·reun sign
Meaning: We don't need another sign
Words in this line- 우린u·rinwe
- 필요pi·ryoneed
- 없어eop·sseodon't have
- 다른da·reunother
Word for word: We-topic need don't-have other sign
Why it doesn't translate word for word: "필요 없어" literally means "need is absent" (필요=need, 없다=to lack) — together it's the everyday way to say "we don't need X." The line also drops in English "sign" for Konglish flavor.
Yeah 작업실에서 불을 피워 밤도 대낮같이 (yeah)Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): Yeah ja·geop·ssi·re·seo bu·reul pi·wo bam·do dae·nat·kka·chi ye·ah
Meaning: Yeah, we're on fire in the studio, night's like broad daylight
Words in this line- 작업실에서ja·geop·ssi·re·seoin the studio
- 불을bu·reulfire
- 피워pi·wolight it
- 밤도bam·donight too
- 대낮같이dae·nat·kka·chilike broad daylight
Word for word: Yeah, in the work-room fire (we) light, night too like big-day (yeah)
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 작업실 literally means "work-room" (studio). 불을 피워 literally "light a fire" — figuratively "we're burning with work." 대낮같이 literally "like broad daylight" is an idiom for working through the night as if it were day.
레벨 좀 더 키워 이 노래는 달려 도시를 도시 yeahListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): re·bel jom deo ki·wo i no·rae·neun dal·lyeo do·si·reul do·si yeah
Meaning: Level it up a bit more, this song races through the city (city, yeah)
Words in this line- 레벨re·bellevel
- 좀joma bit
- 더deomore
- 키워ki·wolevel up
- 이ithis
- 노래는no·rae·neunthe song
- 달려dal·lyeoruns/races
- 도시를do·si·reulthe city
- 도시do·sicity
Word for word: Level a bit more raise, this song-topic runs city (city, yeah)
Why it doesn't translate word for word: Korean word order is reversed from English: object/adverb first, verb last. 달려 ("runs") describes the song racing through the city, a metaphor for spreading fast.
Hitman 처럼 hit 만들고 싶어서 난 reload (reload)Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): Hitman cheo·reom hit man·deul·go si·peo·seo nan reload ri·lohd
Meaning: Like a hitman, wanting to make a hit — so I'm on reload (reload)
Words in this line- 처럼cheo·reomlike
- 만들고man·deul·gomaking
- 싶어서si·peo·seobecause I want to
- 난nanI
Word for word: Hitman like, hit make want-because I reload (reload)
Why it doesn't translate word for word: Hitman plays on 'hit' from the previous line — the rapper compares himself to both a killer and a hitmaker; 'reload' continues the weapon imagery rather than an everyday meaning.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가져와 | ga·jyeo·wa | bring |
| 가지 | ga·ji | let's go |
| 고장 | go·jang | broken |
| 구시대 | gu·si·dae | old era/generation |
| 내려 | nae·ryeo | pull down |
| 눌러쓰고 | nul·leo·sseu·go | pull down and wear |
| 던져넣어 | deon·jyeo·neo·eo | throw it in |
| 동네서 | dong·ne·seo | in the neighborhood |
| 들어 | deu·reo | raise/give |
| 때부터 | ttae·bu·teo | since (the time) |
| 마치 | ma·chi | like/as if |
| 만들어 | man·deu·reo | make |
| 만들었지 | man·deu·reot·jji | we made (it) |
| 맘은 | ma·meun | heart/mind |
| 발을 | ba·reul | foot |
| 올려 | ol·lyeo | put/raise |
| 초록색의 | cho·rok·ssae·gui | green-colored |
| 페달에 | pe·da·re | onto pedal |
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Questions about “GO!”
What is “GO!” by CORTIS about?
CORTIS’s “GO!” is a confident track about a young group who stop waiting for permission and race ahead making new music.
What does “우린 필요 없어 다른 sign” mean in “GO!”?
We don't need another sign. "필요 없어" literally means "need is absent" (필요=need, 없다=to lack) — together it's the everyday way to say "we don't need X." The line also drops in English…
What does “Yeah 작업실에서 불을 피워 밤도 대낮같이 (yeah)” mean in “GO!”?
Yeah, we're on fire in the studio, night's like broad daylight. 작업실 literally means "work-room" (studio).
How do you pronounce “레벨 좀 더 키워 이 노래는 달려 도시를 도시 yeah”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “re·bel jom deo ki·wo i no·rae·neun dal·lyeo do·si·reul do·si yeah”: that's how it's actually sung by CORTIS, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “GO!” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Jaemin goes through all 48 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
- CORTIS
- Official video
- HYBE LABELS · YouTube
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