Runaway — RESCENE: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync회색빛에 갇혀버린 Neverlandhoe·saek·ppi·che ga·chyeo·beo·rin NeverlandNeverland trapped in greyListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
RESCENE’s “Runaway” is about feeling stuck in a grey, looping routine and finally choosing to flee it together with someone. They sing of a Neverland, a hamster wheel and an endless maze where days feel empty and tomorrow is frightening. Pulled along by a trembling heart and a faint blue light, they stop swallowing their true feelings and step out to find a path that is their own.
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.
회색빛에 갇혀버린 NeverlandListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): hoe·saek·ppi·che ga·chyeo·beo·rin Neverland
Meaning: Neverland trapped in grey
Words in this line- 회색빛에hoe·saek·ppi·chein grey light
- 갇혀버린ga·chyeo·beo·rinlocked away
Word for word: Grey-light-in locked-away-ended Neverland
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 갇혀버린 joins 갇히다 'to be locked in' with 버리다 'to throw away', which adds a sense of irreversibility: 'ended up trapped for good'. 회색빛 literally means 'grey light', and next to Neverland it paints a dreamland that has lost its colour.
돌아서 난 이미 어서 Hold my handListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): do·ra·seo nan i·mi eo·seo Hold my hand
Meaning: I've already turned around, hurry, hold my hand
Words in this line- 돌아서do·ra·seoturning around
- 난nanI
- 이미i·mialready
- 어서eo·seoquickly
Word for word: Turning-around I already quickly hold my hand
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 돌아서 comes from 돌다 'to turn', but here it means turning away from the past. 어서 means 'quickly' and urges the listener on, while 이미 'already' shows the decision has been made.
우리만의 다른 여정을 찾아 떠나Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): u·ri·ma·nui da·reun yeo·jeong·eul cha·ja tteo·na
Meaning: Let's set off to find a journey of our own.
Words in this line- 우리만의u·ri·ma·nuiof just us
- 다른da·reundifferent
- 여정을yeo·jeong·euljourney
- 찾아cha·jaseeking
- 떠나tteo·nadepart
Word for word: Only-ours different journey seeking depart.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 우리만의 means 'of just us' and 다른 means 'different', but together they mean 'uniquely our own'. 여정 is 'journey' and 찾아 떠나 is 'leave to seek'. In natural English that becomes setting out to find a path of our own.
난 발을 떼 더 멀리 Now I run awayListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nan ba·reul tte deo meol·li Now I run away
Meaning: I step off, further away — now I run away
Words in this line- 난nanI
- 발을ba·reulfoot
- 떼ttelift off
- 더deomore
- 멀리meol·lifar
Word for word: I foot-object detach more far Now I run away
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 발 is 'foot' and 떼다 is 'to detach', so 발을 떼다 literally 'detach the foot' but idiomatically means to take a step and set off. 더 멀리 is 'more far', meaning 'further', and shows the distance growing with every step.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 공허한 | gong·heo·han | empty |
| 꿈속에 | kkum·so·ge | in a dream |
| 끌어당겨 | kkeu·reo·dang·gyeo | pull in |
| 끝없는 | kkeu·deom·neun | endless |
| 끝을 | kkeu·teul | end |
| 내일은 | nae·i·reun | tomorrow |
| 넘어 | neo·meo | over |
| 넘어서 | neo·meo·seo | crossing over |
| 더는 | deo·neun | any more |
| 돌고도는 | dol·go·do·neun | going round |
| 두렵게 | du·ryeop·kke | fearfully |
| 뒤흔드는 | dwi·heun·deu·neun | shaking |
| 따라 | tta·ra | following |
| 떨림을 | tteol·li·meul | trembling |
| 빛을 | bi·cheul | light |
| 푸른 | pu·reun | blue |
| 한걸음 | han·geo·reum | one step |
| 희미한 | hui·mi·han | faint |
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Questions about “Runaway”
What is “Runaway” by RESCENE about?
RESCENE’s “Runaway” is about feeling stuck in a grey, looping routine and finally choosing to flee it together with someone.
What does “회색빛에 갇혀버린 Neverland” mean in “Runaway”?
Neverland trapped in grey. 갇혀버린 joins 갇히다 'to be locked in' with 버리다 'to throw away', which adds a sense of irreversibility: 'ended up trapped for good'.
What does “돌아서 난 이미 어서 Hold my hand” mean in “Runaway”?
I've already turned around, hurry, hold my hand. 돌아서 comes from 돌다 'to turn', but here it means turning away from the past.
How do you pronounce “우리만의 다른 여정을 찾아 떠나”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “u·ri·ma·nui da·reun yeo·jeong·eul cha·ja tteo·na”: that's how it's actually sung by RESCENE, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Runaway” 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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