VIXX
Error — VIXX: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “Error” by VIXX mean?
“Error” by VIXX is about trying to shut down every feeling to get over a love, and watching that plan break down. The singer clings to bare survival, holds their own heart tight and burns memories into the sky, while still pleading not to be forgotten.
What the song is about
A reunion ends in tears, the talk of forgetting is exposed as a leftover lie, and the longing hurts more than before.
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.
Ye 칼날 같은 네 말에 베일까 두려웠어 난Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): Ye kal·lal ga·teun ne ma·re be·il·kka du·ryeo·wo·sseo nan
Meaning: I was afraid your words, sharp as a blade, would cut me.
Words in this line- 칼날kal·lalblade
- 같은ga·teunlike
- 네neyour
- 말에ma·reby words
- 베일까be·il·kkamight get cut
- 두려웠어du·ryeo·wo·sseowas afraid
- 난nanI
Word for word: (Ye) Blade-like your by-words might-get-cut, I was afraid.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 칼날 means 'blade', 같은 means 'like' and 베이다 means 'to get cut'; together they paint words that wound like a knife. The ending -ㄹ까 expresses a worried 'what if', and 두려웠어 means 'was afraid'. Korean stacks every modifier before the noun, hence the pile-up in the literal version.
숨 쉬고 밥을 먹는 채로 그냥 버티기만 해Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): sum swi·go ba·beul meong·neun chae·ro geu·nyang beo·ti·gi·man hae
Meaning: I just hang on, breathing and eating, nothing more.
Words in this line- 숨sumbreath
- 쉬고swi·gobreathe and
- 밥을ba·beulrice, meal
- 먹는meong·neuneating
- 채로chae·rowhile staying
- 그냥geu·nyangjust
- 버티기만beo·ti·gi·manonly endure
- 해haedo
Word for word: Breath breathe and rice eat in-the-state, just endure only do.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 밥 literally means 'cooked rice' but stands for 'a meal' in general. 채로 means 'while remaining in that state', 버티다 means 'to endure', and -기만 해 means 'all I do is'. Together they describe living on pure stubbornness: the body keeps going while the person merely holds on.
나를 더 망치기 싫어Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): na·reul deo mang·chi·gi si·reo
Meaning: I don't want to ruin myself any more.
Words in this line- 나를na·reulmyself
- 더deomore
- 망치기mang·chi·giruining
- 싫어si·reodislike
Word for word: Me more ruining dislike.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 망치다 alone means to ruin or break (it echoes 망치, 'hammer'), and 싫어 means 'dislike'. With 더 ('more') it becomes 'I don't want to wreck myself further'. The literal version sounds choppy because Korean drops 'I' and attaches the feeling straight onto the action.
심장을 절뚝거리다 이 길의 끝은 여기야Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): sim·jang·eul jeol·ttuk·kkeo·ri·da i gi·re kkeu·teun yeo·gi·ya
Meaning: With my heart limping along, I decide the road ends here.
Words in this line- 심장을sim·jang·eulheart
- 절뚝거리다jeol·ttuk·kkeo·ri·dalimping then
- 이ithis
- 길의gi·reroad's
- 끝은kkeu·teunend
- 여기야yeo·gi·yais here
Word for word: Heart limping-then this road's end is here.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 절뚝거리다 normally describes a leg limping, yet here the subject is 심장 ('heart'), so the heart is pictured as wounded and barely moving. 길의 끝 on its own is 'end of the road', but with 여기야 ('it is here') it becomes the end of a life or a love. The sentence flows into 라고 on the next line, which marks it as a quoted verdict he passes on himself.
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Song facts
- Lines
- 54
- Key lines explained
- 4
- Words explained
- 18
- Length
- 3:45
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가슴에 | ga·seu·me | in the chest |
| 같아 | ga·ta | seems |
| 거짓말 | geo·jin·mal | lie |
| 결국 | gyeol·guk | in the end |
| 기억에 | gi·eo·ge | to the memory |
| 깊은 | gi·peun | deep |
| 끝나도 | kkeun·na·do | even if it ends |
| 끝나지 | kkeun·na·ji | end |
| 놓치기 | not·chi·gi | losing, missing |
| 똑바로 | ttok·ppa·ro | straight |
| 뜨고서 | tteu·go·seo | opening and |
| 버렸어 | beo·ryeo·sseo | threw away |
| 사람에겐 | sa·ra·me·gen | to a person |
| 사랑 | sa·rang | love |
| 아픈 | a·peun | painful |
| 없어서 | eop·sseo·seo | there is none, so |
| 이길 | i·gil | to win |
| 자신이 | ja·si·ni | confidence |
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Questions about “Error”
What is “Error” by VIXX about?
“Error” by VIXX is about trying to shut down every feeling to get over a love, and watching that plan break down. The singer clings to bare survival, holds their own heart tight and burns memories into the sky, while still pleading not to be forgotten. A reunion ends in tears, the talk of forgetting is exposed as a leftover lie, and the longing hurts more than before.
What does “Ye 칼날 같은 네 말에 베일까 두려웠어 난” mean in “Error”?
In “Error” by VIXX, “Ye 칼날 같은 네 말에 베일까 두려웠어 난” means: I was afraid your words, sharp as a blade, would cut me. 칼날 means 'blade', 같은 means 'like' and 베이다 means 'to get cut'; together they paint words that wound like a knife. The ending -ㄹ까 expresses a worried 'what if', and 두려웠어 means 'was afraid'. Korean stacks every modifier before the noun, hence the pile-up in the literal version.
What does “숨 쉬고 밥을 먹는 채로 그냥 버티기만 해” mean in “Error”?
In “Error” by VIXX, “숨 쉬고 밥을 먹는 채로 그냥 버티기만 해” means: I just hang on, breathing and eating, nothing more. 밥 literally means 'cooked rice' but stands for 'a meal' in general. 채로 means 'while remaining in that state', 버티다 means 'to endure', and -기만 해 means 'all I do is'. Together they describe living on pure stubbornness: the body keeps going while the person merely holds on.
How do you pronounce “나를 더 망치기 싫어”?
“나를 더 망치기 싫어” from “Error” by VIXX is romanized as “nareul deo mangchigi sireo”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
Where can I see every line of “Error” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Youngjae goes through all 54 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
- VIXX
- Official video
- RealVIXX · YouTube
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