BREATHE — xikers: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “BREATHE” by xikers mean?
In “BREATHE,” xikers take over the room with such force that everyone else is left gasping and being told to calm down. They cast themselves as a shocking, electric force, at home in water and heat, thanks to training that has made thin air feel normal.
What the song is about
The mood is cocky and playful, with a restless, overheated energy that keeps the tempo climbing, even as they joke that someone had better stop them.
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.
Yeah 감이 안 오지 숨이 막히지 약이 오르지 근데 어쩌지Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): Yeah ga·mi a no·ji su·mi ma·ki·ji ya·gi o·reu·ji geun·de eo·jjeo·ji
Meaning: Yeah, no clue? Suffocating? Getting riled up? But what can you do?
Words in this line- 감이ga·misense
- 안anot
- 오지no·jicome, right
- 숨이su·mibreath
- 막히지ma·ki·jiis blocked, right
- 약이ya·giirritation
- 오르지o·reu·jirises, right
- 근데geun·debut
- 어쩌지eo·jjeo·jiwhat to do
Word for word: Yeah, sense doesn't come, right? Breath is blocked, right? Medicine rises, right? But what to do?
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 감이 안 오다 literally means the sense doesn't come, i.e. you can't guess. 약이 오르다 literally means medicine rises, but it's an idiom for getting angry or riled up. The ending -지 adds a teasing right?, and 어쩌지 is a mock so what are you going to do?
생각 없이 온몸을 shake 리듬에 적셔 한 듯해 showerListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): saeng·ga geop·ssi on·mo·meul shake ri·deu·me jeok·ssyeo han deu·tae shower
Meaning: Without thinking I shake my whole body, as if soaked in the rhythm, like a shower
Words in this line- 생각saeng·gathought
- 없이geop·ssiwithout
- 온몸을on·mo·meulwhole body
- 리듬에ri·deu·mein rhythm
- 적셔jeok·ssyeosoaking
- 한handone
- 듯해deu·taeas if
Word for word: Thought without whole-body shake, in rhythm soaking as-if-done shower.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 적셔 means 'soaking' and 듯해 is an 'as if' ending. Together 적셔 한 듯해 says 'as if drenched'. 'Shower' adds the picture of rhythm pouring over you like water, continuing the song's water theme.
다리에는 올라와 쥐가 나 지금 뭔가에 홀린 듯이Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): da·ri·e·neu nol·la·wa jwi·ga na ji·geum mwon·ga·e hol·lin deu·si
Meaning: My legs are cramping up, as if I'm bewitched by something
Words in this line- 다리에는da·ri·e·neuin the legs
- 올라와nol·la·wacomes up
- 쥐가jwi·gamouse
- 나naappears
- 지금ji·geumnow
- 뭔가에mwon·ga·eby something
- 홀린hol·linbewitched
- 듯이deu·sias if
Word for word: In legs rises mouse comes-out, now by-something bewitched as-if.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 쥐 alone means 'mouse' and 나다 means 'to appear'. Together 쥐가 나다 is the idiom for a muscle cramp. 홀린 means 'bewitched' and 듯이 means 'as if', so the legs cramp while you move as if under a spell.
놀란 거야 혹시Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nol·lan geo·ya hok·ssi
Meaning: Did you get scared, maybe?
Words in this line- 놀란nol·lanstartled
- 거야geo·yais it that
- 혹시hok·ssiby any chance
Word for word: Startled it-is perhaps?
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 놀란 means 'startled', 거야 is a copula with an explanatory tone, and 혹시 means 'by chance'. Each is neutral, but together they give a teasing 'what, did that scare you?'. The literal version is clumsy because the question lives in the ending, not in word order.
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Song facts
- Lines
- 55
- Key lines explained
- 4
- Words explained
- 18
- Length
- 3:38
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 객기 | gaek·kki | bravado |
| 걸린 | geol·lin | caught |
| 겨눠 | gyeo·nwo | I aim |
| 구급차는 | gu·geup·cha·neun | as for ambulance |
| 그만 | geu·man | stop |
| 금지야 | geum·ji·ya | is forbidden |
| 까질 | kka·jil | get scuffed |
| 다리 | da·ri | legs |
| 달려가 | dal·lyeo·ga | run |
| 만났지 | man·nat·jji | met |
| 못한 | mo·tan | unable |
| 뻐끔대지 | ppeo·kkeum·dae·ji | gulp like fish |
| 여긴 | yeo·gin | here |
| 올려 | ol·lyeo | raise |
| 적응 | jeo·geung | adapting |
| 전부 | jeon·bu | everyone |
| 템포 | tem·po | tempo |
| 풍덩 | pung·deong | splash |
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Questions about “BREATHE”
What is “BREATHE” by xikers about?
In “BREATHE,” xikers take over the room with such force that everyone else is left gasping and being told to calm down. They cast themselves as a shocking, electric force, at home in water and heat, thanks to training that has made thin air feel normal. The mood is cocky and playful, with a restless, overheated energy that keeps the tempo climbing, even as they joke that someone had better stop them.
What does “Yeah 감이 안 오지 숨이 막히지 약이 오르지 근데 어쩌지” mean in “BREATHE”?
In “BREATHE” by xikers, “Yeah 감이 안 오지 숨이 막히지 약이 오르지 근데 어쩌지” means: Yeah, no clue? Suffocating? Getting riled up? But what can you do? 감이 안 오다 literally means the sense doesn't come, i.e. you can't guess. 약이 오르다 literally means medicine rises, but it's an idiom for getting angry or riled up. The ending -지 adds a teasing right?, and 어쩌지 is a mock so what are you going to do?
What does “생각 없이 온몸을 shake 리듬에 적셔 한 듯해 shower” mean in “BREATHE”?
In “BREATHE” by xikers, “생각 없이 온몸을 shake 리듬에 적셔 한 듯해 shower” means: Without thinking I shake my whole body, as if soaked in the rhythm, like a shower. 적셔 means 'soaking' and 듯해 is an 'as if' ending. Together 적셔 한 듯해 says 'as if drenched'. 'Shower' adds the picture of rhythm pouring over you like water, continuing the song's water theme.
How do you pronounce “다리에는 올라와 쥐가 나 지금 뭔가에 홀린 듯이”?
“다리에는 올라와 쥐가 나 지금 뭔가에 홀린 듯이” from “BREATHE” by xikers is romanized as “darieneu nollawa jwiga na jigeum mwongae hollin deusi”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
Where can I see every line of “BREATHE” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Jaemin 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
- xikers
- Official video
- KQ ENTERTAINMENT · YouTube
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