I. Introduction
"Round&Round" is the eighth track on the NCT 2021 Universe all-unit album and was released on December 14, 2021.
NCT collaborates on special albums that include all members and the group's sub-units on a variety of songs. Each of the regular sub-units has its own song, while members also participate in the rotational NCT U unit on specific songs.
This song is by NCT U and is in Korean and English. NCT is one of the four NCT sub-units, with NCT Dream, WayV and NCT 127.
This NCT unit features these members, who are main vocalists except for Sungchan, who is a rapper: Taeil and Jaehyun of NCT 127; Ten and Xiaojun of WayV; Haechan of NCT 127 and NCT Dream and Sungchan.
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III. Lyrics
(Korean - Romanized - English. Italics represent English in the original lyrics.)
[Intro: Taeil]
Uh uh
[Verse 1: Jaehyun, Ten, Haechan]
어느새 두 시 반
잠들지 못해 난
어김없이 네 생각
오늘도 뒤척이게 돼
Eoneusae du si ban
Jamdeulji mothae nan
Eogimeopsi ne saenggak
Oneuldo dwicheogige dwae
Suddenly it's 2:30
I can't fall asleep
As always, I think of you
I toss and turn again today
가끔 좀 아득해
친구라는 우리 사이가
그마저 망칠까
네 주위만 헤매듯 맴돌아
Gakkeum jom adeukae
Chinguraneun uri saiga
Geumajeo mangchilkka
Ne juwiman hemaedeut maemdora
Sometimes it feels a little bit distant
Our relationship labeled as friendship
I wonder if I'll ever ruin it
I just hover around you as I was lost
오늘도 난 Waste my time
네 사진을 보고 또 봐
다 쓸데없는 짓
더 다가가지 못한 채
너를 공전하는 중 ah
Oneuldo nan Waste my time
Ne sajineul bogo tto bwa
Da sseuldeeomneun jit
Deo dagagaji mothan chae
Neoreul gongjeonhaneun jung ah
Yet again, I waste my time today
I look at your picture again and again
Everything is useless
I revolve around you without being able to move closer, ah
[Pre-Chorus: Sungchan, Taeil]
내 사계절은 너로 피고 진다
내 낮과 밤을 전부 너로 채운다
Nae sagyejeoreun neoro pigo jinda
Nae natgwa bameul jeonbu neoro chaeunda
My four seasons blossom and fall with you
I fill my days and nights all with you
늘 같은 궤도 너는 나의 태양
잠 못 드는 밤 계속 제자리만 맴돌아
Neul gateun gwedo neoneun naui taeyang
Jam mot deuneun bam gyesok jejariman maemdora
The same orbit as always, you are my sun
In this sleepless night, I keep hovering around the same spot
[Chorus: All, Ten, Xiaojun, Jaehyun]
Going round and going round and round
네 생각만 맴돌아
Ne saenggangman maemdoraa
Only thoughts about you circle my mind
Going round and going round and round
너의 곁을 맴돌아
Neoui gyeoteul maemdora
I only hover around your side
Going round and going round and round
제자리만 맴돌아
Jejariman maemdora
I only circle around the same place
Going round and going round and round
You don't know I need ya
[Verse 2: Haechan, Taeil, Sungchan]
늘 같은 이 거리는
좁힐 수 없는 너와 내 간격
Neul gateun i georineun
Jopil su eomneun neowa nae gangyeok
This distance that always stays the same
Is a distance between us that can't be narrowed
어느새 익숙해진 Distance
내 자신을 탓해 (바보 같은 나)
Eoneusae iksukaejin Distance
Nae jasineul tathae (babo gateun na)
Before I knew it, I got used to the distance
I blame myself (my idiotic-like self)
가까워지려다 추락해버릴까
뒷걸음치다간 점이 될까
Gakkawojiryeoda churakaebeorilkka
Dwitgeoreumchidagan jeomi doelkka
What if I fall while I try to get closer to you?
What if I become a dot if I were to take a step back?
꼬리에 꼬릴 무는 생각들이
나를 괴롭혀 이젠 익숙해 yeah
Kkorie kkoril muneun saenggakdeuri
Nareul goeropyeo ijen iksukae yeah
Those thoughts that bite from tail to tail
Are tormenting me, I've gotten used to it now, yeah
[Pre-Chorus: Xiaojun, Ten, Jaehyun]
내 사계절은 너로 피고 진다
내 낮과 밤을 전부 너로 채운다
Nae sagyejeoreun neoro pigo jinda
Nae natgwa bameul jeonbu neoro chaeunda
My four seasons blossom and fall with you
I fill my days and nights all with you
늘 같은 궤도 너는 나의 태양
잠 못 드는 밤 계속 제자리만 맴돌아
Neul gateun gwedo neoneun naui taeyang
Jam mot deuneun bam gyesok jejariman maemdora
The same orbit as always, you are my sun
In this sleepless night, I keep hovering around the same spot
[Chorus: All, Taeil]
Going round and going round and round
네 생각만 맴돌아
Ne saenggangman maemdora
Only thoughts about you circle my mind
Going round and going round and round
너의 곁을 맴돌아
Neoui gyeoteul maemdora
I only hover around your side
[Bridge: Ten, Jaehyun, Sungchan, Taeil, Xiaojun]
(Ooh, uh, ooh, uh) You don't know I need ya
(Ooh, uh, ooh, uh) You don't know I need ya
(Ooh, uh, ooh, uh) oh, oh 까맣게 타버린 대도
단 한 번만 널 안고 싶어
(Ooh, uh, ooh, uh) oh, oh, Kkamake tabeorin daedo dan han beonman neol ango sipeo
(Ooh, uh, ooh, uh) oh, oh, even if I burn black I want to embrace you just once
You don't know I need ya (ooh uh)
내 중심은 바로 너야 yeah
Nae jungsimeun baro neoya yeah
You are my only center, yeah
[Chorus: All, Haechan, Taeil, Jaehyun, Xiaojun]
Going round and going round and round
네 생각만 맴돌아
Ne saenggangman maemdora
Only thoughts about you circle my mind
Going round and going round and round
너의 곁을 맴돌아
Neoui gyeoteul maemdora
I only hover around your side
Going round and going round and round
제자리만 맴돌아
Jejariman maemdora
I only circle around the same place
Going round and going round and round
You don't know I need ya
